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11-16-2010, 02:54 AM
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#151 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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11-16-2010, 07:57 AM
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#152 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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11-16-2010, 08:22 AM
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#153 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Originally Posted by iwantaskyline I guarantee you, they do not. | I guarantee you, they will. They are already testing this in Edmonton, a relative got a warning on the bill that they would be charged next time they went over. Its just a matter of when the new hardware is installed in our areas.
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11-16-2010, 02:36 PM
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#154 | | I STILL don't get it
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Our family is currently using Telus for our home phone and internet services and Shaw for basic Cable (+Fairchild channels).
Total we pay for our monthly bills comes to about $111/month before tax.
Gave telus a call today lady on the line was really nice. At first I thought she was giving me a deal but when I looked at the pricing and stuff it was pretty much the standard/similar to what I was paying already >_>;
I was offered under a 3 Year Term:
PVR, Xbox360
Home Phone: 37$ (Dad needs the 5 calling features for home business)
Internet on High Speed Turbo 30$ (would be changed to the optiks equivalent)
Basic Cable: 23$
Fairchild Addon (May range from $12-20 depending on the one we pick)
+5$ a month if I want the Xbox to have the digital cable service
Total would be pretty much equal +/- $10~20 of what I am paying right now.
Upside i see to it is I get an xbox, a pvr (which I dont have right now)
Downside is the contract and I may lose some of the other asian channels my mom watches.
Would it be worth the trouble to make the switch?
Purpose was to hopefully save some money on our monthly bills while getting some better services (Since we haven't done any upgrades in a while). Wondering if I can get a better deal from some of the Telus techs who hang around RS
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11-16-2010, 06:32 PM
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#155 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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what other asian channels does your mom watch?
and as far as I know, Telus employees can't give out discounts to friends/family.
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11-16-2010, 06:55 PM
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#156 | | I STILL don't get it
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She only watches Fairchild.
But heres the thing thats weird
On my shaw bill it says:
Asian TV package = 7$ ( I get Fairchild, The mandarin one and the movie channel)
On the shaw website
Add Fairchild = 18.95
Add Fairchild + Others = 28.95
For Telus:
Just fairchild = $12
Fairchild + Mandarin = 20$
Dont know why the price for just fairchild got marked up so high :S
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11-24-2010, 05:28 PM
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#157 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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They giving free xbox on 3 year contracts
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11-24-2010, 05:42 PM
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#158 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Telus now has this Chinese Classic pkg (Fairchild and TalentVision) $15 per month but you get the first 3 months free
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11-24-2010, 07:57 PM
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Free xbox is on internet contracts of 2 or 3 years for Optik Internet.
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11-24-2010, 08:23 PM
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#160 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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| https://www.telus.com/order/bundles/...execution=e1s1
FREE HD PVR rental1
FREE Xbox 360®2
Optik TV™ Essentials (3 year term)
Optik High Speed™ (2 year term)
$33/mo for 3 months3
($60/mo. thereafter)
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FREE HD PVR rental1
FREE Xbox 360®2
Optik TV™ Your Pick HD (3 year term)
Optik High Speed™ (2 year term)
$65/mo for 3 months4
($112/mo. thereafter) Quote:
1 Available with Optik TV with a 3 year service agreement. A cancellation fee of $10 per month for the remainder of the term applies to early cancellation of a service agreement. Free installation applies to the first 2 digital boxes. Additional boxes installed will be subject to a $50 charge per box.
2 Available with Optik High Speed with a 2 year service agreement while quantities last. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the Xbox 360 is $299.99. A cancellation fee of $13 per month for the remainder of the term applies to early cancellation of a service agreement. Not combinable with any other High Speed offers. Minimum system requirements apply. Final eligibility for the services will be determined by a TELUS representative at the point of installation. Xbox and Xbox 360 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
3 Offers available until December 31, 2010, with a 3 year service agreement to residential clients who have not subscribed within the past 90 days to TELUS TV, or TELUS High Speed Internet service. Regular rate in a bundle starts on month 4 based on the same services. Optik TV is available to clients who have TELUS High Speed Internet or TELUS Home Phone service. The Essentials is required for all Optik TV subscriptions. HDTV input equipped television required to receive HD. TELUS reserves the right to modify the channel lineup and packages. Minimum system requirements apply.
