said by koolin:mlord's way of doing it is probably the only way to for sure have no downtime, but I guess you then incur the setup fee and need the spare modem.
I don't think that it matters if you do it the same way as mlord because as long as you have an active internet connection already with a cable ISP you can say that you are doing a transfer and be able to save the $50.
See www.dslreports.com/forum/r27963157-Switching-from-Cogeco-to-Start-other-Cogeco-services-active
