Review by cloud8521 
UPDATED: 123 days ago
member for 236 days, 9 visits, last login: 117 days ago
 Scarborough,ON
 $150 per month
 Bell Canada
 "fast internet 7mbit (faster could have been bought) 2mbit- 16mbit"
 "60GB download limit 2-100gb limits..... getting worse at that!"
 "Major rip off"
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well, its pretty simple. Bell Canada was the best internet provider in Canada, many would agree. especially because of it's Unlimited plan! as a online gamer, unlimited is a must! but recently bell has become the nations sin as it brought forth to the table their stupidest move... adding download caps! in fact the caps are made to make it look professional but ultimately is made to make you shovel them your money! many would say that they have tried on a 7mbit line and have not been able to reach 100gb, but imagine on a faster line where more is used at one time, how much you can possibly use in 30 days on a 10mbit line. (that is 1.26mbytes per second). in 30 days (running without stopping at full speed) you get 3.24 TERABYTES that's 32.4 times over the limit! meaning at full speed if you want to hit your limit the max amount of time you can use your internet at full speed is just under a day! it is outrageous! not to mention the fact the internet goes down once and a while. but the limits are unbearable, as with my 7mbps (0.875Mbytes/s) connection i only get 60gb limits. looking at it mathematically we get a max of 2.268 terabytes per month! that's 37.8 folds over the limit! giving us less time with this service then the last i deconstructed. then there is the worst, being the monumental waste of money! the 16mbit! not only is it so fast a limit is unbearable, but they keep the 100 limit, which with 100 we went over like it was nothing! at least we have a $30 limit over-use! otherwise the bills will leave us homeless! at least they tell you everything... but people wont understand... in their commercials they even play on it making the consumer look like a fool!
UPDATE: speeds have changed, 19.95 for 2mbit..... but only a 2 gb download limit!
6mbit for 29.95 ... but only 25 gigabyte limit!
12mbit for 39.95..... but! 50gb limit!... 10mbit had a 100gb...
16.... has only a 75 gb limit.... 49.95.... they are starting to screw the pooch!
Followup comments:  
not tormoorw
@videotron.ca | please be aware of the changes coming in May You said:
"at least we have a $30 limit over-use"
That stops in May. Then there will be no more 30$ limit.
Enjoy. | |
|  | cloud8521
join:2009-03-19
Scarborough, ON | Re: please be aware of the changes coming in May you think it stops? it never begun, as over costs from last month roll over to the month after! | |
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travisc
join:2001-11-09
Port Perry, ON | Well The numerical ratings are awfully good for such a negative commentary. | |
| cloud8521
join:2009-03-19
Scarborough, ON | 5 the service is not the problem, its the download limits | |
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