After switching to gigabit, I requested to be shipped the new XB6 modem. Streaming.. still nope. If you have fiber optic cabling to your house, you only need to choose the one that better suits you usage scenario and finances. If you are a person like me that download torrents a lot, needs a more constant/higher download speed from files coming from abroad, doesn’t care that much about uploads and can live with some fluctuations on the download speed tests, or faster orverall wireless speeds, Rogers is the best choice for you. In my area any new multi dwelling units with us are 100% fiber. I dont think Rogers is going to go full duplex at this point. I don’t know if that’s common or not, I just call when I really need it. I'm running a Hitron CODA-4582 (Intel Puma 7) but if I was running an XB6 modem, my choice would be the Technicolor modem (BCM-3390). Guys I'm moving to a new house this weekend, and I told Rogers about the move a couple days ago- I'm with Rogers right now BTW. They told me they won't be able to set up for at least 3 weeks in the new area - they don't even have an ETA. When using the 1Gb rogers speed, I was able to see download speeds of almost 50Mb/s or 500Mbps. The technician came a few days ago and said nothing was wrong from the outside, as he couldn't enter the house because of the virus precation. By using the Connect Rate as indicated in the Windows Hardware and Connection page, you can tell if the connect rates with the modem/router make any sense. My friend has used both Bell and Rogers and she says bell is far more reliable. Were you testing using a wired connection and Rogers test site? 2. It will be an Arris TG-3482ER or a Technicolor CGM-4140 modem. On this test is where I see some interesting things that may explain my complaints about the torrents. Bufferbloat in a simple way is when you are pushing everything the max capacity you internet can deliver, for example a download at the max speed, and the time it take to respond you if you request a website for example. You are on a shared service with either of them! The resident internet expert @Datalink should be along shortly to help out. If you had to change any parameters, reboot your router after the changes have been saved. There is a drop on their Gigabit package where they upload speed is *only* 940Mb/sec (oh my!). 1. I really appreciate it. In that test, as you can see in the detailed report, is fa superior than Rogers, which leads me to conclude that Bell is better for someone that needs a latency all the time. Can't find what you're looking for? Poor WiFi if using WiFi. Ok, that should do it for now. Wow! share. The best 1Gb internet provider will depend on what you do. I know their uplink is still on DOCSIS 3.0, but something tells me they may bargain with Bell to use their fiber lines. The cost covers tv, phone, and internet. Hook it up and then call in? If you use cloud storage a lot, look at Bell with their symmetrical service. On the website, it mentions something about ignite being fiber. Using it the results were pretty much the same. Using https://speed.hetzner.de, I downloaded the 10Gb file. There is a fibre terminal installed in the home that feeds a modem via short run copper cable (RG-6). The good thing about Bell, in my opinion is the upload speed which is in a different level compared to Rogers, and their modem which is more user friendly and have more tools and features, like sending your admin password via SMS, possibility of connecting a backup battery. You can't manage that much in technical stuff. If you read the whole article you'll see I mentioned that. So basically we watch lots of Netflix, Youtube and on a regular basis we download content via torrent. 57, any difference in legacy and ignite cabling! So I guess, the computer is not the bottleneck. 03-29-2020 So watch for the deals and jump on the one that gives you the best band for the buck. Over the time I had more contact with Rogers due my cell phones also being from them. The local tap to the modem is connected via RG-6 Drop Cable. report. That raw connect rate should match up with the numbers in the following table (somewhere): Note that 1 spatial stream on the chart infers 1 antenna, 2 spatial stream infers 2 antenna, etc, etc. But when you depend on connections abroad, it appears to have some sort of hard cap that bell imposes, which is around 15-17Mb/s or 150-170Mbps.While Rogers could go well above in one the tests reaching about 50Mb/s or 500Mbps. hide. Even though people complain a lot about those two companies regarding support. Personal opinion, at the present time, disable Wifi Band Steering, which is located in WIRELESS …. save. Are you getting 500 Mb/s or greater both ways, transmit and receive. Its not really meant for end users... its more for what it can do for a city/town infrastructure. I'd rather fire up my computer and download a game I don't have in 15 mins than 45 or 1.5hours. That is just Bells marketing BS. I think your mentality is wrong. I don’t know if that could be credited to too many wi-fi connection around the same channel Bell was using for their modem at the time of the tests, but consistently, Rogers wireless speeds were better, even though at a time I also got poor results. Bell uses the latest technology on home internet (as far as I know) which is fiber and FTTH, meaning they take the fiber to your home. The bufferbloat usually can be controlled applying some QoS over the network, and Rogers modem doesn’t have that option. I sceptical regarding that, but if someone know about that I’d like to know. Download Winfi Lite and install that onto a Windows laptop. I play fortnite a lot and wanna play other pc games too and i use wifi, which is better for a good internet? I’d say they are at the same level as Bell. That is faster than most of the internet connections around can achieve, but considering the plan I have, I really would like a faster speed. The only bad episode I remember was being around 48 minutes on the line waiting to talk to them. For downloads coming from a international source, Rogers wins over Bell, as it can maintain the highests speeds during downloads with a great margin. The CMTS connects to the neighbourhood node via fibre cable. Spreadsheet - Test Results (Cable Tests tab). To determine the expected data rate, in the appropriate area of the chart, 1 Spatial Stream, 2 Spatial streams etc, locate the matching raw data rate and multiply that data rate by the Coding number located in the Coding column. Here are the videos of the download tests: Bell Fibe 1Gb - HTTP Download test of a 10Gb file, Rogers Ignite 1Gb - HTTP Download test of a 10Gb file. Sort the top data by RSSI to see who’s on top. For bufferbloat, Bell wins over Rogers, with a great margin as their modem handle better higher loads than the Rogers one. Like a lot of people, I sit in the camp of both gaming and torrenting.