Country internet round 2
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I finally had enough with my crappy explornet.
Got a Telus smart Hub a month ago. Had 30 days to decide if it worked or could return it.
It's not great, but it seems to be better than my explornet was/is. My Telus trial period is now over so looks like the explornet is gonna be canceled.
It slows down in the evenings. But so far the Telus hub at its worst is about equivalent to my explorenet at its best.
Seamed like every time I got a message from explornet that they were doing service on the system to improve things, in reality it would get worse every time.
Telus hub cost me $300 for the unit. Then the cheapest plan was $60 for 50 gig, or $75 for 250 gig. No contract. No antena on the roof.
Got a Telus smart Hub a month ago. Had 30 days to decide if it worked or could return it.
It's not great, but it seems to be better than my explornet was/is. My Telus trial period is now over so looks like the explornet is gonna be canceled.
It slows down in the evenings. But so far the Telus hub at its worst is about equivalent to my explorenet at its best.
Seamed like every time I got a message from explornet that they were doing service on the system to improve things, in reality it would get worse every time.
Telus hub cost me $300 for the unit. Then the cheapest plan was $60 for 50 gig, or $75 for 250 gig. No contract. No antena on the roof.
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I and my brother in law have the rogers rocket hub. Have Zero issues, and i can take it with me anywhere.
Quattroman
Active member
Yup, would be nice for options, but unfortunately where my place is, I'm stuck with xplornet which i loathe with ever fiber of my being 
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woody_tobius_jr
Active VIP Member
I just made the switch from xplorenet to the Telus hub, 3 times faster than xplorenet. I like the fact that if I have to go to the shop to work and need the inter web, I can unplug the unit from the house and run it off its battery power.
DRD
Active VIP Member
Might have to try the hub, Xplornet gave me a discount because the service has been brutal but the hub will still be cheaper.
Ricki Bobby
Active VIP Member
The Telus Smart Hub is great provided you have a decent cell signal where ever you are. I like the fact that I can take it anywhere.
JayT
Active VIP Member
I tried to get Telus Hub last week and they said my area is too full so I can't even get it. I respect that because they will not allow their service to go below a certain download speed. I'm with Xplornet and right now I have zero internet and they won't be able to service it for about 19 days. They are literally the worst company I have ever had to deal with in my life. I'm going to try for Rogers tomorrow and see if I can get them. If anybody is ever considering Xplornet don't even bother, using your phone as a personal hotspot is better.
S.W.A.T.
Active VIP Member
X2 for the Rogers rocket. Just don't go over because that gets pricey
skid
Active VIP Member
We've tried every possible out of town Internet provider and have finally settled with the Telus hub. It has been the cheapest of any of them when you compare the cost per how much data we can use, we bought the 500 gb/month plan and cancelled tv because now we can stream it and have never come close to our limit. The only catch with this Telus hub is that it is tower specific so you can't take it anywhere which is fine by me, I'm just happy to finally have something that keeps up with streaming.
LID
Active VIP Member
So are all these running off cell tower reception? Anyone getting internet on satellite or some radio signal where they are an hour from cell reception?
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My rogers reception at my house is one bar, by rocket hub gets full bars and works fine. No issues with slow internet, can stream. I have only went over once. There are different plans you can go into as well. I had Explorenet when I first moved out here and it was so bad I got my money back, I ended up streaming to my phone all the time.
Ricki Bobby
Active VIP Member
I take my smart hub from Alberta and use it in BC with no issues! Why do you think it is tower specific?
Mike270412
Golden Boy
We used ours all over Alberta this summer. Worked awesome everywhere.The sad part is ;the only place it doesn't work is at home. Parkland county seems to be the worst place in the province for rural internet. We've tried everything and none of it works .So far this telus hub thing has been the best but they over sold it just like all those that came before them. Speed goes down to almost nil from when the kids get out of school til midnight.Never tried it in BC yet. Did not work in Saskatchewan.
Cat401
Active VIP Member
are you using a booster?
Mike270412
Golden Boy
No booster
Cat401
Active VIP Member
get one...it likely will help.
My booster in my truck will usually boost my cell service and my Netgear hub by 1-3 bars.
Cat401
Active VIP Member
get one...it likely will help.
My booster in my truck will usually boost my cell service and my Netgear hub by 1-3 bars.
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