[tiger_handheld]

I think this site speaks for itself. http://www.10buckstoo.com/

1) Sign the petition
2) Call Shaw, and tell them you want the 'offer' too.


I called Shaw, after 20min, i was able to upgrade from Highspeed internet to Extreme internet free for 6 months. They will not budge on the TV package. They do not care about the fact that Surrey and Vancouver are only 30mins/30km away. I did not qualify for the offer because I did not 'live in the targeted region'

Do your part - ask for free shit, and don't give up until you get something for free, even for 6mo's.

Go and call now! Run!!



ps: make sure to post what you got for free.

[Presto]

I can see why they are doing it. They are cutting into Novus' subscribers. Why would they want to willingly give the deal to other areas, when they're pretty much the only game in town?

[FiveDime]

I think this site speaks for itself. http://www.10buckstoo.com/

1) Sign the petition
2) Call Shaw, and tell them you want the 'offer' too.


I called Shaw, after 20min, i was able to upgrade from Highspeed internet to Extreme internet free for 6 months. They will not budge on the TV package. They do not care about the fact that Surrey and Vancouver are only 30mins/30km away. I did not qualify for the offer because I did not 'live in the targeted region'

Do your part - ask for free shit, and don't give up until you get something for free, even for 6mo's.

Go and call now! Run!!



ps: make sure to post what you got for free.





lol

[Liquid_o2]

I agree what Shaw is doing is wrong. But they make this site look like it is run by an independent 3rd party... but isn't it run by Novus?

[Tapioca]

I recently switched to Novus. Shaw offered me that 9.95 deal in a last ditch attempt to keep me and though it was tempting, I made the switch anyway. Some Shaw reps were in our building yesterday trying to get people to switch to them. For a company that large, at least they could have offered better refreshments instead of Tim Horton's cookies and pop. :lol

I hope Novus can survive this and stay around for a while. I haven't done a whole lot of viewing of the HD channels, but from what I've seen so far, I haven't seen any compression artifacts which is a welcome change from Shaw.

[TOPEC]

good luck, shaw wont budge for me the last time i tried to get a free hd box, no matter how many times i've called, threaten to cancel service with them, even set a cancellation date, they wont budge on me to offer me a freaking HD box. i just needed ONE freaking HD box, i dont care abt free internet or free HD channels. but all is good since i bought my hdbox at 599 at bestbuy THEN it went on sale for xmas for half the price, so i priced match a brand new HD box, not the refurbished shit they give u.

[shantz]

I"ve been trying to get a HDPVR - $499 right now at BB. Tried calling Shaw - they won't offer me anything.
Unfortunately Telus TV is not offered yet in my area (Surrey) and I can't get Novus either. Shaw knows this thus they're just complacent when you try and talk to them on the phone.

[Chairman Kaga]

Good luck.

[JHuJHu]

Meh i'm a telus person.

[TOPEC]

I"ve been trying to get a HDPVR - $499 right now at BB. Tried calling Shaw - they won't offer me anything.
Unfortunately Telus TV is not offered yet in my area (Surrey) and I can't get Novus either. Shaw knows this thus they're just complacent when you try and talk to them on the phone.

try and use bell as leverage, bell is offered everywhere.

[skyxx]

^ And if you switch to them they will offer some pretty awesome deals.

[Razor Ramon HG]

I think my brother did that because for 6 months, we got everything unlimited :lol

[monkeywrench]

yeah when i was with Bell, they offered all this free stuff when I said I was going to switch to Rogers

[Nightwalker]

Feeling entitled much?

[Meowjin]

My co-worker told me last night that his new building in surrey got offered this exact same deal because the building was hardwired with telus.

[tiger_handheld]

I agree what Shaw is doing is wrong. But they make this site look like it is run by an independent 3rd party... but isn't it run by Novus?


its pretty evident the site is run by Novus - the contact us + video says Novus!!

[FiveDime]

its pretty evident the site is run by Novus - the contact us + video says Novus!!


Nope the site is hosted with NetNation and its ran by 6smarketing.com. they are potentially a client of Novus.

[tiger_handheld]

Nope the site is hosted with NetNation and its ran by 6smarketing.com. they are potentially a client of Novus.


if you watch the video it says

"Hi, my name is Matt and I work for NOVUS" - not sure how obvious it can get besides that.


I'm not sure if 6s is a client of Novus, cuz 6s in yaletown , and so is my work , and my work is serviced by shaw. im sure if novus serviced yaletown , we'd be on that bandwagon..

oh yea and for net nation - they are the 'neighbourhood' hosting co for most tech companies ;)..



enuff chit chat - how many of you guys actually called shaw ??

