kal wrote:That's actually pretty good for $35. Wonder if there is an equivalent for Shaw. Now if I could get CNN and BBC in that lineup I'd be sold.
Well, as I said, it's bundled at $30 (with landline and 'Net), and at the time we dropped Shaw four years ago, the lineups pretty much matched: all Vancouver/Surrey off-airs, six Sea-Tacs, two Vics, Bell'ham, KNOWledge, Weather, CBC NN, YTV, and several others... all in HD if available, and all in SD anyway.
Strangely, CNN was part of Essentials then but isn't shown as such now (that I can spot) though we still receive it. The one extra grouping we have is what appears to be a grandfathered theme pack including BBC World and CBC Documentary... maybe Telus slipped CNN into that pack for us without advising. Netflix is available on subscription, but search access/navigation is p-a-i-n-f-u-l-l-y slow compared to Roku 3. National Film Board stuff is also available on demand but like Netflix eats into the data allowance.
As with Shaw basic of old, there is no PST on Essentials, but is on the Theme pack.
PVR and wi-fi modem are included in the three-year contract on basic 15MBPS download/5MBPS upload. At 1 klick from the 43- central office opposite The Boot, download speed is consistently pushing 17MBPS, which for casual 'net access is fine. There have been only two notable outages in four years, including the occasion when a construction digger severed the main fibre-optic link on Kingsway near Clark.. and a techie who didn't plug a card back in securely in the street junction box outside one day.
Take that as a recommendation from a relatively happy camper.