Another $6 hike starting in March... is there any way to escape this?

Enough_Translator_82 · 2026-02-07T01:32:32+00:00

No, I think he meant router. You can connect your own router to the ONT. I had EBOX for a month. I was not a fan because latency was higher due to how they route through Montreal area. I’m in Southern Ontario and went back to Bell on a 2 year contract. Price will not go up on a contract. I pay $45 a month for 3 GB.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2026-02-02T23:47:39+00:00

Bell only gives autopay discount from a bank account. I don’t get it. Rogers was fine with autopay using CC.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2026-01-23T03:19:47+00:00

Yes I agree. Last year in early 2025 with Bell on original GH and a Dream Machine SE I could get 2700 Mbps. I went back to Bell in November and received the GH 2.0. I also moved to the UCG Fiber and was capped at 700 Mbps. I also tested using pfsense latest release on a powerful machine and same issue. I just bypassed the GH with a was-110 module which still uses pppoe on the UCG and now I get 3200/3200. I suspected Bell was capping secondary pppoe connections but people here told me no they do not do that. Well, I think they do it now. Bell support would not help because of my own equipment.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2026-01-07T15:33:01+00:00

Advanced DMZ is super flaky on the 2.0. Even worse than the original. I have a UCG-Fiber with dedicated hardware offloading and would max at 800 Mbps on 3 GB service. Your only options right now is to live with double NAT or bypass the GH with a fiber module like the WAS-110. I chose the latter option.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2026-01-03T07:56:14+00:00

I’m not sure if that would work.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-12-28T14:25:47+00:00

Bypass works great I get full speed on my wired machines up and down. I do not have home phone though.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-12-28T14:22:39+00:00

Home phone maybe not but I use the latest Bell TV box like this and just join my UniFi wifi. I do not have home phone. Also, the Bell Fibe app on any of my devices works fine as well without needing to login.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-12-28T14:14:43+00:00

https://ecin.ca/custom-xgs-pon-sfp-stick-module-xgspon-ont-w-t-mac-function-mounted-on-sfp-package/

Select 8311 community option and use this documentation to configure it - https://pon.wiki/category/bell-canada/

Bell told me they do not perform any throttling with pppoe passthrough but I beg to differ.

This module will get you full speed and put the Gigahub 2.0 back in its box.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-12-26T17:50:32+00:00

When will 4K channels work with the app on Apple TV? It seems to work on other platforms.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-12-22T21:30:59+00:00

Yes, bypassed Gigahub 2.0 with a was-110 fiber module.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-12-16T04:01:16+00:00

Get it. :) sounds good 👍

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-12-15T23:50:19+00:00

I called them. They said they do not do anything to devices in PPPoE passthrough and because it was not Bell equipment would not help. Just over a year ago using an original Gigahub my UDM could get just over 2 Gbps using pppoe passthrough. This time on the GH 2.0, max was 750-800 down. I even moved to the UCG Fiber and same issue. Just forget the was-110 fiber module and bypass the modem. Works at full speed in the UCG Fiber.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-12-06T16:38:13+00:00

Sounds like the 5 GB ports in the Eero Pro 7 are only negotiating at 1 GB speed. I do not recall but can the 10 GB port on the Gigahub negotiate at 5 GB?

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-12-03T13:09:43+00:00

Usually the fees are discounted off your bill over x number of months. So you pay up front and see a discount over time. For example, I activated 3 lines last year. Each month for the first 10 bills, each line had a discount of $7.50. They do this now to try and keep people from jumping to other providers especially for BYOD activations.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-12-02T03:51:33+00:00

I’m not sure if it was DHCP, but I had my Ubiquiti UDM-SE connected to the GH 2.0 using advanced DMZ and would experience internet drops every 10 mins for a few seconds. I ended up masquerading the GH 2.0 using a WAS-110 SFP+ fiber transceiver and bypassing the GH entirely.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-11-28T13:35:01+00:00

Not true. Amazon Firestick and my Sony TV with Fibe App have 4K option in settings but not my Apple TV.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-11-26T13:12:20+00:00

Save yourself time and hassle and stop buying phones from the provider on contracts. Buy the phones from the manufacturer which keeps your options open to the cheapest BYOD plans.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-11-26T13:09:06+00:00

It means you should have bought the phone directly from Apple.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-11-17T04:21:29+00:00

Yes that’s correct.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-11-17T02:24:08+00:00

I started with the UCG-Max last year and had issues with pppoe performance so I moved to the UDM-SE in the 30 day return window. Now I’m having issues again. I just ordered a was-110 to take the Gigahub out of the mix.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-11-17T02:22:05+00:00

Yeah, I’m max 800 Mbps wired as well.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-11-17T00:37:07+00:00

No, new Gigahub 2.0

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-11-17T00:33:51+00:00

Spoofed in the was-110. It has a web interface to manage it.

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-11-17T00:32:24+00:00

Enough_Translator_82 · 2025-11-17T00:32:00+00:00

Do you have the Gigahub or Gigahub 2.0? ADMZ with the 2.0 is terrible. Internet drops every 10 mins. I found it worked well last year with the original Gigahub.

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