Bell Unveils Gigabit Broadband For $150 (Canadian) Bell today announced the first wave markets and pricing for the company's gigabit broadband service offering. According to the company's announcement (hat tip to Peter Nowak at Alphabeatic), Bell's "gigabit" (technically 940 Mbps down, 100 Mbps up) service will cost users around $150 (Canadian) a month, with no usage caps.

If you're interested in saving money, Bell's also offering users 300 Mbps down, 100 Mbps up with a 750 GB monthly usage cap for $96 a month. Users also have the option of a 100 Mbps down, 50 Mbps tier with a 500 GB monthly usage cap. According to Bell, the gigabit service is now available to roughly 1.3 million homes in locations across Qu�bec and Ontario. Back in June Bell also announced that it would be spending $1.14 billion to bring gigabit fiber to around 1.1 Million Toronto homes. "Bell's Network team has been quickly expanding our fibre optic network in multiple cities and towns across eastern Canada, based both on consumer demand and support from municipalities in providing permits and other assistance for this massive investment in new Canadian communications infrastructure," said Bell CTO Stephen Howe. "Available to 1.3 million homes now, Gigabit Fibe will be available to a further 650,000 locations in the Atlantic provinces this fall and to 250,000 more in Qu�bec and Ontario. By the end of the year, we'll have about 2.2 million homes covered with the fastest Internet service available in Canada." Users can find some additional conversation on the new gigabit service in our Users can find some additional conversation on the new gigabit service in our Bell forum







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London, ON nekkidtruth Premium Member Yeah..ok. I'll believe it when I see it. Still going strong for over a decade with subpar service to my area. Bell offers a maximum of 5Mbps to my area. Good luck getting even that out of them. NebRanger

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Toronto, ON NebRanger Member Re: Yeah..ok. I know that feeling having grown up in Bowmanville. To this day they still don't even have FTTN there, either. Trentelshark

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said by nekkidtruth: I'll believe it when I see it. Still going strong for over a decade with subpar service to my area. Bell offers a maximum of 5Mbps to my area. Good luck getting even that out of them.



Strangely the new builds all around me don't qualify for the Gb service when they're all FTTH...must not have the proper fibre in place from the CO to support it yet but they're all recent installations, within a year for the majority. With the way they're rolling FTTN I thought the vast majority of London would be covered by now...mind you there seems to be no rhyme or reason to when they upgrade what area. Started in Westmount, then started seeing 7330s popping up on Wonderland North, next thing I know my neck of the woods has all the hardware installed seemingly out of nowhere.Strangely the new builds all around me don't qualify for the Gb service when they're all FTTH...must not have the proper fibre in place from the CO to support it yet but they're all recent installations, within a year for the majority.

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nekkidtruth Premium Member Re: Yeah..ok. There are a couple of 7330's that have popped up in the area (literally a couple of blocks away) but still nothing higher than 5 Mbps for my place. It's so frustrating. I have a friend who works for Bell and even he is surprised I still don't have FTTN. Trentelshark

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London, ON Trentelshark Member Re: Yeah..ok. said by nekkidtruth: There are a couple of 7330's that have popped up in the area (literally a couple of blocks away) but still nothing higher than 5 Mbps for my place. It's so frustrating. I have a friend who works for Bell and even he is surprised I still don't have FTTN. Well if they're expanding maybe your loop is on the radar. Also the online qualification tool isn't always right, it said I didn't qualify at all when I called in I qualified for 50/10 (my line is capable of 93 max)...hopefully they do something for you soon!

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London, ON nekkidtruth Premium Member Re: Yeah..ok. Yeah I know. I call them once every few months. I'm so tired of it though after so many years. Thing is, I have good speed with Rogers. I have very few issues (none most of the time). I don't even know why I care about Bell anymore hahaha Trentelshark

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London, ON Trentelshark Member Re: Yeah..ok. said by nekkidtruth: Yeah I know. I call them once every few months. I'm so tired of it though after so many years. Thing is, I have good speed with Rogers. I have very few issues (none most of the time). I don't even know why I care about Bell anymore hahaha . Quit torturing yourself haha! I switched because my node was guaranteed over-subscribed. Since moving to FTTN I've had 0 issues, always get what I pay for and couldn't be happier with the stability NebRanger

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NebRanger Member Bell -> Bell Canada May be an idea to drop the parentheses note from the article title and simply use BCE's full public brand name, Bell Canada.



