I got an extension to an existing deal for a 750 plan and upgraded modem rental for $90/month for 24 months (previously on 600). Normally $120 regular/ $110 promo per the website. Early cancelation for the 24 months is $15 per month. Honestly, I feel like I probably could have argued for lower, but I was having a blah day and I was OK with the plan.
$65 per month that Hemi got is ridiculously good, but I think it has to do with the fact he has a phone plan as well which technically helps to subsidize the internet rates. I don't have any services with Shaw other than internet. A $25 plan brings it to to $90 which is basically what I pay.
Shaw also seems to offer some strange perks that aren't advertised. Hemi's situation is one, but earlier this year, my parents upgraded their Shaw plan. They have 750 + Modem rental + cable. I don't know what price they pay, but I recall it was reasonable ($130-150 or something). On top of that, they received a free sim card from Shaw for a cell phone. I don't recall the details exactly, Shaw gave them a sim card with a phone plan that had like 20 GB data or something (it was their $20 or $30 plan at the time I think and it wasn't the basic one) for no charge as long as they kept the internet portion of the package. My parents already have cell phones, so they didn't bother using the SIM card and probably misplaced it by now.
In hindsight, it seems like some of those offerings were to help pad the numbers for the calculation for the Rogers deal (ie: Subscribers for diff categories like internet/phone)
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