4 Offers available until December 31, 2010, with a 3 year service agreement to residential clients who have not subscribed within the past 90 days to TELUS TV, or TELUS High Speed Internet service. Regular bundled price apply to Optik High Speed starts on month 4, to Your Pick HD starts on month 7 and overall bundle starts on month 7 based on the same services.
5 Based on total service disruptions and outages experienced by clients in the past year.
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11-24-2010, 08:41 PM
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#161 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Looks like I'll be jumping ship to TELUS for that first package, paying $95/month for just the Shaw highspeed internet and basic tv/fairchild.
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11-24-2010, 08:49 PM
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#162 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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I`m paying about 53 ish for Bell tv and 37 for telus.. ;c
I will be hopping the train within the next couple of weeks.
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11-24-2010, 08:53 PM
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#163 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Does Optik TV essentials only go up to channel 28(Shaw basic cable) in Vancouver?
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11-24-2010, 09:14 PM
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#164 | | I STILL don't get it
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Optik TV essential has way more than the basic 28 channels.
Im on optik Essentials and i have channels like TSN2, Food Network, Comedy Central, Teletoon, Spike etc
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11-24-2010, 09:24 PM
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#165 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by bakasam Optik TV essential has way more than the basic 28 channels.
Im on optik Essentials and i have channels like TSN2, Food Network, Comedy Central, Teletoon, Spike etc | So i take it you like the switch from shaw to telus?
how fast was the set up?
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11-24-2010, 09:31 PM
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#166 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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The free PVR rental is from the 3 year optik TV contract
The free Xbox is from the 2 year optik internet contract
also remember you can't have optik TV without optik internet, so technically you're signing a 3 year contract for the internet too  | |
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11-24-2010, 09:33 PM
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#167 | | I STILL don't get it
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No i originally had telus for internet services but i had Shaw for my cable services and switched over and upgraded i guess to Optiks.
Apparently they didnt give me the latest modem/router so i'm waiting for an exchange but so far so good.
Also when i was making the call the Xbox deal ends in november i believe
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11-24-2010, 10:35 PM
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#168 | | SardaukarMod
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shaw everything.
Digital TV/Movies & High-Speed 121.95
HD Plus Package 12.00
Purchased Modem Discount -5.00
Home Phone Basic 20.95
Total Current Monthly Services $149.90
HST 17.99
TOTAL RAPE $167.89/mth.
tv on right now. watching pelham 123 
cable splitter right out of the wall, one to PVR/TV, other to shaw phone box, splits again to shaw cable modem.
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11-24-2010, 11:02 PM
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#169 | | Banned By Establishment
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shaw wants me to drop off their stupid modem. Fuck them. so angry at my 3mb download =when i have extreme and them claiming nothing is wrong.
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11-25-2010, 06:44 AM
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#170 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Don't drop it off. Be a big shot. They'll probably just charge it on your next bill.
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11-25-2010, 09:47 AM
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I've got a Shaw modem collecting dust as of Saturday, and I need to sell off my HDPVR now. I think I'll just stick with Telus, even though I'm only on a 1HD + 2SD setup. I can live without 2HD for now. The internet speeds, while not as good, aren't horrible, either. I've lived with worse.
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11-25-2010, 09:51 AM
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#172 | | Hopeless Romantic
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My family has been considering jumping ship simply because were paying roughly 120-130 a month on shaw and the telus rates seem considerably cheaper...
My only concern is the internet speeds as i keep reading reviews regarding inconsistency
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11-25-2010, 10:20 AM
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#173 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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I think Shaw has more down time that Telus, all these years(5) with Telus i only had like maybe 1 or 2 downtime.
But then that is just my assumption.
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11-25-2010, 10:35 AM
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#174 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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my buddy from shaw hooked me up with this.
84.99 for 1 year
Basic home phone
Extreme-I internet
Digital tv with 1 hd pvr & 3 normal digital boxes with 3 months free movies channels (superchannel, HBO, Movie central)
Getting all the equipment for free 1 year
Paying $16 extra for HD plus (all the hd channels) and $7.95 for 7 specialty channels
If anyone wants a hookup. Shoot me a PM and i'll give you his #
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11-25-2010, 10:38 AM
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#175 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Meh , i don't use any well known company for telephone as it way cheaper to go with ITALKBB which is VOIP, imo i think it is the best bang for your money as it you get unlimited calling around the world for only like 30 something bucks, i forgot how much it was , ill check my bill to comfirm it, i've used it for months now and it works great, no more stupid expensive calling cards that shit adds up.
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