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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 15:51 pm

Title: Re: http://295.ca/

diane_
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:45 pm

Title: 295.ca

americo
Guest

I setup a small http server but
I can not connect to it...
The IP that 295 give me as a
dynamic IP at login time just
not connect. It's allways OK
with 127.0.0.1...
Any tought?
thnks
p.s.: otherwise 295 it's just fine.

Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 9:13 am

Title: Re: Service in Edmonton?

Guest

Well, I signed up for this anyway and after several days I've never had any trouble connecting (I only use it during the day though) and I've always connected at 52000kps. This is looking pretty darned good so far. exclaim

Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 13:12 pm

Title: Service in Edmonton?

stony
Guest

Just wondering about the quality of service in the Edmonton area. I have cable access at home, but need a dial-up to access the internet while at work and this seems like a great deal. I'm paying $15 a month for 100 hours with Sprint right now but only use about 15 hours a month so am looking for a cheaper alternative and this seems to be the best deal going now that free isp's seem to have dried up.

Your advice would be appreciated. Smile

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 19:12 pm

Title: http://295.ca/

ACooper
Guest

These people are a NIGHTMARE! Their system constantly crashes, when you can get through. I closed my account with them in July, and they are still billing me in April.

Definitely not worth the small dollars, believe me.

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 22:00 pm

Title: Re: 295 service

Guest

szaboedina wrote:

We've had 295 for about 5 months now. Usually the connection is okay..had sympatico before and had the same problems as we do now with 295 ie. connection terminated, cannot locate server etc. Today the connection was terminated 5 times in the first 7 minutes...very frustrating...and I can't seem to get on the 295.ca webstite....it just freezes. I guess you get what you pay for. ES

You say you had the same experiences with sympatico's dial-up and that is what anybody who uses 295.ca has to remember ... It Is Dial-Up! Confused

Now if you want cheap "hi-speed" get any of the basic lites provided by ISPs usually @ $20 -$25/mo. Devilish

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 15:19 pm

Title: good but poor connection

carl
Guest

I am also very satisfied with 295.ca. For what I need to do it is perfect however there is one downfall. As with all dial-up isps eventually the more users who sign up after you creates poor connections for the previous users. The price that arrives on my credit card bill is right however, sometimes not being able to connect and having to reconnect and reconnect time after time to get is good connection is very frustrating. This inconvenience always makes me wonder it is all worth while.

Thanks

Carl

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 15:19 pm

Title: http://295.ca/

Steve76879
Guest

Simple Rule for using 295.ca as your ISP...
- Use it if you can't afford more than 2.95/mo.

WARNING:
You pay $16.00 to sign-up!!
And it is non-refundable.
$16 = $10 (sign-up) + $2.95 (first mo) + $2.95 (last mo)

I cancelled this service 2-days after joining because I sick of waiting to connect. There are other services for about $13 cdn which connect immediately.

You get what you pay for. You eventually connect, but for me, it is not worth the cheap price.

Again... - Use this isp if you can't afford more than 2.95/mo.

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 0:06 am

Title: 295.ca

Trulyfair
Guest

I have been using 295.ca for just over a month, dialing in to the Toronto line. I had problems at first, but they were due to my phone line being noisy. Since it was repaired, everything works just as it should. I would highly recommend this service.

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 0:29 am

Title: http://295.ca/

pph

Posts: 1

I live in Toronto and am considering 295.ca as an inexpensive dialup access for ocassional daytime use. I would welcome feedbacks from fellow Torontonians on their experience with 295.ca. Thanks.

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 12:36 pm

Title: Re: Maybe you have viruses or modem problem

Trulyfair
Guest

unregistered wrote:

Seems to me you have a virus problem more than a internet provider issue (or maybe your modem). I use 295.ca for the past 6 months (I'm in Toronto) and I don't have any problem you're mentionning so far. Weird.. shock

unregistered wrote:

295.ca is the worst provider I have used yet. Slow connection, disconects,
can not find server 75% of the time.
Waste of money

agreed especially as of late.

I disagree with your opinion. It's not a virus problem with 95% of the time you can't even open 295.CA's homepage. Half of the time you receive the message: "The page cannot be displayed." This tells me that the problems originates on 295.CA's end.

I was having the same problems.....turned out the fault was at my end!! I tried a simple check of my phone line (picked up the receiver, pressed a button and listened - noisy line). A technician from the phone company came out and fixed the problem and voila everything is fine!! My connection went from around 26kbps to between 45kbps and 48kbps which is normal for a 56k modem. This ISP is certainly great value for the money!

