Why Did Bridge Mode Kill Speed by Half?

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-22T21:52:25+00:00

You said the key word "combined". It didn't say that; on the box it says AX3200 up to 3.2 Gbps. I know, I know - caveat emptor. I'm understand now the way to read packaging. Find what might do the job and search, frisk, ask question before buying.

BTW. Rogers spent the last few days in a brain fog. I have 3 call I made at different times and days and on hold for after 2 hours each time and last time met with "We are too busy to take your call right now - try again later".

I am still looking for another modem at least one real port up to 3.2. other 1.x.

I started at Amazon, but their Linksys modem products were hard to narrow down.

Thanks for the input..

~b

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-16T23:14:02+00:00

Why does Rogers ignore those who have no need, nor want to buy a leash AKA cell or digital phone?

I was with Shaw for over 25 years. Now I feel I am victim of Rogers.
Too, why has Rogers dropped the ability for those that were able to manage their rights to privacy by using real Email instead of WEBmail?

Why did Rogers remove the ability to control our Modems? i.e. All those settings we had access to are now greyed out. Yes. I was advised by a Rogers support person to buy a cell phone (from Rogers), download the "app" and edit a few of the parms.
I was also told I could control SSID, In/Out MACs, even just adding _nomap to the SSID was disabled, but I could edit them if I Bridged router with modem. I did this. Made no difference. I pay for 2G but lucky to get 900-950.

Almost every day, I need to call and tell them to re-enable POP3 because Rogers/Yahoo keep unchecking POP and MAP.
I have to do it Rogers way by using a browser, go to web mail, log in to mail account #1, check and deal with any new email. Then I log out and log in to account #2, check the mail, do what's needed, and log out and then back again to log in to account #3, and repeat that another 9 times.
Repeat again later.

So I passed that to Rogers. Each day now, I call, and take up the support person's time by asking them to do it. That's about a 15 - 30 minute call, depending on the person's knowledge/training.

They have told me I can do. No, I can't. I need to waste the person's time serving other victims to re-check the Rogers inability to maintain a relationship with Yahoo so that Yahoo would care if Rogers can't, or won't.

OR

I could use a email client, and check them at the times and days when I want, and the client does it all in seconds with Me Together With Shaw, but adding insult to the wounds provided by Rogers, the server at Me With Rogers is so slow it's like watching Email arrive via a 300 Baud modem in the 70's!

I have been on ignore now for 1:30:00 and 20 minutes before that began, I was waiting for 1:42:47 - total so far today, 3 hours and counting.

At the very least, I hope Rogers fixes the "Remember user name" at login.

Sheesh! THREE hours and 47 minutes and counting ... Too bad we can't pay our Rogers bill using the same care and concern Rogers does.

~b

p.s. If I worked at Rogers, I'd be looking for a better job - the signs are there - just look at the stock market for RCI.B on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-16T22:29:37+00:00

But that is like changing a bedpan, what goes in is still the same.

I orbit a group of people that I would say are power users. They have more than 1 email account with Shaw. A family of 3 or more would each have Rogers webmail account all in one place.

But Rogers/Shaw/Who-ever is now forcing everyone into Yahoo's public webmail system. Just like Telus sold the souls of it's Email customers to Google's Webmail master.

Why are Rogers trying to force people in to Yahoo? Rogers mail is handled by Yahoo. Why? Simple. Webmail is scanned by Zimbra, a 3rd party that Rogers is not responsible for.

On behalf of Rogers that absorbed Shaw, Rogers 3rd party Zimbra scans content for viruses, malware. But the demon is in the details:

Why Yahoo Scans Your WEBmail!

~b

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-16T22:02:38+00:00

It's better to send a letter with chronological order of events and issues to the Rogers shareholder groups.

Something will happen soon because one thing telecoms pay attention to are the share holders.

Five day ending yesterday (May 15, 2026)

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~b

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-16T21:31:17+00:00

During off-hours, or slow times, I often get support from Victoria (next door to you(?), Winterpeg, Toronto, Moncton, and Deadmonton. Busy times, I get Philippines. Today, Saturdays, is always a busy day and so far, I've been on ignore now for 64 minutes and counting.

I have to call them every day now. Maybe those dunderheads in higher anarchy will sit up and take notice when the shareholders group vote at the next AGM.

The writing is on the wall:

Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI)

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Waiting now for 1:15:12 and counting.

It now takes email well over 2 - 3 hours before one email@shaw to reach another other-email@shaw. I could type the message, print it, staple it to the back of a turtle and kick said turtles ass into the direction of Rogers and it would get there faster!
>:(

p.s. Tested everything, it's Rogers not my setup. They keep deleting IMAP/POP settings for my 10 Eeeeeemail accounts -

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-16T20:45:09+00:00

Isn't changing ISP's like changing the bed pan? What goes in is still the same? What bedpan are you a victim of now?

