Bell Fibe upgrade - Please help me understand

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I have Fibe 25 as well. My wireless works fine, but I have an issue where it will randomly drop the internet connection, local network works though, comes back on it's own after a bit.

I was fighting with Bell tech support for months as they told me everything was working fine... Finally posted a thread on dslreports.com tech support forum, the guy fixed it instantly. Worth a shot
 
So, an update to this thread.

Bell finally sent a tech out. All of the rest of the computers are working fine both wired and wireless (25mb download / 10 upload). Mine is the only laptop which has extremely slow download ONLY (2 mb) and 10 mb upload.

So.. tech guys - any ideas what could be restricting my download speed? I'm using windows 8 and Agv as my antivirus and that's it!

-frustrated dresden
 
Dresden said:
So.. tech guys - any ideas what could be restricting my download speed? I'm using windows 8 and Agv as my antivirus and that's it!
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What brand and model laptop? What model wireless card is in it?

This probably isn't it but I opened a laptop one time, for a guy complaining of poor range/speed and all three of his antenna wires weren't plugged into his wireless card, guess they forgot to plug them in at the factory? Worth a shot.
 
Dresden said:
So, an update to this thread.

Bell finally sent a tech out. All of the rest of the computers are working fine both wired and wireless (25mb download / 10 upload). Mine is the only laptop which has extremely slow download ONLY (2 mb) and 10 mb upload.

So.. tech guys - any ideas what could be restricting my download speed? I'm using windows 8 and Agv as my antivirus and that's it!

-frustrated dresden
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Why are you running agv with 8? Did you know it has a built-in antivirus?
 
Laptop Acer Aspire 5560-Sb401

Acer Nplify 802 11b/g/n


It ain't the greatest I know, but Its been much faster before the upgrade to Fibe 25 modem :(
 
RockerGuy said:
Why are you running agv with 8? Did you know it has a built-in antivirus?
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So does 7 in a way... or at least you can install Defender for free which is supposed to be much lighter than AVG and work better.
 
ViperZ said:
I have TekSavvy "upgraded" 28/1 plan, which they don't have anymore, $53 after taxes with 300GB limit. My parents just signed up for their 25/2 plan (300gb limited, unlimited 2am-8am) for $40+tax, so it's cheaper than mine :(, and I can't really switch to that plan as they charge for 'downgrading', but don't charge for upgrading your plans. Their neighbor just switched to TekSavvy DSL, "up to 25/10" for $40+tax, same 300gb, unlimited 2-8am.
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As far as I am aware, since TekSavvy has no contracts, you never pay a fee for changing plans...
 
Im with bell fibe 25 paying $35 per month with 300 gb cap. Im actually considering switching to another provider that i have my eyes on.

16 down/1 up and home phone all the features + free north american calling + other countries. a bundle for $79 bucks

Heres my bell fibe 25/7

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unL33T said:
So does 7 in a way... or at least you can install Defender for free which is supposed to be much lighter than AVG and work better.
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Defender is a removal tool, not an "Antivirus program" per se. Microsoft Security Essentials would be what you're talking about and needs to be downloaded for Win7.

Dresden said:
Wait, what? How did I not know about this?

So I can uninstall AGV and be okay?



Not an option (yet) since we are all all bundled.
Phone / TV / Internet / Mobile.
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Yes you can get rid of AGV (and it's probably a good idea).
 
Macs said:
Defender is a removal tool, not an "Antivirus program" per se. Microsoft Security Essentials would be what you're talking about and needs to be downloaded for Win7.



Yes you can get rid of AGV (and it's probably a good idea).
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Are you sure about that?


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Macs said:
Defender is a removal tool, not an "Antivirus program" per se. Microsoft Security Essentials would be what you're talking about and needs to be downloaded for Win7.
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Sorry, yes, I got the 2 mixed up.
 
For those looking for a decent ISP, Start Communications is pretty good. I switched to them from Teksavvy.
 
I've heard good things about Acanac (spelling?) as well.
 
SONIC said:
WHAAT? How much are you paying for that DL speed? 250mbps is like $225 a month on their website!
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If it's part of what you need to run your business (from what I gather some type of Remote Camera IP Setup service) then it's just another cost you pass on to a client.
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