June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day in Cogeco http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22431912 en Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:15:56 EDT Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:15:56 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22625603 Fireblade : Yeah, curse those for "degrading" the signal *COUGH* bullshit.
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said by yanniep See Profile :

said by richipoooo :

woohoo ill be leaving cogeco soon next and so will a few others i know here we come tekksavvy !!!
Yes, you should let Louis Audet (CEO of Cogeco from April 2009 after his father Henri Audet) know that he is going the wrong way with his new policies for change to happen.
WTF Louis has been CEO since way before April 09 which end of your ass did you yank that statement from??? Louis became CEO of Cogeco in 1993. Yes Henri stepped down from the board in April 09 but Louis has been running things since 93. You should really do more homework before sticking your foot in your mouth like that.

check this link and read it carefully »www.theglobeandmail.com/news/tec···9468.ece]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22624510 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:11:54 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22609849 yanniep :
said by richipoooo :

woohoo ill be leaving cogeco soon next and so will a few others i know here we come tekksavvy !!!
Yes, you should let Louis Audet (CEO of Cogeco from April 2009 after his father Henri Audet) know that he is going the wrong way with his new policies for change to happen.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22609849 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:17:18 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22609784 yanniep :
said by msrosie See Profile :

I have no intention of leaving Cogeco
Don't kid yourself :D . Cogeco isn't the worst company in Canada. If you go down to the US, there is a company called Comcast which offers much higher speeds and 250GB limit. Besides, ever since Louis Audet took over as CEO for Cogeco in April, 2009, after his father Henri Audet, Louis has been flushing the company down the toilet with his newer policies. People should switch to show Cogeco that they should change their service policies.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22609784 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:06:18 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22507796 anon : Well as I posted earlier(under another temp name)I've now got my Teksavvy dsl up and running now,just getting my kids pc's setup and then it's good bye,Cogeco cable,all they will be getting from me is analogue tv business.....for now.In the span of two weeks they have lost my voip business and my internet.Sorry but prices increases and bandwidth charges just pushed me into their competitions hands.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22507796 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:59:33 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22500405 chdude3 :
said by CanadianIron See Profile :

said by MeshNetwork :

30Mb/1Mb unlimited traffic - 44.99 (~$70 CAD)
Sounds like a good deal, I'll take it.
I'd be happy with the 10/512 unlimited for $38!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22500405 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:41:49 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22500027 CanadianIron :
said by MeshNetwork :

30Mb/1Mb unlimited traffic - 44.99 (~$70 CAD)
Sounds like a good deal, I'll take it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22500027 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:31:47 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22499118 Asawulf :
said by MeshNetwork :

Has Cogeco raised their rates in Quebec or Portugal (the place we're subsidizing after they lost their shirt)?
Yes

About your CaboVisao exemple : very few people are really aware of the situation there so noone can really compare anything that is happening over the big pond...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22499118 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:47:31 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22498165 Fireblade :
said by MeshNetwork :

Not in Ontario, no. Duopolies are fun.

Has Cogeco raised their rates in Quebec or Portugal (the place we're subsidizing after they lost their shirt)?

Cabovisao packages:
3Mb/256Kb, unlimited traffic during "happy hour" - 17.99 (~$28 CAD)
10Mb/512Kb unlimited traffic - 23.99 (~$38 CAD)
30Mb/1Mb unlimited traffic - 44.99 (~$70 CAD)
No way guys, it's all about density, density indeed and not a lack of competition and poor regulation.
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Has Cogeco raised their rates in Quebec or Portugal (the place we're subsidizing after they lost their shirt)?

