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08-06-2010, 03:57 PM
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#1 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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| Free Shaw 1Gbit upgrade promo in select areas of Vancouver
sht thats fast. want to see some real world tests. http://forums.redflagdeals.com/free-...monton-923543/
Free Shaw 1Gbit upgrade promo in select areas of Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton
Some may not consider this a hot deal, and those of you already with Shaw should get this without asking anyway but Telus customers may want to think about trying Shaw if this promo is in their area.
From Shaw's website:
Have you heard? Shaw is bringing unheard of speeds to the Canadian market through exciting trials of our 1 Gigabit Internet service. This service launched in select Vancouver neighbourhoods in June – and Pinebrook, a suburb west of Calgary, will be the latest area to try out the 1 Gigabit Internet service FREE for six months starting in September!
Our test neighbourhoods have the advantage of “future proofing” as they receive the best technology has to offer with Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and will be able to support new, cutting-edge Internet applications that will require faster download speeds – compliments of Shaw.
At the end of the six month trial, customers will still be able to retain their existing services without any change in features or function.
This is a great opportunity for our customers and we are thrilled to be the first provider in Canada to offer this incredible service.
Some interesting facts about Shaw’s 1 Gigabit Internet service:
10x faster than Nitro
Trial in Vancouver is now live – Calgary and Edmonton to follow in September
The service is FREE for the duration of the trials
Stay tuned for more exciting announcements about when our 1 Gigabit trial might be available in an area near you!
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08-06-2010, 04:05 PM
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#2 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Any idea on which area specifically in van??? Posted via RS Mobile | |
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08-06-2010, 04:26 PM
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#3 | | I keep RS good
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awwwww shitttttttttt hell yeah.
probably not avaliable in rmd 
fuck... more info!?
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08-06-2010, 04:47 PM
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#4 | | In RS I Trust
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yep I want to know as well, Hopefully its in Surrey as well
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08-06-2010, 04:59 PM
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#5 | | GO FLAMES GO
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hopefully up the upper levels section in north van gets it
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08-06-2010, 05:02 PM
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#6 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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how much is this after the trials?
sounds insanely hype... haha... the warp is pretty pricey, $96/month... damn.. this is gona be over $100/month
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08-06-2010, 05:04 PM
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#7 | | i like gifs
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Watch the "select Vancouver neighbourhoods" be condos in the downtown core.
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08-06-2010, 05:28 PM
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#8 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Sounds great, BUT.... you'd need a new modem, since the standard ones just have 10/100 LAN ports... and you'd need a router with a gigabit WAN port (good luck there), or just plug your machine with gigabit port straight into the router (largely negates the point of having all that speed, if you can't share it with all your machines)...
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08-07-2010, 09:44 AM
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#9 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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I would imagine they'd provide you with a modem to use for the trial ... They give you the modem when you get their 100 Mbps service (no rental or purchase necessary).
As for the areas, my guess would be newer communities since it would be a lot cheaper to lay fiber in an empty property than it would be to dig up existing infrastructure.
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08-08-2010, 01:07 PM
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#10 | | I keep RS good
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08-08-2010, 02:17 PM
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#11 | | RabidMod
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Lol I could actually see myself switching from Telus for this. I'm having trouble wrapping my head around just how fast 1Gbit internet is LOL.
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08-08-2010, 02:39 PM
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#12 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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damn..if they only upgrade my east-van neighbourhood to fiber-o
probably won't happen for another 10 years LOL
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08-09-2010, 03:38 PM
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#13 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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so nutz....1gbit...
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08-09-2010, 04:14 PM
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#14 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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i asked about where the locations are
Downtown and Parts of Coquitlam
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08-09-2010, 05:39 PM
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#15 | | Banned By Establishment
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what are you guys paying for internet? My brother pays 10 and I pay 40. Thinking about calling and saying im going to telus.
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08-09-2010, 05:43 PM
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#16 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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Pointless if your hard drive can't write that fast.  | |
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08-09-2010, 06:10 PM
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#17 | | Banned (ABWS)
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good deal
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08-09-2010, 07:07 PM
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#18 | | MOD
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wtf coquitlam?
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08-09-2010, 07:22 PM
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#19 | | I want to be a person and not an icon.
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finally they offer this! Now need to wait till they have it in more areas in the lower mainland
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08-09-2010, 10:43 PM
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#20 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by skyxx Pointless if your hard drive can't write that fast. | even 15 year old + PATA drives have 1Gbit/s AFAIK | |
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08-09-2010, 11:45 PM
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#21 | | Got MOD?
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero even 15 year old + PATA drives have 1Gbit/s AFAIK | No they can't. You're looking at writing 125MB/s. PATA BURST speed is 133MB/s not sustained. You'll need SSD to write that fast.
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08-10-2010, 12:33 AM
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#22 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane what are you guys paying for internet? My brother pays 10 and I pay 40. Thinking about calling and saying im going to telus. | chances are they'll tell you to switch to telus then.. shaw doesn't offer too much in terms of retention.. offering retention just means they have to charge more on the non retention ppl just to cover the lost in revenue which is bad for business in a way.. they don't have the money to throw around like telus
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08-10-2010, 07:56 AM
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#23 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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maybe the upgrades explain why i get disconnect every hours for 2 mins in the past 4 days...
i called Shaw and they said they are doing upgrades for coq area...
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08-10-2010, 08:28 AM
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#24 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by !MiKrofT No they can't. You're looking at writing 125MB/s. PATA BURST speed is 133MB/s not sustained. You'll need SSD to write that fast. | Well.. you just need to remember that the dl speed is 1 gigaBIT and the write speed of the drives your talking about is in megaBYTES.
So if 1 gigabit is equal to around 128 megabytes, unless your computer is from the stone age, most people should be ok.
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08-11-2010, 09:46 AM
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#25 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Originally Posted by !MiKrofT No they can't. You're looking at writing 125MB/s. PATA BURST speed is 133MB/s not sustained. You'll need SSD to write that fast. | 125MB/s sequential write isn't that uncommon for single large capacity drives to achieve these days, most are close, if not over 125MB/s. http://www.storagereview.com/western...ack_review_2tb
Or just raid 0 some slower drives. It wouldn't really matter anyways, i kinda doubt you'd be able to pull more than 5MB/s from any individual download.
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