Aside from that, there's definitely a lot of activity going on in Toronto. Paint on the sidewalk and road from Gerrard and Woodbine all the way to Birchmount and Lawrence in my immediate area. shanghaista

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Canton, MA shanghaista Member Re: Bell -> Bell Canada I think he meant the $150 is Canadian. So like $114 USD?



Better measure against Google's $70 and AT&T's $70/$99 and other GB providers.



By now, anytime I see "Bell" I assume BCE; US Bell is often just AT&T unless specifically necessary by regional or historical issue. NebRanger

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Toronto, ON NebRanger Member Re: Bell -> Bell Canada In that case, just shorten Canadian to CAD and drop the parentheses. Pretty much everyone here knows what CAD means anyway. :P NefCanuck

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Mississauga, ON NefCanuck Member Not sure of the takeup at that price in Toronto Given the makeup of Toronto, while their may be pockets where Bell may pick up customers, I think they'd be more successful overall rolling out to larger portions of the Greater Toronto Area at the same time.



Looking at my bill I'm paying $117 for unlimited 25/10 with Bell right now, so bumping it to $150/m + taxes wouldn't be that large a leap.



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London, ON nekkidtruth Premium Member Re: Not sure of the takeup at that price in Toronto That's enough of your logic mister! How dare you!

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said by NefCanuck: Looking at my bill I'm paying $117 for unlimited 25/10 with Bell right now, so bumping it to $150/m + taxes wouldn't be that large a leap.



Increase in speed doesn't mean an increase in usage. People still download torrents with ancient 5/1 plans, they just let the downloads run all day. Now with Fibe 150 and Fibe 300 allowing 500gb and 750gb limit, you may not even need the unlimited anymore. It is just outrageous about the low bandwidth allocation with those older packages as if they are forcing you to cough up another $30 of blackmailing. I have Fibe 50 FTTH but what the hack is that 150gb limit!!! I pay the $30 unlimited but my actual usage is no more than 300gb. Fibe 150 is where I will go.Increase in speed doesn't mean an increase in usage. People still download torrents with ancient 5/1 plans, they just let the downloads run all day. NefCanuck

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Mississauga, ON NefCanuck Member Re: Not sure of the takeup at that price in Toronto said by hlo207: said by NefCanuck: Looking at my bill I'm paying $117 for unlimited 25/10 with Bell right now, so bumping it to $150/m + taxes wouldn't be that large a leap.



Increase in speed doesn't mean an increase in usage. People still download torrents with ancient 5/1 plans, they just let the downloads run all day. Now with Fibe 150 and Fibe 300 allowing 500gb and 750gb limit, you may not even need the unlimited anymore. It is just outrageous about the low bandwidth allocation with those older packages as if they are forcing you to cough up another $30 of blackmailing. I have Fibe 50 FTTH but what the hack is that 150gb limit!!! I pay the $30 unlimited but my actual usage is no more than 300gb. Fibe 150 is where I will go.Increase in speed doesn't mean an increase in usage. People still download torrents with ancient 5/1 plans, they just let the downloads run all day.



With my streaming menu of 3 major sports leagues (NHL/MLB/NFL) Funimation / Crunchyroll and the ancillary stuff from the internet radio work I do, I'm definitely trending upwards to passing even 300GB in a month, last month IIRC it was 275GB or so, I'd have to check my routers logs to be sure.



NefCanuck Really depends on the usage of the streaming services in my case, which was the major driver for paying the extra $30 it takes to get unlimited with Bell with no other services from them.With my streaming menu of 3 major sports leagues (NHL/MLB/NFL) Funimation / Crunchyroll and the ancillary stuff from the internet radio work I do, I'm definitely trending upwards to passing even 300GB in a month, last month IIRC it was 275GB or so, I'd have to check my routers logs to be sure.NefCanuck

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North York, ON hlo207 Member Re: Not sure of the takeup at that price in Toronto said by NefCanuck: Really depends on the usage of the streaming services in my case, which was the major driver for paying the extra $30 it takes to get unlimited with Bell with no other services from them.



