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Anonyme
12-06-2022Does Videotron have plans to upgrade their network to a Fiber network?
I just switched from Videotron's Helix to Bell 1.5Gbps. The reason why I switched is because Bell made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Paying the same price for more bandwidth (I had 400mbps with Vi...
st0106
04-29-2023Spartan
Late to jump in but I think the ubiquity of Videotron keeps the company floating. I once checked the availability of residential services when looking for a new condo in Montreal that can match Toronto standard and found even some of the fanciest buildings with security guards who wear white gloves merely have 50 Mbps Bell plan available. Some of those with guards can only offers Bell satellite tv + 10 Mbps Internet. However, almost every building except two or three which have signed deals with Bell all have 400 Mbps Vidéotron Internet available.
Additionally, the French and local elements matter too. Vidéotron has lots of local TVA, a few independent French and a French overseas island channels but none of these are on Bell. If you pay a closer look at TVA/LCN Novelles, it doesn’t even upload first part of its evening news to its website like Global. Clips are scant and although LCN is 24h too just like CTV and CBC, it definitely don’t have as many clips online. Few of TVA niche affiliates upload local news programs to YouTube but it closes another YouTube channel which uploaded provincial and national news videos completely, not a single archive left at all. This defunded YouTube accounts once uploaded some episodes and clips in random pic quality, without manual CC and garnered very low views. TVA also publishes news clips much slower than any other TV media in the North America market. I’m with Bell and find unlike Bell channels, Quebecor channels don’t have a single program with 30hr Restart function at all, but Bell channels have full-fledged functions except certain sports events. I assume it’s a completely opposite on Videotron based on old news reports about carriage disputes and discussion about Crave and CTV on-demand. So it appears lots of French Québécois are sticking with the traditional Videotron live TV service.
Additionally, the French and local elements matter too. Vidéotron has lots of local TVA, a few independent French and a French overseas island channels but none of these are on Bell. If you pay a closer look at TVA/LCN Novelles, it doesn’t even upload first part of its evening news to its website like Global. Clips are scant and although LCN is 24h too just like CTV and CBC, it definitely don’t have as many clips online. Few of TVA niche affiliates upload local news programs to YouTube but it closes another YouTube channel which uploaded provincial and national news videos completely, not a single archive left at all. This defunded YouTube accounts once uploaded some episodes and clips in random pic quality, without manual CC and garnered very low views. TVA also publishes news clips much slower than any other TV media in the North America market. I’m with Bell and find unlike Bell channels, Quebecor channels don’t have a single program with 30hr Restart function at all, but Bell channels have full-fledged functions except certain sports events. I assume it’s a completely opposite on Videotron based on old news reports about carriage disputes and discussion about Crave and CTV on-demand. So it appears lots of French Québécois are sticking with the traditional Videotron live TV service.