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Originally Posted by CDSmith
No Shaw Cable in Montreal yet? Bummer.
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We used to have Shaw Cable in Toronto, but they did a territory switch with Roger's and now I have that shit.
I've two PVRs from Rogers - the first one would not decode HD, the second one would record random programs, and THEN Roger's starts randomly charging me for PPV movies I never ordered and equipment I don't even own. Their service is just shit.
Bell's not much better, but they have a great deal on a "whole home PVR" that's tempting. But Bell is shit, too.
So I get a choice of two incompetant corporations that charge exhorbitant fees for sub-par services. Two "competitors" that are able to put their differences aside long enough to match prices, lobby parlaiment for rate increases; and buy the fucking Toronto Maple Leafs. Good move, though - Roger's has done such a good job with the Blue Jays...
There is no free market in Canadian Television or Telecommunications. Both Roger's and Bell would be failing enterprises if 1) They had real competition; or 2) they weren't in bed with each other.
Short form: I make do without. Don't need it. Don't miss it. Don't care.