[kipperfan]

Interesting topic as I just had to make this decision myself while moving into a new place. I decided to go with Telus, mainly due to Mediaroom feature you mentioned and also due to the promotions they're offering with three year contracts. If you sign up for both Optik TV and Inet you get a free $600 laptop and free rental on the PVR for the term of the contract. On top of that I am paying about $15/month less for basically the same channels with the Telus service.

With regards to the service itself, so far I am very impressed. I think the HD quality is equal to, if not superior to Shaw's service and the Inet is pretty darn quick as well. I think what you might want to look at is how good Telus Optik network is in your area. From my understanding the service performs alot better in certain area's (the inner city) and not so well in some of the newly added service areas. That being said, it has been great for me so far.

Edit: Also, when and if you decide to switch, make it a hard sell for the Telus rep and you'll get even better promos. On top of getting free use of the PVR I also got free use of a 2nd digitial box - so I basically have 2 PVR's that I didnt have to pay for and dont have to pay a rental fee on for as long as I have them! I also got 1st 6 months of full HD package (basically every channel but HD movies) for 19.99/mth.