07-25-2016, 01:18 PM
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#301
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Nov 2014
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The deal I got was internet 150 and premier TV for $89 year one and $162 year 2. (New customer)
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07-25-2016, 01:21 PM
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#302
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: CGY
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Shaw 150 MBPS deal- $80 (Telus rumoured to match) [Split from Shaw TV]
Myself and the fiancé have been considering switching to a new bundle deal from our current grandfathered plan and we were wondering if Shaw's offer would be worth it.
Current Monthly Services:
- Basic Cable
- HD Plus Package
- High Speed Internet
- Home Phone Basic
= $161.70
Shaw's Offer:
- Internet 150
- Popular TV
- Personal Home Phone
= $141.95, 24 month contract
It looks pretty good, but has anyone got any better deals? We don't really watch TV aside from Sports, News and lifestyle channels, High Speed Internet is a must and home phone as well.
Edit: How's Telus? We've also been considering them as well if it's cheaper for a similar package but have never been with them before.
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Last edited by hockey.modern; 07-25-2016 at 01:28 PM.
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07-25-2016, 03:01 PM
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#303
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Nov 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hockey.modern
Myself and the fiancé have been considering switching to a new bundle deal from our current grandfathered plan and we were wondering if Shaw's offer would be worth it.
Current Monthly Services:
- Basic Cable
- HD Plus Package
- High Speed Internet
- Home Phone Basic
= $161.70
Shaw's Offer:
- Internet 150
- Popular TV
- Personal Home Phone
= $141.95, 24 month contract
It looks pretty good, but has anyone got any better deals? We don't really watch TV aside from Sports, News and lifestyle channels, High Speed Internet is a must and home phone as well.
Edit: How's Telus? We've also been considering them as well if it's cheaper for a similar package but have never been with them before.
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Depends on if your house is in a fibre area. Telus couldn't offer me more than 50mb as they don't have fibre rolled out in my area.
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07-25-2016, 06:16 PM
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#304
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hockey.modern
Myself and the fiancé have been considering switching to a new bundle deal from our current grandfathered plan and we were wondering if Shaw's offer would be worth it.
Current Monthly Services:
- Basic Cable
- HD Plus Package
- High Speed Internet
- Home Phone Basic
= $161.70
Shaw's Offer:
- Internet 150
- Popular TV
- Personal Home Phone
= $141.95, 24 month contract
It looks pretty good, but has anyone got any better deals? We don't really watch TV aside from Sports, News and lifestyle channels, High Speed Internet is a must and home phone as well.
Edit: How's Telus? We've also been considering them as well if it's cheaper for a similar package but have never been with them before.
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They won't be cheaper. We were paying $145 for roughly the same tv and 25Mb internet. I don't think there's much that will touch this plan, and I was pretty staunchly against Shaw before
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07-25-2016, 06:18 PM
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#305
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
Should I be able to get 150+ speeds on my Nexus 5? Download speed tops out around 40-45 on 2.4,, 75-80 on 5.0. Upload speed is consistently 16+ on either frequency.
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Basically, no. Speed tests on phones are terrible. On my asus zenfone 2 i got 78 down 16 up, and a test with my laptop in the same spot on wireless 5.0 (same one my phone was on) was 178 down 16 up. Phones are bad for testing network speed, not sure why. It's consistent among lots of people tho. Not like anything mobile is going to take advantage of 178 over 80 really....
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07-25-2016, 06:23 PM
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#306
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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I've got the same package as hockey.modern, I was wondering how Popular TV compares to HD Plus. I tried to figure it out, but you get wierd things like TSN2 showing HD, but all the other TSN's showing SD. Are the packages very close? Wondering what I would lose.
