Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' in Shaw http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19777161 en Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:19:06 EDT Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:19:06 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20124894 ErikRP :
said by kamikaZi :

I am stilling getting pretty good speeds over here, jumping from 1.2MB/S - 2.5MB/s on torrents. Also there is no way in hell that the monthly cap is even enforced. Any news on this? All I will say is that I have been way over every month for a year now.
And you feel the need to publicize this... why?

Seriously - there are noted issues with Shaw's caps and I'd rather not publicize them lest someone decide to do something about fixing the "problem". Sit back, keep my mouth shut and enjoy - that's my motto! ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20124894 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:33:53 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20123885 JunkieXL : It depends on where you are. In my old apartment they used to strictly enforce them. I always used to carefully monitor my usage ever since Xtreme-I was introduced. This one month I was warned for going 490 MB over the 100 GB cap. In my new house I've never even received an automated e-mail, and I'm pretty positive I've pulled ~200 GB for consecutive months. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20123885 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:18:40 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20123188 anon : I am stilling getting pretty good speeds over here, jumping from 1.2MB/S - 2.5MB/s on torrents. Also there is no way in hell that the monthly cap is even enforced. Any news on this? All I will say is that I have been way over every month for a year now.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20123188 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:53:18 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20123179 Manatrite : don't tell shaw. :D
their configuration must have been effed up.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20123179 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:50:12 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20116821 ErikRP : I believe kamikaZi answered that they didn't do anything - it just happened.

I don't know if it's possible to hack in any way to keep the boost going for longer or unlimited periods of time.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20116821 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:12:22 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20108833 anon : So it was asked on 1st page but no one answered, hows it done?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20108833 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:19:10 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20082071 anon : I experience max torrent d/l speeds of 1.2 - 2.2 Mbps.
It cycles up to 2.2 every ~5 minutes for a duration of ~45 seconds. Let's hope this continues.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20082071 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:37:17 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20044445 Bandito :
said by narcis :

Pretty clear to me since you mention everyone should have it and Extreme-I in the same paragraph which means your referencing each other. If you had 'everyone should have it' on a separate sentence, then I can see where the confusing lies.
Good for you narcis. Maybe if one day all the internet chat forums will become a formal place of communication where only lawyers and the like will post messages, we'll all think the same way in terms of sentence structure and meaning. :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20044445 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:02:27 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20043188 anon : Pretty clear to me since you mention everyone should have it and Extreme-I in the same paragraph which means your referencing each other. If you had 'everyone should have it' on a separate sentence, then I can see where the confusing lies.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20043188 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:32:19 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20042467 ErikRP :
said by Bandito See Profile :

said by ErikRP See Profile :

I didn't say "everyone" had it. I said Xtreme-I users had it. The OP - and others - have stated they were on Extreme-I.
Most of us are not on Extreme and your post wasnt't clear, especially when stating that "Everyone should have it without asking for it". ;)
I'll admit I should have said "Xtreme-I customers should have it without asking for it" however I was responding to the OP's question who IS on Xtreme-I, likewise every registered user posting on this question IS ALSO on Xtreme-I. And given that no one else seemed to be confused suggests the confusion might be isolated to yourself.

But I will try to be more clear in the future. :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20042467 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:26:59 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20039243 Bandito :
said by ErikRP See Profile :

I didn't say "everyone" had it. I said Xtreme-I users had it. The OP - and others - have stated they were on Extreme-I.
Most of us are not on Extreme and your post wasnt't clear, especially when stating that "Everyone should have it without asking for it". ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20039243 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:43:06 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19896982 ErikRP :
said by Bandito See Profile :

Huh? I got an email not long ago about it and it costs extra, so I dunno where you get the idea that everyone has it.
"PowerBoost is included with Xtreme-I service and is available to Shaw High-Speed Internet customers for $2.95 per month."

»www.shaw.ca/en-ca/ProductsServic···erBoost/

I didn't say "everyone" had it. I said Xtreme-I users had it. The OP - and others - have stated they were on Extreme-I.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19896982 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:59:13 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19896761 Bandito :
said by ErikRP See Profile :

said by Bandito See Profile :

maybe we can get some more people to ask for a trial and see how it fairs?
Maybe it's just the weekend brain settling back, but who are you talking about asking for a trial? Powerboost is automatically enabled for Extreme-I customers. Everyone should have it without asking for it.

As for those who have it and it stays boosted - lucky! :)
Huh? I got an email not long ago about it and it costs extra, so I dunno where you get the idea that everyone has it. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19896761 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:25:35 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19889963 anon : Maybe you're on a very unpopulated node? Doesn't the duration of the 'boost' depend on the traffic of the node being shared amongst all your neighbors?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19889963 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:01:22 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19886035 ErikRP :
said by Bandito See Profile :

maybe we can get some more people to ask for a trial and see how it fairs?
Maybe it's just the weekend brain settling back, but who are you talking about asking for a trial? Powerboost is automatically enabled for Extreme-I customers. Everyone should have it without asking for it.

As for those who have it and it stays boosted - lucky! :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19886035 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:16:01 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19884726 Bandito : maybe we can get some more people to ask for a trial and see how it fairs?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19884726 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:24:58 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19873318 anon : I have the opposite problem at my home...

I've never seen PowerBoost even on... :huh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19873318 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:31:37 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19869862 JunkieXL : Still jealous. My torrents can reach as high as 2.4 MB/s and then back to 1.2 MB/s as usual. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19869862 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:16:28 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19868879 NinjaAction : Mine is like this too on the 10mbit plan. I can download from microsoft.com at 3.66MB/sec all day long. Funny part is I used to be complaining on this site about how slow my speeds were with shaw. Things have certainly turned around, for me at least.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19868879 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:26:03 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19782114 pkarlos_76 :
said by kamikaZi :

So ever since PowerBoost was enabled I've been getting extremely fast speeds for what I'm paying for. I currently have Shaw Extreme-I and with SpeedBoost I can get download speeds of around 3MB/s which is pretty cool. Just here is the thing...I can download for hours at that speed. It's pretty awesome. Anyone else noticing this?
Shhhhh....don't tell Shaw, I'm quite enjoying a repititive speedboost as soon as the other one finishes. I enjoying watching my downloads drop from 1.1 MB/s to 500 KB/s then climb back upto 1.1 MB/s and stay there for a small period of time and then repeat the process on the same download. :) Also enjoying 1.1 MB/s download on torrents :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19782114 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:34:36 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19777161 anon : I live in Saskatoon. I didn't do anything, it just is locked at around 30mbit, which is pretty funny. Of course not everything I download is that fast, since alot of servers cant even send it that fast, but for those who can it is pretty cool. Im betting this wont last long.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19777161 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:19:56 EDT Re: PowerBoost Not 'Turning Off' http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19776903 swintec : When Comcast launched Powerboost last year, several users reported it wasnt turning off. It became dubbed as "Perma-Boost". Search around the forums and back news stories about it and you will see.
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