If anyone is looking for a decent Telus PureFibre internet deal, they're having a Flash Sale.
It looks to be nationwide, since the deal stayed the same when I changed to different provinces.
Here are some quick details of the deal:
Internet 300 with unlimited home internet data for 24 months (usually $20/mo extra)
Reliable internet with up to 300 Mbps upload and download speeds
The fastest Wi-Fi in Western Canada with Wi-Fi 6
A guarantee your price won’t increase during your 2 year term
No $50 activation fee and $50 off your first bill
Note: Telus or Koodo customers get an additional bundling discount of $10/month which is already included in their promo price. So $85 is their actual promo price if you're not a Telus or Koodo customer already.
Make sure you use the discount code FLASH at checkout.
Nearby Telus locations:
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Why settle for full retail price when you can wait and get it at a lower price for better value (even better if there's a bundled freebies deal)? 😉
I'd love to capitalize on this deal, but I'm still stuck on Internet 75. Telus doesn't offer anything better to my area. I feel like I'm driving a Hyundai Sonata on a race track while everyone else is passing me by with Lambos and Ferraris.
"Flash deal" is more like "Regularly intended price", especially when it's $85/month if you don't have a Telus or Koodo phone (fine print says that the price of $75 already includes that discount).
fudge_u wrote: ↑
I'd love to capitalize on this deal, but I'm still stuck on Internet 75. Telus doesn't offer anything better to my area. I feel like I'm driving a Hyundai Sonata on a race track while everyone else is passing me by with Lambos and Ferraris.
Haha, right? I’m in the same boat.
And to make matters worse, they are paying the same for those Lambos & Ferraris as we are for our Hyundais!
- Everyone has their thing, we're all here to save money while doing it…
No Price increase for 2 years is misleading. They will increase the fees but keep the $75 the same. They break down the pricing in a very sneaky way. Also the discount includes tax so if you get a $10 discount you will pay the tax for that discount.
They have good service but their money tactics are bad. I wish there were more regulations on telecoms.
RockyMtns27 wrote: ↑
Haha, right? I’m in the same boat.
And to make matters worse, they are paying the same for those Lambos & Ferraris as we are for our Hyundais!
I was paying for $50/month for Internet 75 and then they jacked up the price by $5 a few months ago. Now I'm paying $55/month. The $20 difference between 75 and 300 isn't even close to comparable to me. I'd gladly pay the $75/month for 300/300 over $55 for 75/20.
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Piklishi wrote: ↑
No Price increase for 2 years is misleading. They will increase the fees but keep the $75 the same. They break down the pricing in a very sneaky way. Also the discount includes tax so if you get a $10 discount you will pay the tax for that discount.
They have good service but their money tactics are bad. I wish there were more regulations on telecoms.
What does the bolded mean?
fudge_u wrote: ↑
I was paying for $50/month for Internet 75 and then they jacked up the price by $5 a few months ago. Now I'm paying $55/month. The $20 difference between 75 and 300 isn't even close to comparable to me. I'd gladly pay the $75/month for 300/300 over $55 75/20.
Did you try calling in to ask them to add more discounts to cover the price increase? I'm curious if this strategy still works.
fudge_u wrote: ↑
I'd love to capitalize on this deal, but I'm still stuck on Internet 75. Telus doesn't offer anything better to my area. I feel like I'm driving a Hyundai Sonata on a race track while everyone else is passing me by with Lambos and Ferraris.
I don’t even have access to Telus now as the copper line has failed. No replacement until 2024.
Piklishi wrote: ↑
No Price increase for 2 years is misleading. They will increase the fees but keep the $75 the same. They break down the pricing in a very sneaky way. Also the discount includes tax so if you get a $10 discount you will pay the tax for that discount.
They have good service but their money tactics are bad. I wish there were more regulations on telecoms.
