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Excellent. It's a reminder that those who are glad to see the Church dragged down should take care: if they can do it to us (especially on a very arcane subject as contraception), they can do it to anyone over anything.
And that's not getting to the abortion connection. Christians who don't object to contraception are going to wake up one of these days and find they are paying for abortion.
I think it's worse than that, Ken. They will wake up and find forced abortions for birth defects, even as minor as cleft palate and club foot. Euthanasia for "suffering" is already happening. Medicare pays for long term hospice care and some providers feel it necessary to give narcotics to alleviate the sufferings of old age. The patient has no say. This is already happening and will increase with HHS making these decisions.
See, he said it: "totalitarianism!" It wasn't little Conservative me that said it. You give government power, even with the best of intentions, then you will have to accept things you don't want. It has the power to force you to abandon your values.
And by the way, that was another LIE that Obama told, that he would preserve freedom of conscience. He is the most untruthful president I have ever experienced. I'm reaching the point he should be impeached.
"Totatalitarianism" is ridiculously harsh word to use for a program that helps people and doesn't hurt anyone. The Catholic Church doesn't want its members to use birth control (except NFP for some strange reason). We get it. Forcing your religion on your employees is not one of your rights under the First Amendment. Get over it.
Sorry, Bill, the latest is that 6 million people have lost their insurance because of Obamacare. Compared to less than 1 million who have signed up. 85% of US citizens were happy with their insurance coverage before Obamacare. An employer should be able to say, "we pay for this in our health insurance plans." Anything else is definitely totalitarian. Especially considering that only 19% of US report approving of Obamacare while over 60% disapprove.
I thought of people driopped right after I posted my reply. More people (at least 6X) have been harmed by Obamacare than helped, and EVERYONE will be paying substantially more for health insurance. It's on a death spiral and will die from its own stupidity.
Doesn't hurt anyone? Hahahaha. I guess you just love government solutions and agencies. Next time you see how much you pay in taxes, tell me it doesn't hurt anyone. Half my income goes to taxes.
Bill, you just say these things because you think you are sticking your finger in the eye of the big, bad, Catholic Church.
Give it a rest and have a nice Christmas. Enjoy your family.
Poison helps people and doesn't hurt anybody?
Removing people's fertility doesn't hurt anybody?
You have some strange meaning of the word hurt that I have not previously been aware of.
Didn't some judge recently rule against the mandate?
There have been a lot of rulings going both directions. I believe the issue is going to the Supreme Court.
I have a problem with the historical narrative of this video. The loss of religious dimension of the American universities was not caused by "totalitarianism" or by political aggression; indeed, it has nothing to do with it. It has everything to do with the apparently unstoppable drift of Calvinist bodies towards Arianism and Unitarianism. Already by 1810 all the leading preachers in Boston save one were Unitarians, and the very founding convention of the Episcopal Church after independence had avoided by a handful of votes having belief in the Trinity removed as "divisive". People don't realize just how far back this drift away from Christianity goes: Milton himself was an Arian.
Of course, the great colleges followed their denominations. Unitarianism became the default religion of Harvard, Princeton and Yale. And this drift from Christianity was strengthened by the extraordinary growth of these colleges, which morphed in a couple of generations from pleasant local institutions to vast corporations at the head of a colossal economic sector worth billions. This did not happen only in America. To give a couple of instances of what happened to the university sector in the nineteenth and twentieth century: in Germany, the great university of Tubingen is the lead employer in its county (Kreis); in Italy, the University of Rome "La Sapienza" went from 400 students in 1860 to 100,000 today. It must be clear that this kind of change means that the very spirit of the place has changed; you cannot speak of continuity except in the vaguest way.
Add to this the conflation between Big College, Big Business, and the military-industrial complex, which is even closer in America than in Germany and elsewhere. From the days of John D.Rockefeller and the University of Chicago, American corporate power has invested in the university sector to remake it in its own image. There have been gains: the University of Chicago is one of the finest in the world. But the nature of corporations is to be morally cowardly and spineless – the expression "corporate drone" embodies a sad reality – and the contributions from the corporate mind to the collegiate one have included a sad lack of any beliefs and a certain tendency to brutal pragmatism.
The State itself is only at the end of this evolution/devolution. Obama is really the first American President to take part in a deliberate attack on the independence of universities (among other corporations), and he would never have been able to do so without the intense support of large parts of the corporate sector of America, beginning with most of the media. When we talk about the Obamaite tendency to totalitarianism, we have to remember that the man would have been nothing without the support of formidable and formidably endowed interests.
Arius asserted that the Son of God was a subordinate entity to God the Father.
How did this become a heresy? How did Jesus become God?
How did a man become a god?
Merry Christmas Bill.
Go hug your family and give it a rest for a couple of days. You take up bashing the Church after the rest of us are through celebrating.
Totally irrelevant. What is relevant is "how did this college become Deist?" You may have any kind of views on philosophical ultimates, and the historical question still would be the same.
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2.Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Stephen Gilula and Nancy Utley announced today that the company has acquired worldwide rights to Oscar nominated writer Nick Hornby's adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's NY Times #1 best-seller "Wild", the book that re-launched Oprah's Book Club 2.0. The film will star Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon and will be produced by Pacific Standard's Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea (with River Road Entertainment's Oscar nominated Bill Pohlad. The film is slated to begin production in the late fall once a director is in place and will be overseen by Fox Searchlight Pictures President of Production Claudia Lewis and SVP of Production David Greenbaum. "We are so excited to be working with Fox Searchlight to bring WILD to the screen. It is an extraordinary company that continually strives to bring original, inspirational films to the marketplace. We are thrilled to collaborate with them on WILD," says Witherspoon.
"We have long been huge fans of this visceral, inspirational and moving personal story with such a strong female perspective," says Utley and Gilula. "It has been a dream of the studio to work with Reese Witherspoon and we are thrilled to be partnered with her, Bruna Papandrea, Bill Pohlad and Nick Hornby."
