dbsanfte
join:2005-03-15
Montreal, QC
 ·Colbanet
1 edit | 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal A guy in my building at 7400 Sherbrooke W was doing signups for VDN today (fiber-based cable and internet). Last I heard they were still offering a pitiful 10meg @ 100GB. So I quizzed the rep on that.
Long story short, VDN is launching 20/40/60Mbps tiers next month in their buildings in Montreal, at a 150GB cap. No prices yet.
It's better than Videotron, but still crap if you can get a decent sync with Colba. Though maybe I'll try it for a month anyways and give a review. | |
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 dbsanfte
join:2005-03-15
Montreal, QC | Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal Though god help you if you go over their caps.
"Data transfer exceeding the monthly limit will be charged at a rate of $5 per additional GB transferred" | |
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 | nigrunze
join:2009-02-14
Cote Saint-Luc, QC
1 edit | Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal said by dbsanfte  :Though god help you if you go over their caps. "Data transfer exceeding the monthly limit will be charged at a rate of $5 per additional GB transferred" God never helped me or my parents when we went over our 20GB cap with Videotron and had to pay $20 in overages for those measly 2.5GB that I went over.
... Oh wait, we were supposed to be talking about VDN. Isn't VDN owned by Bell? Bell launching internet with speeds over 16Mbit/s? None of this adds up at all. | |
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dbsanfte
join:2005-03-15
Montreal, QC | Yes it is, as far as I know. I don't get it either, but that's what the dude said. | |
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| DSL_Ricer
Premium
join:2007-07-22 | Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal VDN is indeed cable based. I met a rep one time in an acquaintance's apartment building. At that time though the overage policy was: "we cut your access" (or so the rep said).
IMHO, don't expect any good deals from them. | |
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Mont
join:2006-05-02 | Anyone knows if they will deploy their services on all the island of Montreal in the next few years ? | |
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| DSL_Ricer
Premium
join:2007-07-22 | Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal VDN already only serves a very restricted area around Atwater. This is a new service, they don't even offer there yet. I doubt it will be available much of anywhere. | |
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| | nigrunze
join:2009-02-14
Cote Saint-Luc, QC
| Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal said by DSL_Ricer :VDN already only serves a very restricted area around Atwater. I thought VDN only serves condos and apartments, and not just in the Atwater area. | |
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| | | edugas
join:2004-03-18
Montreal, QC | Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal They are serving MDUs mostly. Yes, they've been bought out by Bell but it seems they remained "independant". | |
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Peterrrrr
@vdn.ca | GOOD NEWS!
Im using VDN..
i HIGHLY recommend it! its not throttled and the speeds are constant @ 9mbps down and 1mbps up
only problem is the 60GB cap | |
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
Premium,VIP
join:2005-05-19
Chatham, ON
| said by dbsanfte :A guy in my building at 7400 Sherbrooke W was doing signups for VDN today (fiber-based cable and internet). Last I heard they were still offering a pitiful 10meg @ 100GB. So I quizzed the rep on that. Long story short, VDN is launching 20/40/60Mbps tiers next month in their buildings in Montreal, at a 150GB cap. No prices yet. It's better than Videotron, but still crap if you can get a decent sync with Colba. Though maybe I'll try it for a month anyways and give a review. .... and the rabbit hole gets deeper and deeper! Uggh...
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| cpsycho
join:2008-06-03
Orangeville, ON
·Wightman Telecom
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
2 edits | Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal Bell is testing 20/40/60 speeds and trying to keep it under crtc's noses?
Wow, bell is got to be the most shady company out there. Atleast they beat rogers 50/2 for $150.
But only 120gb plans.... wow they still dont get it, especialy with the 2gb up speeds.
Seriously who in their right minds would need 50-60 down when you could only get 2 up, when most websites except the large ones. usually only allow 500kb downloads. I think Nvidia goes upto 1mb down and M$ as well, not many others out there that get that high.
Me I would want 25/25 and a 1000gb cap then I would be willing to pay over $150. | |
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| | edugas
join:2004-03-18
Montreal, QC
·Videotron
·Telebec
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal Again, VDN is not Bell. It's not run as a Bell division, most of the people that were present before the buyout are still working for the company.
VDN = Fiber network, last-mile in coax for TV/Internet. Some of the newer MDUs are last-mile VDSL.
Bell and VDN customers are completely separated, VDN has their own support, billing, marketing stuff.
The new 20/40/60Mbps profiles are on VDSL. | |
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| | | cpsycho
join:2008-06-03
Orangeville, ON | Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal I was just going by whats stated at the bottom of their web page. If thats true, then my statements are wrong. | |
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Lukee
join:2008-11-10
Westmount, QC | its the cap that kills it. If it were unlimited ill bite. | |
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Mikee
@vdn.ca | 
speeds may vary.. and the ping is awesome for gaming | |
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EUS
Kill cancer
Premium
join:2002-09-10
Montreal, QC
clubs:  | Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal 3 & 1/2 up? Cool.
How much? | |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | That's wonderful, but those caps are still a deal killer. Their offer to sell you more bandwidth in 40GB chunks for $20 a pop doesn't help. If they had reasonable caps and that 40 GB cost $2 or $4 then maybe some more people would be interested. | |
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| InvalidError
join:2008-02-03
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Videotron
| Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal said by Guspaz :That's wonderful, but those caps are still a deal killer. Their offer to sell you more bandwidth in 40GB chunks for $20 a pop doesn't help. At least it can still be used as yet more proof that the $8/GB in Videotron's TPIA and $1.25/GB from Bell's UBB GAS R&V are completely unreasonable from a retail perspective, even worse so for wholesale. | |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal You say that, but Bell proper charges $5 for 40GB rather than $20. | |
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join:2008-02-03
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Videotron
| Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal said by Guspaz :You say that, but Bell proper charges $5 for 40GB rather than $20. So what?
Still serves as one more proof that Bell's $1.25/GB UBB-GAS and Videotron's $8/GB on TPIA are disproportionate. | |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal Yeah, but I don't think it's likely that UBB will get passed. And TPIA is just insane. | |
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TilhasBB
Formally Goden99
Premium
join:2000-08-05
canada | Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal What is the point of 60megabit if your cap is 120G...and 20$ for 40G | |
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| | olebiker
join:2008-04-16
Glenburnie, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal said by TilhasBB :What is the point of 60megabit if your cap is 120G...and 20$ for 40G Really really fast email. | |
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drewis
Premium
join:2006-09-04
Hamilton, ON
·Cogeco Cable
·TekSavvy Solutions..
1 edit | Re: 150GB @ 20/40/60mbps coming to Montreal suspect
frigging suspect.
Im beginning to think that truely we ARE the 5% of users who know what the hell were doing, and in such no wonder why we're being throttled.. Since were such a small percentage of the subscribers, who cares about us? Who cares that a company is advertising 60/10 50/10 20/2... Only people that check e-mail and play web-based RPG's are going to sign up - for $150 + month - not us advanced users.
Who in the right mind would sign up for even a 20/1 tier with even a 150 gig cap?! What the HELL is the point in that with a cap like that.. Not to mention the overage charges seriously im going insane thinking about it. | |
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