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Antioch: Apr 18, 2003

Powershift posted:

Great news, alberta! involuntary sex time!

shaw has updated all their plans!

-the "high speed" drops from a 75gb cap to 60gb cap at $37/month and $2.00 every gb over
-the "extreme" package drops from 125gb cap to 100gb cap at $57/month and $1.00 every gb over
-the "warp" package drops from 250gb cap to 175gb cap at $97/month and $1.00 every gb over
-the "nitro" package drops from 500gb cap to 375gb cap at $150/month and $1.00 every gb over
-additional data: (10 GB for $5/month, 60 GB for $20/month, 250 GB for $50/month)

In red deer at least, tekksavvy isn't available in either form, rogers isn't available, the highest plan telus offers is 10mbps and 125gb cap for $50/month and $2/gb over.

Thanks for pointing out how horrible you are, shaw

I don't even see anywhere on the Shaw site that lets me track this. I'm in Red Deer too, and man if I get a bill with an overage charge when they don't even let me track my usage on their site there will be hell to pay.

# ¿ Jan 5, 2011 18:24

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# ¿ May 26, 2013 05:46

Antioch: Apr 18, 2003

This is really good news, maybe I can actually get Netflix now.

I'm currently on Shaw in Red Deer, and I'm loathe to drop from the 15/1 plan, but it's still going to have the 100GB cap right? I checked out TekSavvy and all they have is DSL packages out here. I'm not a big DSL fan.

Any other central Alberta goons know of a better deal, or am I stuck with scummy Shaw until TekSavvy Cable or some form of fibre?

# ¿ Feb 3, 2011 15:41

Antioch: Apr 18, 2003

Argas posted:

Man, too bad Teksavvy doesn't have cable internet for my part of Vancouver yet.

Ditto Edmonton. I'm not the biggest fan of Shaw, but I can't/won't go back to ADSL and cut my speeds in half.

# ¿ Apr 25, 2011 21:54

Antioch: Apr 18, 2003

No cable Teksavvy in Edmonton according to their website. Sigh.

# ¿ May 5, 2011 02:49

Antioch: Apr 18, 2003

Shaw rolled out their new Broadband plans here in Edmonton yesterday. I already have TV through them, so to me an extra $10 a month for 100/5 with a 500GB/month cap is not a bad deal. I rarely go over 100gb a month, so I don't really see it being a massive restriction. They have an unlimited plan as well, but it's god damned expensive for someone that doesn't *need* it.

# ¿ Jun 8, 2011 16:51

Antioch: Apr 18, 2003

I hit 11.5MB/s downloading a test file from Nvidia yesterday on the BB100 plan. The 500GB cap works for me too, since I haven't gone over 120GB in a month in as long as I've been tracking it, but at least now there's some breathing room.

It's sad that I'm so excited for a 100mbps connection in 2011, but man it seems so fast compared to my old extreme.

# ¿ Jun 9, 2011 15:38

Antioch: Apr 18, 2003

I managed to get a solid 11.5MB/s downloading the latest Slackware ISO, which is mentioned ..somewhere on the uTorrent page? As a good test, since it's centrally seeded and has lots of seeders all the time. It's a pretty nice feeling. I was uploading at almost 500kb/s too.

# ¿ Jun 13, 2011 16:39

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# ¿ May 26, 2013 05:46

Antioch: Apr 18, 2003

I know they're an evil company, but I'm still pretty happy with Shaw. I don't ever go over my allotted 500GB/month, but I've gotten into the high 300s and low 400s in the past few months

# ¿ Aug 1, 2011 22:47

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