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4. Disney has released the first trailer for their Julian Assange biopic "The Fifth Estate", starring Benedict Cumberbatch
5. "Live Free or Die Hard" cutie Mary Elizabeth Winstead has joined the cast of "Kill the Messenger" with Jeremy Renner as journalist Gary Webb. (Deadline)
6. Anna Kendrick, Molly Shannon and Cheryl Hines have boarded "Life After Beth", Jeff Baena's directorial debut that has Dane DeHaan in the lead role (Deadline)
7. Animated series "American Dad!" is moving from FOX to TBS in 2014 (Fox)
8.Having made network history as its highest rated original series premiere ever and with continued ratings success in weeks two and three, SHOWTIME has picked up a second season of its critically acclaimed drama "Ray Donovan".
9. In a world first, The Whitsundays has collaborated with world renowned screenwriter, Craig Pearce ("The Great Gatsby"), to create a movie storyboard that is entirely crowd-sourced via social media. Inspired by the stunning movie-worthy location The Whitsundays, Australians are being invited to submit short movie scenes on Facebook and Instagram in order to co-create a complete movie storyboard with Pearce.
Fresh off the world-wide success of "The Great Gatsby", Craig Pearce will act as Script Supervisor on the movie storyboard. Not only will he choose the daily winners, but Pearce will also share his invaluable industry insights by providing daily screenwriting tips for budding writers. Pearce says, "I'm truly excited to be curating this movie storyboard. Stories are fundamental to what makes us human and from oral storytelling to painting, to pen and ink, to print, to stage, to music, to film and television, we have constantly embraced technology to tell stories in new and exciting ways."
"Using social media to create a movie storyboard is evolving storytelling into the digital age – I can't wait to see the results."
The film has been appropriately titled The Whitsundays, with the crowd-sourcing project to run for four weeks. Each working day an image will be uploaded onto the destination's Facebook and Instagram pages as visual prompts for Australians to write the next scene. In return for their involvement, Australians will receive recognition on movie credits, $500 daily prizes and a $10,000 Whitsundays holiday grand prize are on offer. To follow and contribute to the story, head to the following websites: http://www.thewhitsundays.com.au www.instagram.com/whitsundaysqld http://www.facebook.com/whitsundaysqld
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SEOUL — 20th Century Fox Korea on Friday announced that Dawn of the Planet of the Apes will open in South Korean theaters July 10 instead of July 16, igniting vehement protest among local cineastes. The last-minute change will most likely affect the number of screens that would have been allotted to smaller movies released that week, filmmakers say.
Shortly after the announcement, local distributors and filmmakers immediately voiced concern, and the Korea Film Producers Association filed an official complaint regarding the matter.
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"This abrupt change in the release date for such a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster goes against film business ethics. This gives way to not only chaos in the basic order of the film market but also great damage for others," the association said in a statement.
"We urge that the film's distributor 20th Century Fox Korea immediately cancels this unconventional release and help lead the way for a healthy film distribution market," the statement added.
The film's early release is expected to affect the box office for a number of films including that of local actioner The Divine Move¸ which had strategically hit cinemas two weeks ahead of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and a week after Transformers: Age of Extinction — and is currently topping the latter to take the No. 1 spot for the third consecutive day.
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"I was shocked to hear of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' early release date, and I and many colleagues are extremely upset. This will affect the distribution channel for a number of films and will also deprive moviegoers of the opportunity to choose from a variety of titles," Edward Chang-eon Lee, head of Main Title Pictures, told Yonhap News. Lee is currently promoting the release of Sabotage slated for July 10, the same day as Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Meanwhile, 20th Century Fox Korea said it decided to move up the debut date as it was approved by the Korea Media Rating Board earlier than expected.
In 2011, the first film in the franchise, Rise of the Planet of the Apes was Korea's 15th-highest-grossing title of the year, grossing $20.46 million or 2.773 million admissions.
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Red flags went up as soon as I read "everything is fine with it".
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Now that's FUNNY!
Shoulda checked her license plate on her BMW. That's how to tell the difference between those individuals. Was that in Richmond or Surrey?
Looks like quite the rig. What did it cost?
No sight glass?
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"The smart Muslim leader would do these kinds of concessions in order to achieve the word of God eventually and to support the religion," he says.
Perhaps the biggest concession Droukdel urges is for his fighters to slow down in implementing Shariah.
When the Islamic extremists took over northern Mali 10 months ago, they restored order in a time of chaos, much as the Taliban did in Afghanistan, and even created a hotline number for people to report crimes. But whatever goodwill they had built up evaporated when they started to destroy the city's historic monuments, whip women for not covering up and amputate the limbs of suspected thieves.
"One of the wrong policies that we think you carried out is the extreme speed with which you applied Shariah, not taking into consideration the gradual evolution that should be applied in an environment that is ignorant of religion," Droukdel writes. "Our previous experience proved that applying Shariah this way, without taking the environment into consideration, will lead to people rejecting the religion, and engender hatred toward the mujahedeen, and will consequently lead to the failure of our experiment."
Droukdel goes on to cite two specific applications of Shariah that he found problematic. He criticizes the destruction of Timbuktu's World Heritage-listed shrines, because, as he says, "on the internal front we are not strong." He also tells the fighters he disapproves of their religious punishment for adulterers - stoning to death - and their lashing of people, "and the fact that you prevented women from going out, and prevented children from playing, and searched the houses of the population."
"Your officials need to control themselves," he writes.
Droukdel's words reflect the division within one of al-Qaida's most ruthless affiliates, and may explain why Timbuktu, under the thumb of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, experienced a slightly less brutal version of Shariah than Gao, one of the three other major cities controlled by the extremists. There was only one amputation in Timbuktu over their 10-month rule, compared to a dozen or more in Gao, a city governed by an al-Qaida offshoot, MUJAO, which does not report to Droukdel.
Droukdel's warning of rejection from locals also turned out to be prescient, as Shariah ran its course in Timbuktu. The breaking point, residents say, was the day last June when the jihadists descended on the cemetery with pickaxes and shovels and smashed the tombs of their saints, decrying what they called the sin of idolatry.
Many in Timbuktu say that was the point of no return. "When they smashed our mausoleums, it hurt us deeply," said Alpha Sanechirfi, the director of the Malian Office of Tourism in Timbuktu. "For us, it was game over."
