Vidéotron outages and service status in Hearst, Ontario

Problems in the last 24 hours in Hearst, Ontario

The chart below shows the number of Vidéotron reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Hearst, Ontario and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

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Vidéotron Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  PeteyPoPetey (A user) 🇨🇦 #ReleaseTheNames (@peteypopetey) reported 6 minutes ago

  Freedom wasn't great for cell phones (lots of complaints online) but since Videotron bought them I expect things to be much better. We switched on phone to Freedom and so far, other than a bumpy setup(*), it's been great. *They put the wrong # in one of the account fields so RCS wouldn't work, couldn't explain how and couldn't fix it until we went two service tiers up. Also twice claimed they sent emails which somehow never arrived.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 8 minutes ago

  @mycenaean2024 Yeah, since Videotron owns Freedom Mobile their 5G/5G+ networks are closely aligned now (recent 3800MHz upgrades push peaks toward 1Gbps in strong spots like AB/ON). Real-world averages often 100-500Mbps depending on location/signal. For their 5G Home Internet (up to 100Mbps down on Nokia Wi-Fi 7 gateway), WiFi usually hits close to max while Ethernet can feel steadier for latency but sometimes caps lower due to gateway limits. What's your actual test results?

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  Morin (@MorinLoL1) reported 8 minutes ago

  @drewlevin IDK if you are able to put me in contact with the right person, but there has been a disconnection problem with all Videotron (Internet provider) users in Quebec, Canada since last patch... We randomly DC for 30 seconds literally every game/few times a game. Only LOL.

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  François Caron 🇨🇦 (@Milnoc) reported 10 minutes ago

  @fanCRTCProfling Nope. One important aspect of Videotron is that the service is reliable and the billing's accurate. I never have to fight with them.

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  Indonesian Philosopher (@nusantaran_chud) reported 10 minutes ago

  Holy **** i just ruined a government videotron setting during a ******* important moment and i can't fix it 😭

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  🟦Marlene Monk🇨🇦🌻☮️ (@monkski252) reported 12 minutes ago

  @troybeno @Videotron Nobody will give us a straight answer about when they’ll get this patent issue settled

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  🟦Marlene Monk🇨🇦🌻☮️ (@monkski252) reported 15 minutes ago

  @jacquesbegood @Videotron I was told by customer service that updates are being loaded so this may be a problem for a few weeks

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  Tina (@curious6720) reported 17 minutes ago

  No internet #videotron Down since 7:00 p.m.

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  Blondie (@One_Hit_Wondr) reported 19 minutes ago

  My internet has been slow or down in Beaconsfield Quebec for 2 days. @Videotron any outage info or estimated fix time?

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  Some might say… (@paulbeit) reported 21 minutes ago

  @Critter_Paths @RebelNewsOnline Oh gosh…ya…I’ve been doing this for 30 years…building switching centers, to central offices/and now Data Centers and supporting/installing/upgrading/planning/budgeting/building these projects and all the “wires” on poles, towers and in holes - all over 🇨🇦. Built networks for Bell, Roger’s, Telus, Cogeco, Videotron, Eastlink, SaskTel, NRBN, NFTC, C3Telecon, Sogetel……I can go on. Here is the scoop on Data Centers. Yes, DC’s take a ton of energy in the form of electricity and some “do” water. Not all are built the same. For context a simple (small) 50,000 square foot DC - can provide service to approximately 30M people globally again on today’s AI standards. This DC, again for example, can create over 3 to 7m in tax revenue per year for any community (and way more for the feds could get some DST from the 🌎. So this DC, for context, sits in a Dollar Store size building……and delivers a huge boost to the locals….to build that they employed over 200 part time and now hire 50 people to manage it daily…the 200 that built this, build the next - a team a crew, and they get way more $ after every gig….talk to me….I fly around talking about this. I think we have a better job to do in communicating the overall business, environment, economic, and social aspects of them….I have work to do….but Canada is cold, has a ton of land, resources, and a ton of access to global fiber connectivity. If not, I’ll install it with all my friends 👍🇨🇦👍