[KuSouL]

made the switch to telus ~ no regrets

[quasi]

My co-worker told me last night that his new building in surrey got offered this exact same deal because the building was hardwired with telus.

So is my house, wonder if I can swindle something :haha:

[murd0c]

got a hd box for $349.99

[wahyinghung]

Tried but no cigar....... guess I gonna have to wait until boxing day again to get another cheap hdpvr

[Mr.HappySilp]

SHAW sucks. They rasie thier price every 8 months or so. If they raise thier price again i am going to switch to telus. But then there goes my high speed download.

[JesseBlue]

try getting teksavvy...they lease lines from bell and telus but at least 200gb cap...from what i can tell its a little faster than telus...

oh yah..shaw sucks...they keep on sending me notices to get me to subscribe to shaw cable...screw them...fta ftw

[03aspec]

so is anyone on here actually using novus?? i cant believe that im just hearing about them now... i think im gonna call shaw and cancel tom! novus' rates are awesome

[Anjew]

u talking about cancelling shaw or novus?? because the whole thread is about shaw being cheaper than novus...

[threezero]

which has a faster basic internet package?

I have been with Shaw/rogers for over 5 yrs. I notice int he recent years since they offer their new "high speed" internet service for extra $10 a month or so, my regular internet was tune down. It was definately a lots slower than before the "high speed" internet service is offer.

I don't care if novus is slightly more expensive but I don't want to continue supporting shaw and their crappy way of doing business. If novus can offer the same speed or even better faster speed for their basic internet package i'm done.

[03aspec]

u talking about cancelling shaw or novus?? because the whole thread is about shaw being cheaper than novus...


well isnt novus cheaper then shaw in the long run?? the shaw deal is just a promotion.

[StylinRed]

just read novus' site their internet service provides you more


sucks they'll probably never make it out to vancouver, cousin has them in downtown

[ToneCapone]

lol aww novus is mad. fuck that shaw is alite. usually works and if it dosent service calls are free.... they generally easy on credits. i coulnt sqeeze an hd pvr either but they did lower their jhd pvr price from 649 to 449 right now.
as for telus, i heard they got bandwith issues... if u have 2 hd boxes you cant even watch both at the same time.
and their internet speed isnt even half of what shaws is...
btw threezero.... they just gave me an upgrade... low speed to highspeed for 5 bux extra for 3 months. and its basically from 256kbps to 7.5mbps... big difference... milk it

[VR6GTI]

I just got HDbasic for 19.99 for 6 months but they need to have a pre-approved credit card, which is alright by me. I have their cable, internet and phone though so i dont know if that matters.

[Tapioca]

just read novus' site their internet service provides you more


sucks they'll probably never make it out to vancouver, cousin has them in downtown

Novus has already moved into Burnaby. I live in a 2 year old building in Burnaby and it was pre-wired with fibre optical cable. If you live or are going to move into to a new building, it should be pre-wired.

I know that Novus was pretty aggressive in pursuing our strata and with a tidy cash incentive, we let them in. But sadly, those living in houses won't probably ever see Novus because it's simply too expensive for them to expand their fibre optic network in that way.

In the long run, unless Shaw does some major infrastruture upgrades, Novus is a better bet. I'd stick with them.

[Presto]

Shaw trying to move in on Novus territory has been beneficial for everyone in those areas. In downtown Vancouver, Novus was the only game around for awhile, so their prices were set accordingly. Since Shaw has tried to steal customers away, Novus has had to significantly improved their pricing, and offer great deals to keep customers.

[BNR32_Coupe]

which has a faster basic internet package?

I have been with Shaw/rogers for over 5 yrs. I notice int he recent years since they offer their new "high speed" internet service for extra $10 a month or so, my regular internet was tune down. It was definately a lots slower than before the "high speed" internet service is offer.

I don't care if novus is slightly more expensive but I don't want to continue supporting shaw and their crappy way of doing business. If novus can offer the same speed or even better faster speed for their basic internet package i'm done.

You make it sound like they're doing that on purpose. bandwidth is shared amongst everyone, and when you buy their "extreme" high bandwidth service, you're simply buying a bigger slice of the bandwidth pie, while your non-"extreme" bandwidth neighbors will get the leftovers

[tgill]

NOVUS IS OWNED BY TERRY HUI, TERRY HUI OWNS CONCORD PACIFIC
you know the guys who build the majority of generic condos in vancouver?

these guys have been trying to cut out shaw from their buildings for years, it ends up being win for people living in these condos that get super aggressive pricing for shaw services.
:thumbsup: competition = good
but novus isnt in the single house hold businesses

[Anjew]

exactly.... novus is trying to make shaw out to be the evil one, when in fact its just competition. i wish novus was in my building, that way i'd get some sweet competative pricing.

