Quake110
join:2003-12-20
Ottawa, ON
 ·Velcom
| Primus offers the Speedtouch 516V6 for 34.95?!
I was just browsing the primus website and saw this page: »www.primus.ca/en/residential/int···ffer.htm
I think you get this price when you sign-up for the service but still... it's still a good deal. |
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Gokuu
join:2001-08-27
| Wrong forum and bad deal
1) This is the TSI forum. Your post is more suitable in the CDN broadband forum since you must purchase their DSL service to get that modem.
2) "Purchase from one of the modems listed below when signing up for the $34.95 per month DSL offer."
$34.95/month offer is hardly a deal when I pay less than $29/month at TSI. |
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eots
join:2003-02-04 | I'd like to know why TSI has to charge $99 for the same modem when Primus can offer it for $34.95 and it can be purchased at a retail store (Infonec) for $50. Surely if Infonec can make a profit selling them for $50 then so can TSI. |
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Bicephale
join:2005-09-24 | reply to Gokuu
Euh...
Maybe you can put some light in my lantern, Gokuu.
Do you mean 29 $/m for new customers as well or
is there some restriction like being an existing one
on a lower monthly transfer capacity? |
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ohmer
join:2003-08-06
Quebec, QC
·TekSavvy Solutions..
 ·Primus Talkbroadband
·Mega Qubec
| said by Bicephale  :Euh... Maybe you can put some light in my lantern, Gokuu. Do you mean 29 $/m for new customers as well or is there some restriction like being an existing one on a lower monthly transfer capacity? Sound like he get 1$ off for referring a new customer.
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TI-Québec : Forum des professionnels en TI au Québec. |
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Bicephale
join:2005-09-24
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Velcom
| Well, i pay VelCom 85.71 $ (tax included) every three
months for my 6016 Mbps access but i believe there was
a price raise for new customers in 2008 and i thought
TekSavvy did the same. I expected to read something
near 40 $ for TekSavvy 5 Mbps max 200 GB/m, actually. |
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eots
join:2003-02-04 | TSI only increased the price of Unlimited. Premium is still $29.95 in Ontario and Quebec. |
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xgmranti
join:2005-10-31
Almonte, ON
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
·Primus Telecommuni..
 ·Storm Internet
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·VIF Internet
·Magma Communications
| reply to eots
said by eots :I'd like to know why TSI has to charge $99 for the same modem when Primus can offer it for $34.95 and it can be purchased at a retail store (Infonec) for $50. Surely if Infonec can make a profit selling them for $50 then so can TSI. Same way Walmart can out price your local general store. Can't answer your Infonec question though.
As well Primus is assuming they're gaining a long term customer.
Keep in mind as well they do NOT let you use your own modem. You still can but your still forced to either rent or buy. |
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
Premium,VIP
join:2005-05-19
Chatham, ON
| reply to Bicephale
said by Bicephale :Well, i pay VelCom 85.71 $ (tax included) every three months for my 6016 Mbps access but i believe there was a price raise for new customers in 2008 and i thought TekSavvy did the same. I expected to read something near 40 $ for TekSavvy 5 Mbps max 200 GB/m, actually. That's incorrect.... The unlimited is $39.95/month and the 200GB is $29.95/month.
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
Premium,VIP
join:2005-05-19
Chatham, ON
| reply to eots
said by eots :I'd like to know why TSI has to charge $99 for the same modem when Primus can offer it for $34.95 and it can be purchased at a retail store (Infonec) for $50. Surely if Infonec can make a profit selling them for $50 then so can TSI. $34.95 is below our cost.
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TSI Rocky - TekSavvy Solutions Inc. |
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Bicephale
join:2005-09-24 | reply to R0CKY
Thanks,
I was hoping for a correction: this one is 1st hand and
it confirms me that i've got a bargain (200 GB/m too)... |
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buymore
@bell.ca | reply to R0CKY
buy more use mdm ot manage your hardware.
as you grow mdm looks like a viable solution |
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eots
join:2003-02-04 | reply to R0CKY
Wouldn't TSI still make a profit charging $50 for the ST516? |
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
Premium,VIP
join:2005-05-19
Chatham, ON
| said by eots :Wouldn't TSI still make a profit charging $50 for the ST516? Not much of anything.... Our cost is in the $40, but then we land-up setting all the boxes ahead of time for everyone ordering one up, plus dealing with returns, etc.... The hardware side requires somewhat of a mark-up just to deal with all the one off issues.
Those who are selling for way less, I don't believe are doing themselves a favour on this one. The monthly on DSL is very low margin but with multiple thousands of them it adds up eventually. On one-offs, not the same at all...
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TSI Rocky - TekSavvy Solutions Inc. |
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