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Hearing the Telus radio ad promoting getting Telus high speed internet and a laptop computer reminded me of a friend who had taken advantage of (or is that had been taken advantage of by) a previous Telus high speed internet plus computer \u201cspecial\u201d offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Signed up for 3 years of high speed internet and received a free computer, but downloading took forever. Enquiry revealed that the computer lacked the RAM to take advantage of high speed internet.<\/p>\n

Being willing to be a self-advocate and being persistent eventually got Telus to pay for a RAM upgrade which a friend installed. Now the high speed internet being paid for is useable.<\/p>\n

Whether corporate greed, a lack of concern about customer care, a Dilbert-esque triumph of marketing over engineering realities or some combination thereof \u2013 it is a cautionary tale.<\/p>\n

So if you are thinking of signing up for this latest \u201cspecial\u201d offer, be sure to check out the technical specifications first. You also might want to a little price, model and features research.<\/p>\n

And if \u201ctook advantage of\u201d the earlier computer offer applies to you and your internet is anything but high speed \u2026 you might want to check your RAM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hearing the Telus radio ad promoting getting Telus high speed internet and a laptop computer reminded me of a friend who had taken advantage of (or is that had been taken advantage of by) a previous Telus high speed internet plus computer \u201cspecial\u201d offer. Signed up for 3 years of high speed internet and received a free computer, but downloading took forever. Enquiry revealed that the computer lacked the RAM to take advantage of high speed internet. Being willing to be a self-advocate and being persistent eventually got Telus to pay for a RAM upgrade which a friend installed. Now the high speed internet being paid for is useable. Whether corporate greed, a lack of concern about customer care, a Dilbert-esque triumph of marketing over engineering realities or some combination thereof \u2013 it is a cautionary tale. So if you are thinking of signing up for this latest \u201cspecial\u201d offer, be sure to check out the technical specifications first. You also might want to a little price, model and features research. And if \u201ctook advantage of\u201d the earlier computer offer applies to you and your internet is anything but high speed \u2026 you might want to check your RAM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-caveat-emptor"],"yoast_head":"\nTelus special promotion not so special. - James W. 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