[Soundy]

Not sure how Shaw maintaining their pricing rather than giving in to consumer blackmail constitutes Shaw being a "bully". If anything, people are trying to bully Shaw.

[SlySi]

Shaw is a bully because they are leveraging their regular customers to fund this $10.00 Internet promo. Just to boot Novus out of the competition.
Not all competition is good.

If Novus goes. Downtown is stuck with Telus and Shaw again.
How pathetic would that be?

[Soundy]

Shaw is a bully because they are leveraging their regular customers to fund this $10.00 Internet promo.

They are? How? Their bundles are the same price as they were the last time we switched, about a year ago...

[jofo]

I got 6 months free cable/digital plus/hd basic/hd plus + FREE HD PVR for switching from Telus to shaw. They came to my condo lobby and were offering winbacks because our whole building had free telus for one year that just expired.

[03aspec]

this is only available in apartment/condo's only right?

[shenmecar]

I got 6 months free cable/digital plus/hd basic/hd plus + FREE HD PVR for switching from Telus to shaw. They came to my condo lobby and were offering winbacks because our whole building had free telus for one year that just expired.

I had that too when i switched from Bell to Shaw. Only catch was I had to bring my original Bell receiver to the Shaw Tower in downtown to get the HD PVR. Fucking parking at Shaw Tower was $6 for HALF AN HOUR. No wonder every level of the parking lot had a Bentley.

[Anjew]

i think theres 2 spots free for customers before you go into tolled area down below

[tgill]

Shaw is a bully because they are leveraging their regular customers to fund this $10.00 Internet promo. Just to boot Novus out of the competition.
Not all competition is good.

If Novus goes. Downtown is stuck with Telus and Shaw again.
How pathetic would that be?
oh my only shaw and telus WHAT WILL WE DO :cry:
both shaw and telus now offer 15mbit for cheap :thumbsup:
CONCORD PACIFIC/NOVUS are the good guys LOOL

[Manic!]

Shaw is trying to bankrupt Novas. Once Novas shuts down prices will go up.

[Frogger]

So if Peter Bissonnette (Shaw’s president's)quote is TRUTHFUL(from business in Vancouver article) we should all feel ripped off. Peter is quoted as saying "that Shaw’s pricing is not below cost". If this is the case then their mark up is astronomical. After doing the math on this offer, it works out to $24.87/month, after factoring in the 2 months free, for all 3 services from Shaw. Now after this promo is done and you pay their regular rates, you would now be paying around $240.00/month!!!!!! That works out to approximately a 1000% MARK-UP!!!!!!!!
This is what I call GOUGING your customers. I am appalled at this. No company should be allowed to have these kind of mark-ups. This is why they want Novus gone. No competition = 1000% mark-up.

[Soundy]

Depends on how you define "cost"... below cost of what? Running the service? Installing the service? Is that the cost of JUST that service, or is that split up over the entire customer base? Or amortized over the expected life of that customer account? "Not below cost" could mean a lot of things in marketingspeak.

[Mr.HappySilp]

LOL newest deal from SHAW who is in a NOVUS building:
2 month free Full cable(Full HD, Full Digital full anagolo) for 9.95 for 10 months
2 FREE HD PVR TO USE for 1year and u can buy it or 249.99 each after
2 month of free Digital phone and 1000mins free Long distance and 9.95 for 10 months
2 month of free Extreme NET and 9.95 for 10 months

For people who are outsdie of NOVUS service we get a nice price increase starting in Sept(Just look at my bill and my bill is increase by 4 dollars). Currently I am paying Basic cable, chinese channel, Extreme NET and I think 3 cable jacks outlets. Cost me around 92 dollars with with. So with the price increase I am looking at aorund 96 to 98 dollars.

Might switch to telus.

[Alatar]

I just called and asked them if there were any promotions or deals, and if this pamphlet I received on my windshield was a real offer, and they said it was a competitive promotion for specific buildings in certain areas, and that the offer was only available for those areas, not for everyone. I'll be speaking with their customer service tomorrow (callback) about retentions, as I really have no reason to want to stay with Shaw, and Telus is an alternative, since I don't download much and need an HDTV provider anyway.

We'll see how it goes tomorrow.