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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:17:10 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Complicated billing!</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23373699</link>
<description><![CDATA[This is what my account shows 1 day after getting Shaw internet installed on a $9.95/month promotion: :o

   DATE      CODE    DESCRIPTION                        AMOUNT        BALANCE    
                                                                                 
                     OPENING BALANCE                     -----          $0.00    
 19-Nov-09  013-050  Transaction Fee                      39.95        $39.95    
 19-Nov-09  003-830  New Service-High-Speed Interne       48.95        $88.90    
 19-Nov-09  003-897  New Service-Internet Promotion       34.00-       $54.90    
 19-Nov-09  003-897  New Service-Internet Promotion        5.00-       $49.90    
 19-Nov-09  003-980  New Service-Provincial Tax            0.70        $50.60    
 19-Nov-09  003-970  New Service-G.S.T.                    2.50        $53.10    
 20-Nov-09  013-050  Transaction Fee                      39.95-       $13.15    
 20-Nov-09  013-970  Transaction Fee                       2.00-       $11.15    
 20-Nov-09  013-050  Transaction Fee                      39.95-       $28.80-   
 20-Nov-09  013-970  Transaction Fee                       2.00-       $30.80-   
 20-Nov-09  013-050  Transaction Fee                      39.95         $9.15    
 20-Nov-09  013-970  Transaction Fee                       2.00        $11.15    
 20-Nov-09           BALANCE                             -----         $11.15]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-20 23:57:55</pubDate>
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<title>Shaw blocked torrents.thepiratebay.org</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23202970</link>
<description><![CDATA[I can't download any of the torrents from thepiratebay.org, will always give a "Problem loading page, The connection was reset" message. 

However the same torrents can be downloaded from other torrent sites. I am suspecting Shaw has blocked certain port of thepiratebay.org.

Any other shaw users have encountered the same problem ?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-18 14:34:06</pubDate>
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<title>[BC] Should I leave Shaw Extreme for Telus Turbo</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23342405</link>
<description><![CDATA[Telus is offering me $28/month for Turbo (15 Mbps) or $10/mth for regular (5 Mbps) to switch.  I was told by the Telus rep (he was really nice btw) that in reality, I should only get 3 Mbps with Telus regular high speed.

Any comments on those who have experienced both Shaw and Telus in Metro Vancouver.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-14 20:25:10</pubDate>
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<title>[BC] Extreme Ping&#x27;s from many hops.  Im BEGGING someone to help!</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23334883</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hi I am located in the Kamloops B.C. region and have been experiencing extreme latency issues from day one of singing on to Shaw.  I have ran numerous trace routes and am having trouble understanding how the latencies can be horrendous on ALL of the hops.  Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Trace Route to Google.ca

Last login: Wed Feb 18 20:19:09 on console
S01060016cb9c9e5d:~ jm$ traceroute google.ca
traceroute: Warning: google.ca has multiple addresses; using 74.125.47.104
traceroute to google.ca (74.125.47.104), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets
 1  96.50.196.1 (96.50.196.1)  189.200 ms  46.104 ms  88.295 ms
 2  rd1cs-tge1-1-5 (64.59.174.66)  162.995 ms  60.067 ms  9.007 ms
 3  rd2cs-tge2-1 (66.163.77.209)  8.823 ms  58.793 ms  20.871 ms
 4  rc2wh-tge0-1-2-0-1.vc.shawcable.net (66.163.77.206)  70.912 ms  36.040 ms  253.615 ms
 5  rc1wt-pos1-0-0.wa.shawcable.net (66.163.76.2)  84.973 ms  94.744 ms  16.420 ms
 6  74.125.48.233 (74.125.48.233)  19.426 ms  96.380 ms  18.219 ms
 7  209.85.249.32 (209.85.249.32)  76.324 ms  18.902 ms  68.196 ms
 8  72.14.233.117 (72.14.233.117)  92.743 ms  65.945 ms 216.239.43.81 (216.239.43.81)  127.856 ms
 9  72.14.239.90 (72.14.239.90)  142.456 ms 72.14.236.26 (72.14.236.26)  84.786 ms 72.14.239.90 (72.14.239.90)  80.012 ms
10  72.14.232.215 (72.14.232.215)  178.870 ms  97.503 ms  124.351 ms
11  209.85.253.165 (209.85.253.165)  106.929 ms  81.657 ms  288.715 ms
12  yw-in-f104.1e100.net (74.125.47.104)  108.421 ms  104.800 ms  102.025 ms

Absolutely nothing was running on my laptop when I took this trace.  
The only direction I have in diagnosing what is wrong is that I am in a university dorm and I have experienced improvements in ping on holidays. (most likely when most of the dorm was away and offline.)
Can someone please help?

