Discussions

Just wondering if anybody has changed from Bell to Westman or vice versa. If so reasons why.

Switching to BellMts was the best change from Westman I’ve ever made. I saved over $50 by changing over and sometimes they have a promo going on for first time customers. I highly encourage switching. I have never had a problem w BellMts cable/internet.

Interesting Auntie... Switching from BellMTS to Westman was the best the decision we ever made. Looking at the plans I'm not sure how you managed to save$50 must of got a friend and family deal... I never figured out the savings but after the constant monthly bill increases from BellMTS I'm confident I've saved more than $50... Not to mention I've never had any issues with our internet. Bell constantly was not working. Selling to Bell was the worse decision MTS ever made.  
 
Edited by BiG Mack, 2021-02-07 21:07:45

I've been with Westman for years, but I've had MTS before and have used both whole home systems and broadband before. While Westman is my choice for a few reasons, BellMTS does have it's merits.  
 
- compared to TIVO, the BellMTS whole home PVR is a breeze to learn and use. I had to teach an older lady tivo and it took around a month  
 
- if reliable home phone is what your after, you likely can't beat good ole POTS. Granted, I'm not sure how this stands with fiber to home users.  
 
This is not to say that cables phone isn't unreliable. It's to say that I've never had the landline go down due to EMTA updates. Not to mention, power failures (I'm not sure how much battery life the EMTAs have).  
 
- in terms of internet, while both providers perform well where I live, I've seen other areas where Bell is hit and miss in terms of maintaining speed. Though Westman seems fairly stable 24/7 up to the 50 tier (80 fluctuates to much to be worth it for me), I've seen Bell all over the place on the 25 tier.  
 
- when it comes to price, I think Westman is the way to go for broadband. I'm not sure about TV, but I suspect the prices won't be that different.  
 
One thing that Bell does have is excellent promos. Often 24 months without a contract (you can thank Shaw in WPG for that!). But I've always liked Westman because, frankly, having a consumer co-operative as an ISP is not something that many places can boast. But again, this is just a me observation.  
 
If nothing else, use the competition to your advantage. If one is causing you problems, port your number and switch. I've ported my 717 number out and back, then to Telus (because they had an awesome deal).  
 
Edited by Simonwalcal, 2021-02-07 21:37:00

Which carrier you go with is a gamble. You’ll talk to people who had problems with BellMTS and some have problems with Westman. In an older neighbourhood with aerial lines may have different troubles than buried lines. Some on copper service some on fibre optic. Once the intro deal is done the regular prices are close to the same- so talk to neighbours to see who have the best reliability where you live and go with that. Asking on eBrandon cheapest always factors into the opinions pn which one is “the best” one. Don’t be a promo hopper it just costs everyone in the end.

I switched from Bell to Westman for our home phone and internet. The cost for our home phone went way down with Westman. Internet costs about the same but it is faster and actually works unlike Bell before we switched over (often had to use data on my cell because I didn’t have enough internet to just surf occasionally). Very happy I switched!

We've got our TV, cell phones, and internet with Bell. I have to say the internet is good, no problems, and we are just outside of Brandon. As a farm we've got our phones in a bundle plan which is no longer offered. So now it is going to be expensive to upgrade-ugh. There must be a better way...

I think I like these threads more than can anyone recommend a contractor ones... It's very similar to which is better coke or Pepsi. Everyone will be a fan of one or the other. I think the best is to try one and if your happy stay with them or if not change. It's really not that hard to switch. Most people I think use an email like Gmail nowadays so worrying about keeping your Westman email or vice versa shouldn't be a big deal. I got tired of Bells constant price hikes and I do kind of like the equity thing with Westman. It's nice to have options.

have found Westman has been good to use, and customer service and tech are quick and polite. I've never used Bell but kinda miss the MTS as it was MB owned. Do Rogers or Telus or anyone else offer cable and internet like Westman and Bell do (not satelite)? I remember having dialup way back and it was from a company in Wpg and it was $75 for a full year ha ha! And it could run msn messenger video chats just fine. Cyber Junkies was fun... How did we survive before the internet ha ha!  
 
Edited by covidsux, 2021-02-08 21:02:32

I've only had Westman since 2002 with no issUes ever. 8 years ago we removed the landline from Westman, then 4 years ago we cut the cable and increase to the highest speed internet available in our area.  
 
Now we have an iptv subscription with a 3 rd party. But in 19 years I've never had an issue with Westman. So much so that 4 years ago we had the MTS line removed from the house...

If you are doing if for savings, we have for many, many years switched between the two after the current promo ends. We usually will phone asking first if they can extend the promo pricing, if not we cancel, switch to the opposite as a "new" customer. If we get a promo flyer from the opposite provider or current provider we phone and ask if they can match the deal.  
 
But as far as service I now believe its your house or area you live in which you will prefer. In our old home we always preferred Westman. In our home we moved to a few years back Westman constantly cuts out, no internet, only some of us can get on yet no issues with Bell/MTS.

Go with whoever gives you the best deal. Sometimes the cables in your neighborhood might be old and one provider won't be very reliable. But if both are reliable then I'd just go with the best price.