The features & hardware

Connect wirelessly

Get your family's media and devices working together at home with an Actiontec wireless gateway, included when you sign up for Optik Internet*.

Surf anywhere

Do everything from casual browsing and gaming to streaming and downloading – all without messy cables.

Enjoy more flexibility

Use your smartphone on your home Wi-Fi with Optik Internet™ and give your mobility data plan a break.

Share media files

Connect your favourite devices so you can access shared files, printers and more.

Watch Optik TV™

Watch your favourite shows on any TV in your home on the Optik network™ and store the most hours of HD recordings with Optik TV's personal video recorder (PVR)^†.

Watch TV and play games

Use your Xbox^® as a set top box and watch On Demand TV and movies, play games, listen to music and much more.

Optik HD

HD delivers the best picture and the best viewing experience. Enjoy a sharper, clearer and more vibrant picture than you would with standard definition TV.

Take your On Demand shows with you

Watch On Demand content on any laptop, smartphone or tablet.

All you need to experience HD

With Optik TV™, all you need is one PVR to get its features on all digital boxes. You can get up to 6 HD-ready digital boxes per household, using one for each TV. You can also use an Xbox 360^® as a digital box, letting you record, pause and replay live TV. Prices and offers are outlined below.

	HD PVR	HD digital box	Xbox 360® 4GB with Kinect^™^‡

Promotion	on a 3 year term 1 free PVR and 1 free digital box rental		Get a free HD PVR and HD digital box rental, plus an Xbox 360® 4GB with Kinect™**
Promotion	on a 2 year term $10/mo off PVR rental or 2 free digital box rentals
Monthly Rental^††	$15/mo	$5/mo each	-
Purchase option^††	Great price! $250	Great price! $150	Great price! $299
Features
Crystal-clear picture quality on a 16:9 aspect ratio
Rich sound through 5.1 Dolby Digital sound
Remote control
3D ready
ENERGY STAR qualified
Kinect enabled
PVR Anywhere		Available when connected to TELUS HD PVR
Record and play back your shows on up to 6 TVs^‡‡		Available when connected to TELUS HD PVR
Simultaneously record 3 shows from any room		Available when connected to TELUS HD PVR
Remote recording (use your laptop or smartphone to record your favourite shows anywhere)		Available when connected to TELUS HD PVR
Store up to 198 hours of HD or 490 hours of standard definition programming		Available when connected to TELUS HD PVR

Existing Optik TV clients wanting to add or change an existing digital box, including connecting an Xbox 360^®, will require a TELUS technician visit to connect the new hardware. An $100 fee applies. Please call TELUS at 310-MYTV (6988) to schedule an appointment.

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* Not available with TELUS High Speed Lite.

^† Digital box required for each TV.

^‡ A starter kit is required to use the Xbox as a digital box: the $50 cost will be charged at installation. Xbox must have an internal hard drive and be used in conjunction with an Optik HD PVR or HD digital box.

** Offer available until June 4th, 2012, to TELUS residential customers on a 3 year TELUS TV and Internet service agreement who have not subscribed to TELUS TV or Internet service in the past 90 days. Offer not available with High Speed Lite. Current equipment rental rates will apply at the end of the 3 year term. Manufacturer's suggested retail price of the Xbox 360 + Kinect is $299. A cancellation fee applies for early termination of the service agreement and will be $10/month for the equipment and $8/month for the Xbox 360, multiplied by number of months remaining in the term. Rental equipment must be returned upon cancellation of service. Minimum system requirements apply. Final eligibility for the services will be determined by a TELUS representative at the point of installation. Xbox and Xbox 360 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

^†† Maximum of 1 PVR per household.

^‡‡ PVR capabilities subject to and limited by applicable laws.

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