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How to get a good deal for home internet

May 15, 2019, 9:39 pm
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Moving into my first house and looking at home internet packages between Bell and Rogers.

Was just browsing and looking at the different packages on Bell's and Rogers' websites. Would calling them directly to ask what 's the best price they can offer work ?

Need advice on how to get a good deal

Statistics: Posted by Dannythegreat1 — May 16th, 2019 12:39 am

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Soon To Replace Cogeco For Internet - Any Suggestions?

May 20, 2019, 7:11 pm
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I'm considering shutting down my Cogeco account in July when all the promos end. I'm familiar with Start.ca and do recall them being very good. Anyone know if they throttle their service at all? I figure they piggy back off Cogeco's cable so it should be just as reliable as what I'm currently getting.

Any other providers I should consider? I would need unlimited data as we stream quite a bit in our home. Would appreciate any suggestions - we live in the Oakville area.

Statistics: Posted by JagStyles — May 20th, 2019 7:11 pm

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Best 4K tv for ~500$?

May 20, 2019, 9:30 pm
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Any suggestions for a 4K tv priced around 500$? I’m looking for a basement tv... 55’ if possible for the price. Thanks!

Statistics: Posted by Potrice — May 20th, 2019 9:30 pm

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help getting rid of a pop up

May 20, 2019, 7:06 pm
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I used malware bytes and avg to scanand they can't find this, I checked my apps/programs and can't find out where this is coming from even chrome extensions only had 2-3 things but weren't this. I get pop ups all the time on the right bottom corner, if someone can help me get rid of it please!! Picture is at the link below.

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https://ibb.co/rphqZ4K

Statistics: Posted by mtlboy — May 20th, 2019 10:06 pm

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What's your ideal monitor size for work?

May 21, 2019, 4:52 am
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I've been meaning to get a new monitor as the prices are pretty low right now. I've been looking at the 32 inch one posted on hot deals but im afraid it might be too big, and at 1080p, the resolution too low. Anyone had that experience?

Statistics: Posted by Sallient — May 21st, 2019 7:52 am

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Is the Costco TLC Roku 4k (55S423CA) good for sports?

May 21, 2019, 11:38 am
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The budget says between $500-$700 and I'm really interested in 4K sports. I love the Costco warranty options and that TLC Roku 4k 55" seems like a no brainer. I could save some cash and grab a soundbar etc. or new streaming box.

If the pro's here think I'd really see the difference during sports I'd go higher but truthfully I'm not nitpicking over 5% sharpness/darkness/color improvements etc. for another $200.

If 4K sports would suck on it I definitely would invest a bit more but not much.

I would even drop to a 50" (I only have a 60.5" opening) if there was a far superior choice.

Thank ahead and really appreciate any feed back.

Statistics: Posted by Raycaster — May 21st, 2019 2:38 pm

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Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro Display Backlight Service Program (free)

May 21, 2019, 11:56 am
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https://www.apple.com/support/13-inch-m ... t-service/

13-inch MacBook Pro

Apple has determined that a very small percentage of 13-inch MacBook Pro displays may exhibit one or more of the following behaviors:

Display backlight continuously or intermittently shows vertical bright areas along the entire bottom of the screen
Display backlight stops working completely

Affected devices were sold between October 2016 and February 2018. Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider will service affected MacBook Pro units, free of charge.

Eligible Models
To identify your computer's model and to see if it is eligible for this program, choose Apple () menu > About This Mac. Eligible models are listed below.

MacBook Pro (13-­inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
MacBook Pro (13-­inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports)

Note: No other Mac notebook models are part of this program.

Statistics: Posted by sprung — May 21st, 2019 2:56 pm

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Repair Rogers Nextbox 3.0 9865 HD PVR in Vaughan, ON

May 21, 2019, 12:19 pm
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Does anyone know where I can repair Rogers Nextbox 3.0 9865 HD PVR in Vaughan, ON? I found a place in Scarborough that will do it for $105 or less - but they are far and their hours aren't convenient for me at all.

