[*] 10Mbit speed - Shaw QoS Fraud?

[John Lange]

I would have to agree. Its fraud.

"Shaw will provide a quality of service (QoS) feature that will enhance
these services"

Passive signal monitoring will not enhance these services therefore that
is clearly a deception.

Furthermore, the page explains in some detail how delay, packet loss,
and bandwidth shortfalls will have a negative impact on VoIP and states
that Shaw QOS is available to solve these problems.

What you have to understand about this page is its really a Shaw VoIP
attack ad masquerading as an advertisement for a QOS enhancement. You
are supposed to read it an go "oh, VoIP sucks without Shaw QOS. But if I
add QOS its going to cost me the same as Shaw Digital Phone so why don't
I just get Shaw Digital Phone?"

John

On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 11:42 -0500, Sean Walberg wrote:
> On 9/7/06, Bill Reid <billreid at shaw.ca> wrote:
>         Sean Walberg wrote:
>         > Fraud at worst, misleading at best.
>         
>         This certainly sounds like marketing spin.
> 
> I disagree (and I'm sure Seth Godin would have an essay or two to
> write about this if I'm wrong).  
> 
> http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/ProductsServices/Internet/ServiceEnhancement.htm
> 
> clearly indicates that problem with third party VoIP providers (and
> VoIP in general) is of bandwidth contention and packet loss, which can
> be solved by purchasing the "Service Enhancement".  If the product
> does nothing to solve these problems, as is suggested earlier in the
> thread(s), then it's a clear case of misrepresentation and not "spin".
> It would be no different if they claimed the service cured warts. 
> 
> Sean
>  
> 
> 
> 
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