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07-25-2016, 06:32 PM
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#307
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: CGY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
I've got the same package as hockey.modern, I was wondering how Popular TV compares to HD Plus. I tried to figure it out, but you get wierd things like TSN2 showing HD, but all the other TSN's showing SD. Are the packages very close? Wondering what I would lose. |
When I was talking to them the other day, they emailed the lineup of channels that came with "Popular TV". It pretty much looks like the exact same.
https://wm-n.glb.shawcable.net/servi...d=79440&part=2
Channels are here:
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07-25-2016, 06:37 PM
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#308
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Hrmm, so a quick look tells me you lose(talking HD only, seriously, WTF is with SD these days? -rant for another time) TSN 2-5 Discovery Velocity, Encore, Movietime, Golf, and get History2, Discovery and Space. Probalby more in there, will have to check my guide.
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07-25-2016, 08:43 PM
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#309
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Resident Videologist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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All set up and rocking 177 Mbps versus my 35 yesterday. Excellent!
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07-25-2016, 09:12 PM
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#310
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Hrmm, so a quick look tells me you lose(talking HD only, seriously, WTF is with SD these days? -rant for another time) TSN 2-5 Discovery Velocity, Encore, Movietime, Golf, and get History2, Discovery and Space. Probalby more in there, will have to check my guide.
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I get History 2 on HD Plus; Popular TV would also give you Bravo and Comedy.
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07-25-2016, 10:05 PM
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#311
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: North of the River, South of the Bluff
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Just checked my speeds and was getting 60 down in wired connection. Chatted with Shaw and they asked me to power cycle and still it was only 60. Then I unplugged my computer from the router and re plugged it in and got 170. Never had that problem before.
Anyways, just want to say people should be checking their speeds periodically. I think I have been on 60 for a few days at least before I caught it. Still don't know if it was me or Shaw, so I'll watch closely
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07-25-2016, 11:37 PM
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#312
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
So you got offered Internet 150+Premier for 162.90 for year 1, 172.90 year 2, and then regular rate after that (which would be 228)?
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Yep
That was the offer.
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07-26-2016, 01:03 PM
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#313
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Franchise Player
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Shaw just finished installing and this is my speed test result on my 9 year old desktop computer
And on my laptop
Last edited by Drury18; 07-26-2016 at 01:20 PM.
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07-26-2016, 01:34 PM
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#314
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Airdrie, Alberta
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Originally Posted by Drury18
Shaw just finished installing and this is my speed test result on my 9 year old desktop computer
And on my laptop
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I assume that old computer has a 10/100 network card which is causing the speed to peak. You could switch that out if the extra speed was important.
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07-26-2016, 01:47 PM
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#315
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Raekwon
I assume that old computer has a 10/100 network card which is causing the speed to peak. You could switch that out if the extra speed was important.
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What he said. This will do you just fine...they have both PCI Express and PCI versions of the card.
https://www.amazon.ca/TP-LINK-TG-346.../dp/B003CFATNI
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07-26-2016, 01:57 PM
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#316
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Not sure
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On my Nexus 5x.
Get about the same speeds on LAN.
I'm happy.
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Originally posted by Bingo.
Maybe he hates cowboy boots.
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07-26-2016, 02:34 PM
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#317
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raekwon
I assume that old computer has a 10/100 network card which is causing the speed to peak. You could switch that out if the extra speed was important.
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Respectfully, I have no clue what you just said. And wouldn't know how to tell.
It's basically my kids homework computer so it's not a big deal.
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07-26-2016, 02:45 PM
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#318
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Airdrie, Alberta
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Originally Posted by Drury18
Respectfully, I have no clue what you just said. And wouldn't know how to tell.
It's basically my kids homework computer so it's not a big deal.
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Just an older network card 10 mega bit per second / 100 Mbps it was a standard before gigabit or 1000mbps cards. Never an issue in the past as most residential internet never passed the 100mbps so it didn't top out.
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07-26-2016, 03:06 PM
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#319
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gaffobohs
The deal I got was internet 150 and premier TV for $89 year one and $162 year 2. (New customer)
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Who did you talk to in order to get the better price?
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07-26-2016, 03:38 PM
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#320
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Calgary
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Anybody do any iphone or ipad speed tests? Wondering what I can expect on my iphone 6 and ipad 2.
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