Anyone got Telus Sales Agent knocking your door?
 

Long story short, basically a sales agent came to my apartment and saying that Telus is offering a Phone + Highspeed Internet + TV for $31/month for first year, and about $80/month starting second + third year.

With 3 year contract, they will give a free laptop + PVR + free installation. The only reason I didn't switch to Telus before is due to this 3 year long ass contract, but the guy said it's not as restrictive in a sense that if you move to other locations where there is no Telus service, you will not be penalized. The only way you'll be penalized is if you say, move locally where there's still Telus service, and you decide to switch to another service.

Anyway I'm kinda tempted since with Shaw, it's about $80~90 altogether every month. So there's significant saving in the first year and from then on, it's about the same price.

Just wondering if anyone else had sales agent from Telus coming to you and advertise this offer, and those with Telus, what are your experiences with them?

Shaw did that to me. They sent some girl representative to my area and knocked on all the doors down the entire street.

Yup I had this a while ago too. East Van. After a long chat with the guy and many questions from me, I concluded the guy knew nothing about what he was selling. Basically reading out of the manual telling me the exact same thing I could find out by the telus site. I know its not that guys fault and all but I didnt go through with the offer, even though it would save me a bit of money compared to my current Shaw plan.

Interesting thing is I can't seem to find this offer on Telus website. My parent called Telus using Chinese service and they said they could only give $41/month. Seems like what they can offer depends on which department you're in. The girl on the phone was saying stuff like difference between inbound and outbound sales.

The thing is, these offers are only available from these door to door people at that specific time. Not surprising that you nor your parents can get the same deal from the website of the Chinese service. The "catch", if you are to call it that, with these door to door sales is that you have to sign then and there.

When the guy came to my house, my parents originally talked to them. And then I went to check why there were other voices in the house. And that's when I started talking to them, I told me parents don't sign anything until I go over it. But being parents, they had already signed and were just finishing the paper work. I then asked my questions to the two reps and concluded they knew nothing about the service or even Telus in general, lol.

Fortunately it takes around 1-2 weeks for the sign on to come into effect and the Shaw one would be canceled. So within a couple days of the signing, I called Telus and told them to cancel the deal. So now I'm still with Shaw.

One of the main reasons I didn't take the deal was because of the Telus internet. Although the service is different for everyone depending on where you live, I knew too many people from Burnaby and even down the road at my friends house who have had horrible experiences with Telus internet.

just tell them shaw is offering xx
and they'll match it and give a better offer

Those people are door to door sales, the only relation they have with shaw or telus is that shaw and telus pay them.
I used to work for one for a few days, you can get the same deal by calling in. The only reason they pressure you into signing the deal then n there is that they get commision and they have no wage.

Shaw will be knocking at your door in a few days. Telus always is first LOL

telus internet is the best. 12.5mbps/1mpbs up unlimited bandwidth..
telus tv is damn expensive..
their phone lines are cheaper ever since laws were changed from 30$ to like 15$

*thankworthy post*

that sounds like a pretty good offer... but $80 for second and third year seems high....

u sure about that? u either live in an area with a very GOOD connection, or u dont game online much and just surf the web. i know ALOT of people who used to have telus internet and they non stop complain abt it.

shut the fuck up.

*thank me*

I got telus and love it LOL. its the total opposite for me I know a bunch of people with shaw some hate it some love it.

hmmm, you sure I can get the same deal by calling in? Since the Chinese service couldn't give such offer, maybe I could try English one.

the thing with CSRs is it's mostly a hit and miss. SOME r very willing to offer u what u want while SOME r very rude and wont budge for shit.

never sign those deals with door to door salesmen. If you really want it, the next day. Just call back Telus and talk to one of their CSR's and they will gladly give that same offer to you.

^Is there any difference between getting the same deal from either the salesmen or one of CSRs?

One thing's for sure, when I had Telus, my internet never fucked up like Shaw does. It was just slow as hell.

Is Telus internet that bad? I had Telus before but it wasn't that bad. It wasn't as fast as Shaw's, but definitely not terrible as people described.

look at the channel list!!
$10 a month for a year plus pvr and highspeed internets blah blah blah

so i looked over the channel list, no HD no history no showcase no space no spike so tv tropolis
fuck that! its all extra if you want any good channels. i signed so i would have leverage when i phoned shaw to negotiate a better deal, after they played ball a bit i phoned telus back and told them to cancel my isntall appt

I guess that doesn't matter much to me since I don't watch TV.

i have telus everything and I'm happy with all of it
with the new tv system with HD channels, its great

^Your profile pic is great too. Damn... where is that from?

I use Telus Internet and phone and everytime the phone rings or hangs up, my Internet disconnects for a 30 seconds. Pisses me off.

But like someone posted above. It's not really shaw or telus knocking on your door, it's 3rd party marketers that get paid a sum from telus shaw and are only paid of they sign u up. 100% commision. Sucks for a job that's rain or shine.. But someone's gotta annoy us
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You probably need a pots splitter installed.

ditto. i just moved in and set up shaw with their new member promos so i wasnt interested much at all, but i was asking the guy about telus' HD services to see if it's worth switching over down teh line. he knew nothing and read from the pamphlet. i just said give me the pamphlet and i'll read it myself :rolleyes:

maybe when my shaw promos are over i might consider