[Telus] [YMMV] PureFibre 75/75 $35 a month + $200 gift card

Jul 2nd, 2021 5:10 pm

#1

buizel10 [OP]: Member; Oct 13, 2018; 235 posts; 262 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 5:10 pm

[Telus] [YMMV] PureFibre 75/75 $35 a month + $200 gift card

Retailer:: Telus

Was cancelling internet and immediately offered this from TELUS. Already signed contract, so too late for it. Definitely YMMV but they offered it to me immediately without me even asking. I'm in Richmond, PureFibre enabled area.

Jul 2nd, 2021 5:49 pm

#2

Azalin84: Jr. Member; Jun 27, 2011; 167 posts; 426 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 5:49 pm

This is a crazy price. Teksavvy is getting insanely expensive, it's hard to justify my loyalty at these rates.

+10

Jul 2nd, 2021 5:49 pm

#3

RMDeal: Newbie; Dec 7, 2017; 52 posts; 45 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 5:49 pm

How much were you paying before you switched out?

+1

Jul 2nd, 2021 5:56 pm

#4

darkstar107: Sr. Member; Oct 31, 2010; 877 posts; 791 upvotes; Edmonton

Jul 2nd, 2021 5:56 pm

Fastest speed I can get through Telus is 25 Mbps for $85/month. I'm in the middle of a fairly large city.

Jul 2nd, 2021 5:58 pm

#5

R35gtr: Sr. Member; Apr 23, 2016; 654 posts; 788 upvotes; Kelowna

Jul 2nd, 2021 5:58 pm

darkstar107 wrote: ↑ Fastest speed I can get through Telus is 25 Mbps for $85/month. I'm in the middle of a fairly large city.

Fiber distribution is expensive and time consuming to implement.

+1

Jul 2nd, 2021 5:58 pm

#6

buizel10 [OP]: Member; Oct 13, 2018; 235 posts; 262 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 5:58 pm

RMDeal wrote: ↑ How much were you paying before you switched out?

$50 a month, 2 year contract. $200 bill credit when I signed up.

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:00 pm

#7

mclyin: Jr. Member; Nov 7, 2014; 198 posts; 67 upvotes; Vancouver, BC

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:00 pm

buizel10 wrote: ↑ $50 a month, 2 year contract. $200 bill credit when I signed up.

So you switched to another provider and Telus reached out to you?

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:01 pm

#8

buizel10 [OP]: Member; Oct 13, 2018; 235 posts; 262 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:01 pm

R35gtr wrote: ↑ Fiber distribution is expensive and time consuming to implement.

I mean, I (my grandparents) were using VDSL. Fibre was installed to the door but I never got it wired to my networking area, so I (my grandparents) were still on copper.

I'm assuming they wouldn't have sent out someone to switch it over, since you can easily get 75 on VDSL, at least in my area where there seems to be nodes everywhere.

+2

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:02 pm

#9

RMDeal: Newbie; Dec 7, 2017; 52 posts; 45 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:02 pm

Thanks, from the other internet posts I read you get a better deal by calling retentions before your contract runs out, guess not anymore....

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:02 pm

#10

clottedcream: Newbie; Sep 18, 2007; 78 posts; 127 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:02 pm

Azalin84 wrote: ↑ This is a crazy price. Teksavvy is getting insanely expensive, it's hard to justify my loyalty at these rates.

It's true their prices have gone up. But they're at the whim of the big telcos that wholesale bandwidth, and they have lobbied hard for the CRTC to keep wholesale prices high despite TekSavvy's efforts to argue otherwise.

I do feel that TekSavvy is driven by a desire to offer good service at a reasonable price subject to the costs that they can't control, whereas the big telcos are driven by profit and the quality of service is an afterthought. I would still rather give my business to TekSavvy. Unfortunately, the big telcos get to eat a big piece of that.

https://blogs.teksavvy.com/affordable-i ... action-now
https://blogs.teksavvy.com/the-liberal- ... -ian-scott

+27

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:03 pm

#11

buizel10 [OP]: Member; Oct 13, 2018; 235 posts; 262 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:03 pm

mclyin wrote: ↑ So you switched to another provider and Telus reached out to you?

No, when I called to cancel they immediately fired back with this offer.

I didn't actually switch: I should clarify, I live closeby to my grandparents, and all they do is Facebook, VoIP and watch IPTV. So I just set up a WiFi bridge from my place for $200 in equipment and now they get 25/30 for pretty much free. They previously had Telus VDSL internet, and switched. End of their last contract ($50 for VDSL 75, $200 bill credit) was late June. Was easier just to say I signed contract in main post

+5

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:09 pm

#12

IEpicDestroyer: Deal Addict; Dec 25, 2017; 3184 posts; 2317 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:09 pm

Whoa, good deal OP! Going to call Telus now... Thanks OP!

Edit: No dice, loyalty wants $70/mo for me (in Vancouver, BC). Oh wells...

Last edited by IEpicDestroyer on Jul 2nd, 2021 6:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.

+1

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:26 pm

#13

ih8recaptcha: Newbie; Dec 25, 2017; 76 posts; 49 upvotes; Calgary

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:26 pm

OP, was this with unlimited data, or is this with a data cap? TYIA

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:30 pm

#14

buizel10 [OP]: Member; Oct 13, 2018; 235 posts; 262 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:30 pm

ih8recaptcha wrote: ↑ OP, was this with unlimited data, or is this with a data cap? TYIA

I'm guessing it was limited but he didn't say. My (grandparents') old cap was 550GB so I'd assume it's the same.

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:39 pm

#15

minus4: Jr. Member; Aug 26, 2016; 160 posts; 173 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 6:39 pm

Azalin84 wrote: ↑ This is a crazy price. Teksavvy is getting insanely expensive, it's hard to justify my loyalty at these rates.

I feel the same, but I want to do my best to support Teksavvy financially. It'll be the last bill I cut if push comes to shove. We need more competition in telecom. Now these big companies are giving out the low rates to kill off smaller players. It's ridiculous CRTC decided to eat the own words on the wholesale rate and suck big telecom's pee-pee.

+12

Jul 2nd, 2021 7:33 pm

#16

xserverfd: Member; Aug 19, 2011; 364 posts; 129 upvotes; Vancouver

Jul 2nd, 2021 7:33 pm

My last round with loyalty (May) was more hardball than I dealt with in the past. Ended up at $70 for 75/75 fibre, tv + 2 theme packs, 2 year contract. Historically had been able to keep it at $60 without a problem.

Jul 2nd, 2021 8:46 pm

#17

RobinT40570: Newbie; Aug 21, 2019; 15 posts; 22 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 8:46 pm

"Old" salesrep here. That price seems to be a retention deal or a MDU (condo) offer. Those in fibre areas internet 1G is only $80 right now with credits.

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:29 pm

#18

SillyRabbit: Sr. Member; Oct 16, 2011; 520 posts; 362 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:29 pm

Never heard of 75MBPS Fibre... 150MBPS is the lowest I've seen.

+1

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:33 pm

#19

keyear: Newbie; Sep 18, 2016; 39 posts; 145 upvotes; vancouver

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:33 pm

I also live in Richmond. How can I get this deal? Should I speak to sales rep or I can pop to the telus retail store on Richmond center?

Jul 2nd, 2021 10:15 pm

#20

markj: Deal Fanatic; Oct 13, 2002; 6657 posts; 867 upvotes; Calgary

Jul 2nd, 2021 10:15 pm

this must be 750/750 fiber? after my last loyalty call I'm paying double this but no giftcard (still on contact). if so hot deal!