Bell FTTH Fibre - 50 .. any experiences on realistic bandwidth/speeds?

We have FTTH Gigabit here, and it definitely delivers the expected speed.

Just ran a speed test (PC hardwired to a TP-Link gigabit switch in the home office that is hardwired to the Bell HH) :



The price doesn't sound great though. We pay $80 for ours.

MikeMontrealer wrote: ↑ We have FTTH Gigabit here, and it definitely delivers the expected speed.

Just ran a speed test (PC hardwired to a TP-Link gigabit switch in the home office that is hardwired to the Bell HH) :



The price doesn't sound great though. We pay $80 for ours.

Are you in a house or condo? I'm in a house in Toronto and can't get close to $80 for FTTH 1 gig service.

I also pay 80$

To get that price, I had to bundle with TV. Since I don’t want TV or watch it, I chose the cheapest TV package they have. ALT TV. 15$ per month

My effective cost is 95$ + HST

Without the TV, my cost for gigabit would be 120$ + HST

Everyone will have slightly different experiences, but I flip flop between Bell/Virgin/Rogers/Fido every year or so depending on promotions and in general (compared to Rogers):

1. Speed is very consistent, while Rogers may drop during periods of high usage in your neighbourhood
2. You'll get at least your promised speed and maybe slightly faster, while Rogers is also usually much faster, but then #1 happens and you end up with your promised speed during neighbourhood high usage times.
3. Bell modems are usually rock solid, while Rogers have more problems. I've had to reboot my Rogers modems maybe every three or four months while I never had a problem with Bell ones.

Right now, I pay for 100 mbps FTTH Virgin (same as Bell) and speed test shows 130 mbps consistently, YMMV.

If you don't need gigabit or TV, the one year Virgin and Fido promos (100-125 mbps plans) around Black Friday and Boxing Week are the best deal for most people.

If the offered deal is month-to-month, I would try it and then move to the Virgin/Fido deal in the fall when it happens again. You can run both Bell and Rogers at the same time, so you can overlap it a bit before deciding to cancel Rogers.

audit13 wrote: ↑ Are you in a house or condo? I'm in a house in Toronto and can't get close to $80 for FTTH 1 gig service.

A house, and in Quebec which I think ends up being cheaper as well. I also bundle with TV.

I am using Rogers Ignite 500Mb and currently off WIFI i am getting 471 Mbps, taken off my computer in the bedroom 1 floor up from the gateway. Currently have 2 computers running from home/office and considering it is off wifi i am quite content. Off of the ethernet port i do a bit better but i use wired connections for my gaming systems.

MikeMontrealer wrote: ↑ A house, and in Quebec which I think ends up being cheaper as well. I also bundle with TV.

Thanks for letting me know. I guess pricing is based on postal codes. Gigabit with AltTV will still cost me over $100 for just the Internet portion.

I'm currently on Fibe500 which is more than enough for me so I'll leave things as they are.

Rogers can be had for cheaper but I left Rogers for Bell because of the constant Internet drops of a few seconds per hour. It's terribly frustrating when trying to work from home and Bell has been absolutely flawless. It's even better now that I stopped using the HH3000.

audit13 wrote: ↑ Thanks for letting me know. I guess pricing is based on postal codes. Gigabit with AltTV will still cost me over $100 for just the Internet portion.

I'm currently on Fibe500 which is more than enough for me so I'll leave things as they are.

Rogers can be had for cheaper but I left Rogers for Bell because of the constant Internet drops of a few seconds per hour. It's terribly frustrating when trying to work from home and Bell has been absolutely flawless. It's even better now that I stopped using the HH3000.

I definitely found the HH3000 a bit flaky but the HH4000 has been pretty rock solid in our experience.

MikeMontrealer wrote: ↑ I definitely found the HH3000 a bit flaky but the HH4000 has been pretty rock solid in our experience.

I am using an Asus RT-AC86U now and the speeds, wired and wireless, are excellent.

I thought about asking for the HH4000 to replace my HH3000 but decided to use the Asus since it can run a VPN for my USA streaming services.

I've been on the "50" plan and no issues. 4 adults in the house include two young male adults.

