[powerstream]

the only rant i have about expressvu is the lack of channels. compared to rogers a lot of channels are missing, some (i.e. MSNBC, discovery wings, TMN on demand) were never even added despite the obvious demand for them. all i hear from BEV are excuses instead of solutions. i'm seriously considering switching to rogers digital cable. it may cost a little bit more every month but at least i'll get more programming and more choice, especially since rogers is already carrying fox news for 6 months. fox news, MSNBC, discovery wings, TMN on demand are not even on the horizon with BEV.

 

[powerstream]

Ok, remember my post about the multi-switch fee $85 that appeared on my bill from nowhere? after a 2 months "investigation" these idiots finally refunded it on my recent statement.

Just when i thought i was through running around and calling bell, trying to figure out how dubious charges appeared on my bill, now i have found another charge: satellite care package at $5.95 a month. i know what it is and i NEVER ORDERED IT! and yet it's on my bill.

It happened before, this satellite care package. shortly after i signed up with them this charge showed up on my bill. i called them and they cancelled it. now it appears on the bill again. and i thought rogers had the tendency to add **** that i never even ordered. bell is worse!

It's the third time in 7 months that i discovered they're bill me for something that i never ordered. just what kind of incompetent idiots are working there?! i just feel sorry for all the people out there who pay their bills automatically without carefully going over the charges, or those who are on pre-authorized payment plans, letting bell and other companies practically steal from your bank account.

 

[powerstream]

That's still better then most cable companies. I remember paying for cable when I lived in Ottawa, it was 40$ plus tax for the basic per month and I think I got cnn and discovery with that. And this was 5 years ago.

With ExpressVu your basic is 25$ and if you got one theme pack ex sports or news and learning it's only 30$ Myself.. I go with the Total TV Combo

When it comes to programming flexibility BEV is better than rogers. however, with BEV you get less channels and interactive features. for instance, TMN on bell and rogers is $19.95 a month. with rogers you get TMN on demand for free, with bell you don't. during the fall and winter months rogers added about a dozen channels. BEV added only one - fox news about a week ago.

In terms of pricing for TV and bundling rogers is competitive with bell. a relative of mine subscribes to rogers digital cable, full lineup minus adult and HD channels (except TMN HD which you get at no charge i believe), and extreme high speed internet. for that bundle, which includes 2 digital boxes, he pays $110 a month. this price requires a 2 year commitment just like bell.

I bundle BEV and sympatico HSE, which is about 1/2 the speed of rogers extreme. i'm paying $72 a month for BEV with 2 rented 3100 receivers and $39.95 for sympatico and i'm still missing about a dozen channels with BEV! without bundling and adding the missing channels my BEV price would be about $90 a month and sympatico would be $45. total: $135 a month. with bundling: $112 a month. that's more expensive than rogers!

Therefore, on low end programming, if you only need basic and a few channels, bell is probably a better value. however, if you add all the channels, you'd see that bell is actually just as expensive or even more expensive than rogers.