[Discuss] Shaw regular average speed vs. Telus?

[David Lee]

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From: "Larry Gagnon" <lggagnon at uniserve.com>
To: <discuss at vlug.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 9:51 AM
Subject: [Discuss] Shaw regular average speed vs. Telus?


> I realize there was a long discussion about this some 8 months ago on
> this list but it all got a bit hard to follow.
>
> I am currently using Uniserve ADSL (using Telus lines of course) and
> when downloading a distro I have been averaging about 165 KB/s. I am now
> able to get Shaw High-Speed for the same price as the ADSL. I am
> considering the change and I just wonder what folks here in Victoria are
> experiencing as average speeds for their downloads from Shaw. I realize
> no speed is guaranteed with cable but just ball park averages would be
> good enough for me so I can make a decision to change over or not.
> thanks in advance...
>
> Larry Gagnon

I went from Shaw to Telus then back to Shaw Extreme.
Telus was more consistent, but slower.

Even now with extreme, it starts out really, really fast, but then you can
see it drop bit by bit, sometimes painfully slow.
I've heard tales of Shaw throttling down, but I don't know how to measure
it.

On the whole, factoring speed, service and cost (bundled), I prefer Shaw.

David

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