Is Bell Sympatico Upgrading High Speed to 5Mbs?

[Rockstead]

Check out the link on the Bell Site.

The spec for the High Speed and Ultra are exactly the same.

High Speed Ultra up to 5000 Kbps
High Speed up to 5000 Kbps

http://www.bell.ca/shopping/internet...sShpInt_Access

[zerocool24]

Apparently they already have. I have ultra and the only upgrade i get is some security software that i dont want. I was expecting an upgrade to 6-7, kinda disappointed but oh well

[Rockstead]

Seriously, you are paying an extra $10/month for just the security software?

I have not seen any increase in speed, I am still capped at my 3Mbs.

Have they announced when current high speed customers will get free upgrades to 5Mbs?

Apparently they already have. I have ultra and the only upgrade i get is some security software that i dont want. I was expecting an upgrade to 6-7, kinda disappointed but oh well

[deep]

Hrm...would be nice, but my connection is exactly the same, humming along at a mere 2.5mbps. Are there roll-out dates advertised for this at all?

[jamewoong]

Some people said that they've got the upgrade, some not. It's depending on what sector in are in (from Quebec)... If the area where you are living got good speed (actually it's 3Mbits for High Speed), you will get a better chance to get the upgrade.

By the way, High Speed Ultra upgrade will be 6 Mbit (MAX).

[zerocool24]

I've heard that their lines can handle 8. I only pay 44.95 a month, but i get a $5 bundle discount so it is only 49.95 regularly (isnt regular 44.95?).

As for the when, i think it is a roll out process, i know when they upgraded the ultra to 5 it took a while for me to get it, had to call a few times, see what was going on. I think they should only give the regular 4 to keep the ultra faster, cause its not really ultra if all you get is some crappy software.

[SmartBen]

I was the news on upgrading from 3 Mbps to 5 Mbps last month before I switch my DSL ISP, but the thing is I am too far away from the CO and the ~2.5 Mbps is the most that I could get... Until they create another CO close to my home.... 8-(

[ShadowVlican]

i hope the upgrade gets passed over to 3rd party resellers

[chdude3]

I can't help but gloat over my 7Mbps regular tier internet on Cogeco... If you can, make the switch!

[Daijoubu]

Upgraded for awhile, south east of montreal

Download over 550KB/s+

And apparently, new clients on high speed will have a 60GB cap since ultra got the same speed, at least here in QC

[WLJ101]

I was trapped at 1.5Mbps for the last couple years, my area doesn't support 3...... ha~

[jaigandhi5]

im getting around 4 now

[Jon Lai]

I just heard over the radio that yes infact Bell is now 5mbps, just whether or not you've been upgraded yet I guess.

[King James]

You might call them to check the status. My CSR told me my line can only go to 3Mbps. I am wondering if I should switch to cable with 3web to get 6Mbps and $24.95. Is it capped? Do you suggest me to change it?

[Elektronauts]

Why don't build more COs so that most of us could get beyond 1.5mbps? instead of "Ultra" for the ultra lucky to live close enough to a CO. Wouldn't it be better to upgrade the masses rather than have ultraspeed for the few? I've been with Sympatico for 3years and still the connection is slow.