Bell FIBE speeds are rock solid 24 hours a day [if it says 50, you will get 50] unlike the old cable Rogers/Teksavvy days [which says 50 and sometimes you get 50, and during peak hours you get 20 or 10].

You can start with the 50 and if you find you want way more speed, you can subscribe/increase to the faster speed. FYI UPLOADS on Bell are crazy fast.

I'm signed up as a small business customer which is a 3 yr contract and they provide higher service quality and turnarounds if you have any issues whatsoever. Previous to switching I was on Bell FIBE Residential but I hated the annual call in to get discounts routine.

You can look here - bell-internet-tv-home-phone-new-custome ... s-1779871/

Also if you can find a Bell Tech, they can offer you good deals like this one maybe - https://www.kijiji.ca/v-general-electro ... 1603611040

fatdad wrote: ↑ Hi .. I'm in a new construction neighbourhood in the GTA. I got Rogers ignite initially and they have refused to give us any breaks (paying approx $110 for 150Mbps unlimited Internet - downgraded from the GB we got as a promo. Base price is 85 and then they add modem fees and other crap). This is okay speed-wise (I work from home, we typically have kids on 1 or 2 TVs watching netflix, etc.).

I had a dude from Bell come by (my home was wired with Bell Fibre and Rogers Ingite) .. they said they are doing a promo for Bell Fibre 50 for 55 bucks .. and I should get 75-100 Mbps with it. I am a bit skeptical as the speeds on the website are much lower. However, the rep mentioned that FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) does a lot better speed wise. Any experiences? They offer Fibre150 too but it starts to break the bank and be less of a savings compared to what I am paying for Rogers (plus it is a hassle switching and so on).

Thanks!

fatdad wrote: ↑ Hi .. I'm in a new construction neighbourhood in the GTA. I got Rogers ignite initially and they have refused to give us any breaks (paying approx $110 for 150Mbps unlimited Internet - downgraded from the GB we got as a promo. Base price is 85 and then they add modem fees and other crap). This is okay speed-wise (I work from home, we typically have kids on 1 or 2 TVs watching netflix, etc.).

I had a dude from Bell come by (my home was wired with Bell Fibre and Rogers Ingite) .. they said they are doing a promo for Bell Fibre 50 for 55 bucks .. and I should get 75-100 Mbps with it. I am a bit skeptical as the speeds on the website are much lower. However, the rep mentioned that FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) does a lot better speed wise. Any experiences? They offer Fibre150 too but it starts to break the bank and be less of a savings compared to what I am paying for Rogers (plus it is a hassle switching and so on).

Thanks!

You will be fine with FTTH for usual surfing / netflix / gaming etc.

I went from 1GB Rogers to Virgin 100Mbit and no one has complained, and we have very active family members.

MikeMontrealer wrote: ↑ I definitely found the HH3000 a bit flaky but the HH4000 has been pretty rock solid in our experience.

HH3000 on FTTH is rock solid. I haven't had to reboot in almost a year.

So I've been on Bell FTTH for 3+ years now on their Gigabit package using their HomeHub 3000 and it's been rock solid. Speeds are great, ping/latency is low, and I haven't had any issues with the HH3000 going down (although I use my own router for WiFi). I've bundled it with their Alt TV service (NOT Fibe TV, Alt TV is an excellent service in my opinion for a solid price) and am paying about $130/month all in, with extra channel packs for the parents to watch.

I used to work for Rogers, and my household were big Rogers fans for years and years, but from my experience the FTTH tech is much better and more reliable than cable. At the time I signed up my neighbourhood was also considered "new construction" so I got a sweet deal on the Gigabit bundle (with Alt TV and home phone service that we've never touched) so I'd ask your rep about bundle deals to see if you can get better internet service for cheaper.

Overall super happy with Bell's Fibe internet and I highly recommend it when you can get FTTH service.

I have Fiber to home (FTTH) from Bell and Rogers, I get advertise speed.
Right now I am with Bell, however I do not use their equipment after demarcation point

For example from bell, I have media convertor (ONT) then UniFi USG --> Core switche -- > AP/Access switch
For Rogers Roger Gateway --> UniFi USG --> Core switches AP/Access switch
And with Rogers the best I got was 1 Gige down and .3Gige up
I been running this setup from last 7 years. My internet and Lan network (WiFi) its been rock solid