Bell customers in Ontario and parts of Quebec who sign up for new plans will start to see a new modem that promises more connections and better Wi-Fi performance.
Bell hasn’t shared much about the new modem yet, but it will have a single 10Gbps networking port, two 2.5Gbps ports, and two 1Gbps ports to help facilitate a wide range of general configurations for users. Plus, that single 10Gbps port allows for pretty good passthrough if you want to use your own modem.
That said, it seems unlikely that Bell has done anything to make its software more straightforward for consumers who want to set up the modem in bridge mode. Bell says that the software setup process has been enhanced to provide a better experience.
There is also a physical reset button on the right side, just like the last Giga Hub had.
If you are an existing Bell customer with one of the company’s Pure Fibre plans, you can check online or in stores for how to upgrade your existing Giga Hub to the new Wi-Fi 7 version.However, it will cost you $y7 per month to upgrade of a $199.95 one-time rental fee. If you upgrade you speeds to 3Gb speeds you get the new modem for free.
That said, I wouldn’t worry too much about it unless you want Wi-Fi 7 to help manage many devices. For most, the real speed improvement will come when devices start supporting the MLO (multi-link operation) component of Wi-Fi 7. When activated, this allows your device to utilize all three of your Wi-Fi bands at once, which can provide super-fast speeds. However, there are not many devices that support MLO yet. For instance, none of Apple’s Wi-Fi 7 devices do. Samsung’s new phones do, and so does the Pixel 10 Pro, but I’ve seen reports of Pixel owners disabling it since MLO was eating into their battery life.
This makes Bell the last of the big three to launch s Wi-Fi 7-capable modem. Rogers did it in June, and Telus launched its near the end of July.
Update 04/09/2025 9:52 am ET: this story has been updated with a bit more information from Bell.
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