Review by auggy  UPDATED: 1.9 years ago member for 7.8 years, 4180 visits, last login: a few hours ago
Brockville,ON
$47 per month
about 5 days
Bell Canada
"Fairly reliable with fair speeds"
"No known plans for remotes in my area"
"Fair value if not affected by distance"
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Been on Sympatico HSE for over 2 years and I really like it.
Very good, consistent speeds. (1430/320 kbps)
Very reliable - only had a couple of outages so far.
Dealing with customer service has been good - once got a refund for incorrect charges without any problem
Recently switched to the HSE/Long Distance Bundle and am very happy as now I get everything on one bill and 120 minutes of free long distance a month.
Update: Bell Sympatico HSE now has improved speed (up to 1500/320) and unlimited bandwidth, which makes for an even better value
Update: In Jan/04 speeds were increased again (up to 3000/800)
The speed is faster and the service is still very reliable.
The HSE/Long Distance Bundle is no longer offered, but I am "grandfathered" for now.
Update : Sept. 14/07 - Still going strong after 7 years.
I am off the defunct HSE/Long Distance Bundle now as it is no longer a value.
The original Alcatel Speed Touch Home modem has now been replaced with a SpeedStream 5200.
I am stuck on the 3008/800 profile due to distance and I have had connection problems. But the problems were resolved with good tech support.
Everything is still acceptable.
Update - Nov 4/07
I have continued to have connection problems and as a result I have now switched to Cogeco Cable.
Update - Dec 8/07
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