Alright, the answer is, yes it is possible to get a "naked dsl"/"dry
loop" service from bell to use with a third party DSL provider. To do
so, you call 310-BELL and you ask for the dry loop department; this is a
specialised department whom takes care of this service (they will also
sign you up to sympatico if you so desire). They will install the
service and it costs about $10 (I didn't get an exact figure)/month.
Once set-up they give you a ficticious number that your ISP can use to
connect you to their service (this is your circuit number).
For now, sympatico is offering their their 3meg down/800k up service
they throw-in the dry loop service for free. Moreover, at the moment,
they are offering this for $20 for the first 3 months +$10 to deliver
the modem, than $44.95 thereafter (modem included); that is too
compeling to overlook I'm afraid and I've been roped-in to 'ma bell
again ;-)
This is a good deal, high speed internet and I can use my voip
service, which will save me a bundle. Frugality hasn't really been my
goal, but this + unlimitel's voip-did is a great package.
Ian
Francis Ballares wrote:
Thanks Richard. I will definitely look into this- My DSL is with
ww.aei.ca<http://ww.aei.ca>(montreal based), im not sure if it makes a
difference- but I will call Bell
regarding the "dry loop".
Thanks,
Francis
www.voipware.ca <http://www.voipware.ca>
On 9/14/05, Richard Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Bell Canada offers DSL only lines without dial tone.
You pay about half the price (maybe a bit less) of a dial tone line
coined "dry loop fee" on top of your DSL plan.
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*From:* Francis Ballares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Sent:* Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:30 AM
*To:* Ian Howard
*Cc:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: [on-asterisk] voip friendly ISPs in Toronto
Ian,
try www.3web.com <http://www.3web.com/> - they have Cable and DSL
services that maybe available in your area. They have cheaper rates than
Rogers and Bell.
Im planning to drop my pstn line too- but right now Im stuck with DSL-
which I understand that it can't work without an analog phone line/number.
I hope this helps you.
Francis Ballares
www.voipware.ca <http://www.voipware.ca/>
On 9/14/05, Ian Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
on-asterisk,
I am soon returning to Toronto and am curious as to your impressions of
ISPs. I have been shopping around; my investigation led to magma, whom
seems great but I am at an impasse due to the fact that I need to pay
about
$20/month for a phone line (they use Bell's DSL service), which I hadn't
intended to use. My plan was to simply use my unlimitel voip account.
Thus, this leaves me with rogers. Have you found a solution to this
problem? I am hoping to find a service that is about the same as roger's
$45 3MB down/800K up service. Most important I believe is to have an ISP
that provides a QoS for voip; which I suspect the answer is there aren't
any in the residential market today in Toronto (based on recent
threads). Am I stuck with Rogers, or do I have another choice?
Ian
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