| Is it true Bell will have Total Max 16mbps in August for $50 I saw another thread on here saying Bell is running a promo in August for a 2yr term Total Internet 16mbps Max is on for $50 a month? Has anyone confirmed this? |
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 The FlashYou don't win friends with saladPremium
join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON
kudos:1 | What's the cap? 60? |
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| i think it's 100. |
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Xempler
join:2007-12-13
North York, ON | reply to BellPromoQQ
May have already started. I recently got a call to upgrade my internet to a 16MB package if I signed for 2 yrs.
Can't give more details because to be honest I wasn't really listening, as I thought to myself what's the point if they throttle the speed anyways. |
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 DSIT ConsultantPremium
join:2007-01-19
Thunder Bay, ON | reply to BellPromoQQ
It's 100 Gigs combined up and down, I have it and it's great. I use the connection for a small mini lab that I run out of my place. |
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| are they throttling the speed.... |
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| said by chabu:are they throttling the speed.... yes |
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| reply to BellPromoQQ
Has anyone confirmed this offer? |
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 ardo
join:2001-12-20
North York, ON | LOL, I'm having problems with 5000/800 profiles, never mind 16mbps. If I sign up, will Bell put a DSLAM in my backyard?  |
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| reply to chewy12345
said by chewy12345 :
Has anyone confirmed this offer?
I don't think many care.
a 2 year contract with bell for anything is asking for trouble and I think you know this.
besides they don't gaurantee anything. When you get into that 2 year contract and you end up with 7 meg or 3 meg it will cost you over 200$ in early termination fee's.
2 year contract with Bell is asking for trouble. |
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| reply to ardo
In addition, Bell makes the claim that their network can't handle the current load and thats why they are throttling.
If they can't handle the current network load now how the f*ck are they going to handle an increase to 16-meg?
The throttle will be 24/7, congested and very high latency.
Whats will be throttled next? Utube?
I would stay far far away from this since Bell themselves claim their network can't handle what they currently have. |
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It's really not much of a deal if you have to lock yourself into a contract for it, especially for 2 years.
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-theninjasquad |
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Seems I'm not the only one who thinks this is BS and another bell trap to lure users into a multi-year contract then change contracts again.
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»www.p2pnet.net/story/16414
"If the 5% who allegedly caused the throttling action now use an average speed of about 3.5-mbps, how the heck will it stand up to 5% using 16mbps?
"Can someone please explain the logic here?"
How does increasing speed more than three-fold at the same cost fix Bells severely congested network?
When this rumour was pointed out to Rocky Gaudrault, co-owner and CEO of Teksavvy Solutions Inc (www.teksavvy.com), one of the wholesale ISP’s being throttled by force by bell Canada, he had this to say:
“It’s easy to promise something for whatever price if you don’t have to deliver on the demand….. 16Meg connections throttled 1/3 of the day (the part when you’re actually home and not sleeping)…. Sounds like a good profit centre proposition to me! ”
continues at: »www.p2pnet.net/story/16414 |
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 mordin42 inches of 1080pPremium
join:2005-05-28
Moncton, NB | reply to theninjasqua
I don't have a problem with companies asking for contracts when offering deals. The problem with this offer is that since Bell has a hard time giving 5/7 service to a lot of customers I can't see a lot of people qualifying for 16. |
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this offer is really tempting...im getting full 7mbps with bell sympatico internet now...if this offer is true, i will be sure to sign up for it. |
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DSIT ConsultantPremium
join:2007-01-19
Thunder Bay, ON
1 edit | reply to BellPromoQQ
ADSLv1 vs ADSLv2 goes by different type of paths.
ADSLv1 is ATM based and ADSLv2 isn't and can handle more of a load then ATM.
ATM being the network that is far more expensive and too old to maintain and keep up-to par, so saying that 16meg will be worse then 5Meg isn't true. As long as a persons line can physically support it, then there shouldn't be any problem.
If throttling becomes apparent, just log off and back on the PPPoE session.
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Bell Sympatico - Total Internet Max - 16 Mbit Connection
Download Speed: 13903 kbps (1737.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 883 kbps (110.4 KB/sec transfer rate) |
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