Shaw has announced that the Canadian cable operator is now offering 100 Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 cable broadband service to 3.6 million customers in six of the carrier's markets. According to Shaw, the new 100 Mbps downstream 5 Mbps upstream tier costs $149 a month. You have to bundle at least one other Shaw service to get that price, otherwise you'll pay $157. The faster 100 Mbps tier first showed up in Saskatoon, Victoria and Winnipeg earlier this year at a $250 a month price point ($270 a month unbundled) with a 200 GB monthly cap. Users inform us that in addition to nudging the price downward, the cap has been nudged upward and is now 400 GB per month.

Canadian cable operator Shaw has dropped a bit of a pricing bomb on consumers and competitors in Vancouver. The operator is offering some unheard of deals, including 15Mbps service with a 100GB cap for $9.95 ($9.13 US), 200 channels of TV service (with 25 high-definition channels) for $9.95, or digital phone service with free installation, also for $9.95 a month.

According to an announcement this morning by Canadian cable operator Shaw, the company is expanding the availability of their 100Mbps downstream, 5Mbps upstream "High-Speed Nitro" tier into Saskatchewan. Though the Shaw press release brags about braving a bad economy to offer "more value" for consumers, the 100Mbps offering is for now largely marketing fodder -- given it's unlikely that anyone facing financial struggles will be able to afford the tier's $249.95 per month Canadian ($204 U.S.) price tag. The "value" of the offering is also suspect, given the tier comes with a 200GB cap the company's website insists is "perfect for those who have multiple home computers and perform a variety of media-intensive activities at the same time."

Comcast's Powerboost technology roughly doubles your connection speed for the first few moments of a large download or upload. Comcast has licensed the technology to Cox, who implemented it earlier this year.