wantmorebw
@shawcable.net
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Re: [BC] Shaw Internet Speed vs. Monthly Bandwidth
i'd love more bw. Now that i'm able to stream content from usenet (I start watching 720p files about 1 min after it starts downloading with bintube newsreader), my monthly download has gone up since it's tv on demand.
but good thing about usenet is that you don't need to upload to download, so 100gb works for me. I'd love more but you can't have everything. |
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Xtort
join:2001-07-28
Edmonton, AB
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said by New User :
Just wondering, who else thinks that the monthly bandwidth is too low for regular internet speed package?
I only turn on the download program for 48 hours, and I already exceed the monthly bandwidth......
I'm surprised that you haven't been chopped off yet for abusing your bandwidth cap. A few weeks I can see as being realistic, but 48 hours? The only way you'll be satisfied is... well... never....
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anonatwork
@shawcable.net
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uhm, your problem is not the bandwidth but your need to have the best.
Good luck op, but you will never find what you want, sorry.
Either go with slower speeds and the CHANCE of not being monitored, or break down and get the lower quality movies and stick with the fast speeds. |
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Chip Douglas
@shawcable.net | reply to New User
25GB for a movie ....
That must take a stack of floppys to back that puppy up. Let's see, assuming those fancy 3 1/2's that hold 1.4 MB. Ok that would be ... oh my head hurts. |
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zod5000
join:2003-10-21
Edmonton, AB
 ·TELUS
·TekSavvy Solutions..
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said by Drum  :About the caps, I have no problem with 100GB per month. Im sure you will be able to go over that a little without penalty. But if caps is your priority, than i guess telus is for you. Thats exactly what it is for me. I'd take a slower overall speed and a larger/unlimited cap over a faster speed and a lower cap any day.
I've never had much luck with shaw caps (allthough its been about 4-5 years since the last time I tried shaw). Telus is only unlimited currently because of a technicality.
I did use teksavvy for a while because they had a 200gb cap (and an option to buy additional 100gb caps for 10 bux if you needed them). I'd be willing to pay reasonable amounts for extra bandwidth, but teksavvy is the only company i've seen thats willing to do it.
I guess it depends on your preference, speed or caps. I'm quite happy on telus' 15mbps package for 43 bones a month, and no current enforced cap. If that changes, I'd just go to whatever ISP best suited my needs, probably back to teksavvy. |
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Drum
join:2009-05-06 | reply to Drum
About the caps, I have no problem with 100GB per month. Im sure you will be able to go over that a little without penalty. But if caps is your priority, than i guess telus is for you. |
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Drum
join:2009-05-06
 ·Shaw
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I dont know but i have been Telus Internet user for the past 5 years. Recently i switched to Shaw and im 100x happier. I feel like you've never tried shaw and thats why u keep defending ADSL. Sure it is shared but even in the worst time of the day i get at minimum 10 mbps and has almost twice lower ping than Telus and its cheaper. Its a fact for my area so Telus needs to wake up.... |
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zod5000
join:2003-10-21
Edmonton, AB
·TELUS
·TekSavvy Solutions..
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said by New User :
is this true? or just your speculation?
yah its true... when you look at your usage and you're on an adsl2+ port.. usage always says zero. They haven bothered to turn on the monitoring software on the new adsl2+ ports yet.
15mbps can only use adsl2+ ports. 6mbps can work on adsl1 or adsl2 ports, most of them they'll put you on an adsl2 port. but you never know.
Also any package you run with telus tv doesn't get monitored, but as the previous poster mentioned, telus won't offer you 15mbps with tv, and running 2 tv boxes at the same slows it down.
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zod5000
join:2003-10-21
Edmonton, AB
·TELUS
·TekSavvy Solutions..
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said by Drum :Telus is so limited with their 15 mbs service that it is pathetic !!! Friend of mine had Telus TV + 6mbps connection and as soon as he turned on his 2 TVs (each has 1 box for TV) his internet connection goes down the toilet. Can't even open up a proper web page while TVs are on. He called the tech guys and the guy just said he can't split the connection and so he could not do anything. Also if you have Telus TV you must forget about 15mbps, max is 6mbps with Telus TV. Yes, you can get Internet from Telus and Cable TV from SHAW but your bundle savings vaporize. Recently i keep seeing telus commercials advertising "Bundle and Save - TV PHONE, Internet" and i just LMAO. If you want to have telus internet only than i guess most ppl will be happy with them, but your chances for bundle savings are zero. After all, we have to look at the whole picture... I won't argue that point. Thats why I use Telus for my internet and shaw for my HD TV.
I use to have telus tv before HD. And yah if both boxes were on the internet speed really was hurt, but we generally didn't se both boxes at the same time.
I'm perfectly happy with my set up. I get an unlimited telus 15mbps per second package with telus, and HD with shaw.
If telus ever enforced the caps on adsl2 lines, I'd switch to teksavvy which offers more reasonable caps (200gb), plus you can add blocks to your account ($10 bux for every 100gb extra).