Droukdel's letter also urges his followers to make concessions to win over other groups in the area, and in one case criticizes their failure to do so. For several months, the Islamic extremists controlling northern Mali coexisted with the secular National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad, or NMLA, the name given to Mali by Tuareg rebels who want their own state. The black flag of the extremists fluttered alongside the multi-colored one of the secular rebels, each occupying different areas of the towns.


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Job Description & Salary Range
UC Title: Programmer/Analyst II
Position Number: 10003353
Reports to: Programmer/Analyst III-Spvr
Working Title: Programmer/Analyst II
Cost Center: Client Services (8546)
Bargaining Unit: None
FLSA: Nonexempt
Job Code: 7277
Date Created: 12/09/2012
Shift: Day Shift
Hours: 40.00
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Programmer Analyst III Supervisor, incumbent participates in the management and maintenance of the Desktop environment of HSIS. The Desktop Technicians role is to provide second level support and maintenance within the organizations desktop computing environment. This includes installing, diagnosing, repairing, maintaining, and upgrading all PC hardware and equipment to ensure optimal workstation performance. The person will also troubleshoot problem areas (in person, by telephone, or via e-mail) in a timely and accurate fashion, and provide end-user assistance where required. In addition to the level II desktop support requirements, the incumbent will be required to provide telephone and general end users or PC support to hospital personnel on an as needed basis. This includes initial contact with hospital staff to diagnose, repair, maintain, and\or upgrade PC software and equipment to ensure optimal workstation performance. Support Technician is responsible for delivering the highest level of customer service and support to our customers and provides occasional on-call\after hours support. Locations include the Irvine, Orange campuses and remote clinics. Environments include an IBM Mainframe, UNIX servers, Network servers, 5000+ users, 5000+ workstations, 800+ Networked printers, 500+ Thin Clients, and a variety of mobile devices. Incumbent spends roughly 60% time problem solving client software and hardware issues. approximately 40% in client software\hardware installations, upgrades, LAN management, and helpdesk assistance. Provides for back-up and security of workstations, prepares and maintains system and user documentation and may conduct training when directed. Incumbent is able to handle all orders, including the most complex. Incumbent serves as technical resource to customers and technicians regarding complex requests. Researches and provides technical solutions for new technologies, implementations, and serves as a project Lead when required.
Salary Range:
Rate Minimum $28.50 Midpoint $38.43 Maximum $48.37
Accurately completes highly complex work orders and provides appropriate technical solutions to difficult problems
Accurately performs repairs and upgrades on a variety of DOS, Windows and MAC platforms in a timely manner
Appropriately analyzes hardware failures using diagnostic software and tools, and makes adjustments/repairs accordingly
Appropriately works with vendors to identify solutions to technical problems
Appropriately works with Network Technicians to resolve infrastructure and user problems
Collects all data and develops project plan. Plan includes but is not limited to. leader and members, plan overview, plan time line with critical elements and decision points, summary of personnel, material and fiscal requirements, budget
Coordinates and facilitates all aspects of work related to the use of external consultants
Coordinates follow up on plan action items
Documents plan progress against timeline and decision points
Effectively acts as a liaison and communicates progress to appropriate members of the management team and others as needed
Effectively anticipates and solves problems that go beyond work order specifications
Effectively manages desktop related projects
Effectively manages plan. Timelines are met, people and other resources used effectively and efficiently, performance of vendors held to plan expectations of performance
Effectively supports and resolves problems in the printer environment
Functions as role model
Installs, configures, tests, trains and recommends user configurations within the scope of a project and consistent with department strategic direction
Maintains all Email, telnet, 3270, office products, virus scanners, client management software, etc for PCs within the HealthSystem
Prepares and maintains accurate system and user documentation
Provides appropriate back up and security of workstations
Provides consultation to areas outside the department where work unit procedures are performed
Provides effective training to staff as needed
Serves as a resource person to resolve problems as they occur in the work unit
Troubleshoots computer systems and peripherals in an efficient and timely manner for the HealthSystem
Works closely and in conjunction with the Helpdesk staff to resolve issues in a timely manner
Required Qualifications:
Ability to effectively communicate in English both verbally and in writing
Extensive understanding of Microsoft Outlook and PDA support
Extensive knowledge TCP/IP protocols
Knowledge of Active Directory and Group Policies
Hands-on hardware troubleshooting experience.
Willing to be on-call support for IT issues
Understanding of DNS, DHCP, WINS, TCP/IP
Knowledge of operating system internals, file systems, functions of hardware components, and how hardware and software components work together to form a computer system
If necessary, liaise with third-party support and PC equipment vendors.
Demonstrated technical ability to install, configure and maintain DOS, Windows, and Macintosh operating systems environment, including MS Office suite
Requires directly related experience as a desktop support technician and demonstrated skills at an advanced level
Willingness and ability to work occasional weekends and evenings
Ability to problem solve independently on Desktop configurations
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of University policies and procedures
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"Rock-solid 25/7 all day."
"Low caps, as we all know. 100GB on a 25Mbit plan, really?"
"OK if you get a deal on it, otherwise not worth the $ at the regular price given the caps."
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Update 19/03/2015: Although service remained reliable & Bell was very prompt in resolving some line corrosion in the middle of last winter, the price has steadily crept up to just over $60 tax-in. With Bell unwilling to budge on the pricing, the March Madness $0 activation promotion and $44 tax-in pricing from TekSavvy on VDSL for the same service (but 150GB cap vs. 100GB), the switch was a no-brainer (there was no modem cost for me as I already owned a compatible VDSL modem). Services with Bell are now cancelled and the installation of Tek VDSL is pending.
Update 03/01/2013: I moved back to Mississauga and had it transferred on 28/12/2012. The appointment was made a week in advance and a very friendly and knowledgeable tech showed up, one of the best I've dealt with from Bell. Service was set up in about 4 hours due to wiring issues between the street box and the demarc (contractors ripped the line up a year prior and the new line was not properly connected on the street). A new dry-loop number was assigned as part of the move. I asked that my profile be raised to 25/10 from the default 25/7 (to which it reset as part of the move) and my wish was granted (did I mention how amazing that tech was?); although the strength is not enough for full 10mbit sync, I do get a solid 9mbit. Solid service since, much as expected. Price remains the same. Cap remains unreasonable... come on Bell, even Rogers are beating you on it.. to say nothing of TPIA.