Telus artificially increases the internet monthly price, say $100/month. Telus will give you a credit promo of $50/ month. So the assumption would be to pay $50/month right? (100-50). But that's not true. The bill statement will show that the cost would be $56 + applicable taxes because that credit of $50 has tax included...Loophole. see below from their website.
"Credit provided is discretionary and includes applicable taxes (based
on the taxes levied in the province of supply) therefore the value
displayed on your bill is the value before tax. For example, a $10
discretionary credit towards Internet service offered in BC includes
$0.62 PST and $0.45 GST, meaning the credit value displayed will be
$8.93. The $0.62 PST and $0.45 are captured as reductions in the
amount of tax charged on your balance owing."
They had another loophole where they can increase the price even though the contract was for 2 years but that closed due to CRTC new regulations in 2020.
Piklishi wrote: ↑
Telus artificially increases the internet monthly price, say $100/month. Telus will give you a credit promo of $50/ month. So the assumption would be to pay $50/month right? (100-50). But that's not true. The bill statement will show that the cost would be $56 + applicable taxes because that credit of $50 has tax included...Loophole. see below from their website.
"Credit provided is discretionary and includes applicable taxes (based
on the taxes levied in the province of supply) therefore the value
displayed on your bill is the value before tax. For example, a $10
discretionary credit towards Internet service offered in BC includes
$0.62 PST and $0.45 GST, meaning the credit value displayed will be
$8.93. The $0.62 PST and $0.45 are captured as reductions in the
amount of tax charged on your balance owing."
They had another loophole where they can increase the price even though the contract was for 2 years but that closed due to CRTC new regulations in 2020.
It's not really a loophole technically. A credit is offered after tax is calculated while a discount is offered before tax is calculated.
Telus Home Services used to widely offer discounts, but now they almost only give credits. There was an entire thread about this subject in the RFD Shopping Discussions forum too.
fudge_u wrote: ↑
I'd love to capitalize on this deal, but I'm still stuck on Internet 75. Telus doesn't offer anything better to my area. I feel like I'm driving a Hyundai Sonata on a race track while everyone else is passing me by with Lambos and Ferraris.
SammyDavis wrote: ↑
I don’t even have access to Telus now as the copper line has failed. No replacement until 2024.
From what the Telus tech told me when they installed my Telus PureFibre back last year when they finally rolled out fibre in my neighbourhood is they've decommissioned their copper network and it's all fibre from this point forward. That's too bad they haven't kept the copper lines active while they rolled out their fibre network in your area so you're at least hobbling along on Internet 75. Before and during the pandemic, Shaw was totally eating Telus's lunch since Telus stopped rolling out fibre and couldn't keep up with Shaw's network speed. They resumed rolling out fibre and I finally just got fibre late last year.
Why settle for full retail price when you can wait and get it at a lower price for better value (even better if there's a bundled freebies deal)? 😉
WillNyTheNiceGuy wrote: ↑
Lol, I pay $54/m for Gigabit. Online prices can't compare to the reps in stores. Prefer it that way honestly.
That's if you're lucky enough to speak with a Telus rep. I just got my Telus deal from a door-to-door sales rep when Telus finally rolled out their PureFibre network in my neighbourhood which is super aggressive at meeting and even beating Shaw's pricing -- and even willing to pay me for breaking my contract with Shaw by offering a massive bill credit to make up for the penalty.
If you're looking for a decent Internet deal with Telus and aren't lucky enough to speak with a rep or retentions, then this deal might make sense to take into consideration.
Why settle for full retail price when you can wait and get it at a lower price for better value (even better if there's a bundled freebies deal)? 😉
Last October, I called into Telus Retention, and received the following home internet offer: Telus 75, Unlimited Data for $43.21 plus taxes per month, as well as $200 one-time credit for a two year contract on my internet. I had called in to cancel and that I was “most likely” going to Shaw.
With all the discounts, makes it like $26.54 per month, for two years.
Really depends if you receive a nice retention rep!
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