Hello all,
There must be other people here in a similar situation...
I've been with Bell Entertainment for a little over year and have been extremely impressed with the service. Introductory pricing was outstanding; I had the bundle that included 6 or 7 theme packs + HBO & TMN for $75 a month. This also included the 25up/8down internet service.
Well, the honeymoon is over. A couple of days ago, all of the remaining subscribers received notification that they would need to migrate to Fibe TV and Internet as the promotional pricing will be ending at the end of January 2011. Fair enough, I knew it wouldn't last.
The question is, what is everybody else doing? I received my migration offer today and couldn't hit the accept button. I initially opted for the Choice TV package (similar to what I had previously but minus HBO and TMN) which was $62/month + $5/month for an additional box + service fees and tax. About what I expected. However, I took issue with the internet offer. Fibe 12 would be ~$59/month + tax after modem rental. 50gb cap and 1mb upload. The cost for getting a comparable service to the one I currently have is frightening since there are so many hidden fees that just weren't there with BES.
As a beta tester of their service I was really hoping I would receive an offer that would make me want to stay with them. Instead, I have to take a huuuuge downgrade in service and content and pay much more. I called in to see if I could just keep my existing service as it is and pay the non promotional rate ($150/month). Turns out that it is possible and we don't have to switch to Fibe (for now). The rep agreed that it is the better option if I want to keep a comparable service but he didn't know how long existing accounts would stay open. So that's what I'm doing until I figure out an alternative. Hopefully Wind gets in the IPTV game this year! The other option I'm considering is the Shaw Ontario Extra Value Bundle with all the extras and TekSavvy. What about my everyone else?
There must be other people here in a similar situation...
I've been with Bell Entertainment for a little over year and have been extremely impressed with the service. Introductory pricing was outstanding; I had the bundle that included 6 or 7 theme packs + HBO & TMN for $75 a month. This also included the 25up/8down internet service.
Well, the honeymoon is over. A couple of days ago, all of the remaining subscribers received notification that they would need to migrate to Fibe TV and Internet as the promotional pricing will be ending at the end of January 2011. Fair enough, I knew it wouldn't last.
The question is, what is everybody else doing? I received my migration offer today and couldn't hit the accept button. I initially opted for the Choice TV package (similar to what I had previously but minus HBO and TMN) which was $62/month + $5/month for an additional box + service fees and tax. About what I expected. However, I took issue with the internet offer. Fibe 12 would be ~$59/month + tax after modem rental. 50gb cap and 1mb upload. The cost for getting a comparable service to the one I currently have is frightening since there are so many hidden fees that just weren't there with BES.
As a beta tester of their service I was really hoping I would receive an offer that would make me want to stay with them. Instead, I have to take a huuuuge downgrade in service and content and pay much more. I called in to see if I could just keep my existing service as it is and pay the non promotional rate ($150/month). Turns out that it is possible and we don't have to switch to Fibe (for now). The rep agreed that it is the better option if I want to keep a comparable service but he didn't know how long existing accounts would stay open. So that's what I'm doing until I figure out an alternative. Hopefully Wind gets in the IPTV game this year! The other option I'm considering is the Shaw Ontario Extra Value Bundle with all the extras and TekSavvy. What about my everyone else?