Fido vs virgin internet

Feb 27th, 2018 10:01 pm

#1

bakayaroh [OP]: Member; Aug 10, 2011; 392 posts; 105 upvotes; EAST YORK

Feb 27th, 2018 10:01 pm

Looking for thoughts on virgin internet 50/10 for 60 and fido 75\10 for 65

Will my true speed actually be faster with the fibe network as the cable connection is shared and can face network congestion

Im in Toronto
Curious to hear thoughts

Thanks

Last edited by bakayaroh on Feb 27th, 2018 10:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Freedom Promo Everywhere 50 18GB($32.50 - 35% F&F + 50GB big binge ) X2 plans
Freedom 17.5GB $24.25 ( $5 digital discount and 35% F&F + 50GB big binge)
Freedom 1GB addon line 10$ + 50 GB big binge
Bell Gigabit Fibe $59.95

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Feb 27th, 2018 10:11 pm

#2

shabby: Deal Addict; Jul 2, 2001; 4569 posts; 1937 upvotes; GTA

Feb 27th, 2018 10:11 pm

bakayaroh wrote: ↑
Will the slower fibe connection be better or worse than slightly faster cable connection

The slower fibe connection will be slower than the slightly faster cable connection...

Feb 27th, 2018 11:18 pm

#3

bakayaroh [OP]: Member; Aug 10, 2011; 392 posts; 105 upvotes; EAST YORK

Feb 27th, 2018 11:18 pm

Guess I deserved that for awkward wording. What I meant to say was is it true fibe speeds are consistently faster than the shared cable speeds

Freedom Promo Everywhere 50 18GB($32.50 - 35% F&F + 50GB big binge ) X2 plans
Freedom 17.5GB $24.25 ( $5 digital discount and 35% F&F + 50GB big binge)
Freedom 1GB addon line 10$ + 50 GB big binge
Bell Gigabit Fibe $59.95

Feb 28th, 2018 6:43 am

#4

stormy13: Sr. Member; Feb 15, 2007; 977 posts; 278 upvotes; Pickering

Feb 28th, 2018 6:43 am

Someone's been watching too many Bell commercials.

Unless there are problems with the area you are in, with cable you will pretty much always get the rated speed.

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Feb 28th, 2018 11:10 am

#5

IndyBeak: Deal Addict; Sep 13, 2016; 2837 posts; 1596 upvotes; Mississauga

Feb 28th, 2018 11:10 am

Fido 75/10 customers mostly get 90-100mbps down. Essentially more than promised.

Feb 28th, 2018 5:13 pm

#6

shabby: Deal Addict; Jul 2, 2001; 4569 posts; 1937 upvotes; GTA

Feb 28th, 2018 5:13 pm

bakayaroh wrote: ↑ Guess I deserved that for awkward wording. What I meant to say was is it true fibe speeds are consistently faster than the shared cable speeds

That "true fibe" runs on copper, don't be fooled by bell. Every internet is shared one way or another, you don't get a dedicated line for $50.

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Feb 28th, 2018 6:04 pm

#7

ji2o0k: Deal Expert; Oct 28, 2004; 21917 posts; 3174 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 28th, 2018 6:04 pm

IndyBeak wrote: ↑ Fido 75/10 customers mostly get 90-100mbps down. Essentially more than promised.

This!! I'm on Fido's internet on the older 60/10 plan and my download speeds are in the 75-80 range..

Uploads are maxed at 10

FS: Nothing at the moment
Heatware: 63-0-0

Feb 28th, 2018 6:48 pm

#8

leeoku: Sr. Member; Feb 5, 2007; 714 posts; 313 upvotes; Mississauga

Feb 28th, 2018 6:48 pm

Fibe is typically Bell branding, I'm guessing that is still a DSL network. If you want bell service dsl, there are numerous resellers. Even for cable, check out teksavvy/start/carrytel/cik/ebox/vmedia.

Cable does have more congestion due to higher advertised speeds and it being a "shared" network

Feb 28th, 2018 6:54 pm

#9

bakayaroh [OP]: Member; Aug 10, 2011; 392 posts; 105 upvotes; EAST YORK

Feb 28th, 2018 6:54 pm

Thanks all
Am going to yorkdale fido and seeing if I can get a 3 gb data plan then qualify for 50% discount on internet then in few weeks contact csr and see if I can get data for free for 12 months

Freedom Promo Everywhere 50 18GB($32.50 - 35% F&F + 50GB big binge ) X2 plans
Freedom 17.5GB $24.25 ( $5 digital discount and 35% F&F + 50GB big binge)
Freedom 1GB addon line 10$ + 50 GB big binge
Bell Gigabit Fibe $59.95

Mar 1st, 2018 10:39 am

#10

IndyBeak: Deal Addict; Sep 13, 2016; 2837 posts; 1596 upvotes; Mississauga

Mar 1st, 2018 10:39 am

bakayaroh wrote: ↑ Thanks all
Am going to yorkdale fido and seeing if I can get a 3 gb data plan then qualify for 50% discount on internet then in few weeks contact csr and see if I can get data for free for 12 months

Best of luck. Even if you don't get a 50% discount, Fido has 3 months free promotion running for all new customers.