Cabovisao packages:
3Mb/256Kb, unlimited traffic during "happy hour" - 17.99 (~$28 CAD)
10Mb/512Kb unlimited traffic - 23.99 (~$38 CAD)
30Mb/1Mb unlimited traffic - 44.99 (~$70 CAD)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22498096 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:23:03 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22492143 chdude3 :
said by Fireblade See Profile :

Cogeco used to have good retention, now they don't even care.
You'd think a decent business would at least ASK why you were leaving. You can use feedback like that to try and improve your business so that you don't lose customers. It's pretty obvious that Cogeco just doesn't give a sh!t.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22492143 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:20:53 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22491501 Fireblade : Cogeco used to have good retention, now they don't even care.
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Not that it would have made a difference to me at this point but for anyone wondering if Cogeco cares about losing business, they didn't bother to ask why I was downgrading so no, no retention try.

Just want to add that since my first high priced modem, a ZOOM 2400 baud which I still have boxed with the original sticker price I paid of $450.00 I have always been quick to switch to higher speed, always paying whatever it took to have the best: went through all dial-up modems USR released as they were released, from BBS' to the internet, then to my first Western Co-Axial high speed modem at 45K downstream then to Cogeco with, that I recall and not necessarily in order or complete, the Wave, Cgocable and @Home to Cogeco today. Until even a year ago at 16/1, before the last price increase (not the forthcoming one in effect on the 16th) I was okay with what I had. And even when Cogeco began to suspend for abuse I was still okay with what I had, afterall I didn't abuse. But with no new service increases, a rather large second quick price increase and overage charges and possible suspension even after paying what would be around $140 with taxes on standalone Pro, for the first time since I've owned computing devices I have downgraded. All these years later I am finally shifting into reverse and buying lower speed. And in the end it still isnt a money issue, it is a need to take a moral based stand.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22491184 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:30:40 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22490615 Fireblade : 2.5 isn't that bad, try cleaning the box up outside - Bell usually does a half-assed job.
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Good luck switching

:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22479510 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:28:58 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22479427 SuperCM :
said by Fireblade See Profile :

If you have home phone with Tek Savvy, do they still charge you a dry-loop fee?
If you have home phone then it's not dry-loop. Dry-Loop is when there's no dial tone on the line.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22479427 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:14:32 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22479399 Fireblade : If you have home phone with Tek Savvy, do they still charge you a dry-loop fee?
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I love fish sticks. I love putting fish sticks in my mouth.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22479399 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:08:24 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22479356 SuperCM :
said by back2bellteksavy :

So I went to back to Bell for basic landline last week and just today I switched to Teksavvy.
TekSavvy also offers Home Line service. I switched to them when Bell Canada jacked their rates last summer.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22479356 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:01:03 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22479302 Celery : Looks like Teksavvy confirmed for me "...you should see close to full speeds if not full speeds."

1 down, 2 hurdles to go... They are:
i) Wife (PM me if you have constructive suggestions... this forum is not the place)
ii) re-wiring so the dry dsl does not require filters for my house. At most, a new line from the demarc to a dedicated modem jack. After that, cable and inet should be dropped and Cogeco can be cancelled after 12 years.

Sorry, Cogeco. Basic might be $28 a month, but switching to Teksavvy and going OTA for my major US Network TV needs is fine by me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22479302 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:51:46 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22478679 anon : Well I had all my tv,internet and voip bundled for 5-10 years with cogeco for quite some time,but the rising price increases have made it too costly for this single dad.So I went to back to Bell for basic landline last week and just today I switched to Teksavvy.No effort made by Cogeco to retain my business after all these years as a loyal cutomer.So long Cogeco,you've still got my analogue cable acct............for now.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22478679 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:46:38 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22478156 anon : I had been with Cogeco for 10 years but left last year to teksavvy.
I'm moving 3 other cogeco accounts to teksavvy soon too]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22478156 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:50:09 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22478002 SuperCM :
said by chdude3 See Profile :

EDIT - maybe I misunderstood, and there are apparently things to try if I'm not getting the full "Up to 5M" from a company. Perhaps it will be worth trying as a trial.
1-3 Mbps is still greater than 0Mbps when they cut you off and +$30 to your bill.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22478002 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:48:50 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22477670 chdude3 : Ugh... looks like on DSL I'm told I'll get between 1-3Mbps, which isn't exactly stellar. I'm leery to even give that a try. Maybe if I can try to manage my bandwidth better I'll drop to Cogeco's "Crap Plus" 3Mbps tier so they're at least taking LESS of my money.

