Rogers Killing Cable TV

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elitefx join:2011-02-14 London, ON kudos:1 2 edits	Rogers Killing Cable TV said by ROGERS : Effective the date of your next invoice, the monthly service fee for each of the following TV packages will increase by $1.50/month plus applicable taxes and the 1% CRTC Local Programming Improvement Fund fee My lineup: - Cable Plus Original - Cable Plus Combo My current cable TV bill= $66/month and with the new price hikes will be $70 plus for 47 channels. Has Rogers gone mad? WTF is going on? $70 plus per month for basically nothing. 30 of the channels are almost unwatchable. Garbage and news. My Rogers Express internet isn't going up a penny yet they want $70 plus for 47 lousy TV stations. I need an alternative cable/satellite TV provider. This is the straw that broke the camel's back. Don't need a million channels. Just the locals,main networks and a few others to boot. There has to be an alternative provider out there for way less money.
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J E F F Whatta Ya Think About Dat? Premium join:2004-04-01 Kitchener, ON kudos:1	My understanding is that internet is going up. ($3) As is home phone.
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elitefx join:2011-02-14 London, ON kudos:1	said by J E F F: My understanding is that internet is going up. ($3) As is home phone. Just got my standalone Rogers Express bill 30 minutes ago. No fee increase mentioned period, still $48.99 Our Rogers cable TV bill is under another family member's name and is a separate account from mine.
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J E F F Whatta Ya Think About Dat? Premium join:2004-04-01 Kitchener, ON kudos:1 Reviews: ·Rogers Portable .. ·WIND Mobile ·Rogers Hi-Speed ·magicjack.com	It's goes up after your January 24th bill, so give it one month. From the horses mouths themselves: »www.rogers.com/web/content/support-terms Now if you're on contract, they might not increase the rate. (although they might, and you have the right to leave w/o being punished) -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. - Albert Einstein
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elitefx join:2011-02-14 London, ON kudos:1 4 edits	said by J E F F: It's goes up after your January 24th bill, so give it one month. No contracts here and the notice with the Cable TV bill we also received an hour ago was for future bills AFTER Jan 24/2013 No fee increases for Express Internet indicated. My current due internet billing date: Jan 05 to Feb 04/2013 Bottom line: Glad my internet hasn't/isn't going up BUT WE NEED A NEW TV PROVIDER, PRONTO. The television only gets used 4 hours a day at nite. Rogers has crossed the line here and it's time for a permanent change TV cable wise. Any and all suggestions on my options in London are greatly appreciated.
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J E F F Whatta Ya Think About Dat? Premium join:2004-04-01 Kitchener, ON kudos:1	I shouldn't suggest this, but, DirecTV? Or Netflix and HuluPlus?
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J E F F Whatta Ya Think About Dat? Premium join:2004-04-01 Kitchener, ON kudos:1	reply to elitefx I like their commercial. »directv.vo.llnwd.net/e5/shorts/A···50N0.mp4
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Rocc @rogers.com	reply to elitefx Ya go with high Definition antenna. Many companies installing these professionally. Around $700 (one time install) and that's it no monthly fees. Cable and Satellite suck so does fibe. High definition antenna compared to HD programing from sat or cable is like night and day.. antenna is true HD not compressed crap the big boys provide!
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dabonz join:2012-05-17 Ottawa, ON 4 edits	I think I'm going to cancel my movie networks nothing on there but garbage and plus I have netflix. I pay like $140 for cable TV so now I'm going to look @ my option my contract exp in July so we see who ever gives me a better deal. I see CRTC get there 1% cut so of coarse Rogers got kiss ass. Rogers and Bell have the monopoly CRTC should open up like other carriers from the states then you would see price drops Bell and Rogers are just has dirty ask a crooked politician That"s my 2 cents worth on this This is what I give rogers on a monthly bases> but this month be lower cuz I haven't went over my little pee-wee Data allowance of 250GB so rogers aint getting my $100 bucks for last month,but yes I'm going to cut down my TV for sure
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rosenqui Premium join:2004-05-28 Kanata, ON	said by dabonz: I pay like $140 for cable TV Wow, $140/month just for cable TV!? We've been gradually weaning ourselves from Bell & Rogers and cut the final cord (Bell satellite TV) last spring. Now we pay a total of just over $142/month plus tax for all of: 2 smartphone plans (Koodo deal in Nov/Dec), home phone (voip.ms), Internet (Acanac), and TV (antenna, Netflix, Hulu, and Vudu). I posted some of the specifics on Adventures in Canadian cord cutting in case you're curious.