Update 20/07/2012: I moved to Brampton July 1st and set up a new installation at the new location. Time from order to installation was approximately a week, due to technician availability as well as my own. At install time, I was unhappy to hear Bell would charge a $99 fee to run a fresh line from the demarc to the modem, something Rogers/Tek Cable provide free of charge. I will dispute this when the bill shows up. The package is 25/10 now, the remote is ~2000ft from my residence. If I keep my inside wiring short, my upload is spot-on. The throughput/bandwidth quality is rock-solid so far, no complaints. The modem is another Sagemcom 2864. I received a new 12-month promo, this time at 35.97/month. I was unable to avoid the $50 activation fee (which, along with the $99 above raises my setup fee to a whopping $149!). Cap remains the same at 125GB.
Update 21/12/2011: they tried to hit me with a $50 one-time modem rental fee. Sneaky sneaky Bell, think I don't check my bill? 15-min phonecall cleared it up, no other billing screwups to report (yet). Service has been mostly solid - a few disconnects, but nothing lasting more than 2-3 minutes.
It's a Fibe 25 install with 125GB cap. VDSL all day every day.
I've been hooked up with the Sagemcom 2864 modem. The remote I'm on is something like 500m from my home, so signal is nice and strong. Installed the POTS splitter and handled the wiring myself (have a fairly complicated setup), tech was more than glad to let me do it
It took about 7 days from order to installation, the tech arrived in the scheduled timeslot, things went smooth (both with this and with the previous Fibe 6 install I had). I've heard a TON of horror stories about Bell, but I really can't say anything bad about them so far. There's been no downtime and no issues in about a month.
Wait times for billing and sales were very short basically every time I called (under 10min); the reps were courteous, though not all that knowledgeable.
I *do* wish the Sagemcom gave us linestats.. but of course, the more Bell can keep its customers in the dark, the better =). Just increases the load on callcenters if you ask me, you take away the option of community support (which DSLR is oh-so-fantastic at providing).
I can't rate tech support as I haven't had to deal with them yet. I hope I never do.
Value for money is calculated at the rate I'm currently getting (33.48). There was no installation fee, there are no other fees beside the monthly charge.
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"Generally fast DSL High Speed package"
"Unexplained drops in line quality are never reported and appear to be an eternal gremlin at Bell Canada "
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The Bell.ca Login page requires knowledge of web based ISP pages which are rather unique. Cookies are always required.
The Support pages are OK, but pale to other ISP's. There's much room for improvement here as better Support online prevents Call Centre congestion.
Example here on how to change settings on your 2Wire Modem could be simplified.
support.bell.ca/Internet/Connect ··· gs_on_my
Bell seems to have stopped pushing third party anti-virus software which is good, or at least I've not heard of anyone being bothered to install any.
Bell Canada is always in a state of flux so those that are ISP shopping should be aware that an installer arriving at your door may be a new hire and thus freshly brainwashed and looking to reinvent the wheel. I had such an experience some time ago which I reported.
There has been much less totally unannounced drops in connectivity for those of us that burn the midnight oil. Whoever fixed this should be sitting in an office.
The Service satisfaction email that are sent never have a conclusive feedback method, as there are many things I could tell Bell how to improve their service as many I know and service are Sympatico users.
For those new to Bell DSL - stay well away from the Sagemcom routers, specifically request 2Wire gateways in lieu.
I omitted to mention the Bell Speed Test uses Adobe Flash thus loading an LSO on your Browser - find one that does not do this.
support.bell.ca/Internet/Interne ··· eed-Test
The Cell Centre Agents in the Philippines have been somewhat robotic in their responses - and apparently reading from a scripted reply system of late, this has met with great disappointment from me as I had given them high praise previously.
Someone brought this to my attention which I find somewhat useless is the service status page.
If your connection is down how are you supposed to use a web page to verify if your connection is working correctly ?
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support.bell.ca/Internet/Service ··· e-Status
Bell had a serious outage issue that started on September 20, 2014 which included email outages and slowness, line (Internet) disconnects without any warning.
The Call Centres said they were "putting in new equipment" - that was and is *dumbed* down from Management to: - "we really don't know why this is" -
I have a local friend on a similar service that was out for three consecutive days. Anyone that has suffered any _downtime_ as a result of these recent outages should dispute them with Bell Canada as they will not offer a refund for an outage nor will they admit there was one if you ask.
Beware of Call Centres in Tunis | Tunisia - the agents that I spoke with sounded like they had just come in from a bender and completely lacked interpersonal skills. Someone at Bell Canada forgot to tell these new outsourced folks that most of the folks calling were English speaking.
I've made this off-shore call centre issue clear to management at Bell Canada in Montreal - they are looking into it. Blame Bell CEO George Cope for cutting costs at the customers expense.
Update review profile to show monthly telephone charges at $67.95 before tax - those looking in should be well aware that Bell Canada bundles billing, meaning - if you choose other services with Bell, Bell TV (as an example) your monthly billing could be well in excess of $250.00
Don't let a Call Centre Rep parlay you into added charges you will regret down the road. Ask friends that use Bell Canada as an ISP and provider of other services first before signing up for anything else.
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New monetization system
You gotta use their DNS, which redirects YOUR connection through their servers, enabling them to sell you things relevant to your activities.
Anyhow, Sympatico is a really really old service category and seems to be of the ADSL variant, where as Bell Fiber would be around the VDSL variant.
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"Good speeds when its working properly."
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From a professional stand Bhell is currently overpriced, has poor customer service, cripples and limits its services(UBB/strict TV packages/10$ for home caller display, cant own your own modem..etc...), rude CSRs, lack of upgrades, billing and accounting errors, clueless technical specialists, horrid equipment selection, lack of internal communication between branches.. I can keep going.
From a personal stand this company is like a greedy teenager, It is attempting to limit people's ability to access the information highway. Everybody knows bandwidth is getting cheaper... bell complains about congestion but makes billions annually but can't spend some money upgrading so called congested areas... This is all a lie, backroom deal government bribery style.
