Cutting the Cord

[ted leslie]

I know someone who went down the same path :)
on talking to Rogers about the high cost, to make a long story short , to
keep the customer, specials, etc, where put in place to
cut cost by 1/2 to receive the same tv/internet services. Its amazing how
these companies will magically have massively different pricing if you
express a
need to leave.

-tl


On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 1:37 AM, Evan Leibovitch <evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Hi folks.
>
> Well, my kids have been badgering me to stop paying stooopid prices to
> Rogers and I'm ready to leap, switching my Internet and dumping my cable TV
> completely in favour of Internet/Netflix/Usenet/etc.
>
> Any assistance would be appreciated to help me with these:
>
>
>    - This will be cable rather than DSL. Any comments, good or bad, about
>    Teksavvy's cable service? Most of the comments I've read seem to be able
>    the DSL stuff.
>
>    - Is anyone here using (or looking into) vMedia? It looks too good to
>    be true. I am especially intrigued by what their "VBOX" is beyond just a
>    Google TV box.
>
>    - Recommendations on a good router are welcome. Preferably something
>    that could run OpenWRT and has gigabit on all wired ports.
>
>    - Does the router need to be placed between my switch and the modem,
>    or can it be just another device hanging off it?
>
>    - Are there any tips based on previous experience on how to handle the
>    transition from Rogers to Teksavvy or vMedia? How hard will Rogers try to
>    talk me out of it (ie, like the retentions program they have for phone
>    customers that can negotiate better deals?) Otherwise, how hard will Rogers
>    make it to leave them?
>
>    - Is anyone having any like with OTA, ie a good old antenna? I have a
>    south facing wall on a three storey house in northwest Toronto, should I
>    even try this?
>
>
> All replies are appreciated.
>
> --
> Evan Leibovitch
> Toronto Canada
>
> Em: evan at telly dot org
> Sk: evanleibovitch
> Tw: el56
>
>
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