Rogers and Shaw have launched a new tier of internet, now offering download speeds of up to 2 Gbps.
For Rogers, the new Pro tier offers up to 2 Gbps download speeds and increased upload speeds of 200 Mbps (this applies to all plans that have at least 200 Mbps download speeds). This plan is priced at $120 on a 24 month term, then goes back up to $140 per month.
Previously, the max download speeds were at up to 1.5 Gbps and 150 Mbps upload speeds.
Shaw’s website is showing a Pro 2G plan, which offers up to 2 Gbps download speeds, priced at $130 per month on a 24 month term, then $140 thereafter.
Both plans include free Ignite Streaming, which offers a media box to view streaming services such as Netflix, Prime Video, Sportsnet and more.
Back in April 2022, Rogers debuted 2.5 Gbps internet and upgraded customers on 1.5 Gbps speeds for free. That same year, Rogers debuted 8 Gbps Ignite internet in select areas of Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland. But the new 2 Gbps plan we’re seeing now is more widespread. Let us know if you’re able to subscribe to 2 Gbps internet in your area from Rogers or Shaw.
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Funny how they do not make the upload speed known. That is very important nowadays
honestly it's ridiculous unless you're running a server out of your house, nobody needs more than 500 mb so all of these high-speed packages are high priced vanity packages. do your homework people. ultra high def Netflix requires about 25 mb
With video gaming, streaming, multiple users off one network, it's absolutely not far fetched to want and need gigabit speeds.
Check your math. A single stream of 4K Netflix these days usually takes less than 20Mbps. Speed does very little for gaming – it's all about the latency. Gigabit far exceeds the needs of most. It is a luxury item.
Time is money, my man. My "Linux distros" can either arrive in 1 hour at 500mbit or less than 15 mins at 1.5gigabit. Moreso at higher speeds. It's not about the consistent need for high speed, it's about the time saved by having a big pipe available.
Are you still single, Tee Cee? Perhaps if you had a bigger pipe things would be better!
Sure but chunky 10GB Linux distro takes 10 min to download at a measly 150Mbps. A 4K TV use less than 25Mbps so at 500Mbps you can download 60GB/hour while watching 12 4K TVs and having 50Mbps to spare for gaming – with a typical MMO taking around 1Mbps. Throw in a few 10 Mbps Skype calls for free. Software updates? Most servers will throttle you.
You might have very special use case but the the average user really doesn’t and that was the point. I’ve worked in telecoms and I’ve seen how little these pipes are utilized. Regular families are suckered into paying for something they never use, or even can’t utilize because they’re using wifi more than 4feet from the AP.
I’d pay more for 1 gbps down and 1gbps up than 2 gbps down and like… 0.1 gbps up like what Rogers does.
Either way, unless I’m running a hotel it’s a ridiculous about of bandwidth.