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 14:50 pm

Title: Re: 295.ca ISP

PikAchU
Guest

ottawa wrote:

Can somebody tell me if 295.ca connection in Ottawa is OK? Thanks.

Its alright, but I have found it slowing down over the last month. More people must be signing on. And between 6-8 its hard to get logged on.

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 14:42 pm

Title: http://295.ca/

Pakeman
Guest

I have been with this company for about 6 months and I have found them to be pretty good. Excellent service for the price.

Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 17:22 pm

Title:

plodr
Administrator
Posts: 7411

From the site: Hamilton, ON (905) 481-4295
hours of operation too:
http://www.295.ca/contact.html

Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:23 pm

Title: 295.ca

speshal_c
Guest

I wanna cancel my account with 295.ca but where is the stupid call center number?!?!??! Their website doesn't have the phone number on there but it states multiple times that "If you have a problem, call us!" ARGH!!! But it seems there is no phone number. If any of you had already cancelled 295.ca ISP, please send me a link or phone number for Hamilton Ontario. Thanks!!

(e-mail address removed - see plodr's response above - J)

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:02 am

Title: http://295.ca/

Yanis
Guest

While i was using services of this company it was awsome.
All worked fine.
Only thing is they did not remaind me to upgreid my creit card and i was have to pay set up charge again as they canceled my subscription with no remainder to me.

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 8:06 am

Title:

Guest

I will suggest to everyone that is dissatisfied with 295.CA to find yourself a reliable ISP and not even bother with 295.CA. Rogers offers hispeed at $19.95 per/mo; the first three months at $15.95. I'm more than satisfied with Rogers and not-to-mention, they've been in business a heck of a lot longer than 295.CA. It's by word of mouth by dissatisfied customers that will put 295.CA out of business.

In terms of a permanent fixed email address...I read in one thread where one gentlemen said he's tired of changing his email address constantly. Even though I use Rogers as my ISP, I used the web-based email services of Burntmail: http://burntmail.com Burntmail is surpasses Yahoo MSN Hotmail and any web-based email provider you can name. Burntmail does not support any form of advertising whatsoever. Burntmail offers a 30-day FREE trial to test the system to see if you like it or not. After the 30-day trial period, it's $15.00 a year and you get 1001MB of disk space. Burntmail even has it's own POP and SMTP setting that I use within Outlook Express.

I've used Burntmail now for 2 years and I can tell you honestly, Burntmail is the BEST! The interface pages of Burntmail is like you were using Outlook Express. And, it wholly Canadian, based in Calgary, Alberta.

Looking for a permanent email address? Check out Burntmail: http://burntmail.com

Cliff, the owner of Burntmail, is an absolute fantastic guy to deal with. I only use Rogers to provide me with a connection to the Internet, nothing more. And, it's worth mentioning, absolute no junk mail I receive. He has strong, STRONG, spam filters that you can set that no other web-based email provider has. It's truly amazing!! Burntmail even offers virus scanning of emails.

Regardless of what ISP I have, I never have to worry about changing my email address. It's always the same. My setting within Outlook Express remain the same for Burntmail, constantly.

Check it out!! http://burntmail.com

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:45 am

Title: Re: Maybe you have viruses or modem problem

Guest

unregistered wrote:

295.ca is the worst provider I have used yet. Slow connection, disconects,
can not find server 75% of the time.
Waste of money

agreed especially as of late.

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:34 am

Title:

Guest

unregistered wrote:

295.ca is the worst provider I have used yet. Slow connection, disconects,
can not find server 75% of the time.
Waste of money

I agree with you. 295.CA IS the worst provider I used, as well. Difficulities connecting and when you do get connected, constantly loosing the connection. In addition, 295.CA doesn't provide 24-hr Technical Support and they go on holiday, such as Christmas, for two weeks leaving their customers stranded.

I cancelled my account with 295.CA on December 27th and moved on to Rogers HiSpeed Internet. This saying holds true and bears repeating: "You pay for what you get." I don't foresee 295.CA being in business much longer with the difficulities their experiencing. Their a joke, as far as I'm concerned. I'd rather pay a little more money and get quality service than to be left fending for myself. I was with 295.CA from October 2003 to December 2004 and during that time I experienced nothing but one problem after another. Rest assured, I won't even recommend 295.CA to any of my friends.

Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 15:46 pm

Title: http://295.ca/

willatrussell
Guest

Exellent value-just try to find a cheaper ISP with unlimted acess to internet
I find the service just as good as others costing far more.

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