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In addition to throttling user downloads, Rogers is implementing a price hike starting March 1/06:

UltraLite & Lite increased by $5
Express increased by $2
Extreme increased by $2 (for those who don't pay $46.95 already)
Cable Television increased by $2-$5

It is time to switch to satellite and another ISP......


ihaterogers.ca

Oh this is great, my family is going to be immensely happy, having shelled out for the Hi-Speed Ultra internet, and now goddamn HDTV horseshit from them.

thankfully I've been able to ditch Rogers for net access...but I rec'd the '$6 bundle increase' notice in the mail this week for digital cable

I'm sick of them...anyone have ExpressVu that can offer a comparison re: service/channels? Pricing seems comparable and my building is pre-wired for it, so no dish needed.

Cogeco r0x0r

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Originally posted by Sasha Cogeco r0x0r

So does being able to expense your home internet connection

When I worked for Rogers, a very irate customer once said to me, "Dude, your company is the Devil." To which I replied, "yeah I know, it ain't much better on this side of the desk."

As if the bandwidth usage limits weren't bad enough, then the p2p packet throttling, and now rate hikes?
What's next, "Order our home phone service and recieve this free Gerbil shoved directly up your ass"?

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Originally posted by CategoryZd What's next, "Order our home phone service and recieve this free Gerbil shoved directly up your ass"?

SIGN ME UP!

o wai

I used to work for their internet support line too... terrible job.

Anyhow, if my parents didn't rely on their rogers emails I woulda gave 'em the finger the second they started putting in those fooking traffic shapers. The thing is Sympatico ain't much better either.

I finally cancelled my rogers cell a few weeks back... ******s used to charge me 90 bux a month for the shittiest plan you could get

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Originally posted by Marcolissimo I finally cancelled my rogers cell a few weeks back... ******s used to charge me 90 bux a month for the shittiest plan you could get

Don't feel bad, lately my "$35" Bell Mobility plan has turned into about $150/month.

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyeah.

didn't know about the price rise , it socks! i have everything with them.

whats really anoying is that they call me every month to remind me that i have to pay my cell, i was with bell before i they never disconected me, even after 4 month without paying .. haven't changed providers 'cause i like my number, hopefully they will pass that new law that you can take you number wherever you go..

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Originally posted by MarkT I'm sick of them...anyone have ExpressVu that can offer a comparison re: service/channels? Pricing seems comparable and my building is pre-wired for it, so no dish needed.

you mean people pay for satellite tv?

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Originally posted by neuromancer hopefully they will pass that new law that you can take you number wherever you go..

I thought they did?

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Originally posted by Fir3start3r I thought they did?

It's not a law... it's a CRTC regulation. And wireless number portability must be implemented by March 14, 2007.

yep it's been mandated by the CRTC for implementation by March of '07

(oops too slow on the draw it seems)

alternatives..

www.canadianisp.com

*APPARENTLY* It's also a CRTC regulation that two cable companies cannot operate in the same geographic area. I don't know how accurate this is because it came from the anals of the Roger Cable Customer Service Training Binder.

*sigh* ahh the shit I got away with behind that desk...

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Originally posted by CategoryZd *APPARENTLY* It's also a CRTC regulation that two cable companies cannot operate in the same geographic area. I don't know how accurate this is because it came from the anals of the Roger Cable Customer Service Training Binder. *sigh* ahh the shit I got away with behind that desk...

if so why not ?

BELL

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Originally posted by dEsidEL if so why not ?

... I dug though about like 5 different regulatory association's websites trying to find the answer, but I couldn't find jack... but it's most likely not even a CRTC thing as much as a CTSC regulation.

I don't remember the answer at all, but I think it's sort of a combination of technical and marketing. Someone correct me if this is wrong. One company per area. Dominance over the local market. Only one signal on each cable instead of 2 fighting with each other. Less physical cable to lay down, and cheaper to maintain.

*sniff* WOW that smells like bullshit!

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Originally posted by MarkT thankfully I've been able to ditch Rogers for net access...but I rec'd the '$6 bundle increase' notice in the mail this week for digital cable I'm sick of them...anyone have ExpressVu that can offer a comparison re: service/channels? Pricing seems comparable and my building is pre-wired for it, so no dish needed.

I had 'expressvu for condos' (VDSL) for a couple of weeks, and it honestly sucks. No HD channels, internet is capped at 3Mbps (for now at least), BUT, they have some really good plans, and since this type of service is new, they are willing to negotiate if coming from Rogers. So far, I have had no problems with Rogers (except for the damn torrent thing), so a few dollars a month wont make me change my mind.

k i agree rogers charges too much if we want them 2 disappear we have to STOP SUPPORTING THEM if they dont have customers they have no money and no money no company

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Originally posted by CategoryZd ... I dug though about like 5 different regulatory association's websites trying to find the answer, but I couldn't find jack... but it's most likely not even a CRTC thing as much as a CTSC regulation. I don't remember the answer at all, but I think it's sort of a combination of technical and marketing. Someone correct me if this is wrong. One company per area. Dominance over the local market. Only one signal on each cable instead of 2 fighting with each other. Less physical cable to lay down, and cheaper to maintain. *sniff* WOW that smells like bullshit!

Actually that's exactly the reason. The cable infrastructure is not like the phone infrastructure where each individual line is easily addressable / can be swapped / handed off to a reseller.

There is only one signal that runs down the cable (and especially with the bandwidth needed these days for things like Video-on-demand and HDTV), there is not enough room to have 2 competing carriers both transmitting their signal down that wire. It also doesn't make financial sense for 2 separate companies to each string their own wire across every telephone pole, through every sewer so that each house ends up with 2 cable drops that they can pick from.

I repeat again, once more!

Get ........ Sympatico .......... High .......... Speed ........ !!!!

$35-$40 / Month depending what deal you get

315 kb / second download 24/7 - no changes at night when internet is busy (like rogers)

83 kb / second upload 24/7 - unlike rogers

can use DC++ , bittorent, other peer-to-peer programs - unlike rogers

unlimited bandwidth - unlike rogers

need I say more?

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Originally posted by Sunquest 315k / second download 24/7 - no changes at night when internet is busy (like rogers) 83k / second upload 24/7 - unlike rogers

what does second u/l and d/l mean?

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Originally posted by Special K what does second u/l and d/l mean?

I think - (per second) upload, and download.

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