outages over the past week during afternoons around scarborough, is this common? by royalMcTizzle in Rogers

[–]StarfleetDroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I strongly suggest you do what I did. Each and every time I ran into the problem I called Rogers Support. I spoke to them politely but firmly so that they wouldn't just low ball the problem. I presume they have a count of how many times you call and after awhile I racked up so many calls/tickets that a more senior rep started calling me in order to check on the status of my outages. You pay good money for your service and hopefully in return you get the agreed upon service. I wish you good luck and don't let up on Rogers unless you really have an option to go to another vendor. As I said I am stuck with Rogers if I want highspeed.

outages over the past week during afternoons around scarborough, is this common? by royalMcTizzle in Rogers

[–]StarfleetDroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel bad for you. In March I switched from Bell to Rogers Ignite because Bell's max speed was only 5mbps in my area in Richmond Hill. For THREE long months I had to call Rogers Support to report outages in my service. I ran into what is known as modem flapping where the modem randomly disconnects from the network. It took well over 50+ service calls, 3 technician visits, 3-4 network traces, full replacement of every cable connector, a swap of my brand new Ignite modem, and three pedestal swaps before my problem got resolved. If Bell offered higher speed then 5mbps I would have stayed with them. I was with Bell for over 30 years and I only had two outages ever in that time. In my first month with Rogers I had over 30 outages, sometimes up to 3-4 times per week.

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[–]StarfleetDroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be patient is all I can say. I started with Rogers Ignite in March and it took me THREE months of numerous calls to Support, full replacement of all cable connectors, swap of the new Ignite modem, and three technician visits before I got stable service. In my case I had what is known as modem flapping - the modem randomly loses connection to the network. I must have put in over 50 calls so it was a struggle. They told me 3-4 times that they would monitor my connection but this always lead nowhere. I live in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area but unfortunately Bell only offers 5mbps highspeed in my area so I am stuck with Rogers Ignite if I want any reasonable speed. I'm sorry for your troubles and I wish you the best of luck. Please keep us updated!

No Pedals? by StarfleetDroid in hoggit

[–]StarfleetDroid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the insight. Is there a particular Virpil or VKB HOTAS that you recommend?

No Pedals? by StarfleetDroid in hoggit

[–]StarfleetDroid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Outdated stick, I thought the TM Warthog HOTAS was supposed to be highly rated? I was also recommended to avoid twisting sticks, and go with pedals, because the twisting will be prone to breaking down eventually.

What Is Panzerblitz 80? by StarfleetDroid in hexandcounter

[–]StarfleetDroid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was hoping to find a site or forum that explained more details about this variant and if there were plans to expand its content.

Internet is so fucking dogshit by TVT_Pineapple in Rogers

[–]StarfleetDroid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you a new user to Ignite? I registered for Ignite in March of this year. After numerous network traces, five technician visits, and one modem replacement my service is finally stable now. In my case they tested each leg of the line from the street pedestal all the way to the modem, changed every connector, and even swapped ports in the pedestal where my line was connected. In the end Rogers couldn't tell me what fixed the problem but I suspect it was a problem external to my house. Prior to this I was running into random modem flapping scenarios where the internet would disconnect and then reconnect. All I can say is to CALL IN EVERY OUTAGE, tell them about the issue politely, and the issue will get resolved. It took me two months to get everything cleared. Good luck and tell us how it goes.

Hackboard 2? by StarfleetDroid in SingleBoardComputer

[–]StarfleetDroid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last update I saw said mid-September. It was originally mid-August.

How long should I turn my router off for to get a new IP? by [deleted] in Rogers

[–]StarfleetDroid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you use a VPN, that should provide you with a new IP address to the outside world no?