Here is a little comparative of ISP rates on the Belgian market for the moment. Connections are slower and more expensive than in Japan, always limited in monthly bandwidth and often also in the number of PC's per connection. All are ADSL, except Coditel abd Brutele which are Cable. Email accounts, web space and other options (free firewall, anti-virus, wireless modem...) and are not taken into account in this comparison, and can also be important to some users.
Belgacom
- Go
Download :4 Mb
Upload : 256 Kb
Bandwidth : 10 GB
Max. PC's : 1
IP : Dynamic
Price : 40 € per month
- Plus
Download :4 Mb
Upload : 256 Kb
Bandwidth : 30 GB
Max. PC's : 4
IP : Dynamic
Price : 55 € per month
Mobistar
Download :4 Mb
Upload : 384 Kb
Bandwidth : 15 GB
Max. PC's : 4
IP : Dynamic
Price : 35 € per month
Euphony
-EuComfort
Download :4 Mb
Upload : 384 Kb
Bandwidth : 15 GB
Max. PC's : 4
IP : ?
Price : 35 € per month
Scarlet
- Premium
Download :3.3 Mb
Upload : 384 Kb
Bandwidth : 15 GB
Max. PC's : 4
IP : ?
Price : 35 € per month
Tele2
Download :4 Mb
Upload : 256 Kb
Bandwidth : 10 GB
Max. PC's : 1
IP : Dynamic
Price : 30 € per month
Telenet
-ExpressNet
Download : 5 Mb
Upload : 192 Kb
Bandwidth : 12 GB
Max. PC's : 2
IP : fix
Price : 42 € per month
-ExpressNet Turbo
Download : 20 Mb
Upload : 512 Kb
Bandwidth : 35 GB
Max. PC's : 4
IP : fix
Price : 60 € per month
Coditel (Brussels only)
- Mega
Download :20 Mb
Upload : 512Kb
Bandwidth : 25 GB
Max. PC's : unlimited
IP : ?
Price : 50 € per month
Chello
- Classic
Download :6 Mb
Upload : 256 Kb
Bandwidth : 40 GB
Max. PC's : ?
IP : dynamic
Price : 46 € per month
- Plus
Download :10 Mb
Upload : 768Kb
Bandwidth : 60 GB
Max. PC's : 5 to 15
IP : dynamic
Price : 60 € per month
- Professional classic
Download :20 Mb
Upload : 1024 Kb
Bandwidth : 80 GB
Max. PC's : unlimited
IP : fix
Price : 100 € per month
Brutélé (some municipalities of Brussels and Wallonia only)
- Home
Download :3 Mb
Upload : 128 Kb
Bandwidth : unlimited !
Max. PC's : ?
IP : dynamic
Price : 30 € per month
- Express
Download :10 Mb
Upload : 256 Kb
Bandwidth : 10 GB
Max. PC's : ?
IP : dynamic
Price : 50 € per month
The fastest (20Mb) are "Telenet ExpressNet Turbo" (60 €), "Chello Professional Classic" (100 €) and "Coditel Mega" (35 €).
The largest bandwidth is "Telenet ExpressNet Turbo" (60 GB) and Chello Plus or Professional classic (60 and 80 GB), but most providers permit to buy additional bandwidth anytime needed (usually 1 € for 1 GB). Interestingly, Brutele has no bandwidth limit on its "Home" but does have one (and only 10GB) on its more expensive and faster "Express" (might be a mistake).
The cheapest at 4 Mb is Tele2 (or Euphony with the current campaign rate) at 30 €, although cheaper deals exist with slower connections.
Note that Belgacom and Telenet also provide Internet TV (only in some parts of Flanders for Telenet), while Coditel and Brutele are cable TV providers. Most ISP also have options for free phone calls to any fix number in Belgium 24h/7d. Mobistar has discounts for Mobistar mobile phone users.
Belgacom
- Go
Download :4 Mb
Upload : 256 Kb
Bandwidth : 10 GB
Max. PC's : 1
IP : Dynamic
Price : 40 € per month
- Plus
Download :4 Mb
Upload : 256 Kb
Bandwidth : 30 GB
Max. PC's : 4
IP : Dynamic
Price : 55 € per month
Mobistar
Download :4 Mb
Upload : 384 Kb
Bandwidth : 15 GB
Max. PC's : 4
IP : Dynamic
Price : 35 € per month
Euphony
-EuComfort
Download :4 Mb
Upload : 384 Kb
Bandwidth : 15 GB
Max. PC's : 4
IP : ?
Price : 35 € per month
Scarlet
- Premium
Download :3.3 Mb
Upload : 384 Kb
Bandwidth : 15 GB
Max. PC's : 4
IP : ?
Price : 35 € per month
Tele2
Download :4 Mb
Upload : 256 Kb
Bandwidth : 10 GB
Max. PC's : 1
IP : Dynamic
Price : 30 € per month
Telenet
-ExpressNet
Download : 5 Mb
Upload : 192 Kb
Bandwidth : 12 GB
Max. PC's : 2
IP : fix
Price : 42 € per month
-ExpressNet Turbo
Download : 20 Mb
Upload : 512 Kb
Bandwidth : 35 GB
Max. PC's : 4
IP : fix
Price : 60 € per month
Coditel (Brussels only)
- Mega
Download :20 Mb
Upload : 512Kb
Bandwidth : 25 GB
Max. PC's : unlimited
IP : ?
Price : 50 € per month
Chello
- Classic
Download :6 Mb
Upload : 256 Kb
Bandwidth : 40 GB
Max. PC's : ?
IP : dynamic
Price : 46 € per month
- Plus
Download :10 Mb
Upload : 768Kb
Bandwidth : 60 GB
Max. PC's : 5 to 15
IP : dynamic
Price : 60 € per month
- Professional classic
Download :20 Mb
Upload : 1024 Kb
Bandwidth : 80 GB
Max. PC's : unlimited
IP : fix
Price : 100 € per month
Brutélé (some municipalities of Brussels and Wallonia only)
- Home
Download :3 Mb
Upload : 128 Kb
Bandwidth : unlimited !
Max. PC's : ?
IP : dynamic
Price : 30 € per month
- Express
Download :10 Mb
Upload : 256 Kb
Bandwidth : 10 GB
Max. PC's : ?
IP : dynamic
Price : 50 € per month
The fastest (20Mb) are "Telenet ExpressNet Turbo" (60 €), "Chello Professional Classic" (100 €) and "Coditel Mega" (35 €).
The largest bandwidth is "Telenet ExpressNet Turbo" (60 GB) and Chello Plus or Professional classic (60 and 80 GB), but most providers permit to buy additional bandwidth anytime needed (usually 1 € for 1 GB). Interestingly, Brutele has no bandwidth limit on its "Home" but does have one (and only 10GB) on its more expensive and faster "Express" (might be a mistake).
The cheapest at 4 Mb is Tele2 (or Euphony with the current campaign rate) at 30 €, although cheaper deals exist with slower connections.
Note that Belgacom and Telenet also provide Internet TV (only in some parts of Flanders for Telenet), while Coditel and Brutele are cable TV providers. Most ISP also have options for free phone calls to any fix number in Belgium 24h/7d. Mobistar has discounts for Mobistar mobile phone users.
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