11-26-2015, 10:43 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by darklord700
Another thing that is borderline criminal on Shaw's or Telus' part is they compress their signals to hell. Shows I tried to watch on Shaw or Telus just look terrible. Netflix HD isn't as good as blu ray but they are miles better than Shaw and Telus, and watchable on my 100" projector.
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I hated trying to watch videos on TSN.ca and getting a message that I can't watch the video because I don't have cable with Rogers. Yeah, but I had Rogers internet and I am trying to watch the video on the internet... such #######s that way.
I now went to Teksavvy.
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11-26-2015, 10:47 AM
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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I haven't had cable in 3.5 years. I highly recommend cutting the cord.
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11-26-2015, 12:11 PM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I now went to Teksavvy.
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How is Teksavvy? consistent signal? good customer service? What are you paying and what do you get? My shaw has been down to less than 1 mbps in the evenings but over 52 at noon.
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11-26-2015, 12:21 PM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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Cutting the cord is AWESOME. Like everybody else, I can't tell you the last time I wished I had it. I've even noticed with CBC feeds I do still get coaches corner... just nothing before or after the broadcast.
One common point is that many use tv as background noise. I have Plex on my computer that holds all my downloaded tv and movies. Using the Plex app on my Roku (or if you have a new Apple TV), I can set up playlists of content to play automatically. For Halloween I queued up all the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror and left them on in the background. For Christmas I have a list of 20 movies/episodes that I'll just throw on when I'm cooking or running around the house.
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11-26-2015, 12:21 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan
How is Teksavvy? consistent signal? good customer service? What are you paying and what do you get? My shaw has been down to less than 1 mbps in the evenings but over 52 at noon.
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They piggy back off of Rogers, so the speed and reliability is the same. From what I understand, they buy the bandwidth in bulk and then re-sell it to their customers.
Customer service has been great so far. I pay $60/month for 400 gigs and 55mbs.
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11-26-2015, 12:24 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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Hell, if I cancelled cable I wouldn't even be missing much hockey this year...
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11-26-2015, 12:26 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Quote:
Originally Posted by darklord700
Another thing that is borderline criminal on Shaw's or Telus' part is they compress their signals to hell. Shows I tried to watch on Shaw or Telus just look terrible. Netflix HD isn't as good as blu ray but they are miles better than Shaw and Telus, and watchable on my 100" projector.
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I don't think Telus Optik TV is heavily compressed any more. I noticed a huge improvement in picture quality switching from Shaw.
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11-26-2015, 12:27 PM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by REDVAN
Hell, if I cancelled cable I wouldn't even be missing much hockey this year...
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The way the Flames are playing, not watching them is blessing.
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11-26-2015, 12:29 PM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
They piggy back off of Rogers, so the speed and reliability is the same. From what I understand, they buy the bandwidth in bulk and then re-sell it to their customers.
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I will move to Teksavvy soon because I like their no cap plan. Speed doesn't matter much to me once it is over 30mbps.
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11-26-2015, 12:32 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Reaper
I don't think Telus Optik TV is heavily compressed any more. I noticed a huge improvement in picture quality switching from Shaw.
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Really? I swore it was the opposite going from telus to shaw
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11-26-2015, 12:34 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Originally Posted by wooohooo
Really? I swore it was the opposite going from telus to shaw
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Was it Telus TV or the newer Telus Optik TV? I heard the original was terrible.
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11-26-2015, 12:46 PM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
They piggy back off of Rogers, so the speed and reliability is the same. From what I understand, they buy the bandwidth in bulk and then re-sell it to their customers.
Customer service has been great so far. I pay $60/month for 400 gigs and 55mbs.
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Thanks. Do you ever notice it lagging below the 55? and if so, how much.
I hate not getting what I am paying for but understand congestion happens. However, less than 1mbps is bull####.
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11-26-2015, 01:05 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Hugh Jahrmes
Im terribad .. History is generally white noise in my main floor living area with sportsnet holding it down in my bedroom
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You're doing it wrong... 
History Channel should definitely be enjoyed in the bedroom 
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11-26-2015, 01:28 PM
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Voted for Kodos
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Cancelled back in summer. Shaw has never turned off my ability to log into various apps through Shaw Go.
So, we get 6 channels OTA, Netflix (etc), and live streaming of Sportnet, TSN, History - I can Airplay from my phone through my Apple TV to my TV.
Really havent missed it much, except for when the streams on the apps aren't working like they should. Oh, and "Sportsnet Flames" isn't available for streaming on the app.
I found we had often been watching shows streaming on an ipad anyway, so why pay that extra money?
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11-26-2015, 02:29 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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For those who have cut the cord, who do you go thru for just internet (Shaw, Telus, other?)? What level of internet did you get? Approximate price to expect?
[Just wondering if any lessons learned for the the rest of us]
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11-26-2015, 02:36 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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Eastern Canada, so not sure if available in the west.
Primus internet, delivered on Bell backbone.
50MB down, 10MB up. Unlimited usage, no throttling - and those speeds are close in real world.
That combined with home phone service (for alarm) is $63/month plus tax.
This was a Primus deal offered to Costco members. I have seen reps in store recently, so it probably still exists, though I am not sure.
We have the fortunate luxury of 24 OTA HD channels (close to US border), so that combined with streaming gives us all the TV we need/want and more.
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11-26-2015, 02:39 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by cral12
For those who have cut the cord, who do you go thru for just internet (Shaw, Telus, other?)? What level of internet did you get? Approximate price to expect?
[Just wondering if any lessons learned for the the rest of us]
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I cut most of my cable this fall. Kept only the basic and sports package so I could watch hockey. I was actually going to cut all my cable completely and get Gamecentre, but after much research I didn't think it would fit my style of viewing (I like to PVR games an hour in and just skip all commercials. GC would have complicated that process). I upgraded my Telus internet to the 50mbps package. They gave me a promo for 6 months.
So now my entire Telus package is
-Basic cable
-Sports package
-50mbps/450GB
All for $68/month. Pretty good deal. I just stream all my TV shows. Once my promo expires, I'm going to ask them to put me on another. If they say no, I'll just wait a day and ask another rep. All I did was use the chat feature on Telus website and ask for the promo and they let me go on it. I actually wanted to go under the 100mbps plan, but I was told my neighborhood didn't have the optic cables, only the 50.
I'm very glad I did this. I went from paying ~$120/month for 25mbps cable and a couple TV packages, to what I have now. There really is no need for cable anymore other then watching sports live. Everything can be streamed on way or another.
For the big downloaders, you can get unlimited data for an extra $15/month. Depends how much you stream (I live alone so 450GB is plenty) but for a large family that streams a lot, the $15 extra might be a good option.
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11-26-2015, 02:44 PM
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#39
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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Shaw 30: about $70 a month for 30Mbps/300Gb.
have no complaints yet
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11-26-2015, 03:44 PM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wooohooo
Really? I swore it was the opposite going from telus to shaw
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Originally Posted by Reaper
Was it Telus TV or the newer Telus Optik TV? I heard the original was terrible.
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I'm with Reaper. Telus has really stepped up their game in terms of noticable compression. I know watching the 2012 World Junior's at a friends was terrible, then last year during the playoffs it was just fine.
Having said that- getting CBC OTA is the best as OTA is not compressed at all.
Myself, I could never cut the cord. When we moved we had a week of Shaw basic, and it almost ended in a divorce.
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