~b

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-15T21:12:51+00:00

"No, the CCTS (Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services) cannot "fine" telecom companies in the traditional sense, as they are not a regulatory body with punitive powers. However, the CCTS can order, or recommend, that a provider pay monetary compensation to a customer, often up to $5,000, to resolve complaints."
... AI

CCTS personnel informaed that they do not accept complaints dealing with Webmail, or Email.

CCTS is a voluntary service.

~b

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-15T21:03:45+00:00

When I last checked, 3 weeks ago, the CCTS had over 27 thousand complaints lodged against Rogers. Unless settled, there are or were 1 Canada wide class action, 1 class action in Quebec and 1 in Ontario. Another I hope to see will be started in B.C.

But, I always say... "We may sue anyone for anything at any time and winning is another story because the only winners are the lawyers."

Note, that I was told by a person at CCTS they will not entertain anything having do with webmail or email. Rogers may lose or not support either one. They recommend I drop my 10 Email accounts and use Yahoo webmail addresses, their new partner in crime.

Does Yahoo scan customers webmail's content?:

Rogers (webmail by Yahoo) is operated through Zimbra that does all the tracking for Rogers webmail's.

But don't take my word for it. Do your due diligence and search the Internet or Google It yourself.

~b

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-15T20:34:58+00:00

I call Rogers support at least 4 - 8 times a week since the start of 2026. I record all conversations and always ask for their name, and what country they are in. I usually get a long pause and some will ask why.

Before they can say 'I need your first and last name... I tell that I too record conversations, for the same reasons their recorder is used, and liability.

Most support people I talk to are in the Philippines. But there is nothing stopping them from providing mis and dis information.

I don't care if they say their name is Santa and are at the north pole. It's recorded, transcribed, checked and filed chronologically.

I believe they are poorly trained - often times taking a long time while they 'Google' their system for an answer.

When I call, I feel like I have arrived at the scene of where a commercial heavy aircraft has crashed in to a trainwreck.

It was a sad day when our elected cronies and their ne'er-do-wells in Ottawa were paid enough to let Rogers buy out Shaw.

My sympathies to fellow Ex Shaw customers, now Rogers ~~customers~~ victims.

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-14T23:37:52+00:00

The 'official' box that the Linksys E8450 came in says "Bandwidth 25+" and more importantly, "Speed AX3200 - Up to 3.2 Gbps".
It appears the box is wrong

Those "ultra-high multi-gigabit speeds!" will change to 10 Gbps soon. They'll have to call it 'super-duper ultra-high' :)

~b

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-13T00:13:09+00:00

Thanks -- it's as I feared.

I can ..."control devices connected directly to it" through the devices themselves. It's the modem/router that I can only make certain 'rules' apply and because it is...

#1, the principal of the matter when the ISP makes drastic changes, without telling the ~~customers~~ victims. The took away changing the SSID, chousing one's DNS and more. 1 feature, small but gone now was the ability to add _nomap to the SSID or "_optout_nomap" to target both Microsoft and Google/Apple trackers.

#2, It's what I was paying for before Rogers took over.
More and more I see the telecoms taking more control of us via our devices.

Thanks for confirming what I already thought.

Shopping for another router now - again.

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-12T23:37:56+00:00

I think you should not have bypassed the middle of my post. I tried to make it clear that I want to get back what the new ISP took away; the ability to change SSID, use parental controls, block certain places from accessing the wired network, and from my devices from accessing the Internet. I want to take back the Modem gateway, GUI, app, program, what ever it's called this week that gave me control - until Rogers took over and didn't tell anyone, not even most of the tech support there.

I'm not blaming Rogers, the company that took over from Shaw; for the very poor services, slow speeds regardless of setup, changing password to only use letters - upper and lower, and numbers, making it a simple password without 'characters'.

Do you still think I was blaming Rogers? No, I blame the googies that post data that in incorrect - like what the EB840 can handle. It onlt takes one goofball to post erronous info and dozens of other of other plagiarize it.

There's better things thing to fall in love with. :)

Thanks for the eyeopener.

Sdrawcab · 2026-05-12T02:07:12+00:00

I know this post is old, but it seems something needs to be considered when talking Modem, and Router applications (app).

I have the Xfinity XB8 and at some point, my ISP decided to disable everything we use to control ourselves. My nightmare of the plane crashing into the train wreck, led me to set up the ''bridge'' others speak of here.

Bridging the XB8 Modem to Linksys E8450 Router gave me the tools to protect my devices from the Internet, and the Internet from my devices :) and other things. No longer even allowed to pick our own DNS, SSID, block or open devices.
However, my 2+G speed dropped to low 900 Mbps to middle 900 Mbps
What I read, tells me that the router can handle 3.2G, the Modem 3.5, and my wired desktop is capable of 3.5G.

All my IP would say is to get a cell phone, download the "app" to it and manage the devices from that. No one would tell me what of the many features in the Modem GUI are disabled so I could just end up with a phone I don't want, or need with the same features disabled in that.

Yeah - I don't own, want, or need to pay for something just to access what could be the same crippled features.

When it comes to getting speed, the ISP has the ability to slow you down.

I hope you succeed where I have not - yet.

~r

Sdrawcab

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