Sometimes all I have is a question …
I haven’t really been convinced whether Telus is faster than Shaw or vice versa, there is one thing of which I am convinced – FREE can be suspicious.
When it comes to service, I have to admit that I have been rather more pleased with Shaw. There’s no contract to sign (people do move, you know) and Shaw does have a better handling on their billing. That’s a long story. Maybe another day …
But one thing that irks me, is how Telus can (or should) give away stuff so freely. How much money are they really making if they can afford to give away large computer screens, desktop PCs and laptops? $44.95 for a laptop AND ADSL? Does that seem a little odd to anyone else? Why should I have to be bribed to use their service? And why should I be locked in for so many years just to get a low grade computer that I don’t need anyhow?
If you subtract the cost of the freebies from the price you pay over 36 months, your service is costing $23.59/month. While I don’t want to pay too much, I don’t expect a decent internet connection to be so cheap either!
I don’t know. Something doesn’t smell right, and it’s not one of the friendly critters from the Telus commercials.