Back in November 2009 I was looking for a new ISP, as I was unhappy with the grandfather accounts price increase. Bell's retention department offered me a great deal that I thought would save me up to $150 a year. Ever since then its been nothing but a nightmare. Here is a list of just some of the issues that have been transpiring in the last 3 months. ( note the deal was that I was going to be switched over to Max 10 saving 15$ for 12 months and get a 10$ discount on my home phone all for 12 months)
- Back in Sept I threatened to leave bell if they did not remove the rising price on the grandfather. I was told that I would be credited $5 each month for 6 months. That never happened and only after many phone calls after agreeing to the new 'deal', months later got those actual credits. ( I think, as the credit system confuses me )
- After the 'deal' with the retention department, I had called to verify the actual deal and on all the occasions I had called I was getting 3 separate conditions. After many hours on the phone the original 'deal' was finally official and verified by more then one CSR. In other words, had I agreed to the original 'deal' I was not going to get what I agreed on with the retention department.
- Bell screwed up my billing periods and ended up combining my grandfather account usage with my Max 10 usage and charging me for extra bandwidth. Again, after much lengthy phone periods with them I finally got it sorted out. I was later credited or not... this whole credit system on my bill is confusing.
- Despite repeatedly telling Bell I did not need or want a new modem/router to be sent out to me, they did anyway. This forced me to waste yet more time out of my day sending the damn modem/router back to them.
- My new max 10 bill arrived and I was over-charged from the original deal with the retention department. Again after hours on the phone I was 'credited', again i'm confused how this credit system works.
- In December bell's bandwidth meter was out of order. I called in logically explained that if I go over the limit it is bells responsibility as their bandwidth meter is out of order. I was informed that it is my responsibility to waste 20 minutes out of my day to call in and find out my usage. The bandwidth meter was out of order for 3 weeks before it finally got fixed.
- December's home phone bill was over charged, not to what I had agreed on.
- In December I ordered HD receiver from bell only to to realize that I cannot get the HD channels I wanted without paying extra and getting channels I didn't want. Bell also did not deactivate my old receiver and I have been getting charged $3 per month since December.
- Starting the end of December I had frequent disconnections... after I had already spent more then half a day on the phone with bell I simply had no desire to call them again and decided to see if the problem would blow over, it didn't.
- My January phone bill once again was over charged not according to my agreement. Upon calling bell home phone I was told there is 'hidden' fees I wasn't aware of... in short I got screwed by the retention department. Even with those hidden fees i'm still over paying. I was told this would be fixed by next bill.
- My online billing is completely broken for months now and no one has been able to help me set it straight.
- Finally at the end of January I called Bell with regards to my frequent disconnections and my inability to access bell.ca to check my usage. The tech support told me the issue was going to be looked at and I would get a call back.
- No call back within a few days. I had called Bell again while being forced to follow the same script driven error proofing as I had before my issue was escalated. To make this short after many more hours on the phone Bell finally dropped the idea that the issue is my computer/browser and decided to send a technician to investigate my line ( btw this took place about 2 weeks after the original call but not without more then 6 hours of the phone ). The issue somehow fixed itself 2 days before the tech was due to arrive and then malfunctioned again a few days after.
- Bell recently raised prices on its ExpressVu in order to stay 'competitive' with rogers. What a freaking joke.
- Previously I had mentioned that bell never deactivated my standard definition and was charging me an extra $3 every month for 3 months. Upon calling them I had again been "credited" money for those 3 months.
- Bell's return package for my standard receiver had arrived and I immediately sent it out. I was having issues with my internet and finally after many months of nagging over the phone a technician fixed it outside my house.
- The bill came and I was charged $160 extra for TWO standard definition receivers. I called in once again and had to explain that not only did I ship the receiver weeks ago but I only had one receiver to begin with. The CSR refused to believe me at this point I was ready to tell her where to go but I remained calm and asked her to look at my previous bills and tell me when was there ever more then one receiver activated.. she was corrected and said that yet more credits for a billing screw up will be applied to my account. UPDATE: these credits only arrived months after I spoke to that CSR which made each coming bill more and more confusing with all the extra charges and the credits ... takes an accountent or a lawyer to decode this, should of never agreed to one bill.
- This is about August 2009 now and my bills are as confusing as ever, with ridiculous claims and outstanding credits owed to me is yet to be seen.
- During August I had a sales representative call me explaining to me that Max 10 is now considered an grandfather account and asked me if I wanted to switch over to 12Mbps connection. I explained to the sales rep that I'm on contract. The sales rep assured me over and over again that it will not affect my contract and that I would no longer be on a contract. Silly me I agreed considering i'v been iching to leave bell early!
- September comes and what do you know? I got smacked with $150 cancellation fee plus I got charged for 1 month of max 10 and max 12 all in the same bill.. oh and by the way my bell expressVU credits from 4 months ago are no where to be seen either. Conveniently bell sends out bills on Sundays when they do not operate so enraged ppl wouldn't be calling in to complain. It all works out ppl just go about their busy week and before they notice they are also paying late fees. To make this short I got passed around the CSRs like a 2 cent prostitute before being hung up on... I was so angry I started laughing to save myself from buying a rocket launcher and blowing up every bell building i could find.
- I had called the following week to resolve my grossly over bloated bill. I did have luck in reversing both charges and the retarded cancellation fee. Who ever reads this must realize I WAS FULLY LIED TO BY THE SALES REP! because of her I had to spend yet more of my time sorting things out.
- To my horror another problem came to be. I was very eager to give bell the finger and switch to another company. Out of curiosity I called bell phone to find out what was up with my contract. Back in November when this whole nightmare started my contract stated that I would have bell max 10 for 12 months @ the rate of 41$ for the first 6 months and $47 for the rest of the contract term. I originally was most interested because they also said that my internet would be tied with my homephone, I was informed that I would be paying $21 for my homephone. That is down $10 a month and a savings of $120 over a period of 12months. Back to September.. I called in and again to my horror to find out that I'm not on a 12 month homephone contract but instead on a 24 month. I was boiling angry I have been done by bell on all sides! After almost screaming on the phone saying that I was lied to a year ago only to sucker me into this mess. A bell phone supervisor told me I was saving money... and that they would reduce the cancellation charge by pro-rating what i supposedly saved during the 9 months of this so called "promotion". DO NOTE that I did not at any point ever pay the $21 I had agreed to with the retention department back in November of 2008. I had continued to pay the same $31 for my basic homephone package as i did before. Out of desperation I agreed to the bill modifications. At this point I would do anything to leave this sorry excuse for a company!
