Internet 2019 Review

Review for 2019 of Teksavvy

Okay many years ago when this company was new  I was very pleased with TEKSAVVY.com, however many years have passed and a recently receiving the comments listed below and felt the comments summarize many viewers and readers response/comments.

So after 8 years of DSL service from Teksavvy and now 2 years with Cable Internet from Teksavvy my feelings and 'YOU' the readers comments are as follow;

Quality:   Teksavvy is a leach to ROGER internet and Bell Internet with "NO" distinction in quality, Teksavvy is simply a reseller to the service from other ISP (internet providers Bell/Rogers)

Support:   With the support they now offer,  TEKSAVVY is a Cancer.  Extremely long delay when dialing into support "every time".

The repeated message "we are receiving high call volumes ever day for the last 4 years".  Wake up owner of TEKSAVVY, wake up Rocky !!!!

Are internet service providers keeping tabs on your browsing?

The Toronto Star contacted Bell, Rogers and TekSavvy to see what kind of information the companies keep about the websites their customers visit

What does your internet service providers know about your internet browsing habits?

The Toronto Star contacted three popular internet service providers (ISPs) in Toronto — Bell, Rogers and TekSavvy — to see what kind of information the companies keep that can track the websites their customers visit.

But first, some background. Customers are assigned a new IP address, or Internet Protocol address, whenever their modem connects to the internet. The IP address is a series of numbers that acts as an address online, telling a website where to deliver its data. If, for example, a Hollywood studio wants to find out who downloaded a TV episode illegally, they would try to acquire the user’s IP address then ask an ISP for the name associated with that number.

When asked whether the companies log such information, the responses from the internet services providers varied considerably.

TEKSAVVY - Greater Toronto Area was with the Rogers Express and Extreme packages

Ottawa,ON
 $45 per month
 about 5 days
 Bell Canada
 "Truly Unlimited Package, Amazing Customer Service and No Hidden Fees"
 "Package speeds (same with all DSL resellers)"
 "Great ISP, Can't recommend them enough!

After having been with Rogers for 8 years in the Greater Toronto Area (and being used to the Rogers "Express" & "Extreme" packages), I moved to a non-Rogers serviced area west of Ottawa in 2006. For 2 years, I fought with serious line quality issues, amplification via load-coils, a ~24,000-foot copper loop length (copper to this CO and then copper from this CO to the next town CO 6 KM away) and MultiLink PPP via 4x 56K modems.

Over the last 18 months, I've been through the fixed wireless gamut, first with Storm Wireless (which worked well minus the occasional disconnect and an antenna failure), but was subsequently bought out by Barrett Xplornet (who replaced all the customer premise equipment with Motorola 3.5 GHz gear).

Best Internet Provider In Ontario Canada

London, ON
$30 per month
"Fast and stable"
"None so far"
"This is one of the best, same as Golden.net used to be."

Since I don't use that much bandwidth I joined the one with 200GB cap...transfered from Execulink on 31/12/2009 was smooth....I started with Teksavvy in the New Year

Will soon switch my land line to them soon, since I already uses their internet and LongDistance service.

Why I Cancelled with Rogers and Sympatico

York,ON
30$ per month
about 5 days
"Friendly, incredibly helpful, and extremely knowledgeable staff."
"By far the best ISP I've ever dealt with for both business and home service."

I've been using a 6 mb line at home for about 3 years now (less than $40 month for Dry DSL) and 2 years at work where we have 4 lines with static IPs in place for $75 per line- less than the cost of a single 3 mb line with our old provider. Unbelievable value. I'm using Speedtouch 516's in on all lines.

They let you use the lines however you see fit with whatever geeky services you want to run, such as running a web server over the line. We've never had unscheduled downtime at my workplace, unlike our previous 'big league' ISP where we were down about 1 day per quarter. Same goes for my home service.

Compare Internet Providers in Canada - Teksavvy Bell Rogers First Year Pricing

Canadian Internet Providers Comparison
3 Providers - Teksavy, Bell, Rogers for first year pricing

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The comparison might look like;
(ISP service charges are different in Quebec or other proviences)
Taxes excluded or may vary

First year with Internet Service Provider(ISP)

First year Teksavvy

5Mbps (200gig limit) plan
$384.40 -(($29.95) x12)+$25 modem purchase (may have to add $10 shipping for modem)


First year Bell

7Mbps (60+30 gig limit) plan
$689.45 -($49.95x12 + $10.00x12)+$20 activation-$49.95 first month free no contract, included $2 modem rental.


First year Rogers

Happy I Cancelled Rogers Internet and Bell Internet

North York,ON
$29 per month
"Tech Support is great, No Downtime"
"None Yet"
"Great ISP at a Great Price"

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Great ISP. Great Price. Great Tech Support (live person from Canada)

Please think or consider your service with; Rogers Internet, Bell Sympatico - live knowaledgeable and friendly support ? NOT .... 1-800, #1 english, #2 support, #8 homeservice, #19 get a live body, #999 not a recording.

With my current service internet service I am happy. Direct person, that resolves your issues in minutes. !!!! No I do not work for the company. Just a happy MoFo .... I am not dealing with substandard service from Rogers Internet, Bell Sympatico !!! the monopoly .

Best Internet Service Provider I've used so far

Burlington,ON
$51 per month (month by month)
about 1 days
Bell Canada
"Smooth browsing ;)"
"None so far"
"Best ISP I've used so far"

Currently subscribed to Unlimited Package ($39.95) with static IP ($4) and /30 subnet ($5).

The DSL service is excellent and there is nothing to complain about.
The ordering process was smooth, got my login couple days before the date I asked for.

I require a monthly invoice and it was a bit bumpy to get TSI to send it to me every month without me reminding them. That has been resolved however and invoices are sent on monthly basis automatically now.

The static IP should be free or cheaper for those who order a subnet in my opinion (you can't have subnet without static IP).

Bell Sympatico and Switched Internet Providers

Oshawa,ON
$60 per month
about 9 days
Bell Canada
"Great Speed so far, Great Value, Friendly Support, Etc"
"A few initial setup delays"
"I just had my line set up not too long ago and its good so far!"


The initial process of Teksavvy seemed pretty easy. We set it up on a certain date and expected it at a certain date. That wasn't the complete case.

Due to no fault to Teksavvy though, I had to get lines installed by Bell and it was delayed a few times as from Bell's end it seemed to work fine. Once the tech came out here and noticed the problem he said he would have the right things installed within 20-60 minutes, and he did.

The tech support at Teksavvy is great. The reviews on this site are proof of that. The support staff are friendly and even crack the occasional joke here and there.

The speed on our line is solid and so far, no hiccups at all. We were starting to get annoyed about the set up time but that couldn't have been helped, no matter who we had to go with.

We used our own Modem (TP-Link TD-W8920G) and it provides a quick setup option which we just went through pretty easily (with our username and password entered) and it just worked.