ubuntu-ca Digest, Vol 115, Issue 7

Victor Rocha varocha at gmail.com
Thu Oct 16 13:54:27 UTC 2014 

Hello try primus i have unlimited internet 40 buck i don't have any
complaints if you are  Costco member you get additional discount.  Good day.
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> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:26:08 -0400
> From: Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
> To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: netflix
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> I'll tell you LP it's pretty darn hard to not be with these big telcos,
> they control everything, if I use the local provider here, I'm still really
> on Bell heavy route, the local offers 35GB for around $40/m but I'm not
> sure if I want to try VOIP with them.A lot of people around here are on
> cell only, they have scrapped their L/L but the rates are about the same as
> the L/L.It seems to be all the same cup of tea.
>
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 9:14 AM, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > so approx $61 vs $104.
> > I just rebooted to tell you, my brother in law is with brucetelecom.com
> > they use bell phone lines and he has connection problems only when he
> uses
> > nettalk.
> > Bell sets upload speed at threshold for nettalk.
> > Dirty tricks.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 16 October 2014 08:53, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Yea ok, we have a local supplier here too but it winds up going onto
> Bell
> >> fiber to get out of our region. I presently pay $104/month for phone
> (local
> >> and unlimited long distance) and unlimited high speed internet with
> Bell.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:47 AM, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> If I remember right I traced them once back to Rogers.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 16 October 2014 08:46, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> My provider is local no caps.
> >>>>
> >>>> http://gbtel.ca/coverage-map/
> >>>> http://gbtel.ca/residential-wireless/
> >>>>
> >>>> Try Google for your area, take your time, watch hydro poles for signs
> >>>> advertising internet, research them first.
> >>>> Go to your local computer store or lug meeting in your area ask
> around.
> >>>> In my case no one had heard of gbtel as I was one of their first
> >>>> customers.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 16 October 2014 08:39, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Tell me then, who supplies your internet connection? please. I would
> >>>>> love to do the same but Bell is my internet supplier.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:35 AM, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I was Grinning ear to ear.
> >>>>>> 911 works with it too.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> http://www.nettalk.ca/
> >>>>>> http://www.nettalk.ca/products/duo-comparison/
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> All the more reason to fight for internet freedom.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 16 October 2014 08:21, CrankyOldBugger <
> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Isn't is so great cancelling Bell?  Wifeski and I were felt so good
> >>>>>>> after we cancelled it all (well, her cellphone still needs to go,
> but
> >>>>>>> that's it).
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 16 October 2014 08:09, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> We have Netflix for approx 6 months now.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> And Net Talk $39/yr.
> >>>>>>>> I cancelled our satellite & Phone.
> >>>>>>>> Never been happier, bell never once billed us correctly for their
> >>>>>>>> services.
> >>>>>>>> I cannot describe how good it felt to tell bell Cancel our service
> >>>>>>>> we no longer need you, Sigh !
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> We 2 Adults, 1 teen & 1 under 12.
> >>>>>>>> Movies and TV shows Galore, NO Sports on it.
> >>>>>>>> For $8/month no contracts first month free give it a try.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On 13 October 2014 12:37, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Well, I'll tell you I mostly watch foreign films and some good
> >>>>>>>>> documentaries,and Dutch detective TV series where you don't even
> see a
> >>>>>>>>> firearm also the same in rural England.I bypass all the Bruce
> Lee kind of
> >>>>>>>>> stuff and specially the american 12 guys dead in the first 12
> minutes of
> >>>>>>>>> the film kind of movies.I think it's worth the $8.00 a month
> fee, no lousy
> >>>>>>>>> commercials !
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 12:08 PM, CrankyOldBugger <
> >>>>>>>>> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Glad to help.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Maybe you can help me now.. is Netflix any good?  What can a
> >>>>>>>>>> Canadian watch on it?
