Review by Tyreman 
UPDATED: 326 days ago
member for 5.8 years, 273 visits, last login: 7 days ago
 undisclosed location
 $49 per month
 Bell Canada
 "Have left Symapatico now .was wtih them since 2001."
 "To much low,erractic speeds and ISP owned line issues with new 2 wire."
 "Unless you update the infrastructure to customers places you loose"
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Install Co-ordination:
Connection reliability:
Tech Support:
Services:
Value for money:
(ratings match consensus)
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This of course is an updated review and my final one. I quit them.
The last review was much more favourable.
This review is based primarily on the happenings with the 2 wire modem/router.
I obtained the new 2 wire modem/router based on line projections at on line checker and sales phone info/promo.
It was faster than old platform for a day or two then not so good.
It has been indicated its ISP line issues.
So gave it a few more tries....but no more.
They have to update the older areas.
If you live in a new area maybe that is good for you.
However older areas not updated you can't get the speeds and you have interleaves, disconnects,erratic speeds with the new system..well I did.
The new unit can't work with old incoming ISP owned lines.
Gone to Cable Extreme.
There is value there!
Does it cost a few dollars more ?
Yes.
Do I care ?
No.
As far the the rating scale:
tech support: Did my own mostly.
install co ordination: Did it myself. they just sent new 2 wire to me.
Connection reliability:Oh it will connect ! Speed? junk!
Pre sales info: Lousy. If you don't know say so.
Value for Money: None period!!
Services: Yes they have services.
Followup comments:  Tyreman
join:2002-10-08 | Sympatico ISP services Sympatico continues to go along "up" most of the time.
Sometimes seems a bit slow but 3 computers here into a router so I guess that is a bigger part of it.
1 computer sometimes 2 with intense gaming going on. | |
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Fed Up In Oshawa
@bell.ca
| Bell 2 Wire modem / wireless router Complete garbage! I returned my 7 year old Speed Stream modem(@ their suggestion) that gave me no problems for this crap. Wireless my eye! Tech support said the usual, your laptop, drivers, phone line ect.. finally fed up a Bell business rep suggested I use it as just a modem and reconnect my Microsoft wireless router! Works fine now. Can't wait for more High Speed ISP options so I can leave Bell! | |
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