Shaw Cable rant thread

[hugh]

Our Shaw Customer Service - Good and Bad - Post Comments Here thread has gotten out of hand. Very little Good, lots of rants that are off-topic so a new thread has been created to allow folks to rant about Shaw.

Now, c'mon get it off your chest.

If you have a problem with Shaw, then lets hear about it.

[hugh]

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Annoying posts & Trolling – Annoying posts such as those consisting of all uppercase letters or containing an excessive number or smilies, icons, oversized fonts, excessive quoting will be subject to deletion without warning.

I have deleted several posts. This is a rant thread but that is no excuse for use of oversized fonts or other juvenile behaviour and posts.

In future, such behaviour will be considered trolling and infractions issued.

[ranjy]

We're moving on Thursday and were having our new HD PVR delivered today...I was told I couldn't make an appointment for our new place until our new PVR was delivered because each account can only have 1 work order at a time.

So I get my new unit and call today only to find out there's a month wait to get a technician out to White Rock, and to make it worse I need to take a half-day off.

Definitely not impressed.

[gi32tgilkg]

The other day, I called Shaw to come out and fix my cable TV because I think it had a bad splitter on it and they said no, can anyone explain why they would do that?

[mudmonkey]

Originally Posted by gi32tgilkg

The other day, I called Shaw to come out and fix my cable TV because I think it had a bad splitter on it and they said no, can anyone explain why they would do that?

That's weird. I had the same problem a month or two ago and they booked an appointment right away. They also said if I wanted to do it myself I could go to their office and pick up a new splitter myself. I did that and it fixed the problem so I cancelled the appointment.

[gi32tgilkg]

Thanks mudmonkey, I went and got a splitter and hooked it up, and it's all fixed now!

[mudmonkey]

No problem.

[dbarron]

So a neighbor brought a Shaw flyer in to work today. Shaw will give them Full HD TV, high speed internet access, and digital phone for $10 each per month, total $30 per month for a year, and the first 2 months for free. They also get 2 HD PVR rentals free.

So I called the number on the flyer and they said it is only meant for Novus customers. They won't give me any sort of deal at all.

Grrrrrrr. I'm going to switch everything to Telus and tell Shaw this is why. Shaw has lost me forever.

Shaw supporters please do not reply, this is a rant not an invitation to a discussion.

[MKam]

My rant isn't about customer service it's about product. Let's review some of the latest HD offerings. AMC-*not*HD, Big10HD, FrameHD, GolfHD...

What's next? Snore-HD, KnittingHD, BasketWeavingHD? There's GOT to be something better out there.

[Crash7]

Have you heard anything on BasketWeaving HD? I've sent in multiple requests for it.

[g011um]

It's coming, but don't get your hopes up. The plan is to broadcast a stretched version of the BasketWeaving SD channel, so you'll have a hard time matching the design you see on TV with the ones you make right there in your living room.

[Newb777]

Shaw is not into customer service or customer satisfaction. They changed their hours to close at 8 PM.

Many friends and collegues are able to get HDTV and digital cable channels for 6 months or more without additional charge even though we have the same service.

Shaw's refer a friend program is a farce. In my case, I referred my sister. Just like I referred her for the internet many years ago. When SHE called them, she gave them my info. When I called Shaw about the referral, they looked up her account and gave me the referral.

However, this time, they voided the referral because she ordered Shaw Digital phone herself and was not approached by a Shaw telemarketing rep.

When I called Shaw to explain my frustration with them, they asked me if I wanted to cancel. I said, I am seriously thinking about it and going with Telus. The rep then went and said, "it'll take a moment and I'll cancel your digital service right away and next week, we'll send a tech over to disconnect your service". I then replied, "wait a minute, not just yet. I'm going to check with the wife and call you back".

[trainwalker]

Customer service is 24/7/365.

If you are talking about office hours, please tell me where the demand is that people are paying there bills in a office at midnight enough to warrant the expenses of keeping a office open.

If you are talking about house calls, I highly doubt there is a massive demand for this. How many other companies make house calls 24/7? The gas company is all I can think of, and that's only for life and death emergencies.

Get real.

[Newb777]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts as a Shaw employee. Let's hear from someone not representing Shaw's interest.

[MikeRo]

Newb777,

I agreed with you on your 'What do you pay for Shaw' services thread but here I must disagree with you. I thought Trainwalker answered the customer service part of your rant.

I have always had good service from Shaw - I rank them higher than any other consumer service company I deal with. I also appreciate the fact Shaw employees can post here and identify themselves as employees.