EDIT:  Trace routes were preformed with the modem connected directly to my laptop.  I have been in contact with shaw numerous times over the phone and they have not helped at all.  They are sending someone on monday to assess my connection.  Thanks again.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-13 02:08:45</pubDate>
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<title>[BC] Increased Upload Speed on regular High Speed</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23303893</link>
<description><![CDATA[This began yesterday (Nov. 5).  I'm located in the Vancouver eastside.

I'm on the regular high speed plan and I noticed the upload speed increased to nearly 1.0 Mbps. The download speed hasn't changed.

At first, I thought I was on Extreme, but the download speed results matched as of those advertised for the regular High Speed plan.

Anyone else noticed this upload speed increase?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-06 19:22:08</pubDate>
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<title>Sending email from an ipod touch</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23349885</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have messed up my email capability on my ipod touch - in the process of trying to add an account for my husband. 
I have deleted his account and on my account can receive but no longer send email from my ipod touch. Help! 
Does any kind soul have "step-by-step" tutorial for setting up and ipod touch account with Shaw, so that i can start from the beginning again? Cheers, Judy]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-16 16:24:53</pubDate>
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<title>[BC] Nitro (100mb) Experence!</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23329549</link>
<description><![CDATA[Whew. So I figured I'd post here with some information and my experiences with the new Nitro service that I've setup.

- Setup - 
It's a modem, plugged in and worked. In fact I kept my same IP.
I DID however call Shaw right after I set it up to make sure everything was in the green. My modem levels were good so I went onto the next step.

- Equipment - 
From what I've seen, the modem's PC/Act light will detect the port connected and change colour to fit what is was connected to.

- Linksys WRT54GL (100mbit)- Amber
- Linksys WRT610N (1gbit)- Blue!

It picked up the 1gigbit router and such. (Same Ethernet cable, not sure if I'm using a 1gigbit cable or not.)

- Testing -
Speed tests were hard to get real results, the thing is too fast!
Speedtest.net - 50-80mbps Down/4.7mbps Up
Speedtest.shaw.ca - 80-95 Down/4.6mbps Up.
Speakeasy.net - 45-60mbps Down/4.6mbps Up

- Downloading -
This was the REAL test, trying to find a server willing to provide me with a download that would cap out my speed. I managed to find one or two places that capped out at 80mbps, but it was hard.

However, testing with multiple downloads, managed two at 4.1 megabyte a second and one at 1.1mbytes. Fun.

- Uploading - 
Ranges from 500-600 kilobyte a second, hard to be sure due to other use going on.

- Overall -
At $150 a month, it for me was well worth it. I've had no drops in service, no slowdowns and such.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-12 07:05:46</pubDate>
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<title>vf, vn, vc, va,</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23350146</link>
<description><![CDATA[anyone knows what those stand for ?
is the the server location?
vf.shawcable.net
vs 
vn.shawcable.net

Thanks, ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-16 17:18:27</pubDate>
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<title>High-Speed Nitro available in Calgary now</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23131645</link>
<description><![CDATA[it has been quite awhile since shaw first started offering nitro in around saskatchewan finally it is now available in Calgary for anyone who is interested]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-04 20:32:23</pubDate>
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<title>Shaw extreme (15Mbps) much slower than Telus (6Mbps)</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23291385</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have a bit of a perplexing issue.  I recently switched from Telus internet to shaw extreme.  My telus connection maxed out at 6Mbps due to very high attenuation (CO distance was the reason).  So I switched to shaw extreme to supposedly double my attainable speed (15Mbps).  Only problem is, the shaw connection is MUCH slower, i'd say almost twice the loading time for all applications, regardless of time of day.  The Telus internet hasn't been shut down yet so I can still compare them.  Here's where it gets frustrating, seeing how bloody slow it is, I run a speedtest from the shaw site and various 3rd party speedtests.  According to them, I am running at a consistent 12-14Mbps.  But for actual usage, it's brutally slow.  My old 3Mbps connection would still beat this out.  I've tried to rule out hardware and software issues.  I have run tests on 2 computers, a laptop running vista, and a desktop running xp. I am currently using a linksys wrt54g router (which shaw support tries to blame), except that for testing purposes, i've tried tons of configurations with pretty much identical results (acceptable speed test, brutal actual speed).  For both computers i've tried wireless, wired to the router, and wired directly to the modem.  The signal strength is full on my wireless adapters, and switching to the telus internet results in browsing and d/l speeds almost double.  I've also tried the usual tech troubleshooting routines (fresh boot on modem/computers, virus/spyware scan, check settings etc...)  My settings are apparently optimal.  I know that cable internet is subject to network saturation, but time of day doesn't seem to be a huge factor.  Sorry for the novel, but I remain confused as to how different speedtests tell me i'm in range, but normal usage is horrible.  In every category, the shaw connection is inferior (browsing, streaming vid, download legit or torrent)  Anybody have input? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-04 15:30:55</pubDate>
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