Broadband ISPs with NO CAPS!?!?!

[cantbprince]

I am interested in finding out what are some good isps that ppl would recommend in the Ottawa area. I am currently with sympatico but the speeds are way too slow (about 2mbps ). Also need one with no upload or download caps.

Thanks

 

[xtknight]

Caps as in bandwidth (throughput) caps or quantity caps (e.g. only 2GB/month)?

 

[imported_Seer]

quantity caps, of course.

 

[cantbprince]

Yes i mean quantity caps. I believe all ISP have speed caps. I am yet to see one that doesn't

 

[Madwand1]

So Sympatico Ultra 5 Mb/s is giving you 2 Mb/s or have you not tried it?

 

[cantbprince]

apparently i can't get Ultra so i am on Regular (3mbps) but definitely not getting that most downloads are in the 1.2Mb/s range

 

[Madwand1]

Originally posted by: cantbprince
apparently i can't get Ultra so i am on Regular (3mbps) but definitely not getting that most downloads are in the 1.2Mb/s range

Download speeds are going to be affected by a lot of things besides your direct connection. Try a speed test like the following: http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/

But if you can't get Ultra, then the signs are that the local phone cabling is the problem -- you're probably not going to do much better with other DSL ISP's. You could try the local cable monopoly.

 

[cantbprince]

I think i would have to go to cable but the only problem is the download limits.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Verizon DSL in the states doesn't have any (quantity) caps that I know of. Have no idea if they are available in Canada or not.