actually? I am considering doing that very thing. There is a grant program from access to success here in Toronto. accesstosuccess.ca its $50k, global and is a start-up venture support effort. The idea would blend the ISPs with access focused tools in one location serving various population groups. A combination of what shell services provide, and public service providers offer. Its my time on the Google accessibility list feeding my motivation more than anything though smiles. Kare On Tue, 3 Jun 2025, Alex Kink wrote:
After following Karen's email threads about ISPs for several years, I believe she would be best off launching her own ISP, that meets her specific needs.
I'm only half joking.
On Jun 3, 2025, at 11:45, Karen Lewellen via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
teksavy does not keep track of what their contractors do when sent on business. However, they sent the police to my house with no issues whatsoever. If I want an absurdist comedy, I can just use bell instead.
On Tue, 3 Jun 2025, Arthur Gron via talk wrote:
For some reason Bell decided to put the access node for my side of the block, in a neighbour's backyard. He's ederly and goes on long vacations. At one point he lost the key to his fence, for the backyard. So when I have tech issues I call Teksavvy, they call Bell, Bell comes but can't access his backyard and leaves, repeat this 3 or 4 times until he is finally home. It's an absurdist comedy.
On 2025-06-03 11:14, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
Currently teksavy and I remain at the ccts..because they failed to insure my contracted landline was installed. Instead, without tracking their actions, they sent bell technicians to my house over and over again believing whatever story they told, even if the tech say never entered my house, left before I came tot he door, claimed I had a canceled account and so forth. While they are indeed terrific on the phone, their installers are with bell. Would love to use them for Internet, but my experience was beyond poor, it was reprehensible, with their just saying..hey we are only a bell reseller, what can we do? Kare
On Tue, 3 Jun 2025, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
While its prices are good, I stay with Teksavvy because of the tech support. Even at 3 AM they're always friendly, moreover they have a good knack for determining and then respecting the tech literacy level of the caller. The usual line from Bell and Rogers sales reps is that Teksavvy > customers are de-prioritised because they're a reseller compared to being directly served by the telcos. This is not my experience. When escalation to > Rogers or Bell happens -- and it has for me a few times over the decades -- Teksavvy stays on top of the incident and ensures it's addressed within > the
Happy with Teksavvy for both Internet and landline, I've been with them > for a very long time. I started with DSL service and now have cable. My street has fibre but I can't justify $100 per month. promised timeframe.
Based on what Karen described as her needs, if Teksavvy services her address she shouldn't have to spend more than $39 per month. Maybe even > the $30 per month plan will suffice. I happily recommend them. Even the sales phone number at 866-415-1845 operates 24/7. I happily recommend them. - Evan
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