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I am considering switching from Shaw Cable in the Vancouver Area (White Rock) to TELUS' satelite service, which, from what I understand, is essentially a re-branded version of Bell ExpressVu.
I have had some very frustrating moments with Shaw, mostly to do with my PVRs. I have considered the switch to satelite for quite some time, and now with TELUS calling about bundling my services I am seriously considering it.
My two key concerns are picture quality and reliability/service outages. How does TELUS satelite TV compare to Shaw in terms of picture quality, most notably HD? I have read that Shaw is MPEG-4 and TELUS is not; not sure if what I read is out of date or inaccurate, or what the implications of that are. I have also read about satelite TV losing its signal in bad weather. Given that I am beside the ocean and we get a fair amount of wind and rain in the winter, should I expect to lose my signal often in the winter? Being a football fanatic I would be pretty p-o-ed if I lost my signal in the middle of a game. I know that can happen with cable too but with Shaw it has been rare.
I assume the PVRs are a wash. I have two dual-tuner PVRs now and figure TELUS' PVR is similiar, but if there are key differences please let me know.
I appreciate any feedback you can give before I make the switch. Thanks very much.
I have had some very frustrating moments with Shaw, mostly to do with my PVRs. I have considered the switch to satelite for quite some time, and now with TELUS calling about bundling my services I am seriously considering it.
My two key concerns are picture quality and reliability/service outages. How does TELUS satelite TV compare to Shaw in terms of picture quality, most notably HD? I have read that Shaw is MPEG-4 and TELUS is not; not sure if what I read is out of date or inaccurate, or what the implications of that are. I have also read about satelite TV losing its signal in bad weather. Given that I am beside the ocean and we get a fair amount of wind and rain in the winter, should I expect to lose my signal often in the winter? Being a football fanatic I would be pretty p-o-ed if I lost my signal in the middle of a game. I know that can happen with cable too but with Shaw it has been rare.
I assume the PVRs are a wash. I have two dual-tuner PVRs now and figure TELUS' PVR is similiar, but if there are key differences please let me know.
I appreciate any feedback you can give before I make the switch. Thanks very much.