tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2815284624481726904.post4164775774741366916..comments2022-03-02T18:02:04.721-05:00Comments on ADnet in Algoma: Bell Deferral Account Report Released 17 Apr 2014Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2815284624481726904.post-38027968213039663022014-11-11T18:27:51.534-05:002014-11-11T18:27:51.534-05:00Hermes,
I live on 6h Street in Hilton Beach abou...Hermes, <br /><br />I live on 6h Street in Hilton Beach about 100 meters from the new Bell tower. I managed to get Bell to buy me out of a pre-existing two year contract for a Flex 60 plan and hub when I order two new Bell Wireless Internet 5 hubs both with the biggest 40 Gb per hub data plans. I used a quite persistent manner and all the patience that I could muster to get the supervisor on the phone to put himself in my shoes and consider how Bell is behaving towards it's customers. Plus I might just have got lucky. It's a long story but I am happy to share if it would help keep you informed. I can be reached at paul.terence.gregory@gmail.comPersistenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901389010894056585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2815284624481726904.post-1046337431762785952014-05-12T20:54:56.118-04:002014-05-12T20:54:56.118-04:00Further to my comment above. Can you clarify where...Further to my comment above. Can you clarify where you got the information about 40 DSL Deferral Account sites. As far as I am aware, there are only three DSL sites; all the rest are HSPA+ based.<br /><br />Thank youHermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631857327069733811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2815284624481726904.post-90696466065999160282014-05-12T18:49:18.352-04:002014-05-12T18:49:18.352-04:00That’s a good question. It has not been from a lac...That’s a good question. It has not been from a lack of trying. I and others have contact various levels of Bell, Bell Aliant, BCE and Bell Mobility and to date have consistently run into a brick wall of claimed ignorance on the matter, wrong department, etc.<br /><br />Queries to the CRTC result in the standard reply of they do not regulate the cellular or broadband Internet service. (While this is accurate in the services are forborne, they did insist on a certain rate structure before approving the Deferral Account applications which they now do not want to discuss.)<br /><br />Some of the Deferral Account sites already on line are in Quebec. We know the rates for Quebec are different than the rates for Ontario; this is in response to the Vidéotron competition. As such, they are of little use to us in the Algoma District.<br /><br />Nine of the sites identified in the latest list were the Bell test sites locations: – namely <br />Blyth, Clinton, Flesherton, Goderich, Harriston, Markdale, Otter Lake, Ridgeway, and Wingham. These sites were used for field trials and proof of principle starting in 2012. One of the major outcomes of the trails was the need for exterior antennas as part of the package.<br /><br />Phones calls to some of the Bell World stores serving some of the activated Deferral Account areas were also unsuccessful. In most cases, the stores claimed not to have any knowledge. One store in the Wingham area said they would discussion rates if I came into the store.<br /><br />If anyone knows what Bell is charging, I would really like to hear. <br /><br />My theory is that the Bell keeping the rates under wraps fearing a backlash from people on the wrong site of the Deferral Account area border that will not be eligible for the Deferral Account rates. It will be interesting to see how Bell will handle this. <br />Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631857327069733811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2815284624481726904.post-38373848478960352662014-05-12T13:17:02.872-04:002014-05-12T13:17:02.872-04:00There are 40 Bell-DSL deferral sites already on li...There are 40 Bell-DSL deferral sites already on line according to that recent CRTC spreadsheet, some as far back as 2011. How come nobody know or has found out the Bell rates?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2815284624481726904.post-7516971940885543622014-04-19T17:01:59.426-04:002014-04-19T17:01:59.426-04:00I am fascinated as to how all this will turn out-i...I am fascinated as to how all this will turn out-it's good news for Algoma for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com