Bell launches ‘always-on’ home internet backup service for outages
Bell Canada has introduced a new wireless internet backup service designed to maintain home Wi-Fi connectivity during outages. This service, called 'always-on internet solutions,' is available for free to customers with bundled mobile and home internet plans in Ontario and Quebec. Additionally, Bell is offering a power backup feature to ensure modems remain operational during blackouts.
- ▪The service uses customers' smartphones as hotspots to keep modems connected during internet disruptions.
- ▪Customers can use up to 50 gigabytes of data per cellphone for up to three days during an outage.
- ▪Bell's power backup feature can maintain connectivity for up to nine hours during blackouts.
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountBell Canada BCE-T is launching a wireless internet backup service that keeps home Wi-Fi connectivity running during an outage.Dubbed its “always-on internet solutions,” Bell says the feature is exclusively available, free of charge, to those with bundled mobile and home internet plans in Ontario and Quebec with current Giga Hub 2.0 modems.During a home internet disruption, the service essentially uses the customer’s smartphone as a hot spot to keep their modem connected so Wi-Fi devices stay online.Bell says up to 50 gigabytes of data will be applied per cellphone for up to three days, and once that allotment is used up or expires, the customer’s data usage will revert to their regular monthly plan.In…
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