Cutting the cord - Just need Internet, what to get?

ji2o0k wrote: ↑Yeah, seems all promos are gone given most folks are working from home.

I’d keep my eye out for Fido home internet promos,

They previously had half off the $75/month for 150Mbps speed for a year.

I’m still on their grandfathered 60/10 internet plan.

I find Fido great, uses Rogers internet lines and they include the wifi router/modem for free.

I’ve been with them 4-5yrs and no price increase and no need to negotiate any credits. Easy peasy.

peteryorkuca wrote: ↑ Fido have their quarterly 50% promo. Even if you call in, sometimes when it's not posted they might offer you. They offer me last year when I called in to try their 1month free promo for my folks and 50% wasn't going on. I am currently on their 1gig Rogers for $50 but thinking of dropping when Fido promo comes.

riseagainstthemachine wrote: ↑ Teksavvy is more expensive then fido at this point because of the modem rental

riseagainstthemachine wrote: ↑ cancelled my tv and internet and they just called me with a winbackcall. Took gigabit internet only for $79.99 + tax a month for a year, can cancel at any time. is this a decent deal? i was going to signup with fido 150mbps for $75, so thought for $5 is wasnt bad. should I have pushed harder?

mystery wrote: ↑ Do you need gigabit internet?

I have 75 Mbps from Carrytel for $39.99 per month including modem rental (grandfathered plan) and can stream 2 devices at the same time as well as downloading multiple torrents.

If you go with current carrytel price of $45 per month, you could save $420 plus tax in a year.

riseagainstthemachine wrote: ↑ Currently I have these devices connected to the internet all the time

Laptop
desktop
3 cell phones
tablet
3 tvs
2 fire sticks
PS4
2 google nest hubs
2 wyze cameras
google nest hello doorbell camera
google thermostat
2 outdoor google cameras
2 wifi light switches

All of these are not all running at the same time but the google cameras take lots of usage. Do I need gigabit. I am not sure, what do you guys think? Should I just go with carrytel 75mbps?

So for carrytel, i can buy the modem for $60 then I can get something like this? Would this be good, router point on the main floor, one access point upstairs and one in the basement?

https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-Deco-Whol ... oogcana-20

mystery wrote: ↑ I'm not a big d-link fan. I have had Netgear and mainly Asus routers which have great stability and range. My current router is an Asus RT-AC86U which is great for range as well as speed when running my openvpn client on it.

You have 7 day trial period, so you could try the 75 mbps plan first, and if not fast enough, try the 150 mbps plan for $10 extra a month. You would still save $300 + tax over the year compared to Rogers.

omaiiir wrote: ↑ Rogers Ignite $50/month including tax. I set a reminder in my calendar to re negotiate the upcoming year with them and have been successful for 6 years now.

riseagainstthemachine wrote: ↑ yes but then I have to spend $60 for the modem and about $200 for the router. is it worth it? also whole home wifi, whats my best option and cheapest?

like that router that you listed, is that going to give a better range then the dlink that I listed even though there are no access dots around the house?

riseagainstthemachine wrote: ↑ also carrytel has a promo ending today,150/15 for $34.99 a month for 12 months. prob gonna go with that. rogers was supposed to reactivate my account and my internet has been down for 2 hours. support put in a ticket and said it could be 24 hours before its fixed. im officially done with rogers.