- This is November 10th my final day with bell for internet and phone! I happily join Primus who offered a much better service at a cheaper price.
- November 15th my last bill from bell phone and internet? you guessed it! NO! Bell had to go and over charge me twice for for internet for the same month. Once again I got on the phone on a Sunday night and oh wait they don't work sunday night HOW FREAKING CONVENIENT! I spoke to a CSR on live chat and he flat out lied to me and told me to "kindly pay the bill" I actually have this sad excuse for lying CSR conversion saved. TAKE A LOOK! The CSR wanted to get me off the line and simply lied to me and once I confronted him about the issue he simply disconnected the conversation
System Welcome Dan
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Fanix (SCI-9029) Hi Dan, welcome to Bell Internet Services, my name is Fanix (SCI-9029). By looking at the option you have selected, I see that you have questions regarding your account, how may I assist you with this?
You Hi
You Can you please tell me what are the extra charges on my current bill?
You Hello?
You anybody there?
Fanix (SCI-9029) I certainly can help you with that.
Fanix (SCI-9029) Are you inquring the charges for Internet?
You yes
You my current internet bill has 33.38$ in other charges
You i'd like to know what they are
Fanix (SCI-9029) Can I have a moment? Let me check with my records with regards to your queries and get back to you.
You $33.38
Fanix (SCI-9029) Dan, it seems that your account has been cancelled already.
Fanix (SCI-9029) The charges are:
from Oct 17 to Nov 03.
You yes
Fanix (SCI-9029) So, you had 17 days charges from Oct 17 to Nov 03 with modem rental is $33.38
You wait, what?
You what are the charges?
Fanix (SCI-9029) The charges for $33.38 is 17 days charges from Oct 17 to Nov 03
You But i'm already paying from the month of october
You 58.90$ plus modem...
Fanix (SCI-9029) Your previous bills were paid ill Oct 16.
The current charges are after Oct 17.
You my billing cicle is on 10th of every month
Fanix (SCI-9029) Yes, I understand.
Fanix (SCI-9029) But the charges for every cycle are:
Last month 4 to current month 3.
The bills are just generated on 10.
You It says on my last bill
You Oct 4th to Oct 16th in the amount of $25.53
Fanix (SCI-9029) yes.
Fanix (SCI-9029) That's right.
Fanix (SCI-9029) So the bills are charges are only after October 17 of this month.
You The current bill has Monthly charges of $58.90
You plus
You 33.38
Fanix (SCI-9029) Yes. The charges are from Oct 17 to Nov 03 and then Nov 4 to Dec 03.
You why am I paying for Nov 4th to Dec 03?
Fanix (SCI-9029) Kindly pay the charges.
If you will be sent back the return cheque in the next 3 to 5 business days .
You A return cheque?
You for what?
Fanix (SCI-9029) There is a mess up.
Let me check with my supervisor. One moment please.
Fanix (SCI-9029) Dan, unfortunately we may not be able to adjust charges on cancelled account.
Kindly have some words with our business office at 310-2355. They will adjust the charges on your account, if any.
I regret the inconvenience.
You Have them call me tomorrow @ 4pm
You what was the deal with that return cheque anyway?
Fanix (SCI-9029) I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
I'll not be able to arrange call back for you, since your account has been cancelled.
I would really appreciate if you can call directly.
You they are closed right now
Fanix (SCI-9029) yes, kindly reach them tomorrow.
You Can you possibly open them a ticket
You have them look into my account
Fanix (SCI-9029) Dan, I perfectly understand your concern.
I would have opened a ticket, if your account is active.
Since it's cancelled, we are requesting you to contact our business office. They have higher access and right people to resolve this.
Fanix (SCI-9029) My apologies.
You I understand its not your fault
You the thing is, i'm not with bell anymore and i'm not really willing to spend anymore time resolving billing issues.
You speak to your supervisor i'm sure he can arrange a ticket
You i'v spent what feels like enternity with bell on the phone, as you may notice in the notes on the account.
Fanix (SCI-9029) I perfectly understand this means to you.
However my supervisor will be able to arrange call back, if only your account is active.
Kindly have the b1 number handy, when you speak to them, This chat session is recorded.
I'm pretty much sure they'll resolve your issue in few minutes.
You lol bell is like the borg from star trek, "resistence is futile"
You k i'll call them tomorrow
You before I leave u to ur next chat
Fanix (SCI-9029) I appreciate your understanding.
You what was that whole return cheque thing?
Fanix (SCI-9029) Thank you for choosing Bell.
Have a good evening.
System Fanix (SCI-9029) has left this session!
System The session has ended!
- I called in the next day and resolved the issue quickly with a clear English speaking woman. There is a first time for everything... In any case I would get my hopes up until
I get yet another months bill
My conclusion is that bell is an absolute mess when it comes to costumer care. Everything from raising prices, throttling, implementing caps without a proper metering system, screwing up billing, screwing up orders, slow technical response, not honoring agreements to a complete lack of communications between departments.
I'm currently working on all my alternatives, as soon as my contract ends I will be switching my TV, Internet and home phone to any company but Bell.
Please note that I had not had any problems what so over with bell in the previous 8 years on and off, but this is only due to not having to call in regarding issues.
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Location: Harrow,ON
Cost: $47 per month
"not much... besides few down times"
"everything else... slow speeds.. terrible customer support"
"better of goin with resellers.. better packages.. better prices and MUCH better customer support"
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I used bhell for few years.. used their fibe 6,7,12 service... over priced with only about half the advertised speeds... too many departments.. hard to get answers since all department dont seem to have access to all info... and the worst part, as we all know is the pricing.. the only way to get a 'better' price is to complain and telling them you're ready to leave then they'll offer you lower prices just to keep you... but, even then, I got tired of having to call them every year... a year after I left they called me and offered me a FREE internet for a year!!
bottom line... treat your customers better and offer better pricing that way you wont have to beg customers to stay
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Location: Etobicoke,ON
Cost: $55 per month
Bell Canada
"Reliability, Speed, Direct Tech Support Forum here on DSLR"
"Cost of Services provided - i.e. Speeds, Caps and outsourced phone techs that don't appear to have any tech background"
"Have to consider the alternatives..."
