Bell Fibe TV is it good?

[danzerino]

I am wondering if I should get it for HD channels. Also I am wondering does the PVR need to connect to your internet modem?

Thanks

[Supercooled]

For what it is, it's good, not great and not bad.

Yes, you need to have both Internet and TV service with them as they are fed through the same modem. When you are not watching tv or recording shows, your internet connection is 25mbit but a receiver is turned on, it gets throttled down to 16mbit to ensure lag free tv service.

[danzerino]

Ok just what exactly needs to get connected to the internet modem a ethernet cable?

[infamouskid]

Ok just what exactly needs to get connected to the internet modem a ethernet cable?

for bell fibetv to work the physical setup looks like this.

bell pots phone jack --> telephone cable --> bell vdsl modem/home gateway/router --> Ethernet or coax(for tv) or ethernet or wifi(for computers and internet devices) --> tv receiver(s) and/or computers and internet devices.

that is pretty much it.
internet is fed to the modem via a telephone cable.
its just iptv fed thru another vlan over internet.

[a in yul]

^luv the PVR software, great selection and HD quality.,.!

[Forhad]

The HD picture is better than cable or satellite, SD is better for most channels, worse on some. It woulds depend on the TV for SD.

[psyko514]

I love my Bell Fibe. I've had it for just over a year and I'm really sad that I'll lose it next month when I move to an area that doesn't have it yet :(

[Double_J]

I had bell when I was in Mississauga, and it was great much better than rogers was at the time. I now live in Cambridge and the fibe service was brutal. Guess it depends on where you are located.

[Catherine111]

The speed of the internet is fantastic and the picture quality is awesome. And truly it is much better than rogers.

[danzerino]

Oh they told me installation takes 5 hours why so long

[sprung]

Oh they told me installation takes 5 hours why so long

we got it when it was first launched as Bell Entertainment Service. the time estimate is a little high but not crazy. in our case they rewired many parts of the house , tidily, with new CAT5 cabling. it was all done really professionally . that takes time. after that they run a bunch of tests on your gear to make sure it is performing correctly. you want it done right i'm guessing? then why the rush?

[Dwight10]

I like the clear picture much. Absolutely it's too good.

[ichpen]

I would've gone with Fibe if it wasn't for the must have internet bundle (no such thing as dry loop in Bell world).

[adams7]

Out west (and spreading to east) the Telus Optik system is similar. I like the consistently fast internet, about 15 mbit/sec down on the basic package and torrents can often run that speed. 2 HD channels and one SD simultaneously (although running max TV load will slow down the internet). They run optic fibre to outdoor distribution boxes and then a few hundred feet of phone wire to your house, like the Bell system probably.

in the USA they have FiOS which is similar but has fibre to the house so it's even faster.

[ichpen]

Out west (and spreading to east) the Telus Optik system is similar. I like the consistently fast internet, about 15 mbit/sec down on the basic package and torrents can often run that speed. 2 HD channels and one SD simultaneously (although running max TV load will slow down the internet). They run optic fibre to outdoor distribution boxes and then a few hundred feet of phone wire to your house, like the Bell system probably.

in the USA they have FiOS which is similar but has fibre to the house so it's even faster.

You won't see Optik in Ontario except at City place.

[infamouskid]

telus optik and bell fibe are the same product really.
same hardware using same technology.
only differences are the networks management practices of ip.
and the iptv box UI. the bonus of telus is they allow xbox 360 boxes to be iptv client terminals with a simple software update via a dvd from an telus technician.
no idea if and when will follow suit.
there is no difference in the deployment of iptv on verizon fios it's iptv as well.
the only thing is they are using ftth rather then fttn. same modems actually in some areas believe it or not as bell and telus.
even in parts of canada where bell is doing ftth deployments they using the same modems as verizon.

[danzerino]

Ok last question they are coming to install it tomorrow will my internet be off for all the time of the installation?

[infamouskid]

Ok last question they are coming to install it tomorrow will my internet be off for all the time of the installation?

it will go on an off as the tech's run tests to determine line speed and quality of service as well as your switch from adsl/adsl2/adsl2+ to vdsl

[Supercooled]

I would've gone with Fibe if it wasn't for the must have internet bundle (no such thing as dry loop in Bell world).
Yes there is. Call and ask for Zero Billing on your FibeTV essentially you give them a promissory to not use the internet and they won't bill you. 1kilobyte and they charge you for the month. Just disable it.

[ichpen]

Yes there is. Call and ask for Zero Billing on your FibeTV essentially you give them a promissory to not use the internet and they won't bill you. 1kilobyte and they charge you for the month. Just disable it.

Interesting. This option wasn't presented to me at the time.

[Oversized Rooster]

What is this Zero Billing thing? I don't get it...I have both the Fibe TV and Fibe 15/10 Internet.

[Supercooled]

It's a off-the-books arrangement for people who only want to use their FibeTV and not their Fibe internet. Since you can't have TV without the delivery system (the internet), you need both installed but some people use FibeTV and install 3rd party cable internet like I did with Distributel. Call their billing department and ask for Zero Billing on your internet. I got wind of this from DSLReports.

[Keas]

anyone know if telus offers this as well? would be nice to get internet from someone else that actually gives you what you pay for and not have it split between your tv and comp. also if fibe is similar you should be happy with the quality of hd. only problems i have really had with telus tv is costomer server and that was over billing issues.
It's a off-the-books arrangement for people who only want to use their FibeTV and not their Fibe internet. Since you can't have TV without the delivery system (the internet), you need both installed but some people use FibeTV and install 3rd party cable internet like I did with Distributel. Call their billing department and ask for Zero Billing on your internet. I got wind of this from DSLReports.