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Internet, phone, tv provider??

lazyGUY
edited July 2009 in General
So my 3 year contract for Telus Enhanced DSL is finally up and I'm wondering what all of you use..Does anyone have experience with Bell?

I had a horrible experience with Telus enhanced...it was really slow, especially torrents....shaky connection...horrible tech support.

So I'm definitely changing my ISP, and hoping to make the transition to HD! and while I'm at it, might as well change/alter my phone service as everyone seems to be offering deals right now. Anyone here have a bundle of all 3?

Comments

  • vonnie
    edited July 2009
    My bf has shaw, and it's pretty fast. No problems with torrenting lots either...

    I have Telus so I can't tell you much lol.
  • ikkaku
    edited July 2009
    I'm on shaw and using some chinese VOIP service for home phone, AIC I believe. Cheap family ftw. VOIP is not the most fax-friendly thing, though.

    Speed for normal 'high speed' is decent, but I'm using the super oldschool modem which may impair me from getting special technology upgrades, such as speedboost.

    We packaged it with basic television + chinese channels.
  • Lixie
    edited July 2009
    Shaw is a lot better than any other.

    Bell is the worse of the worse for anything.
  • IVTIVT
    edited July 2009
    shaw internets, shaw phone, no cable tv
  • Magnificent_BastardMagnificent_Bastard
    edited July 2009
    Yeah, I gotta go with Shaw. I had TELUS internet, and comparably, it was always slower than Shaw. I think it has a lot to do with that shitty wireless router/modem combo TELUS has been giving out the last few years. They fucking suck.
  • Ether
    edited July 2009
    Shaw's been great for me.

    It's a good idea to run a connection speed test occasionally and call your ISP if you're not getting the speed you're paying for. They should either upgrade your modem, fix your connection, or give you a refund.
  • lazyGUY
    edited July 2009
    Ether;57216 said:
    Shaw's been great for me.

    It's a good idea to run a connection speed test occasionally and call your ISP if you're not getting the speed you're paying for. They should either upgrade your modem, fix your connection, or give you a refund.
    Not with telus, they said my download speed was close to what enhanced offers, so they basically told me to fuck off...

    I agree on the router/gateway thing...you can change only basic settings and all of the "advanced" settings are locked by a telus employee password.

    Apparently, they also throttle your connection when your using torrents, which sucks cuz i always am.

    Also they made it so I could only connect the gateway to one phone jack in the house. Minor inconvenience but still annoys me...

    Is Shaws Digital phone reliable as Telus home phone?
  • Agentbob
    edited July 2009
    Huh? I had horrible experience with Shaw. They cut me off for days when I start seeding and downloading. I had great experiences with Telus. No bottlenecks, and great tech support.

    Bell and Rogers sucks ass. But both Shaw and Telus rents their telecommunication lines from them anyways, so you're screwed either way if Bell or Rogers decides to be more of a dick.
  • online predatoronline predator
    edited July 2009
    Vonage for phone, then Shaw for everyting else
  • GeoGeek
    edited July 2009
    Shaw for tv and internet. I think my internet is fast....20 Mb/s according to speedtest.net
  • EricJ
    edited July 2009
    @geogeek: thanks to shaw powerboost it is very hard to tell your actual download speeds with an internet speed test like that! (It gives you superfast speeds for the first 30 seconds or something of a download, before dropping to regular speeds (which are probably half of that.))
    nonetheless it is handy when downloading small-medium sized files I guess
  • GeoGeek
    edited July 2009
    EricJ;57337 said:
    @geogeek: thanks to shaw powerboost it is very hard to tell your actual download speeds with an internet speed test like that! (It gives you superfast speeds for the first 30 seconds or something of a download, before dropping to regular speeds (which are probably half of that.))
    nonetheless it is handy when downloading small-medium sized files I guess
    Speedtest is just a measure. I never said it was 20mbps forever, did I?
    Powerboost is an added feature. Did you just point out a benefit of Shaws? I think you did.
  • imelting
    edited July 2009
    shaw here too, 10+ years, no real major problems, connection/speed are usually pretty solid

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