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Update: 01/2015
Too expensive. The quality of the service is still excellent, but the high price and low caps don't make it worth the $$. Unless Bell can match the competitors, I'm cancelling my (longtime) service(s) with them.
Update: 10/2013
Now on Fibe25. Speeds are as advertised - 25Mbps Up / 10Mbps Down. Rock solid reliability. Cap was raised and still sufficient for me as I've never gone over - however, as I've stated before, for the cost, the caps should not exist and services should be better.
Update: 03/2012
Still with Fibe16. Still satisfied with the speed and the cap is still sufficient for my needs, but in 2012, the price is no longer worth the service provided. IMO, either the price should be lower for this type of package, or the package should be upgraded (higher speed, larger cap).
However, considering the alternatives and their pricing, the grass isn't much greener elsewhere either (but I'm definitely considering my options).
Can't be beat for reliability - it just works. IIRC, I've only had 1 outage in the last 5 years that lasted all of ~2 hours (other than a failed 2Wire 2701HG-G/Power Adapter).
Haven't had to deal with Tech Support other than for the failed power adapter, which went smoothly since the situation provided the phone tech no other option (although they did have to patch me through to a 'higher level' tech to confirm the failure).
Replacement modem was provided within a few days, but I have an older Thomson Speedtouch that held me over (ADSL1 only at 8Mb). By using the older modem, my profile had been downgraded, but that was quickly corrected through the Bell Direct forum here on DSLReports (still the preferred way to speak to a tech that actually knows what they're doing, IMO).
Update: 03/2010
Have since upgraded to the 16Mb plan (now called Fibe16) using their 2Wire 2701HG router/modem and paying $2 more I paid before. Quite happy with the speed, but would be nice if they maximized the upload speed on this ADSL2 package as well.
Reliability still excellent.
Unfortunately, I now have a 100GB monthly cap, but my typical usage is under that limit so it hasn't been a factor. Throttling hasn't impacted me significantly, but again, it would be nice if they stopped this practice.
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Been with Bell for a long time (since Aug. 2000 and started with the Nortel 1Mb modem) and happy for the most part - extremely rare to see any service disruptions.
Currently on a 6Mbps / 800Kbps profile using a Speedstream 5200 (E240) and getting those speeds - would likely qualify for a higher profile but would likely end up losing my old grandfathered (read: unlimited) plan. My usage isn't that high though and I may consider moving up to a higher speed anyhow.
They were better in the past before the throttling and caps - hopefully they'll change their ways once they see enough people drop their service(s).
I rarely need tech support but have dealt with their phone support on occasion or when helping out friends/family - phone support is horrible, but I've been able to bypass the first level techs most of time (just give them enough technical details and they'll usually move you on once you request to speak to a higher level). Of course, the direct support forum here on DSLR is invaluable.
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Location: Brampton,ON
Cost: $45 per month
Bell Canada
"Connection is fairly reliable, speed is average, no monthly caps"
"Depends on how far you are away from CO, connection sometime drops"
"A solid ISP"
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Primus Telecommu..
I have been using Bell Sympatico ever sense Rogers introduced a monthly cap. I used to play online games frequently (aka. all the time). Now my primary need for an ISP is a fast speeds for internet surfing and downloading; this comes with high throughput while maintaining low pings. I am on a 5MB profile hitting downloads of 600kb/s
Ping to google.com is 20-40ms! That's about all I can say for now... until next time
UPDATE: This review is *very* old! I don't believe the Bell Sympatico brand is even used anymore, and a cap system has since been implemented by Bell so extra charges are applied to your bill if you need the additional bandwidth.
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Location: M5V1K5
Cost: $63 per month
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"Seems to be a good service so far"
"Had teksavy in my last apartment. The new one only allows Bell or Rogers."
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Not pleased with capping to 100 gb. I had to add another 25 gb because I ran over with Netflix usage and setting up my computer software the first month.
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Location: Petawawa,ON
Cost: $60 per month
Bell Canada
"Competitive pricing, easy setup, plug-n-play, bundling options"
"Bell's infrastructure, Does not even get close to advertised speeds, media streaming next to impossible"
"Paying for a service I'm not getting. Will be finding a new ISP."
I'm a long time Bell user, I'd say my first experiences with Bell was years ago in Kingston Ontario when I made the switch from Cogeco. Nearly 10 years ago now I was posted to Petawawa Ontario, and I once again purchased Bell internet. It was easy to bundle with satellite services, and it was "high speed" after all. Also, back then where I lived in Petawawa there were no other options. Suffice to say, for the past ten years I've had nothing but substandard service at each new residence I lived in here at Petawawa. Current advertised rate for my package is 5 down and 1 up. I'm getting .5 down, and .1 up consistently, without ever seeing any variations. I receive 10% of the advertised speeds, and while Bell is quick to point out the caveat that we are unlikely to actually get the advertised rates, I don't believe for one minute that receiving 10% of a service constitutes the full bill.
Along the way, and over the years I've called numerous times. Sometimes I ended up with credited months, sometimes I got several months credited. Sometimes it was the furthest thing from my mind. Suffice to say, I've had enough. The excuse I always receive is that I'm too far from the node, so if that's the case, why do you offer a service you cannot provide?
All in all I cannot blame Bell exclusively. Petawawa is a small town, where the infrastructure just doesn't support the top of the line high speed internet that you would see in other parts of the province. I could also have cancelled at nearly any time over the past few years, but at some point you decide that some internet is better then no internet.
*Edit 12/09/2014*
Note on Price: Throughout the years it has changed here and there. Typically as I changed One bill packages and services. On the site it is advertised at $49.95, however I paid for a larger cap which is an additional fee.