EDIT - maybe I misunderstood, and there are apparently things to try if I'm not getting the full "Up to 5M" from a company. Perhaps it will be worth trying as a trial.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22477670 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:53:08 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22475588 anon : waiting for my parents to rearrange their phone line then i'll probably sign up with teksavvy, they said someone in the same subdivision as me is getting 5mbps and is on band c for dryloop. i think that'll add up to 10$ cheaper then cogeco on the 200gb/month plan. i just wish i had a way to test my dsl modem before signing up. i know it worked with bell, but i have not used it in forever.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22475588 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:37:48 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22474930 Airwolf :
said by vuarra See Profile :

Try calling Bell... they'll tell you.
More like make you sign up first.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22474930 Sun, 31 May 2009 22:56:15 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22474268 vuarra : Try calling Bell... they'll tell you.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22474268 Sun, 31 May 2009 20:28:43 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22473841 Brades : Just emailed...i am eligible for 5meg service. Switching tomorrow. Been with cogeco since the wave...was great until the past year. Cya Cogeco!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22473841 Sun, 31 May 2009 18:42:38 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22473511 Trist : Just found out I can receive TekSavvy where I am. Just posted a follow-up to see if they can give me some idea of what speed that may be.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22473511 Sun, 31 May 2009 17:09:20 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22472976 Brades :
said by nitzguy See Profile :

said by Airwolf See Profile :

said by Jeffer71 See Profile :

Go over to the Teksavvy side of things and have them look at your line stats. Won't cost you a thing and you might get surprised.
How, I don't have a DSL modem.
They can do a qualify based on your current phone number, but if you have Cogeco VOIP, it might be difficult to do.
I just called Teksavvy they couldnt tell me line stats without me being hooked already to Teksavvy]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22472976 Sun, 31 May 2009 15:03:23 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22472208 Ravage_D : I left Cogeco at the beginning of May when my lease was up, I had been with them for 3 years.

They were ABSOLUTELY fantastic. Best ISP I've ever been with or had experience with.

VERY reliable speeds, fantastic uptime, great customer service. I've never ever had a problem with them -- things always worked out. I had Digital Cable and the home phone.

The only thing i didn't like was the fact that they aggressively throttle connections, but that actually worked for me as I always had all my bandwidth for USENET.

But I left. Why? Because I can't take the 60Gig cap. Simple as that. As long as there exists a different option for me, I'm going to take it. In this case, I found 7Mbit Primus, unlimited and unthrottled. Had I not used Primus, it would have been Teksavvy.

If they offered a cap of say 200gigs, I'd probably want to go back to Cogeco. But with housemates, it's hard because all of us use the internet.

But that wont stop me from recommending Cogeco to anybody who is not a big internet user.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22472208 Sun, 31 May 2009 10:30:02 EDT msg deleted http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22466267 anon : deleted by a moderator]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22466267 Fri, 29 May 2009 19:58:36 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22466013 dan991199 : made the call today. after debating about it all month. i'll take the slower speeds teksavvy has to offer for the unlimited download bandwidth.

its been something Cogeco.. Dec 3 1999 - June 1 2009 for highspeed internet access.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22466013 Fri, 29 May 2009 18:47:26 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22463292 anon : woohoo ill be leaving cogeco soon next and so will a few others i know here we come tekksavvy !!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22463292 Fri, 29 May 2009 14:14:30 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22464471 dan991199 : true story, cogeco had a great record in regards to user reviews 2 years ago. now they are sitting at 67% which if we applya scholastic like grade to their performance cogeco is a "C" of a company.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22464471 Fri, 29 May 2009 14:02:37 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22464338 Fireblade : There's no need, Cogeco will do it to itself in the coming months. :D
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said by Fireblade See Profile :

said by msrosie See Profile :

If you aren't a Cogeco customer, why do you spend time at a Cogeco board?