Help! My PVR no longer records full episodes, only a portion and I own the box. I've already had a truck roll, rebooted and a factory reset - and it has not improved it. Since I've paid off my box, I no longer have a warranty.

Statistics: Posted by carriejoelle — May 21st, 2019 3:19 pm

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Recommend computer case deal

May 21, 2019, 1:18 pm
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Hi,
I am looking to build a new PC, some of the components new, some legacy from my previous rig.
Please recommend a mid/ full ATX case, that can accommodate at least 4 of 3.5” drives and at least 2 of 2.5” SSDs.
I have couple of nice and quiet 120mm Noctua fans and would want to re-use them, but not mandatory.

Thanks you in advance!

Statistics: Posted by Lexi — May 21st, 2019 4:18 pm

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Free/Easy to use Video Editor

May 21, 2019, 5:30 pm
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Hey, wondering is there any free/user friendly video editor out there besides windows movie maker?

I heard openshot is good? Looking for something with experience that uses other programs

Statistics: Posted by Aznkid2000 — May 21st, 2019 8:30 pm

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Router as access point?

May 21, 2019, 6:11 pm
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Hi all,

My modem/router combo is currently in the basement but I can't move it because the fiber line executes at the modem. Needless to say, my wifi signal isn't the greatest on the second floor of the house. I have a cat6 cable running from the modem to a wall plate on the second floor of the house where I'd like to setup an access point.

My question is how do I get a second router connected to the wall plate on the second floor to broadcast the same wifi network as my modem/router in the basement? Do I simply setup the new router in access point mode with the same network SSIDs and passwords (for 2.4 and 5ghz) as my current modem/router combo in the basement? If I do this, won't there be two sets of my network name broadcasting then? E.g., if my network from the basement modem/router is called "Wifi" and I setup the SSID in the access point as "wifi" won't my devices see two "wifi" SSIDs when I look for available wifi networks? Or will these two SSIDs be consolidated into one by my devices?


Thanks for the help, really new to this.

Statistics: Posted by Typhoonz — May 21st, 2019 9:11 pm

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Need help from electronics guru: Volts / amps / watts

May 21, 2019, 6:12 pm
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help out a brother, someone familiar with electronics.

I bought 10 10 watt led lights on Amazon. The specs are:

12-24 volt
10 watts

I used an old ac adapter to wire them in a parallel circuit.

The ac adapter is rated at 12 volts 2 amps.

I wired 5 of these lights just as a test. It worked brilliantly. But after having them on for an hour, I noticed all the lights going on and off (1 second on, one second off). I reached for the ac adapter and noticed it was very hot. So I unplugged it and paused my project.

Please correct me where I went wrong.

I thought on paper, since they are 12 volt lights, ON paper I can technically wire up to 20 of these lights since 10 watts each x 20 = 200 watts (2 amps).

Apparently the ac adapter is overloaded and got very hot.

I have attached a photo of the light.

Any corrective suggestions please let me know.

Statistics: Posted by NEMESIS_2008 — May 21st, 2019 9:12 pm

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Question about replacing a SSD in a laptop

May 21, 2019, 7:39 pm
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Hi Everyone,
I purchased a Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe to replace my current 256GB SSD in my laptop. But I'm a little worried about how i'm going to copy everything over to the new SSD. Do i have to do a new install of windows? I don't have any sort of enclosure. Is it possible to back everything up to an external hard drive, put the new SSD in and then copy everything from the external hard drive to the new SSD while it's in the laptop?

I obviously didn't plan this out before I made my purchase.... :facepalm:

Statistics: Posted by tonyford — May 21st, 2019 10:39 pm

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Mi Box S-No DTS-HD Support?

May 21, 2019, 8:39 pm
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So I've had a mi box 3 for a while now and have been using kodi with full DTS-HD and TrueHD support. I picked up a couple of mi-box s boxes recently and started to set them up and noticed that in kodi when enabling pass through there is no longer options for DTS-HD and TRUEHD in the enable section. Started googling and it seems like they may have disabled this feature in the S, even though it states on the box and the Mi Box 3 supports it.

