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Dr.Dave · 2012-07-30, 01:51 PM

@binary1010, I think they got the footnotes screwed up. I think it's the same as Lightning 20:

Quote:

(3) Available to all MTS Ultimate TV Service customers. Also available to non-TV customers in select areas of Winnipeg, Portage and Brandon.

That's they way the text reads if look at the web site.

Footnote 4 should apply to regular Lightning since there is no footnote 5.

binary1010 · 2012-07-31, 01:35 PM

Well i only get 7.5 Mbps...so i guess im not in the "select" areas...its been over 5 years and still nothing faster in my area from MTS...why cant they have ADSL or ADSL+ or ADSL2????...or do they????

Dr.Dave · 2012-07-31, 01:58 PM

binary1010, if you have MTS Internet without TV, then you are on ADSL right now. I think you have to be in a VDSL or VDSL2+ area for Lightning 10. That's what select areas means and includes 95% of Winnipeg households.

Are you eligible for Lightning 10 or Ultimate TV when you put in your home phone number?

binary1010 · 2012-07-31, 04:10 PM

I only have choices for Light or Lightning...i am just outside of winnipeg in a well populated area...like i said its been over 5 years with no increase in speed availability.

Dr.Dave · 2012-08-01, 09:59 AM

If you aren't able to get MTS TV, that means MTS probably hasn't upgraded your area to VDSL2. As far as I know, MTS isn't doing any more VDSL2 upgrades - they are going with Fibre to the Home (FTTH), as discussed in this thread. That includes new housing developments in Winnipeg as well as the communities discussed in that thread.

Lorne · 2012-08-25, 08:00 AM

Last week I got an e-mail from MTS offering an upgrade to Lightning 20 for 6 months for free. (I'm on Lightning 10 now).
Speed hasn't been a real issue for me, but I can't argue with the price.
Right?

no123one · 2012-09-01, 03:02 PM

Wow, MTS has now offered slower speeds at a higher price!
The 32 Mbps Bolt plan was $57, but now you have to pay $60 for the 20 Mbps plan. How crazy is that! Even $50 for only 10 Mbps is horrible.

I keep thinking Shaw might be the way to go, but I had a bad experience with them years ago. I also do a lot of downloading and Shaw seems to throttle and have bw limits. It's a bit of a monopoly here with those two companies. Manitoba needs at least 1 more ISP.

Mozza · 2012-09-01, 06:44 PM

Having had both as providers in the past decade - I'd stick with MTS. MTS doesn't cap their data at all, and I find that I can count on the promised speed (especially lately) at any time of day/week.

MTS also has better upload speeds.

no123one · 2012-09-03, 12:16 AM

Yes, the upload speed is important to me as I do often upload high volume files for clients, and I like the consistent speed vs MAYBE higher during low volume times.

MTS has been hinting on the phone to me that the unlimited bandwidth cap may not last that much longer unfortunately.

I think the last couple years have been the sweet spot for being an MTS customer, but I think things are going to tighten up in the next year or two for users (much higher prices and bandwidth caps).

Mozza · 2012-09-03, 08:53 AM

The fact that they now have started advertising their lack of data cap would suggest they are going to use it as a marketing tool, not advertise and then suddenly change their minds...

I can't imagine a change in this policy for at least another two years.

no123one · 2012-09-03, 11:20 PM

I agree, probably a couple years max, but it's coming and I'm not looking forward to it.

2012-08-25, 08:00 AM	#21
Lorne Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 84	6 months free Last week I got an e-mail from MTS offering an upgrade to Lightning 20 for 6 months for free. (I'm on Lightning 10 now). Speed hasn't been a real issue for me, but I can't argue with the price. Right?

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2012-07-31, 01:35 PM	#17
binary1010 Rookie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 18	Well i only get 7.5 Mbps...so i guess im not in the "select" areas...its been over 5 years and still nothing faster in my area from MTS...why cant they have ADSL or ADSL+ or ADSL2????...or do they????

2012-07-31, 01:58 PM	#18
Dr.Dave Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 4,718	binary1010, if you have MTS Internet without TV, then you are on ADSL right now. I think you have to be in a VDSL or VDSL2+ area for Lightning 10. That's what select areas means and includes 95% of Winnipeg households. Are you eligible for Lightning 10 or Ultimate TV when you put in your home phone number?

2012-07-31, 04:10 PM	#19
binary1010 Rookie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 18	I only have choices for Light or Lightning...i am just outside of winnipeg in a well populated area...like i said its been over 5 years with no increase in speed availability.

2012-08-01, 09:59 AM	#20
Dr.Dave Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 4,718	If you aren't able to get MTS TV, that means MTS probably hasn't upgraded your area to VDSL2. As far as I know, MTS isn't doing any more VDSL2 upgrades - they are going with Fibre to the Home (FTTH), as discussed in this thread. That includes new housing developments in Winnipeg as well as the communities discussed in that thread.

2012-09-01, 03:02 PM	#22
no123one Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 53	Wow, MTS has now offered slower speeds at a higher price! The 32 Mbps Bolt plan was $57, but now you have to pay $60 for the 20 Mbps plan. How crazy is that! Even $50 for only 10 Mbps is horrible. I keep thinking Shaw might be the way to go, but I had a bad experience with them years ago. I also do a lot of downloading and Shaw seems to throttle and have bw limits. It's a bit of a monopoly here with those two companies. Manitoba needs at least 1 more ISP.

2012-09-01, 06:44 PM	#23
Mozza Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB Posts: 997	Having had both as providers in the past decade - I'd stick with MTS. MTS doesn't cap their data at all, and I find that I can count on the promised speed (especially lately) at any time of day/week. MTS also has better upload speeds.

2012-09-03, 12:16 AM	#24
no123one Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 53	Yes, the upload speed is important to me as I do often upload high volume files for clients, and I like the consistent speed vs MAYBE higher during low volume times. MTS has been hinting on the phone to me that the unlimited bandwidth cap may not last that much longer unfortunately. I think the last couple years have been the sweet spot for being an MTS customer, but I think things are going to tighten up in the next year or two for users (much higher prices and bandwidth caps).

2012-09-03, 08:53 AM	#25
Mozza Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB Posts: 997	The fact that they now have started advertising their lack of data cap would suggest they are going to use it as a marketing tool, not advertise and then suddenly change their minds... I can't imagine a change in this policy for at least another two years.

2012-09-03, 11:20 PM	#26
no123one Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 53	I agree, probably a couple years max, but it's coming and I'm not looking forward to it.