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Originally Posted by anyonebutedmonton
2 Reasons:
1. You have to lock into a 3 year contract and after the first year your rates are jacked up.
2. Since your TV is through the internet it can cause a serious drain on your bandwidth when watching HD channels (slows down your internet)
Its a much better deal to call shaw and tell them what telus is offering, guaranteed they match it.
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Thanks.
My reading of the deal is there is no locked in contract for the $15/month price. The 3 year contract is if you want a free HD PVR rental.
Which raises questions about equipment. I have an Xbox 360, so reading
this page it looks like I can use it as an HD receiver. However, it won't be able to record anything on to my Xbox. Does anyone know if that is correct? I can call Telus, just would trust what someone here said first.
Also, I believe the Optik High Speed is 15 mbps, and watching an HD feed uses 3 mbps. So assuming your peak you can actually pull 12 mbps, a 9 mbps connection isn't bad. Plus, I live alone, so I likely won't be downloading and watching TV at the same time.
I'll definitely call Shaw and see what they can do, but this deal from Telus is about 1/3 what I'd be paying Shaw for about the same service.