Anyone have any info on this? I'm super pissed as I bought two of these thinking I could setup my other tv's and now they don't seem to support these lossless audio codecs. Any other kodi type players that could work? maybe I should have bought a shield but since the Mi box 3 was so awesome I figured I'd stick with them.

Statistics: Posted by peelhic — May 21st, 2019 11:39 pm

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Lenovo Flex 14 vs ASUS VivoBook Flip

May 21, 2019, 10:54 pm
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Is it hard to build a website?

May 22, 2019, 9:27 am
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I'm more a visual person (WYSIWYG).
I used to use visual tools like Delphi and VB to create applications.
It was great that I could just drop components like buttons, edit boxes, drop down lists, etc. into a form; stretched them, arranged them in any way, then run the app and it would look the same as I built it.
I miss that when I try to create a webpage.

Yes, there are companies that allow to create online websites with their visual tools, ie: Wix, Web[dot]com,... etc. but I don't want to purchase a subscription to those.

I have tried Xara Web Designer, but it creates weird HTML code that is hard to modify when trying to inspect.

I have played around with Dreamweaver, but it's not that easy to use for beginners.

I know some HTML and CSS, but one of the hardest part I find, is the set up of the webpage components.
I can come up with the position of a paragraph, then when I see the resulting page, it's not where I thought it would be, so I waste too much time trying to arrange it.
If I read a tutorial, if I copy the code, everything fits perfectly in the rendering page, but if I try it on my own, it turns like a Picasso painting.

How come there are many beautiful websites around? Are their developers that smart and talented?
How come people say "almost everybody" can build a website?
Am I that dumb then? :rolleyes:

Statistics: Posted by gontori — May 22nd, 2019 12:27 pm

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2019 Vizio HDR Smart TV Lineup

May 22, 2019, 12:40 pm
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Was watching the press release over the last few days, and the new Vizio lineup for 2019 looks both impressive and incredibly competitive.

For me, specifically, I'm intrigued by the P659-G1 - Looks about on par with the PQ65-F1 which was already very competitive at the $2k price point. Having something even cheaper should blow the rest of the sub-2k marketplace out of the water.

Only problem is, which the press-release hit the rounds yetesterday, there's very little info about availability. No retailers have updated products on their inventory sites, and even Vizio's site themselves are showing 404 errors on those new product.

Anyone have a guess on when these might become actually available?

Statistics: Posted by intercollector — May 22nd, 2019 3:40 pm

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Laptop not charging? Wrong accessories?

May 22, 2019, 1:02 pm
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I was looking for a backup power adapter for my Lenovo Ideapad 730, and purchased the following

AUKEY USB Charger (46W) (I checked my original adapter, and it only delivers 45W, so this should even be better than that)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00JRW ... UTF8&psc=1

USB Type C Cable
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07NQD ... UTF8&psc=1

When I plug it in, it charges for 2-3 minutes (which didn't even add 1% charge at all, does nothing), then it stops charging completely (computer says "not plug-in")

I am wondering what's going on?

Any help would be great. Thanks!

Statistics: Posted by letmesee — May 22nd, 2019 4:02 pm

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Ipad Pro quick charge thread?

May 22, 2019, 4:54 pm
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I remember reading about it somewhere but can't find the info anymore. Does anyone remember seeing a thread with graphs on how fast an Ipad charges with a 12w, 29w, 61w, 87w, and pd charger? Tia.

Statistics: Posted by vivibaby — May 22nd, 2019 7:54 pm

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Windows 10, May 2019 update Version 1903 - is out

May 22, 2019, 11:25 pm
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Windows 10 1903 arrives after stretch of extra testing
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3 ... sting.html

Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 10 May 2019 Update
https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/21/micr ... 19-update/

If you want to download the ISO
you can get it directly from Microsoft
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/softwar ... ndows10ISO

If you don't want to install media creation tool
another way is with Internet explore Or Microsoft Edge
click on the above download link
on the download page right click on it and select "View source"
go to emulation
under user agent string choose : Apple Safari (ipad)

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Statistics: Posted by Keigotw — May 23rd, 2019 2:25 am

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