I have no problem with bandwidth caps. Why should I, who only uses half the cap, pay the same as someone who goes over the cap? It's only fair to make those who go over pay more, or suspend them.
You should switch to DSL, save some coin - it sounds to me like you're an e-mail granny. This is also a free board, anyone can post here regardless of their ISP. Like metrotitan said, you obviously don't understand peering costs - the additional bandwidth that we're going to pay for has already been paid for on our monthly bill, whodathunkit? This is just another way to rape Canadians and please investors.
I like you :D

edit: I just got a great idea. We should make a thread to encourage ONLY subscribers/ex-subscribers of cogeco to submit a review for cogeco and get their "bronze award" taken away. Gixxer, should you have that honor? :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22463824 Fri, 29 May 2009 12:31:30 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22462738 Gruesome : I'm looking into Cable TV options as well(ie streaming, Downloading, FTA(both Sat and Antenna)
It makes me sick that Cogeco is charging HD access fee and for an Hd receiver
My friend was getting HD on Aurora Cable through Clear Cam but they were bought out by Rogers
*poof*
Sir you will now need an Hd box and to pay an access fee
What a joke]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22462738 Fri, 29 May 2009 09:16:43 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22459393 SuperCM : Today is Thursday and my TekSavvy seems to be up and running. I just swapped the cable from my router to the DSL modem.

Speed tests are showing 3.3Mbps down and 600Kbps up. Not bad I suppose. I watched the new HD trailer for Modern Warfare 2 and it managed to keep ahead of the playback.

Oh well, I guess for $30... Half the price, half the speed, more than triple the cap - ha ha. I hooked up my notebook to my TV to watch the Modern Warfare 2 trailer and it looked great.

Apparently TekSavvy has decent newsgroups servers, so I might look into that and I guess if things work out with that I really wouldn't have a need for Cogeco TV either.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22459393 Thu, 28 May 2009 16:36:37 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22459308 metrotitan :
said by Fireblade See Profile :

said by urbanriot See Profile :

Well, at least the boards will be quieter after June 1st if some of you are truly leaving :D
Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere, I'll pick up his slack.
Sadly, I won't be going anywhere for a little while, either; I'm stuck with Cogeco until I move, as for some reason I can only get 512kb from TS.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22459308 Thu, 28 May 2009 16:25:39 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22459290 metrotitan : double post, oops.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22459290 Thu, 28 May 2009 16:24:02 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22459178 peterboro1 :
said by Gruesome See Profile :

said by urbanriot See Profile :
Well, at least the boards will be quieter after June 1st if some of you are truly leaving :D
Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere, I'll pick up his slack.
I cancelled my Internet weeks ago
I'm just hanging around because I can't avert my eyes
It's like watching an accident....
You're at the intersection too soon to watch yet. Bring a lawn chair as the actual collision will
occur when the average users get their first bill under this. Most threw the notice in the garbage.

I have Nexicom programed in my speed dial with my finger over the button everyday when the mail comes.

10 Mbps, no caps and $39.95 a month first year, $44.95 after that. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22459178 Thu, 28 May 2009 16:06:24 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22458761 Gruesome :
said by urbanriot See Profile :

Well, at least the boards will be quieter after June 1st if some of you are truly leaving :D
Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere, I'll pick up his slack.
I cancelled my Internet weeks ago
I'm just hanging around because I can't avert my eyes
It's like watching an accident....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22458761 Thu, 28 May 2009 14:58:40 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22458686 urbanriot : zing. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22458686 Thu, 28 May 2009 14:45:42 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22458632 Fireblade :
said by urbanriot See Profile :

How is he an apologist? Because his point of view is different from yours?
Naw dawg, he's just ignate.

