In order to get FibeTV you MUST subscribe to Fibe Internet. They will not let you order FibeTV without Fibe Internet.
You can order Fibe internet without FibeTV FibeTV viewing usage does NOT count against the Fibe Internet cap. There is a way to get more IP addresses, you could tunnel to a provider that would give you more and have all of your traffic delivered over the tunnel On 11-04-15 11:14 AM, "Chuck Mariotti" <[email protected]> wrote: >It is also important to point out that Fibe internet and Fibe TV are >related... my understanding having looked into it early on is that the >Fibe "connection" is the route for both Internet and Fibe IP TV. You MUST >have Fibe Internet to be able to purchase Fibe TV (at least on the >technology side, maybe different if they use Fibe for other marketing). >If you are watching Fibe TV, your internet speed drops (I was told >~7Mbit)... If you watch TV on another TV, it's an additional drop in >speed, etc... Whole home PVR is an option, of course, recording TV is the >same thing as watching it... there is a speed drop. At first I thought >it was a hosted by Bell PVR (which would be interesting!), but at least >back then, it was a box in your house... I would bet that there is QOS on >the TV packets... so maybe an issue with SIP packets if there are lots of >TV Packets. > >I was also told at the time, that TV Viewing goes against the included >bandwidth caps. Which blew me away. > >I would jump on this in a heartbeat if there was a way to get more IP >Addresses! (any ideas? Let me know!) Of course, all the secondary ISPs >want access to this stuff for the speed and the TV side (Teksavvy has had >IPTV on their "coming" list for over a year). So maybe it's just a >matter of time... > >Of course, I welcome someone to correct me since when I did look into it, >no one knew what the hell I was asking or talking about, and I'm pretty >sure some people were just guessing. > >Chuck > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Douglas Pickett [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: April-15-11 11:01 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Bell Fibre ? > >I'm only speculating here, but I suspect that "Fibe" IS a DSLAM in the >roadside brown boxes as has been mentioned in this discussion, but the >high speed backhaul to the CO may or may not be an actual fibre-optic >cable. > >For all practical purposes, does it matter if the backhaul is over fibre, >or over copper, as long as Bell offers equivalent performance? > >I suspect that new installs are probably fibre to the roadside, whereas >in older areas such as Reza describes the existing copper facilities will >be used. > >Regards, >Doug. > > > >On 15/04/2011 10:40 AM, Reza - Voipernetics wrote: >> I appreciate all the feedback and corrections folks have provided >> here... However I still don't understand why they tagged it as fiber >> (unless infact this is a marketing term), because I have >> **personally** verified and looked on site at the distribution box and >> have been confirmed by a bell technician on duty at the site, that in >> the distribution box which is only couple of hundred yards from my >> client that **indeed** there is no fiber underground (connected to the >> distribution box). It is all copper. The neighbourhood is also about >> 20+ years old. I thought, and I am still under the impression that its >> merely an upgrade of their DSLAM, that allows a higher thorough put of >> data to make 25 down and 7 up possible. >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> -- >> * >> *FOUNDER & SR. TELECOM ANALYST* >> /VOIPERNETICS COMMUNICATIONS <http://www.voipernetics.com/>/* NATION >> WIDE DIDS, SIP TRUNKS & VOIP 911. >> PARTIAL / FULL VIRTUAL PRI - NO CONTRACTS! >> HOSTED PBX & TERMINATION SERVICES. >> TEL: 647-476-2067 >> >> Patrick Song wrote the following on 4/15/2011 10:00 AM: >>> it is a marketing term. >>> >>> it is based on VDSL technology facing to customers but Ethernet Fiber >>> backhual to the network on DSLAM. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Reza - Voipernetics >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Henry, I have this at my clients. I don't understand why they claim >>> it to be Bell Fiber. The modem they use for this service is actually >>> a DSL modem. The white brick type modem they supply has a led marked >>> "DSL",and all the other leds that are similar to a standard dsl modem >>> etc. And yes, upload speed is close to the advertised speed and >>> download close to their advertised speed. >>> >>> -- >>> * >>> *FOUNDER & SR. TELECOM ANALYST* >>> /VOIPERNETICS COMMUNICATIONS <http://www.voipernetics.com/>/* NATION >>> WIDE DIDS, SIP TRUNKS & VOIP 911. >>> PARTIAL / FULL VIRTUAL PRI - NO CONTRACTS! >>> HOSTED PBX & TERMINATION SERVICES. >>> TEL: 647-476-2067 <tel:647-476-2067> >>> >>> Henry Coleman wrote the following on 4/14/2011 11:31 PM: >>> >>> Any one have any experience of Bell Fibre Internet. Their F25 product >>> claims to be 7Mbs Upload 25Mbs Download at about $85 per month. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thank you >>> >>> Patrick Song >>> >>> CCIE #28023, CCVP >>> M.Eng in Telecommunications >>> Cell:1-647-868-2950 >> >> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional >commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
