Rogers Ignite internet customers this week started noticing faster upload speeds on their plans, and now the telco has confirmed the upgrade to iPhone in Canada.
According to iPhone in Canada readers, various Ignite internet plans now have faster upload speeds, with many seeing rates of over 150 Mbps and even 160 Mbps upload.
The faster upload speeds appear to be happening through a staged rollout, with certain areas seeing the upgrade first. Many noted a modem restart would trigger the updated speed profile upgrade.
Currently, the Rogers Ignite internet page only details upload speeds ranging from 15 to 30 Mbps, but that’s not the case right now for numerous customers.
A Rogers spokesperson confirmed the internet upgrades are happening, but did not clarify when asked what plans and areas have the upgraded upload speeds. “We are continuously investing in our networks to provide our customers with the best and most reliable experience possible”, said the spokesperson, while pointing to their ‘Best in Test’ fixed broadband internet win from umlaut.
Your best bet is to reboot your Rogers internet modem, then run a test on Speedtest.net to see if you have upgraded internet speeds. Share your findings in the comments below.
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I’m getting at least 150 Mbps on the gigabit plan in North York. Anyone with Ignite 500u and maybe even 150u should be getting 100 Mbps, provided their area has been upgraded.
I’m on ignite 500u and capped at 75 Mbps upload speed after the upgrade in Markham.
That seems like an interim upgrade. It’s still better than 20 Mbps.
Capped at 75 Mbps in Markham after the upgrade. I’m on ignite 500u.
Which area of Markham are you located in?
KW, with 1gb service. 836 down, constant 54 up.
Where in KW? Still 30Mbps up on 1Gbps plan in the Chicopee/Idlewood area.
Upper beechwood.
In Scarborough, 931 down, 51 up.
I’m on the XB7 modem.
If you have one upstream OFDMA channel, then it could be a sign that you’ll get the higher upload speed soon.
Lets get to the probable point of this, new prices?
Could be. Or it might be they are actually losing some business to Bell. After two years of people working from home and schooling from home, overall network performance became more important, not just download speed. Rogers is handicapped against Bell for upload speeds and inconsistency during peak neighborhood usage. If you rely on your video conferences not getting choppy or being able to upload large files and projects, then if high speed Bell is available in you’re area, they’re probably the better choice.
Relative to Bell, this is a small bump in upload speeds and doesn’t address the downsides of a shared network.
Bell has been making some bogus claims in recent ads, where they say
they’re 100x faster than Rogers upload. This is with their Fibe (fib?)
service which provides 3 Gb symmetrical. Rogers has had 30 Mb or better
for some customers for years over cable. 100x 30 = 3 Gb. However, they also have 2.5
Gb symmetrical and soon 8 Gb. If Bell is comparing their fibre to
Rogers, then they should compare with Rogers fibre and not cable.
Rogers service has been just alright for us in a smaller town outside of Hamilton but we only went to 50 up and 450 down. Not that impressed but I guess that’s the curse of not living in a large city.
I tried that and got about a 50% upload increase. I have a 500/20 connection and prior to this would generally get around 925/21. After this, my upload went to about 31 Mb, but there was no difference to download.
I had the 160mbps upload speed a few nights ago … but tonight, the OFDMA channel is no longer available and I’m back ot 50mbps. I guess they’re still testing?
No speed bump in Brampton. Upload still capped at 30mb