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作者: lifegoeson 時間: 2010-7-5 22:52 標題: Shaw Cable Rate Increases again?

I am just wondering how much LYK are paying for TV+Internet?!!

I just received my cable bill and noticed they had increased their rate again, thanks to the HST. I don't have anything fancy. Just basic cable + regular High Speed Internet + the Asian TV Pack, which includes Fridge TV and some mandarin TV that I never watch (My gf watches satellite tvb news everyday and i force to keep this package).

Before HST, i was paying $88.10, and now it becomes $90.28.

I remember one year ago the total was around $80. I won't be surprised the total will become $95 by the end of the year...

作者: godavid 時間: 2010-7-6 07:25

yes, shaw increased their price
what are we gonna do? still pay this ****ing package

作者: habitrailspace 時間: 2010-7-6 07:57

回復 1# lifegoeson

http://www.loyaukee.com/forum/re ... 869&fromuid=265

作者: news 時間: 2010-7-6 09:58

ask your gf to d/l the news instead so you can scrap the pkg

作者: lifegoeson 時間: 2010-7-6 12:26

ask your gf to d/l the news instead so you can scrap the pkg
news 發表於 2010-7-6 09:58

Not really possible la, and news video on tvb.com is crazy slow and blocks oversea users as well.

For Shaw, I think the Chinese TV is $7 (and $20 for Telus), but those basic TV and internet cost a lot.

So for $90, there are 1 to 2 years old tvb drama, strange Cantonese news that are "copy and paste" 80% from CBC and Global TV, and not too fast internet (with no access to HK website for last 2 days). How "amazing" is this...

By the way habitrailspace, if you are paying $108 on May, you will properly pay an extra few dollars because of the HST

作者: habitrailspace 時間: 2010-7-6 12:29

回復 5# lifegoeson

作者: peter236 時間: 2010-7-6 12:42

Not really possible la, and news video on tvb.com is crazy slow and blocks oversea users as well. ...
lifegoeson 發表於 2010-7-6 12:26

What do you mean $7 for Chinese TV? Fairchild, and Talentvision?

作者: lifegoeson 時間: 2010-7-6 18:49

What do you mean $7 for Chinese TV? Fairchild, and Talentvision?
peter236 發表於 2010-7-6 12:42

Yes, it costs $7 for the Asian TV Pack, which includes four Chinese channels- FTV East+West, Phoenix and Talentvision.

作者: Blue 時間: 2010-7-6 21:47

i think u can talk to shaw to lower the price.
im paying $19.95 for basic tv & high speed internet from shaw

作者: pkphilip 時間: 2010-7-6 21:53

Just call them and choose to cancel the service, you can then ask for the retention plan which should get you phone, Internet, TV with Fridge and HD for the same price that you are paying now.

I am on the retention plan and I like it so far, especially with the free PVR.

Philip

作者: fm9610 時間: 2010-7-6 22:36

本帖最後由 fm9610 於 2010-7-6 22:38 編輯

I used to pay the same price too. But I called customer service and switched my line phone to shaw + (basic TV + 10 HD + Chinese channels) + high speed Internet for $69 a month. I also got a free PVR rental for 2 years and can keep my existing digital box.

作者: lifegoeson 時間: 2010-7-8 02:27

Just call them and choose to cancel the service, you can then ask for the retention plan which shoul ...
pkphilip 發表於 2010-7-6 21:53

Thanks Philip! I followed your advice and was able to lower my bill.
For $82.77 (HST included) - phone (with unlimited LD to Hong Kong), Internet, Basic TV with Fridge. But no HD and anything else (because she told me I am not with Shaw long enough?!) Is this a good or bad deal??

