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BrystonUser · 2010-05-27, 12:57 PM

I was just wondering if anyone knows if the Fibe service will be making it's way to Halifax any time in the near future?

Thanks

Boodaddy · 2010-05-28, 04:15 PM

CBC is saying FibreOp will arrive in Sydney this fall. No mention of Halifax.

BrystonUser · 2010-05-28, 06:24 PM

Yeah I just seen that today, I stumbled across that on their web site. It's odd that Sydney would get this service before Halifax, no offense to anyone from Sydney

, it's just that Halifax is the major hub in Nova Scotia. Aliant is advertising up to 170Mbps download and 30Mbps upload on the site. Seeing as East Link is charging something like $170/month for their 100Mbps service the price for 170Mbps must be scary.

Thanks for the reply.

Boodaddy · 2010-05-28, 06:33 PM

...and Dexter is kicking in money!! I do hope Halifax gets it also in the fall. Do you know if the NB FibreOp is capped?

cheers

Anteater · 2010-05-28, 07:48 PM

No love for NL

habskilla · 2010-05-28, 09:56 PM

There are no caps.

Bordak · 2010-05-30, 07:08 PM

Maybe they will move to roll out faster in St John's once Rogers starts up DOCSIS 3. Aliant only offers up to 13 Mbps here now, which is pretty terrible.

Boodaddy · 2010-05-30, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bordak

Maybe they will move to roll out faster in St John's once Rogers starts up DOCSIS 3. Aliant only offers up to 13 Mbps here now, which is pretty terrible.

It hasn't helped them roll it out here in Halifax.

okcomputer · 2010-05-30, 10:41 PM

Quote:

There are no caps.

Are you sure?

I just checked the Bell site and it says 75gb caps are in place for the 25mbps/2mbps Fibre service.

can3gxw · 2010-06-01, 08:37 AM

There are NO caps for the BellAliant FibreOp internet service.

There is a disclaimer, however, citing "acceptable use" for home service, and "acceptable bandwidth" - they state a 250 GB per month data usage as being acceptable for home use.

http://productsandservice.bellaliant...ns_fibreop.jsp

However - this only means that if you CONSTANTLY exceed this amount, you are probably NOT using this for regular, home use and you could be looked at further as being an "excessive user" or even running servers and/or websites.

AGAIN - this is NOT a cap... just a "gentle reminder"

habskilla · 2010-06-01, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by okcomputer

I just checked the Bell site and it says 75gb caps are in place for the 25mbps/2mbps Fibre service.

You need to go to www.aliant.net, not to bell.ca, to check out what is offered on the east coast.

Boodaddy · 2010-08-21, 10:11 AM

Any news on FibreOp coming to Halifax?

MikeyP · 2010-09-21, 12:53 PM

I suspect Sydney will be the "pilot". Smaller more manageable deployment will allow them to work out the kinks before tackling HRM.

So I imagine we are probably looking at late 2010/early 2011

That's my guess anyhow.

2010-05-27, 12:57 PM	#1
BrystonUser Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 104	Bell Fibe to Halifax? I was just wondering if anyone knows if the Fibe service will be making it's way to Halifax any time in the near future? Thanks

2010-05-28, 04:15 PM	#2
Boodaddy Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 559	Sydney first? CBC is saying FibreOp will arrive in Sydney this fall. No mention of Halifax.

2010-08-21, 10:11 AM	#12
Boodaddy Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 559	Halifax - Metro Any news on FibreOp coming to Halifax?

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2010-05-28, 06:24 PM	#3
BrystonUser Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 104	Yeah I just seen that today, I stumbled across that on their web site. It's odd that Sydney would get this service before Halifax, no offense to anyone from Sydney , it's just that Halifax is the major hub in Nova Scotia. Aliant is advertising up to 170Mbps download and 30Mbps upload on the site. Seeing as East Link is charging something like $170/month for their 100Mbps service the price for 170Mbps must be scary. Thanks for the reply.

2010-05-28, 06:33 PM	#4
Boodaddy Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 559	...and Dexter is kicking in money!! I do hope Halifax gets it also in the fall. Do you know if the NB FibreOp is capped? cheers

2010-05-28, 07:48 PM	#5
Anteater Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 450	No love for NL

2010-05-28, 09:56 PM	#6
habskilla Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 865	There are no caps.

2010-05-30, 07:08 PM	#7
Bordak Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 64	Maybe they will move to roll out faster in St John's once Rogers starts up DOCSIS 3. Aliant only offers up to 13 Mbps here now, which is pretty terrible.

2010-06-01, 08:37 AM	#10
can3gxw Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Woodstock, NB Posts: 179	There are NO caps for the BellAliant FibreOp internet service. There is a disclaimer, however, citing "acceptable use" for home service, and "acceptable bandwidth" - they state a 250 GB per month data usage as being acceptable for home use. http://productsandservice.bellaliant...ns_fibreop.jsp However - this only means that if you CONSTANTLY exceed this amount, you are probably NOT using this for regular, home use and you could be looked at further as being an "excessive user" or even running servers and/or websites. AGAIN - this is NOT a cap... just a "gentle reminder"

2010-09-21, 12:53 PM	#13
MikeyP Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Halifax NS Posts: 124	I suspect Sydney will be the "pilot". Smaller more manageable deployment will allow them to work out the kinks before tackling HRM. So I imagine we are probably looking at late 2010/early 2011 That's my guess anyhow.