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06-11-2011, 02:16 AM
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#401 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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Originally Posted by willystyle  Just upgraded to Broadband 50 with the new WiFi modem, has anyone reached 50Mbps?  | this is what im @ with extreme 
(almost never up in the 20s guess nobody is home tonight in the area  )
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06-11-2011, 02:17 AM
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#402 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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so broadband 50 bundled with tv is 84.90
and shaw extreme bundled with tv is also 84.90
one of them i get 50mb down 3mb up along with 400gb limit while the other is 25mb down 2.5mb up with only 250gb limit.. so why don't they just switch everyone over to the broadband 50 if they have TV bundled already?? am i misreading something?
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06-11-2011, 02:20 AM
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#403 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by willystyle Yup, been cycling like mad.
If you're on Broadband 50 and you're using the old Motorola then you're getting ripped cause it can only supply up to 25Mbps, you need the new WiFi modem from Shaw which is a SMC Networks modem. | or just go get the docsis3 modems.. the SMC wifi modem are a pos.. they are so cheaply made half the time they don't even work
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06-11-2011, 02:22 AM
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#404 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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if you're on the old tv plans ur actually paying about $10 less a month
but if you're on SPP then yeah ppl should just migrate up
as for the Bump Up Program (getting bumped up to the next tier package) on shaws website it says it wont take effect until February 2012 and you get a 1month grace if you go over
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06-11-2011, 02:35 AM
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#405 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by terkan or just go get the docsis3 modems.. the SMC wifi modem are a pos.. they are so cheaply made half the time they don't even work | What other docsis 3.0 modem can I choose? I hate the SMC networks modem.
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06-11-2011, 05:16 AM
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#406 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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a motorola one? but looks like they cost much more
cisco wireless residential gateway modems? (not under Linksys)
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06-11-2011, 09:16 AM
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#407 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Originally Posted by willystyle What other docsis 3.0 modem can I choose? I hate the SMC networks modem. | They gave me a Motorola SB6120. It's rock solid, never had to reset the thing since I had it for the past few months.
No wifi, but that's what I asked for.
I've always had around 45 down and about 2.8 up with Warp. Just switched over to Broadband 50 yesterday and still have the same speeds. 
Last edited by mrks; 06-11-2011 at 09:32 AM.
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06-11-2011, 10:01 AM
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#408 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by mrks They gave me a Motorola SB6120. It's rock solid, never had to reset the thing since I had it for the past few months.
No wifi, but that's what I asked for.
I've always had around 45 down and about 2.8 up with Warp. Just switched over to Broadband 50 yesterday and still have the same speeds. | Yeah I missed my old Motorola, it was solid like rock, think they would swap the current modem with me?
I am not hitting ANYWHERE close to those speeds. I am gonna give them a call now.
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06-11-2011, 12:32 PM
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#409 | | Total victory requires total destruction
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Got the Broadband 100 today, with the SMC modem/router (which I hate already). 
I upgraded from Extreme, didn't cost me a penny more (friends are good)
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06-11-2011, 12:35 PM
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#410 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by Geby Got the Broadband 100 today, with the SMC modem/router (which I hate already).
I upgraded from Extreme, didn't cost me a penny more (friends are good) | How did u get Broadband 100 for the same price?
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06-11-2011, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Geby Got the Broadband 100 today, with the SMC modem/router (which I hate already).
I upgraded from Extreme, didn't cost me a penny more (friends are good) | dat speed  | |
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06-11-2011, 12:44 PM
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#412 | | Total victory requires total destruction
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A friend of mine put some discount on my acct. Broadband 100 was supposed to be around $10 more but she put a discount on it.
I'm trying to find a way to disable the SMC router/modem's router function. I know the Rogers customers have figured out a way.
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06-11-2011, 01:27 PM
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#413 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by TOS'd dat speed | Im jealous. I called Shaw and they told me that there was nothing they could do about my shitty speed as my signal is strong, but to send a tech in, hopefully that will fix the problem.
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06-11-2011, 04:09 PM
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#414 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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looks like they are force feeding the cheap smc down ppl's throat regardless of if u want wireless or not... i bitched and complained and they keep saying they stopped giving out the sb6120 -.- that aside.. if i go over the 400gb limit on the broadband 50 i get bump up to broadband 100 lol does that also change the speed? XD
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06-11-2011, 04:35 PM
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#415 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by terkan looks like they are force feeding the cheap smc down ppl's throat regardless of if u want wireless or not... i bitched and complained and they keep saying they stopped giving out the sb6120 -.- that aside.. if i go over the 400gb limit on the broadband 50 i get bump up to broadband 100 lol does that also change the speed? XD | What? They discontinued it?
Yeah, your speed and cap will be bumped up if you go over, so will the price. lol
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06-11-2011, 06:17 PM
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#416 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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just an FYI if you go over and get bumped to the next cap
you pay the flat fee of the next tier and it is not pro-rated
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06-11-2011, 06:22 PM
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#417 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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on shaws website they say they wont start bumping people up when you go over ur Cap until Feb 2012
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06-11-2011, 07:17 PM
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#418 | | Got MOD?
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For me I only subscribe to extreme internet. So 84.90 is a lot than my current $20
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06-12-2011, 06:12 PM
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#419 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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yeah im using just extreme here as well. Is the boardband 50 faster? And how much is it after the 3 months periods?
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06-13-2011, 07:52 AM
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#420 | | xxx
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wow I wish i had some friends of friends who are connected working at shaw
on a serious note though, too bad the increase in speed isn't too noticeable if you're streaming youtube or other sites since you are limited by the speed on their end.
youkv and tudou still slow as fuck
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06-13-2011, 05:16 PM
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#421 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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Originally Posted by T.T wow I wish i had some friends of friends who are connected working at shaw | we've got some RS members who work @ shaw
RS Discount?  | |
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06-13-2011, 09:13 PM
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#422 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Yes parent deciding whether to go with shaw or telus. They are leaning towards telus but i want shaw. So hope some of my RS buddies could gimme an edge.
btw we are currently with shaw for the last few years (5+ i dunt remember exactly)
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06-13-2011, 11:47 PM
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#423 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by T.T youkv and tudou still slow as fuck | The servers are in China, what do you expect?
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06-14-2011, 01:02 AM
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#424 | | xxx
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I'm perfectly aware of that.
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06-14-2011, 10:06 AM
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#425 | | Got MOD?
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For myself I've nothing but good experiences with Shaw under their Extreme package. Downtime negligible. Maybe in total an hour or 2 over 5 years? Customer service has always been a good experience for me.
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