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flambers · 01-15-2008, 08:03 AM

I have been looking into this as well.

A few more Pro's;

~ Telus TV does have HD, in certain area's of Calgary HD has been released. However I am in the deep South and its not available as of yet.

~ No additional Cables or no new boxes are required for HD. When the service is available a Telus rep will need to come to your home and reprogram the box.

~ Telus has 25 HD Channels.

~ I have been to the Telus Outlet and the Picture looks fine, it looks no different than Bell ExpressVu or Shaw.

~ There is no lag to switch channels for Telus or Bell or Shaw.

Cons

~ To get a free box, a contract is required. (i.e. 1 box = 1 year, 2 boxes = 2 years).

~ Maximum amount of boxes is two, they told me Telus has plans to upgrade this but no firm timetable was available. I currently have Bell and they have the same problem.

~ Its a new service, I would guess there will be growing pains.

I have Bell ExpressVu and the Monthly costs would be similair for the Channels I have. However Telus package with HD is much better. Bell requires a new receiver and additional Cables to be installed where Telus does not require anything.

01-15-2008, 08:03 AM	#6
flambers Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Calgary Exp:	I have been looking into this as well. A few more Pro's; ~ Telus TV does have HD, in certain area's of Calgary HD has been released. However I am in the deep South and its not available as of yet. ~ No additional Cables or no new boxes are required for HD. When the service is available a Telus rep will need to come to your home and reprogram the box. ~ Telus has 25 HD Channels. ~ I have been to the Telus Outlet and the Picture looks fine, it looks no different than Bell ExpressVu or Shaw. ~ There is no lag to switch channels for Telus or Bell or Shaw. Cons ~ To get a free box, a contract is required. (i.e. 1 box = 1 year, 2 boxes = 2 years). ~ Maximum amount of boxes is two, they told me Telus has plans to upgrade this but no firm timetable was available. I currently have Bell and they have the same problem. ~ Its a new service, I would guess there will be growing pains. I have Bell ExpressVu and the Monthly costs would be similair for the Channels I have. However Telus package with HD is much better. Bell requires a new receiver and additional Cables to be installed where Telus does not require anything.