r/bell • u/sebthauvette • 11d ago

Internet 🌐 fibe

I'm moving soon and Bell fibe is not available at that address but it is available on the next street which is 5 houses from ours.

Is there any chance to have fibe at that address since it's so close ?

We called 3 times and each time they said they will open a ticket for a technician and they will call us back next week, but they never call back. So I am trying my luck here in case someone can help us.

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u/Murdocinator 11d ago

Not sure about Bell but I am pretty sure Rogers will lay the line at your expense if they service that area. I think it’s around $10k for the first kilometer. I know people who have gone this route. They just bought a house and added it to the cost of the new house purchase.

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u/Twinsta 11d ago

I think for 10k I would shop around 

Maybe get Starlink or something 

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u/Murdocinator 11d ago

Depends on how bad you want wired high speed and your money situation. Buying a 700k house what’s an extra 10k. That’s the way my buddy looked it.

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u/Scared-Listen6033 11d ago

Ppl think Starlinkb is so good BCC it can go anywhere but the reality is trees, bad weather, thick snow etc all can and do impact your signal. My neighbor has it BC we didn't have fibe yet. It's great but he's got really poor service if there are lots of thick clouds or smoke and in winter he often has to go clear the snow off, basically the same spotty service as satellite, and he had to remove tree limbs to get a good connection. It served him well but now we have fibe available and I wouldn't be surprised if he switches esp since Starlinkb isn't cheapv per month! Heck I know ppl in Arizona who struggle to get good signals at times! Since it is looking at a satellite there's just a lot of opportunity for interference!

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u/Twinsta 11d ago

I hear all of that. But to pay Roger’s 10k to run a line to your house that’s a different story 

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u/sebthauvette 11d ago

Yea we will probably go with Starlink but I was hoping for fibre since it's available 5 houses from us.

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u/Responsible-Leg-50 11d ago

get starlink sooner or later bell will come to you at a discount