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> On 13 October 2014 12:04, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> I had to cancel Chromium (which was installed ealier) and
> >>>>>>>>>>> install Chrome as per the link you sent and it works fine,
> thank you Cranky.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Raymond House <
> >>>>>>>>>>> raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you Cranky, I will check it out, That was to be my next
> >>>>>>>>>>>> question.I'm using ubuntu 14.04.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:07 AM, CrankyOldBugger <
> >>>>>>>>>>>> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> They now have proper support in Ubuntu for Netflix.  I'm not
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> sure what OS you're running, but you might want to
> investigate.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Here's the announcement:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/10/10/watch-netflix-in-ubuntu-today/
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 13 October 2014 10:56, Raymond House <
> raymondh40 at gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello everyone, I'm using silverlight and (I think
> pipelight)
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to view netflix movies and I find that silverlight often
> crashes, has
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> anyone else had the same problem? Sometimes I have to shut
> down and restart
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the computer to get it to work again, it never crashes once
> a movie is
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> showing but when I make the selection of a title the screen
> goes blanc and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> it just stays like that until I close netflix. Thanks.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:32:26 -0400
> From: CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: netflix
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> But back to the original question....  I asked if Netflix was worth the
> money as I watch very little TV (Big Bang Theory, Dr. Who, some hockey, CTV
> News) but Wifeski is a big fan of the daytime talk shows like Marilyn Denis
> and Steven and Chris.  Could she get those shows on Netflix?
>
> As to movies, I torrent and/or I go to the store and buy the DVD.
>
> So is the $8 or $10 or whatever it is worth it for me?  I realize it's a
> big improvement over the $80 I was paying for Bell satellite, but still....
>
>
>
>
>
> On 16 October 2014 08:35, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I was Grinning ear to ear.
> > 911 works with it too.
> >
> > http://www.nettalk.ca/
> > http://www.nettalk.ca/products/duo-comparison/
> >
> > All the more reason to fight for internet freedom.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 16 October 2014 08:21, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Isn't is so great cancelling Bell?  Wifeski and I were felt so good
> after
> >> we cancelled it all (well, her cellphone still needs to go, but that's
> it).
> >>
> >>
> >> On 16 October 2014 08:09, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> We have Netflix for approx 6 months now.
> >>>
> >>> And Net Talk $39/yr.
> >>> I cancelled our satellite & Phone.
> >>> Never been happier, bell never once billed us correctly for their
> >>> services.
> >>> I cannot describe how good it felt to tell bell Cancel our service we
> no
> >>> longer need you, Sigh !
> >>>
> >>> We 2 Adults, 1 teen & 1 under 12.
> >>> Movies and TV shows Galore, NO Sports on it.
> >>> For $8/month no contracts first month free give it a try.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 13 October 2014 12:37, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Well, I'll tell you I mostly watch foreign films and some good
> >>>> documentaries,and Dutch detective TV series where you don't even see a
> >>>> firearm also the same in rural England.I bypass all the Bruce Lee
> kind of
> >>>> stuff and specially the american 12 guys dead in the first 12 minutes
> of
> >>>> the film kind of movies.I think it's worth the $8.00 a month fee, no
> lousy
> >>>> commercials !
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 12:08 PM, CrankyOldBugger <
> >>>> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Glad to help.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Maybe you can help me now.. is Netflix any good?  What can a Canadian
> >>>>> watch on it?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 13 October 2014 12:04, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I had to cancel Chromium (which was installed ealier) and install
> >>>>>> Chrome as per the link you sent and it works fine, thank you Cranky.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Raymond House <
> raymondh40 at gmail.com
> >>>>>> > wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thank you Cranky, I will check it out, That was to be my next
> >>>>>>> question.I'm using ubuntu 14.04.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:07 AM, CrankyOldBugger <
> >>>>>>> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> They now have proper support in Ubuntu for Netflix.  I'm not sure
> >>>>>>>> what OS you're running, but you might want to investigate.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Here's the announcement:
> >>>>>>>>
> https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/10/10/watch-netflix-in-ubuntu-today/
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On 13 October 2014 10:56, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Hello everyone, I'm using silverlight and (I think pipelight) to
> >>>>>>>>> view netflix movies and I find that silverlight often crashes,
> has anyone
> >>>>>>>>> else had the same problem? Sometimes I have to shut down and
> restart the
> >>>>>>>>> computer to get it to work again, it never crashes once a movie
> is showing
> >>>>>>>>> but when I make the selection of a title the screen goes blanc
> and it just
> >>>>>>>>> stays like that until I close netflix. Thanks.
> >>>>>>>>>
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