Problems with using a router on MTS High Speed Internet

I have found that Linksys is far more flexible having seen that system used in some strange locales over the years.

Strange..I've been running a D-link for around 3 years now with now problems on MTS. Have 1 wired, 3 wireless connections going on it and have never had an issue other than network congestion if one of us is downloading it drops ping times for everyone else which is to be expected. I'd like to go to a dual-band router to alleviate some of these congestion problems, but the adapters are still too pricey for me especially with 4 pc's. I may just end up getting a 2nd DSL line put in eventually so I can download to my hearts content while the kids (or me) are gaming.

Before that had a POS Microsoft router, and a POS Linksys that was always giving me trouble.

My opinion is that anyone of them can suck depending on too many factors to list, and also sometimes due to the user not knowing how to properly set it up.

Linksys WRT120N at staples.ca: $70
Linksys WRT120N at Staples in Portage Place: $110

WTF?

Same router at The Source in Portage Place: $60.

cherenkov wrote:Linksys WRT120N at staples.ca: $70
Linksys WRT120N at Staples in Portage Place: $110

WTF?

Same router at The Source in Portage Place: $60.

Sweet, get a price check at staples and I think they may take another 10% off, so it would be $54!

Really? I'll look into that.

Seriously though, why would they mark something up that much?

cherenkov wrote:Really? I'll look into that.

Seriously though, why would they mark something up that much?

Actually it's 10% of the difference off, up to $50 - but still not bad.

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Static/static_pages.asp?pagename=help_policy_pricematch

cherenkov wrote:Really? I'll look into that.

Seriously though, why would they mark something up that much?

could it be to offset the additional security measures in place at the portage place store? whenever i pass through there it seems far more eyes are watching than other staples stores in more affluent areas of town...

I was in there the other day buying some folders for school and saw someone buying a way overpriced pos laptop, made me laugh inside why people would spend their money there for big ticket items

Actually, I found out that the $110 price included installation. That was not well marked and they lost a sale because of it.

So, i got my Linksys 120N-router at the Source, and so far so good. Took a while to configure my work laptop to connect, but hooking up my main PC was a breeze. Connection dropped once briefly last night for some reason, but came back up on it's own..

FlyingRat wrote:I switched over to MTS on Monday. Works fine with the cable plugged into the ethernet card of the computer. When I set it up with the router, my dlink WBR-1310 router can't get a conection.

MTS and dlink tech support have had no success.

Has anyone successfully gotten a router to work with PPPoE on MTS?

Flying rat i can help you with this, are you still having the problem? I have both this router and mts internet and two wireless laptops connected, one mac one pc. let me know if you need assistance

cc

the trick to getting it working is the PPPoe settings on the router itself, do you know how to log into your router and set it up?

casualchris wrote:the trick to getting it working is the PPPoe settings on the router itself, do you know how to log into your router and set it up?

Yep, I was all over that router messing with the PPPoe settings.

No matter.

We switched back to Shaw immediately after that, (got a PVR, which is AWESOME), and just 2 days ago switched to MTS again, this time with their multi-TV DVR and wireless internet package. So far its been great!
There is some overlap between services (Shaw is still active for a little while) so MTS gives the first month for free. I have 2 wireless networks active at present at home Makes me wish I had 2 identical laptops to really test which one is faster

Bridge the connections together!