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$47 per month avg ($25 to $83)

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Review by Zero Gravity See Profile
UPDATED: 1.8 years ago
member for 7.5 years, 2147 visits, last login: 6 days ago


Top Floor
$55 per month
about 5 days
Bell Canada
"Reliable connection with good speeds"
"Price is too high"
"It works"
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(ratings above consensus)

    Previously had a cable connection that was inconsistent with speeds. Also had to continually reboot the modem due to lockups.

    I went with the 3meg profile and have good download speeds. The first two modems (5200 E242) I received from Sympatico had problems with upload sync. This was only discovered after upgrading much of the inside wiring. I ended up with a better system to filter the house though after everything was done. I now have a 6300 modem and my sync problem has been fixed. Time will tell if this modem stays reliable.

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    adisor19

    join:2004-10-11
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    You forgot to mention :

    1) Low CAPS for what you pay
    2) P2P throttling that lowers your torrent speed to 30Kbps from a normal 280kbps in your case.

    You rating is way too high considering the service you're getting and the price you pay for it.

    There are other providers out there that have no caps and that don't castrate your P2P download speeds either.

    Adi

    Deadpool
    Go Sens Go
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    join:2001-03-29
    Canada
    ·Bell Sympatico

    Re: You forgot to mention :

    adisor19, how about you write your own review of Bell Sympatico that contains those points instead of adding them to every review you don't agree with?

    Thanks!
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    adisor19

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    Re: You forgot to mention :

    said by Deadpool See Profile :

    adisor19, how about you write your own review of Bell Sympatico that contains those points instead of adding them to every review you don't agree with?

    Thanks!
    I will never write a review of BS because i am informed enough to know NOT to go with them in the first place. I am just trying to educate others on this site on how bad BS service really is for the $$ you pay for. If a new user would read this review and sign up with BS for a nice 1+ year contract and then find out their torrents are capped, they would feel really bad that they trusted such a review/site in the first place. Again, i'm just stating the facts when they are lacking so that users can make a proper decision. That's why there are reviews here in the first place and the possibility for others to leave comments..

    Adi

    Deadpool
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    ·Bell Sympatico

    Re: You forgot to mention :

    Oh, I get it, you're assuming everyone uses BT and also needs to use 200 GB of bandwidth every month! How stupid of me to forget that every single customer on the Internet does that today.

    Thank you for the clarification.
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    adisor19

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    Re: You forgot to mention :

    said by Deadpool See Profile :

    Oh, I get it, you're assuming everyone uses BT and also needs to use 200 GB of bandwidth every month! How stupid of me to forget that every single customer on the Internet does that today.

    Thank you for the clarification.
    Don't be a smartass. I'm not assuming anything. I'm simply stating some facts about BS that were not mentioned in the review and that might influence a user that cares about those things to make the right decision in regards to his needs.

    And while i'm at it, here's one more thing : BS Phone Technical Support sux beyond belief. Be warned if you ever have to call them.

    Adi

    Deadpool
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    ·Bell Sympatico


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    Re: You forgot to mention :

    Isn't that what ALL the reviews are for, not just one? And last I checked, many reviews already state what they perceive as the value of the service (whether negative or positive).

    My point is, what's negative to you is not negative to others. So there's no need to add to someone's review if it doesn't belong there since it's not your review. It's not your POV.

    For example, you state "Low Caps for what you pay". That's again, your opinion, not a fact since the value of a service is a matter of perception. I may think Honda's aren't worth the price, however you may thing otherwise. Again, perception of value.

    You also mention P2P. If this user doesn't use P2P, then how does it apply? How does it apply to anyone else who sees this review and they don't use P2P either? What if their in an area that isn't traffic managed?

    And then you question their rating based on what YOU perceive the value of the service is?!

    adisor19

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    Re: You forgot to mention :

    said by Deadpool See Profile :

    Isn't that what ALL the reviews are for, not just one? And last I checked, many reviews already state what they perceive as the value of the service (whether negative or positive).

    My point is, what's negative to you is not negative to others. So there's no need to add to someone's review if it doesn't belong there since it's not your review. It's not your POV.

    For example, you state "Low Caps for what you pay". That's again, your opinion, not a fact since the value of a service is a matter of perception. I may think Honda's aren't worth the price, however you may thing otherwise. Again, perception of value.

    You also mention P2P. If this user doesn't use P2P, then how does it apply? How does it apply to anyone else who sees this review and they don't use P2P either? What if their in an area that isn't traffic managed?

    And then you question their rating based on what YOU perceive the value of the service is?!
    You know, the reviewer has yet to respond to any of this. If the user has no idea what P2P is or if he doesn't care about caps, then good for him/her. I'm just stating some facts about BS services so that potential users know what they're about to get into. Where's the problem with that ? Yes, it is my opinion that the rating this review gets is way too high as there is not even a mention of the shortcomings of BS. Feel free to take it as you like, this is obviously just my opinion. Hopefully, potential BS customers will read this dialogue and make their own, potentially more informed, decision on whether they should sign up with BS or not.

    Adi

    Adam20
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    Sarnia, ON
    The review is by the reviewer not by you, so keep you 2 cents and write your own review.

    If not don't piss on everyone elses.

    adisor19

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    Re: You forgot to mention :

    said by Adam20 See Profile :

    The review is by the reviewer not by you, so keep you 2 cents and write your own review.

    If not don't piss on everyone elses.
    Easy there. Yes, i'm just adding up some points that the reviewer missed or wasn't aware of. I'm actually doing you a service by adding more information on table so that you can make a better decision about BS internet service. I'm not pissing on anyone's parade here.

    Bellunder

    @teksavvy.com

    Re: You forgot to mention :

    He mentions good speed yet states he's only on a 3 meg connection and is paying for either a 5 or 7 meg connection. I can't see this as being good speed. He's been on dsl reports all these years yet forgets what sympatico did to the newsgroups throughout the years.

    mudman7924

    @bell.ca

    Give me a break

    Price is too high, only good speed, yet he has 100% value for money
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