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Bell warns of outage impacting Fibe TV customers

Bell warned via its support account on Twitter that Fibe TV customers “may be experiencing a service outage.”

The company says it’s working to restore services as quickly as possible.

While Bell didn’t specify where the service outage was impacting people, but the website Downdetector indicates the issue is primarily impacting customers in southern Ontario and Quebec, as well as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Downdetector map of Bell issues as of March 22nd, 2023

Moreover, Downdetector notes that 68 percent of reported issues were related to TV.

Source: Bell

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Bell unveils new Fibe TV update

Bell has released several new features through Fibe TV, bringing together live TV, on-demand offerings, and apps through its voice remote.

The new Fibe TV update connects users to the latest Google Android TV technology, granting them access to more than 7,000 apps from Google Play. The voice remote is now powered by Google Assistant, allowing users to search for movies and shows, control smart devices, and get answers to their questions.

Users can also now find TV shows and movies through universal search. The feature allows people to see search results across Fibe TV and supported platforms, eliminating the need to switch between streaming apps to find content to watch.

The new Cloud PVR feature allows users to record up to 10 shows simultaneously and save them for a year. The new Fibe TV remote also features shortcut buttons to access streaming services, including Crave, Netflix, and Prime Video.

The features are available for residential customers in Ontario and Quebec.

Image credit: Bell

Source: Bell

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Bell is bringing its pure fibre internet to Kingsville, Ontario by 2023

Bell is expanding its fibre internet reach in Ontario by bringing it to the sleepy southwestern city of Kingsville.

This expansion is part of Bell’s plan to bring fibre internet to additional homes and businesses. Approximately 5,000 locations in Kingsville will gain access to Bell’s fibre by 2023.

Bell is fully funding the expansion to provide 100 percent fibre access with download speeds up to 1.5Gbps. Fibe TV will also be accessible through this expansion.

“At a time when fast and reliable internet connections are more important than ever, we’re proud to bring our pure fibre connection to over 5,000 households and businesses in Kingsville,” Bruce Furlong, Bell’s senior vice president of network, said in a press release. “Through our own fully-funded investments in world-class broadband networks, Bell is advancing our long-standing objective to connect Canadians in communities throughout the country and across our footprint.”

The Kingsville expansion is part of Bell’s commitments to a historic two-year capital expenditure program. This program is now in its second year and accelerating Bell’s broadband fibre rollout. It’s also seen $10 billion invested in the further rollout of 5G and rural networking in Canada.

Bell recently announced its deployment of 5G+. Starting in Toronto, Bell says it hopes to take advantage of the 3500MHz spectrum to provide “peak theoretical download speeds of up to 3Gbps in select areas.”

Source: Bell Canada