said by urbanriot See Profile :

Well, right off the top of my head, they don't have the same overhead, maintenance and operating costs as Cogeco has.
You're right, they don't - but Cogeco has significantly more subscribers than they do, their capital is massive in comparison and they can easily afford the maintenance and operating costs. God, I just can't wait to see the DOCSIS pricing, that'll be a top story on BRR "Cogeco rolls out DOCSIS 3.0 - 50/10 $199 / month, $500 installation fee, 100GB Cap"! Good times.

said by urbanriot See Profile :

Now before you inaccurately accuse me of being an apologist, I also don't agree with the rediculously low caps; but Cogeco's business structure is completely different from their competitors which is the basis of one of your arguments and yet you attempt to complain that they should have a similar pricing structure.
Cogeco has a business structure? :o, I just shit myself. If Cogeco was more like their competitors, they wouldn't have people flocking over to Tek Savvy - Cogeco is going to lose a lot of customers this year and not just savvy ones either. Regular joes don't like price hikes as well. Heck, even the Cogeco die-hards are leaving - is the apocalypse upon us?

said by urbanriot See Profile :

Well that's clever... assert that the poster (or anyone else) reveals a lack of understanding and ill founded righteousness in an attempt to trump further opinions that are contrary to yours.
Did it ever occur to you that maybe it's clever because you know... He's actually right? Naw, couldn't be.

said by urbanriot See Profile :

Well, at least the boards will be quieter after June 1st if some of you are truly leaving :D
Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere, I'll pick up his slack.
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said by msrosie See Profile :

If you aren't a Cogeco customer, why do you spend time at a Cogeco board?

I have no problem with bandwidth caps. Why should I, who only uses half the cap, pay the same as someone who goes over the cap? It's only fair to make those who go over pay more, or suspend them.
You should switch to DSL, save some coin - it sounds to me like you're an e-mail granny. This is also a free board, anyone can post here regardless of their ISP. Like metrotitan said, you obviously don't understand peering costs - the additional bandwidth that we're going to pay for has already been paid for on our monthly bill, whodathunkit? This is just another way to rape Canadians and please investors.
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I love fish sticks. I love putting fish sticks in my mouth.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22458540 Thu, 28 May 2009 14:17:59 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22458312 peterboro1 :
said by urbanriot See Profile :


Well, at least the boards will be quieter after June 1st if some of you are truly leaving :D
Don't hold your breath. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22458312 Thu, 28 May 2009 13:39:30 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22458148 dan991199 : why don't they structure it like other cable companies south of the border that share a very similar business structure? i mean TWcable listened to the people who said metered billing is BS and stopped it before it started. comcast gave their customers giant caps compared to what we deal with. if you think metered billing is anything more than a way to jack the profits up, while holding a large percentage of the customer base over the fire, than you have already drank the koolaid and nothing is gonna help you now.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22458148 Thu, 28 May 2009 13:08:33 EDT msg deleted http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22458124 anon : deleted by a moderator]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22458124 Thu, 28 May 2009 13:05:51 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22457747 urbanriot : How is he an apologist? Because his point of view is different from yours?

said by metrotitan See Profile :

Ask yourself why companies that are strictly Internet providers like TekSavvy are NOT implementing these ridiculously low caps.
Well, right off the top of my head, they don't have the same overhead, maintenance and operating costs as Cogeco has. Now before you inaccurately accuse me of being an apologist, I also don't agree with the rediculously low caps; but Cogeco's business structure is completely different from their competitors which is the basis of one of your arguments and yet you attempt to complain that they should have a similar pricing structure.

said by metrotitan See Profile :

You may not be cognizant of today's Internet and the changing face of content delivery, but many of us are. You can try to judge people and their families who choose to embrace change and support the new economy and display ill founded righteousness in the process, but you only reveal your lack of understanding of today's rapidly changing world.
Well that's clever... assert that the poster (or anyone else) reveals a lack of understanding and ill founded righteousness in an attempt to trump further opinions that are contrary to yours.

