got a question about laptop offer in Telus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19439147 en Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:03:20 EDT Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:03:20 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19489880 netwerk : They charged me $20 to downgrade to ADSL lite. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19489880 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:53:46 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19488174 JammerMan79 : nonsense... you can upgrade without penalty]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19488174 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:17:22 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19488011 caffeine_joe : Greetings, all. New member, here. Obviously a lot of knowledge that I hope to benefit from. Unfortunately I won't be able to contribute to said knowledge because I'm as thick as a brick when it comes things techy.

But to my point ... About 2 years ago, I did sign a three contract in order to get a laptop for my daughter. I recently contacted Telus about switching to from my present "High Speed Enhanced" to "High Speed Extreme" and was told it would cost me $480.00 to cancel my existing plan. This seems odd, as typically when you upgrade to a better service, there's no charge as long as you commit to another long term contract.

Has anyone else experienced this?

All the best..

Joe]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19488011 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:50:42 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19486978 anon : I just got the free desktop a few days ago.
After 5 weeks waiting for it I called Telus and 2 days later it was shipped. Shipping took 7 days.
The 80gb hard disk is loaded with tons of Trial offers from MS, Corel, Symantec, AOL etc etc.. Takes up about 35GB.
The computer is unusable with the Basic 512 ram it comes with - unless you only want to run a basic editor and type very slowly :). Waiting for it to start up etc. while setting up and deleting unwanted offers is painfully slow.

I have ordered extra ram ( not from Telus/Lenova as its too expensive from them). It will probably speed up one I get the extra ram installed.
It only shows 448mb ram but the chip is 512 so possibly 64mb is used for the onboard graphics.
There are no cards everything is on the motherboard and all the card slots are empty. There are also 2 unused SATA connections. There is no floppy drive installed, just the HD and a DVD/CD reader/CD writer.
Installed on the network with no problems and once we have the extra ram, printer and DVD writer installed I am hoping it will be a second PC for anyone else in the house to use. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19486978 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:32:24 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19479610 Lakebottom : I just called Telus about my billing and I was rather disapointed with the answers I was getting.
The service contract I signed for one year expired at the end of November, which I was enticed into by a free '2wiregateway'. New year and I am looking for a new deal.
The deal I was offered was another 5.00 discount for a one year contract, that's it. The problem is however the 5.00 discount would be applied to the old rate.....what the heck is this all about....the old rate doesn't exist I'm done that contract, I'm a free agent....
I was also offered 6.0 at my current rate. 6.0 is apparently now available in Sylvan Lake. Nobody called me, nobody notified me, nobody offered me an introductory offer..come on they started this perk game so where is the perk.
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The Shaw website is offering 29.95 for 6 months and the first 30 days for free. It's a 5mb down/ 512 up package. No wireless router promo, so I guess I would need to buy a new router if I make the call. Financially its a better deal;however, technically it could be a poorer service for me personally because I am surrounded by Shaw users. I have been told that the queueing problem for Internet access has been resolved..by a Shaw field technician. I think I'll just discuss it with the neighbours to see if they are happy with their Shaw service and what the problems are with their connection.
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There is no free gift with Q4. It's discounted ADSL service or discounted computer (laptop or desktop) with no interest financing.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19476710 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:10:46 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19473988 JammerMan79 : Just so everyone is clear.. the main Q4 promo is NOT the computer/laptop promo. It's the discounted adsl service of 19.95 for 6mo and the regular price is 35.95 (3.0 plan of course).

The alternate promo is the computer or laptop purchase deal where you get a discounted computer/laptop and the ability to pay it over the 3yr term. We have specifically been told not to say it's a free computer/laptop. The customer is clearly purchasing it, albeit for a discount.
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Review of a similar Lenovo 3000 C200 laptop, but with a Core2Duo processor here: »www.notebookreview.com/default.a···ovo+C200
I guess for some people it would be a fairly painless way of getting a basic laptop, but Telus is not exactly spelling it all out for customers.
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If they received it either they paid for it (by entering their credit card information on the order site) or they're really lucky.
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You can get a decent laptop for about $850, I mean a real one, not these Lenovos.
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said by netwerk See Profile :

Ya this quarter there is no $400 gift card. Its a pc for $5.00 extra a month or a laptop for $9/month. Not too bad

$180 over 3 years for the PC

$324 over 3 years for the Laptop

Ya they are basic units but still if not going to use it for hard core gaming they are pretty good.

I would upgrade to more memory when you order though
the laptop is 9.00+5.00 = 14.00 more per month
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$180 over 3 years for the PC

$324 over 3 years for the Laptop

Ya they are basic units but still if not going to use it for hard core gaming they are pretty good.

I would upgrade to more memory when you order though]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19452331 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:04:29 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19451500 beamer69 : When talking about time with internet stuff it reminds me of dog years.

You know that saying something like one dog year is like seven human years. So a dog who is 10 is like a 70 year old person.

I sort of feel when dealing with the internet you need to factor in something like that, maybe not the same ratio but a lot can happen in 3 years on the internet ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19451500 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:07:20 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19450117 skilltom : I thought you couldn't get new price if you already on contract like 1year and you want to go for 2 or 3]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19450117 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:08:08 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19448246 Ikarasu :
said by st7860 See Profile :

its a great deal if you plan to stay in BC/AB for 3 years.
Not really :P Low end laptops arent worth it. Not to mention if new prices come out...you pretty much have to sign a new contract, for even longer to get the better price. Or at least, they try to make you.

IMO, your best off buying a laptop, and not going on contract. Unless you just want a cheap laptop for Uni or something, and dont mind contract... then it's an ok deal. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19448246 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:21:32 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19444904 st7860 : its a great deal if you plan to stay in BC/AB for 3 years.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19444904 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:20:48 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19444745 TheMG : Friends don't let friends sign contracts!

Do you really want to be stuck on a 3 year contract? Is the free PC really worth it? Questions you have to ask yourself.

Let me tell you right now that laptop is very low-end and even appears to be discontinued according to the Lenovo website:

Lenovo™ 3000 notebook (C200)

* Intel® Celeron® M Processor
* Windows Vista™ Home Basic
* 80 GB hard drive
* 512 MB DDR2 memory

Not to mention that this "offer" also costs $5/month extra, or $9 per month for the notebook, if I understand the Telus website correctly (it is a bit unclear if the $9 adds to the extra $5 or not). So that's 9$/month for 3 years, whereas you can get one off ebay for $300-400. Doesn't sound like much of a deal anymore does it?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19444745 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:53:11 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19442736 Randsl Dude : Unless they have a new offer, it's for a PC and not a laptop...

...or a $400 American express card, to put towards the purchase of a laptop..

...but I could be wrong. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19442736 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:55:21 EDT Re: got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19439651 Kruisey : Hi Skilltom .You have to be on a three year contract
to get the free Laptop]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19439651 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:17:04 EDT got a question about laptop offer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19439147 skilltom : I wonder if you just ordered high speed enhanced service with 1 year contract if you get upgraded to pc offer since your internet hasn't been activated yet?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19439147 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:54:24 EDT