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Can you use shaw cable with telus internet?
The new place I'm moving into has telus internet and I want shaw cable can I use the two together?
I think the short answer is no. Shaw is not going to run their internet over Telus copper or fiber. You need Shaw cable into your residence to run Shaw. We have both and I compared the two options and picked Telus. I think your real issue is your e-mail address. If it is a Shaw address you may have to change the e-mail to a Telus one, or to save some hassle just go direct to Google Mail.
It depends on the buildings infrastructure. If there is only fibre and/or copper then you would be restricted to an ISP that can run service over that medium. It's worth noting that some owners have signed contracts that allow for only TELUS or SHAW .. etc to run in a building. Since the owners own the building this would be or should be part of the lease agreement. If there are no such agreements and there is cable then you can have both service providers into the same unit. They will not conflict with each other. Note that any change to outlets should be approved by your landlord. The same goes for multiple ILS (in line of service) if you have multiple copper lines into a single residence you could have multiple lines of service, or multiple ISPs over copper/fibre. While I do not believe a landlord can tell you what provider to use, they can enforce what you can change structurally which can amount to the same thing. I encourage you to check your lease agreement and talk to the landlord or property manager.
