Last mile problems are a bitch to resolve no matter the provider. Each has their own pet failings. Shaw likes to let entire regions run in saturation for months at a time with severe packet loss during peak hours. Telus techs like to accidentally the jumpers in the SAC during installs and bring down other customers, and the DSL technology doesn’t deal well with poor line quality, as was likely the case at 45 west; it’s pretty far from the CO and an ancient building with janky wiring.
Anyway, not my call, just offering experience and a healthy dose of FUUUUU to the criminals at the big two (who is shady-tel?). From the sounds of things it’ll be Telus then. Since they’ve made the information stupidly hard to find on their website, I’ll link it here: http://business.telus.com/en/business/bc/internet/office-internet
Shady-tel is a hacker made Cell phone network that operated at TOORCAMP and Burning man . It was also the name of the local area cell phone network (That may or may NOT happen) that operated overtop of 45 west about ~4 years ago or so during an event that has some rings in the logo.
I will give a beer to the first one that sends me a picture of themselves holding a Shady-tel sim card.
Honestly, it is your call. If you’re willing to do the work, then no one else can really criticize.
I don’t have any specific experience with any of these internet providers, but 2 years is a long time for TekSavvy to work through its issues. Telus is also probably one of the more evil corporations in Canada at the moment.
I have checked on the availability of the service at #104 - 1715 Cook Street
Vancouver and 25.0 Mbps download and 5.0 Mbps upload is available. The
following are the details of the service:
Maximum download speed: 25.0 Mbps
Maximum upload speed: 5.0 Mbps
Static IP address: included
Data traffic : unmetered
Port activation fee: $75.00
ADSL dark loop set up fee: $75.00
ADSL modem : Ni charge
Monthly fee: $99.95
It sounds like there’s a group that’s got internet well in hand. Excellent!
From the Doodle it would seem we have a big need for someone who can get to Penske in Burnaby to rent the truck. Nothing works without the truck. Who will answer the call for a noble and virtuous champion!?
Important question for those people who disassembled and moved the lathe!
Is it significantly shorter now than when it was completely assembled? I
have a measurement at 58 inches by 28 inches.
I ask now because we need to move it and the other large equipment through
a corridor that is only 57 inches wide, and has a ninety (90) degree bend
in it.
That’s going to be difficult if the lathe is still at its original length.
I’d also strongly recommend that we focus on moving the standard sized
pallets first and save any large equipment until near the end when we have
more people to help.
If the palettes can turn at the corner then there will be no issue getting the lathe in the door.
If the palettes have to… strafe?.. then it won’t be impossible, just tricky.
CNC Milling Machine: 48 inches by 36 inches.
Yellow Metal Scaffold: 74 x 28
Semi-Circular Corrugated Metal “Bar”: 66 x 33 (this is on castors, should
be not too bad)
Blue Couch: 36 x 82
Work Bench Parts Pallet: 45 x 52
Beige Couch: 60 x 36
Here’s a spreadsheet with measurements on the vast majority of stuff that
was moved:
Again, I strongly recommend saving the large stuff until later, and
focusing on the more straightforward pallets to avoid the bottleneck of
that narrow corridor.
I was considering a similar idea where we use painter’s tape to attach
cardboard boxes to the walls. We can raid local cardboard recycling bins
and get loads of it.
I can pick up truck as well if needed. I live near there, I can get it, and probably also drop it off when we’re done, leaving my own car at the truck rental place. I also have a ton of load straps that we used to move things.