Bell Internet , originally and often called Sympatico , is a residential Internet service provider (ISP) division of BCE Inc. On May 3, 2012, Bell Internet has over 3 million subscribers in Ontario and Quebec, making it Canada's largest ISP.
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History
1990s: Initial years
Sympatico was launched on 29 November 1995. Originally a national service operated jointly by a Canadian local carrier and operating as a content portal by MediaLinx, companies other than Bell (including Aliant) have since retreated to their own brands.
2000s: Value-added and renaming services
Starting in the summer of 2003, Sympatico tries to differentiate its services from its competitors by adding value-added services. This means the launch of the Radial Point package (formerly Knowledge Zero) from antivirus, firewall and anti-spyware services. Although costs were initially required, this is no longer the case, as Bell now provides services at no additional cost to DSL subscribers. In 2004, Sympatico added a wireless modem hardware upgrade and Microsoft MSN Premium software to its portfolio. In the summer of 2007, Sympatico package the Security suite and wireless home network modem along with high-speed offerings as Sympatico Total Internet.
Bell Sympatico changed its name to Bell Internet on August 8, 2008, alongside Today's Just Got Better rebranding. Bell NorthernTel's subsidiary, TÃÆ'Ã… © lÃÆ'Â © Bec and Northwestel continue to brand their Internet service as Sympatico, and users receive an email address @ ntl.sympatico.ca, @ tlb.sympatico.ca, or @ sympatico.ca.
2010s: Lower limit and faster speed
On January 3, 2012, customer advocacy blog, Stop The Cap! reported that Bell lowered its bandwidth limit in Ontario and Quebec by 10 GB for all new activations of its Fibe services, except for 25 Fibe plans in Ontario that were downgraded by 25 GB instead and Fibe 6 and 7 which remained unchanged. In May 2012, Bell launched a new fiber-to-home plan (FTTH) and simplified the slower DSL plan. FTTH regions can now download and upload at a symmetric speed up to 175 Mbit/s. Previous changes to lower bandwidth caps have been returned for the new Fibe 15/1 and Fibe 25/7 plans. The Fibe 5/1 plan replaces the older Essential, Essential Plus, Fibe 6 and Fibe 7 plans. However, the bandwidth limit for Fiber 5/1 is lowered from 25 GB to 15 GB.
The FTTH 50/50 Planet has been removed from the Bell website in February 2013. Instead, the FTP 50/10 FTTN plan is available for the first time. During the same month, the usage limits for packages 15/10, 25/10 and 50/10 decreased respectively 15, 25, and 75 GB. February also saw the addition of add-on Internet usage indefinitely to Bell Internet. It costs $ 30/month and can be added to any housing plan. Those who subscribe to the phone (Bell Mobility or Bell Home Phone) and residential television (Bell TV Satellite or Bell Fiber TV) from Bell can get a $ 20/month discount for unlimited internet use.
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Hardware
When Bell started the Internet DSL service, later known as Sympatico, he only offered one DSL modem, which was only connected to a single computer. Later, it added more models with built-in wireless routing and LAN capabilities, eliminating the need to purchase additional hardware. The previous customer has to pay extra for that ability. Currently, these two features are standard on both all-in-one devices that Bell provides to its customers. Standard DSL customers must rent a 2Wire 2701HG-G's Bell's 2Wire device, which can create 802.11g wireless access points. VDSL customers consist of any service with more than 1 Mbit/s of upload speed, and they must hire the Cellpipe 802.11n router device, which also bundles the superior DSL modem.
- SpeedStream 5200 is a basic device, which was distributed in the early 2000s, providing RJ45 or USB ports for connectivity.
- SpeedStream 6520 is a wireless-enabled inheritance device, distributed during the mid-2000s,
- Back of SpeedStream 6520. Four RJ45 ports, one USB port and 802.11g wireless LAN antenna for connectivity are viewable.
- The 2Wire 2701HG-G is the current Bell device for standard DSL subscribers, distributed since 2009. It provides four RJ45 and 802.11g wireless LAN ports for connectivity, but ignores previously available USB ports.
- The Cellpipe 7130 has the same port as 2Wire, but also adds ports for wireless antennas, consoles or fibers. (No longer distributed)
- The Sagemcom F @ st 2864 (marketed as? Bell Connection Hub?) is used for ADSL/VDSL and FTTH customers, distributed 2010 to June 2014. It provides one WAN port for FTTH, RJ11 jacks for VDSL connections, four LAN ports GigE, HPNA connector, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN for connectivity and 2 USB ports.