With my streaming menu of 3 major sports leagues (NHL/MLB/NFL) Funimation / Crunchyroll and the ancillary stuff from the internet radio work I do, I'm definitely trending upwards to passing even 300GB in a month, last month IIRC it was 275GB or so, I'd have to check my routers logs to be sure.



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Do keep in mind Bell tend to increase the price by a little bit every few months. It works out to about $10 increase per year. Factor that in. If that case you might be getting tight with Fibe 150. Fibe 300 ($95.95) and its 750gb limit may do the trick. Going for the full Gigabit will get you back unlimited.Do keep in mind Bell tend to increase the price by a little bit every few months. It works out to about $10 increase per year. Factor that in. NefCanuck

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Mississauga, ON NefCanuck Member Re: Not sure of the takeup at that price in Toronto said by hlo207: said by NefCanuck: Really depends on the usage of the streaming services in my case, which was the major driver for paying the extra $30 it takes to get unlimited with Bell with no other services from them.



With my streaming menu of 3 major sports leagues (NHL/MLB/NFL) Funimation / Crunchyroll and the ancillary stuff from the internet radio work I do, I'm definitely trending upwards to passing even 300GB in a month, last month IIRC it was 275GB or so, I'd have to check my routers logs to be sure.



NefCanuck



Do keep in mind Bell tend to increase the price by a little bit every few months. It works out to about $10 increase per year. Factor that in. If that case you might be getting tight with Fibe 150. Fibe 300 ($95.95) and its 750gb limit may do the trick. Going for the full Gigabit will get you back unlimited.Do keep in mind Bell tend to increase the price by a little bit every few months. It works out to about $10 increase per year. Factor that in.



NefCanuck That's what I thought, though being out in Mississauga in an older condo building, I have no idea when Gigabit will arrive and at what price point.NefCanuck

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@pppoe.ca nosiya Anon and how long will it take to recoup their investment So 2.4 million people at 150$/month for a year = 4.32 billion dollars a year. Even if they all don't get the 150$/month plan... pretty sure they recoup their investment in a year. Will Bell drop the price after a year? Because, after they've recoup their investment, all that it's left is maintenance.... and 4.32 billions / year on maintenance, either your network is crap and needs constant repairs or.. you're screwing people.

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North York, ON hlo207 Member Re: and how long will it take to recoup their investment Keep in mind Bell may have to allow the resellers (eg. Teksavvy) to access their FTTH connections. Unless Bell charge the resellers same amount they charge their own direct customers (doubtful but possible), they do need to recoup the cost somewhere. wayner92

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Nowhere near 2.4M people will get the service. I think 2.4M are the number of homes that this will pass - many of them (50%?) won't even have Bell internet (they will have Rogers, Videotron, etc) and a large majority of those that do have Bell's internet service will be on cheaper services.



Personally I think the sweet spot would be the 300/100 service for $96. Very few people will effectively use the incremental download speed of 940 Mbps vs 300 Mbps.

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Guelph, ON Maxx2006 Member Gigabit not here. The last time i had bell 11 years ago it was 2 down cannot remember the up. The best as of today is 15 / 1.



I am staying with cable for awhile I guess!

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1 edit Simba7 Member Re: Gigabit not here. said by Maxx2006: The best as of today is 15 / 1.



EDIT: Ahh.. Got B(H)ell and Rog(b)ers mixed up. Let me guess.. DOCSIS 2.0?EDIT: Ahh.. Got B(H)ell and Rog(b)ers mixed up. NebRanger

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Toronto, ON NebRanger Member Re: Gigabit not here. He's referring to DSL speeds. I have 60/10 with a D3 modem, which Rogers offers pretty much everywhere.

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@rogers.com sumdumfuk Anon Re: Gigabit not here. D3 can do 1.2 Gbps with a 32 channel modem but it's really not the best way to go 1Gb unless their are very few customers on the Node. I'm wondering if Rogers will go this route temporarily until D3.1 arrives which won't be for at least another year . your comment..

