Cutting the Cord

[Evan Leibovitch]

Hmm. I think that even a sweet retention deal will not keep me. Ditching
Rogers and going TekSavvy will cut my monthly costs by more than two
thirds, recovering my hardware costs in a hurry. And this past week I
received an email that Rogers was "improving my TV experience" by moving a
channel I liked out of my channel bundle and into another that would have
cost me even more. Enough!

Anything I can't find on Netflix, Sickbeard, what I can get on OTA or
Plex's streaming channels may not be worth watching :-P.

- Evan


On 20 April 2013 19:02, ted leslie <ted.leslie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>


-- 
Evan Leibovitch
Toronto Canada

Em: evan at telly dot org
Sk: evanleibovitch
Tw: el56
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