[Help] Canadian Internet?

[Parasite]

Hi, I will be moving to Canada to live with my relatives in the Vancouver area, I?m currently live in Australia. Moving to Canada is a very exciting thought but there's one thing on my mind that I should have some information about before jumping into. Well hear in Australia, board band is pretty much very limited and expensive compare to what I?ve seen available in other countries. 512/128 kbps speed, 6 GB on peek 10 GB off-peak for $80 a month for ADSL (around that specs and price. Well now I need to advice on internet in Canada, I assume it?s pretty much the same and DSL (ADSL in aus) is the choice. What?s the prices to what speeds, installation Fee's?, Modem?(buy isp's preferred?), Which isp (Vancouver area), Contracts?, Limitations (dl?) and :ninja: :ninja: (allot of talk about ria, and warez) how safe am I.

Thank you to clear things up. I really can?t wait to move to Canada.

[CommanderRomeo]

First off let me say Nice to have you aboard ..Vancouverite : offically what we are called :: Now you have 2 choices. Telus ADLS : http//www.telus.net for $34 (1.5 down/640 Up) or (2.5 down/640Up) for 54.95 a month. If you go with Telus right now you can get them for 16.95 for the first 6 months then 29.95 after that. I'm speaking of the 1.5 package. Free modem (If you just say your switching from Shaw) You can buy a Quickconnect kit for 60 with the filters and modem. Just tell them your switching from shaw and they will give you the Modem free as well as one month.

Your other chocie would be Shaw : http//www.shaw.ca which is Cable. it's 42.95 a month and the download speed ranges from 2mg-6 depending on where in Vancouver you are. The upload is 512. And Again Free Modem. You can buy the modem for $29 and knock off $5 a month *so that would be $37.95/m)

As someone who has alot of Family in Aussie let me say G'Day M8. In canada the speeds are better and the price is much lower.

-Romeo

[CoLdFuSi0n]

man get shaw cable for sure.

If you buy the modem for $60 you get 6 months of access at $24.95 and this is roughly what kinda speeds you will get ( remember i am downloading 2 games at 230k each atm of this test )

http://www.dslreports.com/speedtests/34160....com/1064386413

[Rudy]

you should go with shaw cable, MUCH better choice (i had both at the same time and shaw was faster)

[Parasite]

Woah, Thank you for the replies. i will take these deals into consideration . :)

One thing thought, i cant load the shaw page, it has problems getting past the Please wait: loading data (or somthing along that line) text, can some one please pm me or post there prices and speed info. Thank you very much.

[yzero]

shaw will NOT let you upload. get telus ADSL

[Parasite]

shaw will NOT let you upload. get telus ADSL

:blink: , what you mean. like big files 'freeware program' sharing :rolleyes: ? gaming takes a big part in uploads..

[Parasite]

Ahh Dont worry about gaining the site information for me, it works now. but...

there one thing i dont get, it doesnt list the speed...

Is this uncaped?, for this deal what speed? please some on clear this up for me.

i'm asuming this is the deal your talking about CoLdFuSi0n.

Modem Purchase

Regularly priced at $42.95/month but for a limited time purchase your Cable Modem and save!

Purchase your Cable Modem for just $59.95, that's a $240 savings, and receive: free professional installation, free first month of service then $29.95/month for six months. After the 6 months you save $5/month on your monthly Shaw bill.

[.weir]

Wow, I knew stuff in BC was more expensive than here but that's nuts! I can get Eastlink Cable here with 4 down/1.5Up, free modem and installation, $15.99 for the first 3 months, and $29.95 a month after that, plusa year of free digital cable for my TV, and that's not a deal, that's just the normal package! I'm in Nova Scotia tho, the otherside of the country . . . and my university network is much faster than that anyway.