Shaw vs Telus : Latency and Jitter
in this post i will be comparing the ping and jitter quality across Canada and the States for Shaw and Telus, my personal reasons behind this are gaming related, but that's still not the only reason...
View Article[BC] packetloss for non-local servers?
Right now I seem to be having issues with packetloss to any server that seems to be non-local. I get a lot of web timeouts right now, and even pings seem to be showing packetloss to servers outside of...
View Articlecan I record one tv show watch another on a motorola dct700?
before I was forced to buy the record tv shows motorola dct700 just so I can watch my TV shows I used to be able to record TV shows sometimes I watch one show and record another that happens to be on...
View Article[BC] Shaw and PS3 error 80029564
I've been having connection issues for quite a while now. When trying to download and install any and all updates or DLC on my PS3 I get the same error (80029564) at the 14% mark of installation. I've...
View Article[BC] Motorola DSR530
Hi -- I have a complete system -- DSR530 with both basic and PVR receiver, remotes -- this system has been used for only a few months and then stored dry for years. I am wondering what it is worth as I...
View ArticleModem-Related Jitter?
I've been having terrible lag in online FPS games lately, prompting me to check my ping. Apart from typical shaw issues (unusable during the day / etc), I'm getting significant jitter to everywhere...
View Article[BC] Nelson shaw customers overpaying for something they can'tge
If you go to speedtest.net info for Nelson, their data suggests several thousand unique IP addresses used for statistics. Avg speed around 5 Mbps. Why do I pay them for 20, I never see it, apparently...
View Articlemy internet is down
started opening up my last session on chrome, would only load parts of some pages, thought it was my computer, restarted. No fix, other people in the house said why the internet out, tried rebooting...
View Articlea ddoser
so there is this guy that keeps ddosing me, my friends and a server we play on game on. We have a recording of him saying hes going to ddos our server ect does anyone know if theres anyway to report...
View ArticleShaw calling me about bandwidth usage again.
They haven't done this to me in years. I'm on the Broadband 50 plan, apparently I've been using a lot of bandwidth. I've been averaging 600GB-1TB a month on their 500GB limit. They've only left me a...
View ArticleBest Router: Asus RT-N66U VS D Link Dir 857
i currently have a d link so thats what im leaning towards as i use NAS and with the d link i know how shareport works and know the transfer to the d link router will be easier. i have 4 main things im...
View Article[BC] Broadband 100+ sucks; Shaw customer service sucks worse
We have recently received calls from the Shaw bandwidth police. They suggested that we upgrade to a higher internet plan. As we were regularly exceeding our cap (Extreme, 200 GB cap, 25 Mbps DL), I...
View Article[BC] [SHAW] BB100, Torrents under 2MB/s, everything else OK
I am on Shaw's Broadband 100. 8 months ago I moved to a new apartment. I set up everything, RT-N16 /w tomato, gigabit cables and 1 gigabit switch. All good. Everything works perfectly, my speed tests...
View ArticleUpdate Contact Info Online?
I can't seem to find a way to update my contact phone number online for my account. Is there a reason for that basic functionality to be missing?
View ArticleTelus user > Planning to Switch/Concerned about Modem/Router
I am on 15Mbps Service currently My Setup at this time Standalone Modem > Switch > IP 1 ( Router 1 - Linksys - Tomato VPN ) - IP 2 ( Router 2 - Netgear ) with Range Extender Issue is that If I...
View Article[MB] Can I change my IP address quickly on Shaw?
I'm in Winnipeg and was wondering if Shaw offers proxy servers so I can change my IP address. I need 3 different IP addresses that I can select at any given time. It would be ideal if they didn't...
View Article[BC] Shaw DNS redirect for google?
I was looking at my firewall logs last night, and i noticed that my wifes android phone was talking to a shaw ip address alot. The address when you go to it in a web browser, has the google page!...
View Article[TV] ShawDirect Multiroom and E-sata
Is DSR 600 series are compatible with Multiroom technologies? Can record on and E-sata Hard Drive and read that drive on a computer? What is the maximum Hard drive size we can add on the DSR-630? --...
View Article[BC] Shaw Go WiFi
What is the brand and model of the wireless access point that shaw is using for Shaw Go WiFi? I'm considering purchasing one. Thanks
View Article[AB] Getting TV on your computer
Hello everyone, I think I started down a dark path of disappointment. I originally purchased a DIAMOND ATI Theater HD 750 USB TVW750USB USB 2.0 Interface to be able to transfer home VHS movies to...
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