I'm currently using CIKTel's cable internet, and while I had a rocky customer service experience (ultimately positive), I feel as though I've been ripped off extensively by Bell for the past few years. Especially when above I suggest that part of the problem was Petawawa's Infrastructure! Baloney! The problem is Bell.
An example of my last speedtest with Bell:
Download: 69.3 KB/s, Upload: 17.5 KB/s, Ping 71ms.
An example of my last speedtest with CikTel:
Download: 7161.8 KB/s, Upload: 1330.9kB/s, Ping 34 ms
This is in the exact same residence, and for this premium service I pay $10 more a month and no cap.
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Bell Canada
I subscribed to Bell Canada internet service about 1 1/2 months ago for a cottage that I use a handful of weekend each year. I arrived there earlier this week to find the internet connection was not working. I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH BELL CANADA FOR 3+ HOURS. IT TURNS OUT THAT BELL CANADA ON THEIR OWN TRANSFERRED BY SERVICE TO A LOCATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH ME 5 MILES AWAY AND THEN TOLD ME IT WOULD BE OVER A WEEK TO RECONNECT ME. THEY ATTEMPTED TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER BY TELLING ME THEY WOULDN'T CHARGE ME A RECONNECTION FEE!!!
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Location: Canada
Cost: $74 per month
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This is a fairly reliable though not perfect DSL service,
combined with phone service.
It is a basic 5Mb service.
I've never seen the DL speed exceed 3Mb,
which is reasonable for a rural connection
at some distance from the telco CO.
My biggest concerns are that speed has a tendency to
decline for no known ( or admitted by Bell ) reason
over a period of time and does not recover until,
I ( naturally ) complain and Bell set the DSL profile back
to where the tech ( Bell sent out ) originally set it...
My other concern, is why this DSL provider doesn't
have "digital DSL repeaters" available for these types of
rural lines. They are quite cheap, and certainly this customer
would pay the purchase price if they'd install them!
Otherwise, no real complaints.
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Location: Vankleek Hill,ON
Cost: $68 per month
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4 days
Bell Canada
"Ask for tech support and a person from billing was telling how it was impossible to connect another modem."
"I will change provider very soon"
I recently change from 2 wire to fibe 15/10 as it was cheaper. However with fibe you have to pay $99 for the modem, so i told them to cancel my account and they gave me the modem for free. This was nice but my network did not work as I wanted. Complained about the download stuck at 10 mbps and upload which at best could only get to .60 mbps. They got this fixed and now get 15 mbps but upload will never be 10 mbps. Not that i need it but I want what I pay for.
After updating some blizzard games and since my broadband was only 80, I had to add 75 g to my broadband. Looking around the web I find out that a competitor give around 300g for a muchcheaper price (32.99), of course there is the activation fee but over long term it is much cheaper.
I also ask bell If I can use my own modem, they told me that if I use Bell services I must use their modem. They also told me that the internet will only work with their modem. So believing them I bought my own modem and have it working with their services for now until I change. By the way bell VPI and VCI is 0/35, as the support guy did not know what this was.
"Conversation with Bell:
You: Well i want to use the tp-link as it has a better wifi penetration in my house. meaning it can reach every room.
You: So can the the bell modem be replace by this modem
Bell: I see. Yes, it is possible but don't you want our new modem. For sure it will give you a wider range and it will be supported by Bell in case that there is something wrong happened to the modem, it will be replaced free of charge.
Bell: It is the Home Hub ********* which is for $199.95
Bell: So you are going to replace your current modem by TP-Link.
You: yes that is correct
Bell: It is not possible.
You: i find it strange that bell made it impossible for client to use their own modem,
Bell: Is other provider able to use a different modem aside from what was given to the customer? Not sure about that but it is like, your service provider is Bell so the modem should also be from Bell.
You: what is the vpi and vci value for bell
Bell: I'm sorry but I don't have any idea about that.
Today I installed my own modem and it works so much better then the Bell modem. Next week I will cancel my internet with Bell and go with another provider. The name of the employe has been replace by bell
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You're still using DSL technology...
Since Fibe 15/10 is FTTN its using vdsl2 technology so you can expect to get slower upload speed than what your supposed to get as its all bound to the distance from dslam. 15Mbps/10Mbps is only the maximum that you can expect from the service, the minimum garanteed for download/upload is 15Mbps/0.68Mbps and what most peoples get is 15Mbps/3.5Mbps. By the way you can read all this directly in the specifications on bell official website right here: »
www.bell.ca/Bell_Internet/Produc ··· ab#Area6
If you want what you pay for with bell go for FTTH (Fiber To The Home) if it is possible (and yes they do have 15/15 service under FTTH). If you can't get FTTH try for cable as usually docsis will give better results than DSL as long as they don't have overload issues in your node.
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U-M Analytics and BI Meeting - 10/29/2014
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- Basics in Big Data with Hadoop. Brock Palen, College of Engineering
- BusinessObjects conference summary (starts at 22:10 minutes). Laura Bollettino, ITS, and Deb Lennington, Ross School of Business
- Visual Analytics: Turning Data into Actionable Information (starts at 43:42 minutes). Patrick Franklin & Matthew Pickus, Office of University Development
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U-M Tableau Users Group Meeting - 09/17/2014
- Introduction, 8 minutes. Jonathan Greenberg (UMHS), Fusen Li (ITS)
- Presentation, 46 minutes. Rob Levine (Tableau)
- Round Table, 25 minutes. Skip to 46:50 minutes for discussion of 2014 Tableau Customer Conference in Seattle.
Tableau in Action at U-M - 05/19/2014
- Presentation #1, 27 minutes. Heather Hampton and Marcella Brighton, Ford School of Public Policy
- Presentation #2, 27 minutes. Chris Allan, Institute for Social Research
- Presentation #3, 32 minutes. John Gonzalez, Rackham Graduate School
Tableau at U-M - 03/17/2014
- Recording (1:13) includes:
- Analyzing Marketing Effort Results with Tableau. Kevin Riegle, Office of University Development
- Use of Tableau as an analysis tool in regards to Marketing Efforts and Annual Giving. Patrick Franklin, Office of University Development
- Tableau presentation by Rodger Devine, Ross School of Business


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