Bell upgrading Whole Home Wi-Fi pods with increased speeds, increased price

The full coverage area hasn't really changed though

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Bell is upgrading its Whole Dwelling Wi-Fi pods to increase the amount of coverage and speed per pod, however, the price is going up as well.

The new pods are bigger than the former ones and each node covers double the amount of space and can back up double the internet speeds.

The older generation of pods will stay in rotation until Baronial 6th, but will now be renamed as Wi-Fi Pods Mini. The new version coming out on Baronial 6th will exist chosen Wi-Fi Pods.

The monthly cost of the existing four-pack of Mini Pods jumped from $5 to $10 per month on July 21st, and when the larger pods launch on Baronial 6th that toll will change to $15 for a ii-pack of the larger beacons.

Bong no longer includes the intuitive mesh system with the 1.5GB home internet programme tier, pregnant it'due south only available as a monthly add on.

Every additional beacon after that volition cost an extra $7.50 per month.

The new pods can accomplish speeds of 500MBps and have a range of most 500 square anxiety per pod. Both these measurements are twice the size of the older nodes, according to documents obtained past MobileSyrup.

While the supported internet speeds are a plus, the coverage surface area is going to be the aforementioned as the old pod package. Two of the new pods can cover the same ane,000 square foot area that the old four-pack did. Plus the old package used to cost $5 per calendar month earlier the July 21st price increase.

Bong's Wi-Fi pods come from a company chosen Plume which also currently has two pod sizes. You can check out the tech spec differences here.