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Originally Posted by flambers
If there is no advantage of being an existing Customer with Shaw, a person would probably switch to Telus rather than paying the bucks to buy the Gateway IMO
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That is the spot I am in. I sat down and mapped out the same channels/Internet/phone and it came out to $152 Shaw vs. $142 a month on Telus.
However, you only get 25mbps Internet on Telus at that price. So I call it a wash, if not a bit of advantage to Shaw.
Where they lose big time is hardware. Telus you can get a Gateway for $250, on Shaw it is $600. On top of that Telus is offering a $234 credit for new sign ups.
After pricing this out over 2 years I determined I would save almost $1000 switching to Telus.
I can't see how Shaw's system is worth 1K more over 2 years. DLNA is not a big deal to me, I have a PS3 and network ready Blu Ray player. If I need DLNA for my 3rd TV, I will get Apple TV or some other $99 solution.
I am calling Shaw tomorrow and asking them how they expect to keep me as a customer when they aren't even competitive anymore.