作者: pkphilip 時間: 2010-7-8 17:47

Thanks Philip! I followed your advice and was able to lower my bill.
For $82.77 (HST included) - ...
lifegoeson 發表於 2010-7-8 02:27

I think mine is better because I get a free PVR and HD (still I don't watch that much TV), nonetheless, Shaw basically is giving you the same package as you are now, and throw in the phone service for free, which I find the phone service is the same if not better than Telus and the local LD companies. At least my calls to HK are no longer lag like walkie talkie style

Philip

作者: saotome 時間: 2010-7-8 21:19

Yes, it costs $7 for the Asian TV Pack, which includes four Chinese channels- FTV East+West, Phoen ...
lifegoeson 發表於 2010-7-6 18:49

Asian TV Pack 響 shaw website 邊度？
http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/Product ... rammingPackages.htm
我淨係見到廢柴都要 $18.95，國語廢柴都要 $9.95。好過去搶

作者: fm9610 時間: 2010-7-8 21:49

回復 14# saotome

So no body is getting a similar deal from Shaw like mine? local phone + (basic TV + 10 HD + Chinese channels) + high speed Internet for $69 a month. I am saving $30 compared to before and so far the overall quallity has been good.

作者: saotome 時間: 2010-7-8 21:59

$69？！

我同你用既 service 基本一樣，除左我係用 Extreme-I 之外…稅後要差唔多 $120！！
用左成三年有多，真係諗住去 cut Q 左佢老 X 架喇，究竟你係點羅到呢個價架？

作者: fm9610 時間: 2010-7-8 23:01

$69？！

我同你用既 service 基本一樣，除左我係用 Extreme-I 之外…稅後要差唔多 $120！！
用左成三年有 ...
saotome 發表於 2010-7-8 21:59

Call Shaw customer service and threaten to switch to Telus. But you must do your homework and tell them what Telus is offering and their packaged price. They actually know the Telus price very well and just want to know how serious you are.

I think I called 3 times and at the end, I agreed to swich my line phone from Telus to Shaw. The sales guys then threw in the free PVR rental and we finally agreed to $69.

作者: pkphilip 時間: 2010-7-8 23:17

本帖最後由 pkphilip 於 2010-7-8 23:20 編輯

$69 is very good. Probably lowest of all.

Here's the bill that I just received as attached.

[attach]9753[/attach] [attach]9752[/attach]

So I am still paying about $75 a month less all the LD calls to HK.

Philip

作者: peter236 時間: 2010-7-8 23:54

Asian TV Pack 響 shaw website 邊度？

我淨係見到廢柴都要 $18.95，國語廢柴都要 $9.95。好過去搶 ...
saotome 發表於 2010-7-8 21:19

Is this Asian package effective for a certain period?

作者: godavid 時間: 2010-7-9 00:18

wah, we should ask the rep for good deals

作者: lifegoeson 時間: 2010-7-9 02:13

$69 is very good. Probably lowest of all.

Here's the bill that I just received as attached.

So ...
pkphilip 發表於 2010-7-8 23:17

Philip: Your deal is much better than mine. I guess my bargaining skill is not good enough, but i will properly stay with the deal that i got today, as i think it will be hard to get more "extra" from them...

fm9610: $69 is real good. Is this a promotion price for a shorter period (like 6 months) or for the whole year?

saotome: You may want to call Shaw and press "3" on the menu to cancel the service. Say you want to cancel the service and they will properly give you a customized offer. The Asian TV Pack does not listed on Shaw website, but if you call them they will add this to your account instantly.

Peter236: From what I heard, this Asian TV Package is good until Feb 2011.

作者: saotome 時間: 2010-7-9 18:15

打左喇，講到口水乾：

1. Extreme-I
2. Basic cable upgraded to full cable + basic HD + Asian TV Pack ($7.95)
3. Phone + unlimited Canada/US LD (useless to me)
4. Extra HD PVR

$87.95 + tax，慳左 $20 左右

貴 Philip 個 plan 大約 $14，差別係 Extreme-I…

作者: saotome 時間: 2010-7-9 20:13

o岩o岩同老豆阿媽開完會：跳船過 Telus

2 年合約：免費機頂盒

首年每月 $30 電話 + 電視 + 上網
廢柴 + $15

第二年要收原價每月 $96
廢柴都係 + $15

唔記得左問第二個機頂盒點計，聽日再打去問

作者: fm9610 時間: 2010-7-9 21:31

Philip: Your deal is much better than mine. I guess my bargaining skill is not good enough, but i ...
lifegoeson 發表於 2010-7-9 02:13

Mine is a no ending deal, but the free PVR rental will only last for 2 years. Hope there will be a better deal then or I will have to call customer service again.

