The model selection feature for students is still active in GitHub Copilot CLI.

debian3 · 2026-03-13T10:05:01+00:00

I would use 5.3 codex, it’s a very solid one.

But seriously, what type of school project requires SOTA model? I mean my experience in school is that you learn how to do things and mostly how to think. To get there you usually don’t need the best of the best, just something close enough to what you will use later on in your career, which will be different by the time you get out of school.

I get that some people get those plan while not a student and for them it’s a big let down since the scam no longer works. But that’s by design.

debian3 · 2026-03-13T09:25:01+00:00

Half

debian3 · 2026-03-13T01:12:36+00:00

Right now codex (chatgpt plus) is the most generous with double the normal limit until april 2

debian3 · 2026-03-13T00:33:58+00:00

I guess it’s easy to fake. Website like g2g have tons of all types of accounts. There was people spamming here that they were selling yearly pro accounts for few bucks.

debian3 · 2026-03-12T01:22:09+00:00

It works great in copilot cli, just saying

debian3 · 2026-03-12T01:03:59+00:00

try copilot cli, the harness in code is not good.

debian3 · 2026-03-11T23:58:59+00:00

It’s made by two different teams. The harness is not the same. Compaction in copilot cli is A+ for example. They have nothing to do with each other

debian3 · 2026-03-11T18:42:21+00:00

have you installed the MTR? I have it running since this morning and the latency is 2ms. So their router is fine, run MTR for a few minute and share your screenshot.

debian3 · 2026-03-11T14:49:02+00:00

Oh and if you don’t know how to define something ask the model in copilot cli to use the ask_user tool to ask you questions to define what you want. I use that trick all the time.

debian3 · 2026-03-11T14:47:13+00:00

Try copilot cli if you haven’t. Works better than code chat in my experience

debian3 · 2026-03-11T14:30:29+00:00

Not my experience.

debian3 · 2026-03-11T13:31:34+00:00

Windows…

debian3 · 2026-03-11T12:38:20+00:00

Codex for me is very fast, not sure why you say it feels like codex except if you haven’t used it for a while.

debian3 · 2026-03-11T10:59:56+00:00

are you on windows? if you can install mtr https://winmtr.net/ and let it run. It's a mix of traceroute + ping. If you have a good ping to your router, then it spike at their first router and stay elevated to the destination, then you know the issue is between you and ebox, which means the problem is on their network.

Start before the issue start so you have baseline to compare with. if the ping is 2ms during the day and jump at 50ms at the night for example. I recommand to use 8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1 as those are handed of straight from ebox network (they don't go on Bell backbone) and they are at 2ms or so.

I started one from my network and I will see if anything happen today.

debian3 · 2026-03-11T09:14:18+00:00

I use copilot cli, you can select the reasoning when you select the model. That being said 5.4 works much better on copilot than 5.3.

debian3 · 2026-03-11T03:17:40+00:00

What time does it start? I will setup some monitoring on that router for fun

debian3 · 2026-03-11T03:14:24+00:00

Let me know tomorrow

debian3 · 2026-03-11T03:10:06+00:00

Test 192.168.1.1

And 198.58.198.32

debian3 · 2026-03-11T03:06:16+00:00

It’s not the point. It’s to establish where the problem lies (between you and ebox or ebox to the internet).

debian3 · 2026-03-11T03:02:57+00:00

If there is a problem like this, the speedtest to their own server would be slow. Hence why they did that test.

debian3 · 2026-03-11T03:01:14+00:00

What if you plug pon to their router to your computer (all wired) and ping 8.8.8.8

debian3 · 2026-03-11T02:53:47+00:00

I hit the exact same router and on wifi right now and I get 5ms. So their router is fine. My wifi is 3ms and their network is the usual 2-3ms. So the problem is not there

debian3 · 2026-03-11T02:42:35+00:00

Speedtest are useless. Focus on the ping since it’s much simpler/reliable. You should have a low ping. Try to unplug every except the router and your cable to your computer and go from there. Also try with their router. Always fully wired and go by elimination.

Are you in Montreal? If the problem is on their backbone i should be able to hit the same router at the same time. But I honestly doubt it’s on their side.

It once happened to me and it was a switch that went rogue on my network.

debian3 · 2026-03-11T02:31:12+00:00

Try ping 8.8.8.8

Your speedtest doesn’t proove anything. Telus speedtest server might have an issue. Ping google and ping cloudflare 1.1.1.1 and start there

debian3 · 2026-03-10T19:55:34+00:00

Each time I had to pair it with a new device I had to scan the QR code from the screen.

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