[Rogers] [Rogers] Ignite Internet 1.5 Gigabit for $44.99 12 months term (Original $124.99) (ON only) - Page 78 - RedFlagDeals.com Forums (2024)

FormerSlacker wrote: ↑If you got a new modem and had a older one before you may have switched to OFDM which is a new thing on Docsis 3.1 which has been known to be unstable in certain neighborhoods... lots of posts on this in the rogers forums.

Many, maybe most of Fido users still had the older modems on Docsis 3.0 which do not use OFDM and may be more 'stable' in your area.

Whatever the reason, it better not stop working during the daytime since I and other family members WFH. I just assume Rogers was doing some kind of maintenance work or something as it only happens between midnight and the time before dawn.

NubNub wrote: ↑Kind of disturbing as I notice a few outages during the night after midnight a few times already. My Internet would stop and come back, being offline sometimes for hours. Thankfully, never happened during the day. My nest doorbell reported being disconnected. Never happened when on Fido home internet, though they are the same company.

I can’t guarantee that this is the issue that you have, however, I was having the same issue, I could see gaps of hours on my nest doorbell, the connection was unstable at certain points of my house (you can only really see this if you do something such as cloud gaming). After doing several tests (A LOT) the issue was related to the wifi channel, turns out that you cannot change the channel manually or make any other changes, I decided to just buy my own router, set the one from Rogers in bridge mode and problem solved.
I couldn’t get more than 500-600 mbps before, after that, I get almost the full gigabit, consistently and it doesn’t drop, I am quite happy with the service, nothing to complain about.

GiaNFJ wrote: ↑I can’t guarantee that this is the issue that you have, however, I was having the same issue, I could see gaps of hours on my nest doorbell, the connection was unstable at certain points of my house (you can only really see this if you do something such as cloud gaming). After doing several tests (A LOT) the issue was related to the wifi channel, turns out that you cannot change the channel manually or make any other changes, I decided to just buy my own router, set the one from Rogers in bridge mode and problem solved.
I couldn’t get more than 500-600 mbps before, after that, I get almost the full gigabit, consistently and it doesn’t drop, I am quite happy with the service, nothing to complain about.

My problem is not wifi as I always use the modem in bridge mode (both Fido and now Rogers modem). I've been using a router and mesh wifi for years. This is definitely a Rogers problem. The ASUS router cannot get a WAN IP.

GiaNFJ wrote: ↑I can’t guarantee that this is the issue that you have, however, I was having the same issue, I could see gaps of hours on my nest doorbell, the connection was unstable at certain points of my house (you can only really see this if you do something such as cloud gaming). After doing several tests (A LOT) the issue was related to the wifi channel, turns out that you cannot change the channel manually or make any other changes, I decided to just buy my own router, set the one from Rogers in bridge mode and problem solved.
I couldn’t get more than 500-600 mbps before, after that, I get almost the full gigabit, consistently and it doesn’t drop, I am quite happy with the service, nothing to complain about.

You getting 1GB wifi ? Or wired ?

TwinkoStar wrote: ↑I’m with them on contract and 2 months in they already increased the price… pretty scammy :/ Just make sure you’re not on contract!

It's all about timing. Rogers had a price increase on February 13, 2023. The next one will probably be in the fall.

So signed up a few weeks ago for 1.5. Was on Fido 150. Got new XB7 modem. Couldn’t get more than 400-500 total bandwidth, wired and wifi individually or combine with multiple devices. Usually at 300ish. Tech came out last Sunday. Replaced outside green box wiring, outside house wiring, removed in house amplifier from prev install at panel, changed cable from wall to modem, and modem to XB8. Got 600 when he was here max. He said physical limitations due to neighborhood wiring. So you get less than half of what they’re advertising. Also had a few drops since. And mostly 500 now total bandwidth. Same outcome on bridge mode with mesh wifi. Not happy so FYI.

Edit: just tested now, maxing out at 400 total bandwidth.

Seems like the phone number does not work anymore ?
It either hangs up right away or after the Initial message

Tried today 08th April 10.30AM

digikilla wrote: ↑Seems like the phone number does not work anymore ?
It either hangs up right away or after the Initial message

Tried today 08th April 10.30AM

Same here.

Same here for me as well

hashcel wrote: ↑Same here.

SSGuyie wrote: ↑So signed up a few weeks ago for 1.5. Was on Fido 150. Got new XB7 modem. Couldn’t get more than 400-500 total bandwidth, wired and wifi individually or combine with multiple devices. Usually at 300ish. Tech came out last Sunday. Replaced outside green box wiring, outside house wiring, removed in house amplifier from prev install at panel, changed cable from wall to modem, and modem to XB8. Got 600 when he was here max. He said physical limitations due to neighborhood wiring. So you get less than half of what they’re advertising. Also had a few drops since. And mostly 500 now total bandwidth. Same outcome on bridge mode with mesh wifi. Not happy so FYI.

Edit: just tested now, maxing out at 400 total bandwidth.

What kind of router are you using? I've always had poor bandwidth with the built in router with these models. Always used bridge mode, I was also on Fido 150 but using an Asus RTAC68U, when I switched to 1.5gb with Rogers I got poor speeds with that router. Just switched to a RTAX86U and speeds are great. I can get max if AIprotection is switched off.

johnnyd.powers wrote: ↑Would someone mind sharing the number for Zedd? The one listed previously doesn't seem to be working.

Just call again at a different time or day, sometimes the number goes down.

Anybody know if the discount applies on the first bill? Or 2nd bill or even the 3rd bill? I was told by Zedd agent, that the first bill will be weird. But I just got the 2nd bill and it's 114.99+ tax.

Will need to call Zedd again..

hbjai wrote: ↑Anybody know if the discount applies on the first bill? Or 2nd bill or even the 3rd bill? I was told by Zedd agent, that the first bill will be weird. But I just got the 2nd bill and it's 114.99+ tax.

Will need to call Zedd again..

The discount is effective immediately, which is why the first bill is "weird" for most people. You prepay a month in advance for internet, so unless your switch date and billing date happen to line up, your first bill will have the usual charges for the upcoming month at the new rate, but then it will also have a reversal of the old rate and charges for the new rate back to the date you switched to the new plan. Assuming your old plan was more expensive than the new plan, this will result in a smaller bill (eg my first bill was $35 instead of $50)

So if you're seeing $114.99, I agree you definitely need to call Zedd again.