作者: maldini 時間: 2010-7-10 15:57

本帖最後由 maldini 於 2010-7-10 16:08 編輯

Asian TV Pack 響 shaw website 邊度？

我淨係見到廢柴都要 $18.95，國語廢柴都要 $9.95。好過去搶 ...
saotome 發表於 2010-7-8 21:19

Where is the price for Talentvision? It is now listed as part of Digitial TV?

作者: pkphilip 時間: 2010-7-11 22:47

本帖最後由 pkphilip 於 2010-7-11 22:54 編輯

I want to add that Shaw's HD PVRs are really shxt, DO NOT buy it, just rent!!. The reason why I am saying that is that I have access to all of the models and majority of them have problems. The older Moto 3416/6416 lags 1 sec (minimum) when browsing through menus, the current Pace 775/758 are fast, but it has a higher than usual fail rate (based on complaints/returns), the new one Moto DCX3400 so far so good (released in June).

Shaw disables most of the extra ports in the back via software, so don't expect to be able to use those ports for anything else (like export recorded stuff to a PC...)

My plan is that if my PVR is free for a year, I can simply call and moan about how "shxt" the PVR is and see what they will offer.

Philip

作者: lovelyfriend 時間: 2010-7-12 10:42

本帖最後由 lovelyfriend 於 2010-7-12 10:43 編輯

打左喇，講到口水乾：

1. Extreme-I
2. Basic cable upgraded to full cable + basic HD + Asian TV Pack ...
saotome 發表於 2010-7-9 18:15

Do you have any negotiation techniques to share with us, while you are talking to the representative ?

作者: fm9610 時間: 2010-7-12 18:40

本帖最後由 fm9610 於 2010-7-12 18:48 編輯

I want to add that Shaw's HD PVRs are really shxt, DO NOT buy it, just rent!!. The reason why I am s ...
pkphilip 發表於 2010-7-11 22:47

My rental Pace TDC776D is so far so good, but very noisy. I am planning to buy a ESATA drive to expand the hard disk capacity.

I am using a Sandisk reader to convert the video from my PVR. Slow but it works

作者: pkphilip 時間: 2010-7-12 18:43

My Pace TDC776D is so far so good, but very noisy. I am planning to buy a ESATA drive to expand th ...
fm9610 發表於 2010-7-12 18:40

How did you able to pull stuff out from the PVR?

Philip

作者: fm9610 時間: 2010-7-12 19:00

How did you able to pull stuff out from the PVR?

Philip
pkphilip 發表於 2010-7-12 18:43

I have plugged the PVR RCA output to the input of my Sandisk V-mate. conversion will be done once I finished watching my recording.

作者: habitrailspace 時間: 2010-7-12 19:15

o岩o岩同老豆阿媽開完會：跳船過 Telus

2 年合約：免費機頂盒

首年每月 $30 電話 + 電視 + 上網
廢柴 + $ ...
saotome 發表於 2010-7-9 20:13

good deal bor!

電話with additional features?
電視basic channels?
上網how fast? how many GB/month?

作者: saotome 時間: 2010-7-12 20:03

good deal bor!

電話with additional features?
電視basic channels?
上網how fast? how many GB/month? ...
habitrailspace 發表於 2010-7-12 19:15

請移玉步：
http://www.loyaukee.com/forum/re ... 4729&fromuid=92

作者: fm9610 時間: 2010-7-13 23:27

$69 is very good. Probably lowest of all.

Here's the bill that I just received as attached.

So ...
pkphilip 發表於 2010-7-8 23:17

My bill just arrived, the resaon why you pay more than me is the voice mail and call waiting feature that you have. However, I have free High speed extreme Internet, which you do not have. I remember it was given to me because I complained about the Internet speed. Anyway, I think you should ask for it.

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