lcscats Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Went to Telmex to pay my bill and ask when higher speeds are coming for internet. To my surprise he told me faster speeds are coming. Probably end of year but it depends where you are. Not sure what price below includes but the speed numbers are interesting. Note this is why some are getting 5 and some 10. For example I can only get 5 now in my hood but others will get 10 for same price. Be patient is what the gentleman told me. Now I live in upper Ajijic and your mileage may vary due to where you live but this is all good news to me. He also verified the VDSL info on other posts regarding modems and line speeds that have been going on. This info below is from the Telmex advertisement I have in my hand. Other speeds available but I picked the highlights. Up to 10 Mbps 389P/mo Up to 20 Mbps 599P/mo Up to 100 Mbps 999P/mo Right now I am getting 5 Mbps or my 389P package and my 10Mbps Telecable costs 600P for comparision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shrall Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Telmex has been advertising these speed packages for a long time. Their intentions seem to be in line with the big boys like Megacable in Guadalajara that advertise 50mb service for $599, 100mb for $799 and 200mb for $999. With some people already getting 20mb and the appearance of VDSL modems it sure seems like Telmex will finally be able to deliver their advertised speeds at some point in the future. The other side benefit is that Telecable/Izzi may have to wake up from their deep sleep and start competing. They strung fiber optic cable along the carretera quite a long time ago so they too are positioned to deliver speeds similar to Megacable in Guadalajara. Sometimes it seems like a race for last place between Telmex and Telecable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 I believe the new backbone Telecable put in is Coax not Fiber. Are we talking about the silver cable about as thick as a small sized finger?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Good luck with the Telmex news. They've been giving me the same time frames, 2 to 6 months for several years. I just signed up with Telecable as a back up. They're 5.7 mbps is almost double my Telmex speed. Telecable says they will be offering 5, 8, 10 and 15 mbps packages from Aug through Dec, but before the end of the year. I know nothing about their veracity, so don't shoot the messenger. I'm just hoping for the best, since Telmex can only give me 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezerk Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I have both and quite frankly Telecable is more reliable in rainy season and wind etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Hmmm Bezerk I see the opposite. The one thing that is true is "it all depends". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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