Well, at least the boards will be quieter after June 1st if some of you are truly leaving :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22457747 Thu, 28 May 2009 12:09:04 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22455264 metrotitan :
said by msrosie See Profile :

If you aren't a Cogeco customer, why do you spend time at a Cogeco board?

I have no problem with bandwidth caps. Why should I, who only uses half the cap, pay the same as someone who goes over the cap? It's only fair to make those who go over pay more, or suspend them.
Apologists, gotta love 'em.

Do you have any idea how cheap bandwidth is these days and how uncomfortably LOW these caps are? Do a little homework.

By your own logic, if your family only uses "half the cap", then YOU should pay HALF THE PRICE. Why would you draw the conclusion that the rest of us should be "punished" in some way? Go call Cogeco and demand a partial refund. How exactly am I hurting you if my household uses, say, 85GB/month (very easy to do on a 10Mb connection Cogeco provides as standard)? I ask you to once again do your homework when it comes to today's true bandwidth costs.

You do realize Cogeco and Bell compete directly with online media distribution services, no? You do see the foul play here, no? People are moving away from their cable/satellite providers for their entertainment needs and that scares these companies to death. Ask yourself why companies that are strictly Internet providers like TekSavvy are NOT implementing these ridiculously low caps.

You may not be cognizant of today's Internet and the changing face of content delivery, but many of us are. You can try to judge people and their families who choose to embrace change and support the new economy and display ill founded righteousness in the process, but you only reveal your lack of understanding of today's rapidly changing world.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22455264 Wed, 27 May 2009 22:17:44 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22455192 Fireblade : Mountain Cable, really good shit.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22455192 Wed, 27 May 2009 22:06:34 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22454954 msrosie : If you aren't a Cogeco customer, why do you spend time at a Cogeco board?

I have no problem with bandwidth caps. Why should I, who only uses half the cap, pay the same as someone who goes over the cap? It's only fair to make those who go over pay more, or suspend them. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22454954 Wed, 27 May 2009 21:30:07 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22454092 anon : Well, i used to live in hamilton and i had mountain cable, and recently moved back to st. catherines area with my parents (school is done) and they have cogeco cable, and it frankly sucks.

When i had mountaincable, i had no caps, no throttle, newsgroup access, and everything just worked, without any hiccups or problems.

On the cogeco side of things, not only did i hit my bandwidth limit, i am also noticing slow downs in the peak hours (my parents have been complaining about this for the past year).

All i can say is, that we too are leaving cogeco cable (parents are relocating) and they couldnt be happier to ditch cogeco.

Frankly i am just getting fed up with the high prices for mediocre service, bandwidth limits, mediocre speeds, and throttling. They are just taking advantage of us, the customers, and its BS.

I for one will never be a cogeco customer, but i will gladly be a mountaincable customer (too bad they dont service the niagara region)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22454092 Wed, 27 May 2009 19:07:14 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22453733 msrosie : I have no intention of leaving Cogeco - they have great speed and are very rarely down. I've used Sympatico at a friend's house - the best it's shown is "low signal strength", it's slow as heck and won't let me upload anything without constantly disconnecting me. So, thank you very much for great service, Cogeco!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22453733 Wed, 27 May 2009 18:00:49 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22453242 anon : i hear ya... im really pissed off with cogeco as well like everyone else..i cannot get DSL on my street yet so im screwed

i sent a nice email to cogeco and said they were fuckin scum bags and there reply was 'we dont want to loose you as a customer' if you have any comments or questions please call the number

ya... right on..thats there response to everything... there lke robots...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22453242 Wed, 27 May 2009 16:40:48 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22452015 DAK : Talked to Bell and they tell me I can only get 2Mbit in my area for DSL... Teksavvy tells me I'd be lucky to get 3Mbit.. So I'm pretty much stuck I think, might almost be worth even taking the hit to drop to 3 with Teksavvy just for the high cap and not being with Cogeco, ugh.

