Telus TV

[sphelps]

Not sure on telus but sasktel probably runs a similar system, appears to come through the phone line but I believe it's actually fiber-optics and then cat5 through the home. With current setups in older neighborhoods service is slow but as things get upgraded it's suppose to be way faster than coax cable. They say it's the future but it's still new technology. Not sure how much truth there is to that but that's what the install guys keep saying.

However sasktel sucks! Crappy PVR box, service always crashes, and internet is substantially slower than promised. Cost isn't exactly that great either. Plan on ditching the whole system in the short future. Shaw however isn't much better IMO.

[globaldesigns]

My friend tried it because it was free to start. He is an audiophile, he returned it quite quickly, said it was junk. Said Shaw had a better picture.

Personally I don't have it. One of my good friends works for Telus, installing this stuff. Of course he has it... It looks good to me when I am over there.

Originally Posted by sphelps

Not sure on telus but sasktel probably runs a similar system, appears to come through the phone line but I believe it's actually fiber-optics and then cat5 through the home. With current setups in older neighborhoods service is slow but as things get upgraded it's suppose to be way faster than coax cable. They say it's the future but it's still new technology. Not sure how much truth there is to that but that's what the install guys keep saying.

However sasktel sucks! Crappy PVR box, service always crashes, and internet is substantially slower than promised. Cost isn't exactly that great either. Plan on ditching the whole system in the short future. Shaw however isn't much better IMO.

Sask Tel uses a similar system as Telus they are testing the fiber to a active filter at present. Thier system works better than the one Telus is using, Telus was going to go with the same system you can have up to 3 TV's with Sack Tel I believe I'll check on that and up date.

Bill

There is nothing wrong with Telus TV the quality is just as good as Shaw and no worse than Shaw. They both use digital systems so there is no real difference in picture quality comming out of the converter box. The TV it self may interprit the signal differently and produce a pricture that is different. When I was installing MTS TV we had to setup the picture controls on alot of the TV's as the were out a bit as the TV was interpriting the signal it was getting differently from the other provider.

Bill

[StirCrazy]

If telus runs there tv setup like there phone set up run fast and hard. I will never have another telus product as long as I live excluding a cell phone and if shaw gets into the cell market I will switch that also. but that is because of some underhanded things telus did to me about 10 years ago. one thing I do not like about Telus is there is no such thing as free. if you have a problem you pay for the service call, where with shaw it is all free. I just had shaw over in the fall. they did 3 calls, one to hook up my services, one to rewire my whole house and one to replace the wire from the road to my house. what did it cost me.. nothing. the only reason these things needed to be done is it was original 40 year old wires in my house as the previous owners only had basic cable so there were no problems. I come along and get HD digital cable, internet and shaw phone so some upgrading was required. last time I had tellus out to fix something they charged me 120 for a 1 hour service call.

Steve

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by bvlester

There is nothing wrong with Telus TV the quality is just as good as Shaw and no worse than Shaw. They both use digital systems so there is no real difference in picture quality comming out of the converter box. The TV it self may interprit the signal differently and produce a pricture that is different. When I was installing MTS TV we had to setup the picture controls on alot of the TV's as the were out a bit as the TV was interpriting the signal it was getting differently from the other provider.

Bill

Actually Shaw is not completely digital. Some of there channels are still analog, and if you cancel or reactivate them, they still have to go to the box outside your house/neighbourhood to actual remove the filter from the line, or add it if you cancel. I know this from experience.

These analog channels run through the digital cable box, but are not digital sound or picture.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by globaldesigns

Actually Shaw is not completely digital. Some of there channels are still analog, and if you cancel or reactivate them, they still have to go to the box outside your house/neighbourhood to actual remove the filter from the line, or add it if you cancel. I know this from experience.

These analog channels run through the digital cable box, but are not digital sound or picture.

ya thats your tear 1, 2 and 3. all the rest are digital or HD it would be stupid to go 100% digital as if some one only wants tear 1,2 and 3 they don't need a special box so all they need is there tv and they are good to go. so only 1 remote, and 1 piece of equipment to run. I know from the elderly inlaws this was a saviour as I had to explain about 3 times a week how to use the VCR/DVD but never had to explain how to watch tv.

Steve

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

ya thats your tear 1, 2 and 3. all the rest are digital or HD it would be stupid to go 100% digital as if some one only wants tear 1,2 and 3 they don't need a special box so all they need is there tv and they are good to go. so only 1 remote, and 1 piece of equipment to run. I know from the elderly inlaws this was a saviour as I had to explain about 3 times a week how to use the VCR/DVD but never had to explain how to watch tv.

Steve

True enough, makes sense. What I hate is that they market all digital in true fact it isn't. I have Shaw, but I do love my FTA (Free to Air), all the Dish Network Digital channels I want.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by globaldesigns

but I do love my FTA (Free to Air), all the Dish Network Digital channels I want.

except when they go down....

I was going to get one but then they were down for almost a year, then equipment changed and there up, then there down again and so on..

Steve

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

except when they go down....

I was going to get one but then they were down for almost a year, then equipment changed and there up, then there down again and so on..

Steve

Actually my box was up for over a year straight, it went down just before xmas for about 3 weeks. Dish Network created a good ECM to take down FTA, but after 3 weeks it has been up flawlessly.

All I can say is that it works well for me, much more stable than the days of DTV and cards. I am a programmer so use to program those cards and systems.

There is always a chance it will go down, but I can tell you I have had my moneys worth and it is far superior to any Canadian TV Provider.