[Discuss] Shaw regular average speed vs. Telus?

[Adam Parkin]

Larry Gagnon wrote:
> 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...

I'll be the first to say: go with Shaw.  I'm with Telus' DSL and my 
connection is *much* slower than my buddies (although he's on the Shaw 
Extreme speed).  I believe he told me that his speeds were typically in 
the 500 KBps range, which is a good 3 times as fast as standard DSL.

I'm a bit curious though, I usually only get around 155KBps on Telus 
DSL, are you on the 1.5 Mbps plan or something higher?
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