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08-25-2009, 08:56 PM
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Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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^ You're on a 3Mbit line SG?
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08-25-2009, 10:12 PM
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I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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wutt..show us how
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08-25-2009, 10:16 PM
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The RS Freebie guru
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wutt..show us how
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I live in a building with fibre optic... and I suspect that Telus doesn't even have the ability to give us a slower speed. I called in and said that Shaw offered me $19.95 for six months, so the guy gave me $20/month ongoing... 
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08-25-2009, 10:35 PM
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Nice, I'm paying 20 a month for the High speed with 6.0 Mbit.
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08-26-2009, 12:42 AM
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InvisibleSoul youre an asshole...I envy you hahaha. I called telus, they told me the most I could get in my area was 3mbps, so now Im considerin switchin. Hell Ide even go with $20/m for 6mbps.
Streamin porn just aint fast enough 
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08-28-2009, 10:49 AM
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#56
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I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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so finally got turbo today
hooked it up with thompson modem
i'm only getting 10.6Mbps Down/0.4 Up with 110ms ping
Disappointed...my 3.0Mbps connection had better up and ping...is there anyway I can improve up speed and ping on my end?
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08-29-2009, 06:46 PM
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The Lone Wanderator
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Should I call in or go to one of the stores to renegotiate? I've been with Telus forever and have dry DSL, anyone think I'm gonna have any problems?
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08-29-2009, 07:58 PM
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I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by Graeme S
Should I call in or go to one of the stores to renegotiate? I've been with Telus forever and have dry DSL, anyone think I'm gonna have any problems?
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call, tell them that Shaw's been phoning you and sending you ads with all these great deals to switch over, but you thought you'd like to check with Telus first... 90% of the time they'll immediately transfer you to loyalty & retention and that is where you negotiate with the phone rep to get a good deal.
remember to be polite and don't threaten them... you'd be surprised at how far that will get you in terms of getting what you want from Telus.
I just called Telus again from my parents' and got some great deals too: $16 for landline service + $20 for highspeed 6mbps + new Thompson speedtouch modem. No contract. My dad's been using highspeed lite (256kbps! omg) for many years and it was great that we upgraded him to highspeed and at a lower cost.
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08-29-2009, 08:00 PM
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The Lone Wanderator
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Saying that Shaw's calling me might be a problem--dry DSL means I'm only using a cellphone, so that might be nixed. maybe that I've seen Shaw offers? Or my friend just got hooked up?
Also, what deals should I quote from them in case I get called on it? I have literally no idea what I'm doing here.
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08-29-2009, 08:00 PM
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I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by twitchyzero
so finally got turbo today
hooked it up with thompson modem
i'm only getting 10.6Mbps Down/0.4 Up with 110ms ping
Disappointed...my 3.0Mbps connection had better up and ping...is there anyway I can improve up speed and ping on my end?
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hmmm that doesn't sound right, 110ms ping... do you have a wireless router connected to the modem? you can always call Telus to have them check your line as well to make sure everything's setup properly.
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08-29-2009, 08:07 PM
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I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by Graeme S
Saying that Shaw's calling me might be a problem--dry DSL means I'm only using a cellphone, so that might be nixed. maybe that I've seen Shaw offers? Or my friend just got hooked up?
Also, what deals should I quote from them in case I get called on it? I have literally no idea what I'm doing here.
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my parents have been receiving Shaw pamphlets over the last few months, with these deals being offered:
$20 for highspeed 7.5mbps
$20 for digital phone service with caller ID and 3 cent long distance rate
both are free for 2 months and then $20 each for the next 6 months.
I would just quote the internet one since you have no need for phone service... it also depends on who you get on the other end as well so YMMV.
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08-29-2009, 08:12 PM
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I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by Bonjour43MA
hmmm that doesn't sound right, 110ms ping... do you have a wireless router connected to the modem? you can always call Telus to have them check your line as well to make sure everything's setup properly.
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I was speedtesting the vancouver server and my down was around 9-10..up was 0.5
ping is 120
then i tried Richmond
ping is 20 and down was 11-13 up was .8
?? lol I'm in east-van if it makes any difference...
just going by speedtest..havent used it in any apps/games
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