About this blog
I would not have ever though of myself as a 'blogger'.
I enjoy a number of things and believe that I have learned and grown in my experiences over the years so in the spirit of sharing, I thought a blog would be an interesting way to give my thoughts and views on all things I find interesting.
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![So, it’s been almost five years since my last post on the whole TELUS vs. Shaw topic. You’d hope that five years later, both companies would be now offering consumers […]](http://fengstad.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ShawLogo-115x115.jpg "TELUS vs. Shaw – So Much Has Changed – NOT!")
TELUS vs. Shaw – So Much Has Changed – NOT!
Posted on March 14, 2016 | No CommentsSo, it’s been almost five years since my last post on the whole TELUS vs. Shaw topic. You’d hope that five years later, both companies would be now offering consumers […] -
Blackberry – A Rise and Fall From Grace
Posted on September 23, 2013 | No CommentsBlackberry announced today that it has accepted a $4.7B tentative offer from a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. This translates to a $9/share offer that is significantly less than Blackberry's high-water mark of over $149/share in June of 2008. -
![Apple has launched the sale worldwide of their new 5C and 5S iPhones. At the local Richmond, BC store there was a conservative line – not at all like previous […]](http://fengstad.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130920-093718-115x115.jpg "Apple 5C/5S Launch")
Apple 5C/5S Launch
Posted on September 20, 2013 | 1 CommentApple has launched the sale worldwide of their new 5C and 5S iPhones. At the local Richmond, BC store there was a conservative line – not at all like previous […] -
Vancouver Added to Apple Maps – 3D Flyover
Posted on March 2, 2013 | No CommentsVancouver added to Apple Maps - 3D Flyover Mode. -
Rogers Fraud Resulted in iPhone 5 Upgrades
Posted on December 22, 2012 | 13 CommentsOn Wednesday, the 19th of December, My wife received a receipt from the Pacific Centre Apple Store in her email at approximately 6pm. The receipt indicated that she just received a brand new iPhone 5 64GB upgrade on our son's phone number. -
Shaw Has Regained a Customer
Posted on November 25, 2012 | No CommentsIn my previous posts, I indicated that I was going to give Shaw another go for their Internet and TV services. Shaw has dramatically increased the bandwidth choices, offering a 100Mbps and 250Mbps option for their bandwidth hungry customers. -
Back with Shaw – Was this a mistake?
Posted on November 11, 2012 | 2 CommentsIn my last post, I indicated that I was going back to Shaw for my HDTV cable and Internet services. From a financial perspective, nothing else made sense as I was saving over $70/mth and the Shaw gateway digital PVR and portal services were even more advanced than the TELUS Cisco IPTV based offering. -
TELUS vs. Shaw – Two Years Later
Posted on November 4, 2012 | 1 CommentLet me just start by saying that the war is indeed on between TELUS and Shaw. If you read my previous articles on this topic, you know that I was a long time customer of Shaw cable. -
I Keep Finding Myself Wanting to Hear – “And Now, Just One More Thing”
Posted on October 28, 2012 | No CommentsWhat a year it has been! Three major Apple events, two Google events, an Amazon event and the introduction of a new tablet player, Microsoft. -
iPhone 5 LTE Performance on Rogers
Posted on September 22, 2012 | No CommentsRogers was the first carrier in Canada to roll out their LTE network. Since then they have increased the coverage and are keenly interested in having data users move as quickly as possible.