- The Sagemcom F @ st 4350 (Marketed as "Home Hub 1000") is the current Bell device, since June 2014, for Internet subscribers only who are subscribed 15/10 or higher and issued to ADSL/VDSL and FTTH. It provides one WAN port for FTTH, RJ11 jack for VDSL connections, four GigE LAN ports, 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz) wireless LAN for connectivity and 2 USB ports.
- The Sagemcom F @ st 5250 (Marketed as "Home Hub 2000") is the current Bell device, since June 2014, for Internet and Fibe TV customers issued on ADSL/VDSL and FTTH. It provides one WAN port for FTTH, two gray RJ11 sockets for VDSL connections, two green RJ11 jacks for VoIP (currently unused), four LAN GigE ports, 802.11b/g/n ( 2.4 GHz) and 802.11a/n/ac (5Ã, GHz) wireless LAN for connectivity and 2 USB ports.
In August 2016, the Home Hub 3000 is Bell's latest modem, for Internet and Fibe TV subscribers in various Package types.
Services
While Bell Internet mostly sells digital subscriber line (DSL) services, they also offer dial-up services for businesses and residential customers who have become major customers. This legacy technology uses a telephone modem to provide Internet access.
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Bell's digital subscriber Line (DSL) service is based on ADSL, ADSL2 and VDSL2 technologies. The main differences in both devices vary from signal speed, length and ability to address telephone line noise. Except for very few customers, Bell has a monthly data transfer limit for all their multilevel Internet services. Downloads and uploads are counted within limits. The following Bell Internet services are only available in Ontario and Quebec, and availability varies by region. Fiber services can only be used where fiber-to-the-environment (FTTN) technology is used. It currently includes the cities of Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto as well as most of the major cities around the GTA. The non-FTTN area offers two plans: Bell Internet and Bell Internet Plus.
Bell has simplified its DSL lineup to offer only two traditional plans and five FTTN plans.
The Bell Fiber Internet (FTTH) service is offered by Bell in selected regions of Ontario and Quebec. Bell ensures that the advertised FTTH download and upload speed will be delivered to Bell equipment. Bell Fiber Internet is offered at the following speeds: 15/10 Mbit/s, 25/10 Mbit/s, 50/10 Mbit/s, 150/50 Mbit/s, 300/100 Mbit/sec, and 1 Gb/s./100 Mbit/sec.
Bell Aliant offers similar but distinct Fibe services under the same brand for certain areas of Atlantic Canada.
Dry DSL
Naked DSL, commonly known as dry DSL in Canada, consists of DSL service without traditional home phone service. Bell does not charge extra for dry DSL service, previously $ 4 per month. Bell charges a monthly fee ranging from $ 7.25 to $ 25.10 and a one-time activation fee for dry DSL service. Although Bell still hooks the phone number to a dry DSL line, it can not be used for phone calls. When someone tries to call a dry DSL phone number, they receive the following message: "The number you are calling can not accept incoming calls.The poste que vous appelez ne peut recevoir d'appels. C'ÃÆ' Â © tait un message enregistrÃÆ' Â ©. "
McAfee Security
Since April 11, 2013, Bell offers McAfee Security on all of its current Internet plans.
Add-on
This is a service offered by Bell Internet other than DSL or FTTH services, either for free or at an additional cost:
- PC maintenance , an optional computer support technical service with monthly fees.
- Usage Insurance , which increases the monthly bandwidth limit by one or more 25GB blocks, or provides unlimited use of the Internet for a fee.
- Unlimited Internet Use
- Wireless Home Network
Legacy services
Bell previously offered Internet and Rural Internet Portable services in certain rural areas, just as Rogers Communications has to offer. This service uses Inukshuk Wireless network. Bell stopped this offer. Customers are encouraged to use Bell Mobility Internet services instead, which generally offer a much lower bandwidth limit.
Bell Entertainment is an offer package that includes Bell Fiber TV and DSL 25 Mbbit/s "Fiber" service. It's only available in some parts of the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). Customers can now add DSL Internet plans to their Fibe TV services. Although it is an IPTV service, Bell does not charge a usability bill for Bell Fiber TV.
Personal Vault is a backup service, available nationally for both customers and non-subscribers.
While inMusic remains available as a music news portal, online music stores and subscription services are discontinued.
See also
- Bell Canada
- Cogeco
- Net Neutrality
- Rogers Internet
- TekSavvy
- Acanac
References
External links
- Official website
- Bell Internet Support
- Bell Sympatico is reviewed by dslreports.com (quoted on many sites)
- Report of the provincial protection agency (Section in French)
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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