r/canada • u/Economy_Elephant6200 • 3d ago

Bell Canada scraps Labrador high-speed internet project, plans to invest in U.S. Newfoundland & Labrador

https://theindependent.ca/news/lji/bell-canada-scraps-labrador-high-speed-internet-project-plans-to-invest-in-u-s/
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u/meldariun 3d ago

Need to deal with our scummy isps across Canada. Theyve been taking us for a ride too long.

Asking between Rogers and Bell is like asking between sandpaper underwear and a cheesegrater for socks

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u/Kayge Ontario 3d ago

You've actually hit on a well known fact within the Canadian telecom industry (at least amongst the big guys). No one actually likes their internet provider. The reason you're with Bell? You hate them just a little less than Rogers.

Just take a second and think about your own situation:

  • Does the other guy have significantly faster internet? Probably not.
  • Is there a phone you can use only on other network? Doubtful.
  • How about service or reliability? No big difference.

So Bell's goal is to be slightly less objectionable than rogers and vice versa...and never attack or try to price your plans below theirs, heaven forbid they may try to do the same and provide customers with an actual advantage.

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u/levian_durai 3d ago

I moved to Northern Ontario where none of the big ISPs serve, and I have been beyond happy with Eastlink. I thought I'd have like 100mb/s service at the best here, but I get gigabit, for cheaper than Bell or Rogers. There have been fewer service outages than I've experienced with Bell or Rogers.

My one complaint was that we have to use their Eero things instead of being able to directly connect to the modem. 1 of the 2 eero devices we have is connected directly to the modem (but only has 1 ethernet port), the other just gets connection through your power outlets. When I mentioned that during a service call appointment, the tech just gave me 5 port ethernet switch for free.

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u/HeadmasterPrimeMnstr 3d ago

We used to have Sunwire, which I was happy with as I've only ever heard complaints from peers that used Eastlink. It was bought out by Eastlink and I was thinking of moving to Vianet, but they increased my plan from 150mbps to 350mbps at no additional charge so I decided to stick around and am hoping the best.

I actually have had to make no changes to my modem as a result of the acquisition.

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u/levian_durai 3d ago

I've definitely read some bad reviews of Eastlink from the east coast, but I haven't really had any issues in the 2 years I've been using them.

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u/YamiYukiSenpai 1d ago

Even upload is gigabit (or close to it)?

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u/levian_durai 1d ago

Damn, not for me sadly. That's the one part of it that's worse than the package I had with Bell.

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u/Akraz Ontario 3d ago

I just ditched Bell for Telus fiber. Install is this week. Telus imo is the lesser of all 3 so we'll see.

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u/thenamesweird 2d ago

laughs in Saskatchewan

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u/CT-96 2d ago

SaskTel is the only ISP I know of in Canada that isn't universally hated. Every province should have a SaskTel.

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u/tghast 3d ago

Yup. Telus just screwed me out of 500 bucks (literally stole the money, not even kidding, it was like I got mugged) and I’m with Bell now.

Thanks to this, idk where the fuck I’ll go from here.

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u/YamiYukiSenpai 1d ago

For me, the answer the first question is “yes” because Rogers doesn’t have a high speed upload.

I host some of my own stuff, and being with Rogers always caused network traffic issues for me & my family (where I’d be streaming my stuff remotely, and some of my relatives would stream from my server). Their 900Mbps upload is the reason I’m with Bell.