It really is pathetic how bad the DSL offerings are in my area, not sure if it's distance to the CO or line quality, emailed Teksavvy to ask if they would be able to tell me and see what my chances are of being able to drop Cogeco as soon as possible are.

These changes really are pathetic, the obnoxiously low cap didn't bother me before the UBB and apparently a price increase on the 16th, but it's just a money-grab now, no interest in providing a respectable service, they just want to milk us, definitely taking another option the first chance I get.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22452015 Wed, 27 May 2009 13:29:37 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22451609 javanox6 : i went with a company called hurontel they have a nice deal of 3 months free and then 34 plus 5 for modem plus tax for 12 months on a contract and its unlimited dls yesterday was my frist day of testing i am rolling at 500-700kb/s on news server all so torrents 400-600kb/s and my upload speeds are like 40-60kb/s i live in the bum of F now where lol and i am getting good speed this town is called rockwood lolol i am 100% sure they have there own Dslams ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22451609 Wed, 27 May 2009 12:20:03 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22447769 anon : You are quite right sir, cogeco does suck. I am also leaving cogeco.

Charging $53 a month for a 60 GB cap is criminally high.

We won't take this lying down!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22447769 Tue, 26 May 2009 18:00:47 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22440918 anon : yes ill be leaving them too, asap. I truely hope alot more people do. This is rediculous.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22440918 Mon, 25 May 2009 18:03:36 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22438981 javanox6 : Lexx
i am leaveing and my cogeco dies june 4th they still havent sent my box for me to throw the modem in to i going to call them wtf is takeing so long ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22438981 Mon, 25 May 2009 00:50:08 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22438911 nitzguy :
said by Airwolf See Profile :

said by Jeffer71 See Profile :

Go over to the Teksavvy side of things and have them look at your line stats. Won't cost you a thing and you might get surprised.
How, I don't have a DSL modem.
They can do a qualify based on your current phone number, but if you have Cogeco VOIP, it might be difficult to do. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22438911 Mon, 25 May 2009 00:26:27 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22438085 Airwolf :
said by Jeffer71 See Profile :

Go over to the Teksavvy side of things and have them look at your line stats. Won't cost you a thing and you might get surprised.
How, I don't have a DSL modem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22438085 Sun, 24 May 2009 20:55:40 EDT msg deleted http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22438014 anon : deleted by a moderator]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22438014 Sun, 24 May 2009 20:29:55 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22437943 Jeffer71 :
said by Airwolf See Profile :

Wish I could, but DSL is crap in my area. I don't know if they improved it since I last had it.
Go over to the Teksavvy side of things and have them look at your line stats. Won't cost you a thing and you might get surprised.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22437943 Sun, 24 May 2009 20:05:39 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22432474 Airwolf : Wish I could, but DSL is crap in my area. I don't know if they improved it since I last had it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22432474 Sat, 23 May 2009 08:56:20 EDT Re: June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22432215 SuperCM : I called up TekSavvy yesterday and am scheduled to activate with them on the 28th. If all goes well then I'll return Cogeco's modem over the weekend just before June 1st.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22432215 Sat, 23 May 2009 04:26:57 EDT June 1st - Leave Cogeco Day http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22431912 anon : Well the Day is almost here, and along with our amazingly rapish caps we now get a awesome bonus prize from cogeco! An Amazing price hike again! (sure some people will say its only a couple of dollars, but again like everything from cogeco, what do we gain as a consumer for that money??)

So I for one will be calling them up to cancel my service and switch to Teksavvy (only 1 meg a second, but still better than paying Corporate Cogeco Rapist). I will also be switching my parents service and suggesting any one I can do the same (as I hope you all do) To anyone that stays with Cogeco past June 1st... Good Luck

Lexx]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22431912 Sat, 23 May 2009 00:46:08 EDT