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elitefx join:2011-02-14 London, ON kudos:1	reply to elitefx Well, this is going nowhere on Google. Does anyone have the complete or even partial list of Satellite TV providers for southwestern Ontario? I want to steer clear of Bell. Thanks
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bt join:2009-02-26 canada kudos:1 Reviews: ·Start Communicat..	said by elitefx: Well, this is going nowhere on Google. Does anyone have the complete or even partial list of Satellite TV providers for southwestern Ontario? I want to steer clear of Bell. Thanks Based on Satellite TV, Ontario, not Bell: Shaw Direct
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rosenqui Premium join:2004-05-28 Kanata, ON	reply to elitefx If you want anything more than the basic over-the-air networks, you'll be hard pressed to find anything less than $40. I looked into it last spring when we dumped Bell Satellite and took another look last week when writing about Zazeen's new offering. Shaw Direct's $30 package is the best you can do, but that's rather crippled and if you're happy with it, you'd probably also be happy with the free Local Television Satellite Solution program Shaw has. Expand the first highlighted item on that page to get more info, and don't worry about the Nov 2012 date - the program has been extended through to the end of Nov 2013: »www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/···128a.htm
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yyzlhr join:2012-09-03 Scarborough, ON kudos:1	reply to bt The only satellite providers in Canada are Bell, Telus and Shaw Direct. Telus is a Bell reseller, so really there are only 2 providers. Also you'd be hardpressed to find much of a price difference between satellite and cable.
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elitefx join:2011-02-14 London, ON kudos:1 1 edit	said by yyzlhr: The only satellite providers in Canada are Bell, Telus and Shaw Direct. Telus is a Bell reseller, so really there are only 2 providers. Also you'd be hardpressed to find much of a price difference between satellite and cable. Thanks. You're absolutely right EXCEPT for the same money from Shaw I can get roughly 113 channels versus the 47 I currently get from Rogers and we get to say goodbye to Rogers Cable TV as a Bonus. After 60 years we're sick to death of their thieving ways. My Rogers internet is on the chopping block next. Time for a clean sweep in 2013.
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nekkidtruth You fail at life. Premium join:2002-05-20 London, ON	reply to elitefx Just posted this last week in another thread: »Re: How Minimum Can I Get? -- Weeeeeee
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J E F F Whatta Ya Think About Dat? Premium join:2004-04-01 Kitchener, ON kudos:1 Reviews: ·Rogers Portable .. ·WIND Mobile ·Rogers Hi-Speed ·magicjack.com	reply to Rocc He's in London, he'd likely not get much in London. I even thought about digital OTA, but because the way digital OTA works, you're not likely to get many channels if you're much more than 40 miles out. I think even with a 40 foot antenna, I'm only getting Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener and that's it. Not even Buffalo. (just outside the line) Back in the days of analog, you'd pull anything in with 100 miles with a relatively small roof-top antenna. My grandma lived in Guelph and pulled in everything, no need for cable. 29 Buffalo (Fox as it is known as now) was a bit fuzzy at times. -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. - Albert Einstein
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resa1983 Premium join:2008-03-10 North York, ON kudos:7	reply to elitefx Uh.... LPIF is being phased out. Why the hell are they increasing it. -- Battle.net Tech Support MVP
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J E F F Whatta Ya Think About Dat? Premium join:2004-04-01 Kitchener, ON kudos:1 Reviews: ·Rogers Portable .. ·WIND Mobile ·Rogers Hi-Speed ·magicjack.com	reply to dabonz I thought I was paying too much:
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elitefx join:2011-02-14 London, ON kudos:1	reply to resa1983 said by resa1983: Uh.... LPIF is being phased out. Why the hell are they increasing it. Yea, that's what I thought. Just adds insult to injury. Rogers has completely forgotten about their biggest asset. PEOPLE. Rogers are like addicts now. No ethics, no self respect just a blinding drive to rake in cash no matter who they hurt and stomp on along the way. Seniors, shutins, the poor all have a basic right to television and the connection to the outside world it brings. Most live on fixed incomes and don't ask much from their basic cable or Rogers. Now it's becoming a life or death choice. Rogers basic cable or food and shelter. There's nothing good you can really say about Rogers anymore. They're just this dark, vile, evil force out there preying on society's weakest links.
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