At least the options are reasonable. Shaw doesn't really offer any options for extra bandwidth, other then super-expensive business accounts. |
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New User
@shawcable.net | reply to zod5000
is this true? or just your speculation? |
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live_strong
@shawcable.net
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said by New User :
25GB is compressed video too, in H.264 or VC-1, some are MPEG2, I prefer absolutely the best video quality unless there is no such option. Only the best quality one are worth to keep, 4GB per movie is just not good enough especially when I watch them on my 52" Sony XBR9 LCD TV, but that's another topic.
you get what you pay for. just think of the quality you'll get if you buy the DVD. when i acquire movies i aim for ~1GB and ~500MB for TV shows. |
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Drum
join:2009-05-06 | reply to Drum
I realize my previous message is off topic, but as soon as i see the word "Telus" my brain releases "hate hormones"...  |
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Drum
join:2009-05-06
·Shaw
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Telus is so limited with their 15 mbs service that it is pathetic !!! Friend of mine had Telus TV + 6mbps connection and as soon as he turned on his 2 TVs (each has 1 box for TV) his internet connection goes down the toilet. Can't even open up a proper web page while TVs are on. He called the tech guys and the guy just said he can't split the connection and so he could not do anything. Also if you have Telus TV you must forget about 15mbps, max is 6mbps with Telus TV. Yes, you can get Internet from Telus and Cable TV from SHAW but your bundle savings vaporize. Recently i keep seeing telus commercials advertising "Bundle and Save - TV PHONE, Internet" and i just LMAO. If you want to have telus internet only than i guess most ppl will be happy with them, but your chances for bundle savings are zero. After all, we have to look at the whole picture... |
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zod5000
join:2003-10-21
Edmonton, AB
·TELUS
·TekSavvy Solutions..
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Telus is sort of unlimited.
Basically in their conversion from ADSL1 to ADSL2 technology they haven't been enforicing caps on ADSL2 connections.
If get a 6mbps package you have about an 80 percent changes of getting an adsl2 port, if you order the 15mbps package (turbo) a 100% changes of being on an adsl2 port (hence unmonitered).
The way shaw works with monitoring is that when some calls and complains about slow speeds, they check other users on that node. So if you're on an overcrowded node your more likely to get noticed, if you're not, you might not get noticed. It depends how badly they oversold the service in your area Once you've been flagged, you're continually monitored. |
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ErikRP
join:2004-11-06
Winnipeg, MB
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said by New User :
DSL at half the speed last me about two weeks only, if there is any ISP that offers 500GB bandwidth per month at more or less the same price, I would switch in an instant. You, and every power user from here to there.  |
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shaw_PG_BC
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Playstation 3, some of the demos are 1-2GB or if you download full games 6GB
Siren BLood Curse full game is pretty hug
I've downloaded 11 demos so far and thats 8.5GB or so, in one day and with E3 press conference, i'll probably grab another 2GB tomorrow |
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New User
@shawcable.net
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25GB is compressed video too, in H.264 or VC-1, some are MPEG2, I prefer absolutely the best video quality unless there is no such option. Only the best quality one are worth to keep, 4GB per movie is just not good enough especially when I watch them on my 52" Sony XBR9 LCD TV, but that's another topic.
When I was using DSL, it's 50% slower, but I could go over 200GB without a single notice from the ISP.
DSL at half the speed last me about two weeks only, if there is any ISP that offers 500GB bandwidth per month at more or less the same price, I would switch in an instant. |
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pkarlos_76
join:2004-08-24
Edmonton, AB
| reply to ErikRP
said by ErikRP :said by adiabatic :said by New User :
I can't even download 3 movies with 60GB limit.
Aw, poor you. Champagne dreams on a beer budget. lol Yes, the caps could be higher, and most power users would love to see them doubled (at least). But if you want to, ahem, *borrow* HD movies, you might want to try scrape together an extra few bucks and spring for the Extreme-I service, which will give you an extra 40 GB/month. Or go with DSL and put up with their service. Your choice. Or spring for a business account with a 200 GB limit |
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pkarlos_76
join:2004-08-24
Edmonton, AB
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said by New User :
a high definition 1080p movie in TS format is roughly 25GB each, I can't even download 3 movies with 60GB limit.
for example, the dark knight is 30GB, the fifth element is 35GB.
WTF, New user must be crazy 3 movies at 4gb each goes into 60GB goes 15x about which = 15 movies about.......what the hell is this guy downloading that his movies are 20 GB? Oh wait he thinks he can download uncompressed video......... I buy my movies from Itunes now in HD, and those are not even 25 GB. And its good enough for me. I think someone needs put his money where his usage is. I got 100GB Shaw limit and I manage to stay with in it. Even with my other activities. |
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ErikRP
join:2004-11-06
Winnipeg, MB
| reply to adiabatic
said by adiabatic :said by New User :
I can't even download 3 movies with 60GB limit.
Aw, poor you. Champagne dreams on a beer budget. lol
Yes, the caps could be higher, and most power users would love to see them doubled (at least).
But if you want to, ahem, *borrow* HD movies, you might want to try scrape together an extra few bucks and spring for the Extreme-I service, which will give you an extra 40 GB/month.
Or go with DSL and put up with their service.
Your choice. |
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