[PublicAnimalNo9]

I will say one last thing on this topic. Shaw, Roger's and Bell have fucked the consumer over on a few different occassions. Not just cable but through their other services as well. Charging customers fees that were supposed to be done away with like 10 years ago is just one example.
Now, why would anyone with half a brain and at least SOME memory think that ANY of these companies have YOUR best interests in mind?

[Akhenaten]

I download commercial free episodes of whatever I want like a (soon-to-be) normal person.

[OldChum]

PublicAnimalNo9 wrote:

I will say one last thing on this topic. Shaw, Roger's and Bell have fucked the consumer over on a few different occassions. Not just cable but through their other services as well. Charging customers fees that were supposed to be done away with like 10 years ago is just one example.
Now, why would anyone with half a brain and at least SOME memory think that ANY of these companies have YOUR best interests in mind?

My thoughts as well

[OnTheIce]

PublicAnimalNo9 wrote:

I will say one last thing on this topic. Shaw, Roger's and Bell have fucked the consumer over on a few different occassions. Not just cable but through their other services as well. Charging customers fees that were supposed to be done away with like 10 years ago is just one example.
Now, why would anyone with half a brain and at least SOME memory think that ANY of these companies have YOUR best interests in mind?

Does any publicly traded company have our interests in mind?

No.

Their interest is money.

Period.

[Proculation]

OnTheIce wrote:

PublicAnimalNo9 wrote:

I will say one last thing on this topic. Shaw, Roger's and Bell have fucked the consumer over on a few different occassions. Not just cable but through their other services as well. Charging customers fees that were supposed to be done away with like 10 years ago is just one example.
Now, why would anyone with half a brain and at least SOME memory think that ANY of these companies have YOUR best interests in mind?

Does any publicly traded company have our interests in mind?

No.

Their interest is money.

Period.

Exactly.

[Proculation]

herbie wrote:

ShintoMale wrote:

CTV recently buy the right to show ABC's remake of the 80s sci fi series V I though they don't have money "for local tv" they have the money to buy V but don't have the money to create/show local and canadian content it's business as usual at CTV( ringleader of the save local tv campaign)) import more American programming

If they paid more than $5.99 they got ripped off.
After watching it I wouldn't rent it in the video store till it hit the $1.99 bin.

Obvious not too many here have ever dangled off a roof twisting the antenna pole while Mom yeller Better... a little better... good... that's too much, or bribed their little sister to hold the rabbit ears in one hand and the venetian blinds in the other so you could watch Star Trek.
Good little fucking consumers.
Broadcasting means selling to people with money these days. If you don't have lots, you shouldn't get to watch tv... that's what you believe?

I deal with this daily on the Rebroadcast Society. "I have satellite. Why the fuck should I have to pay a part of MY tax dollars for local retransmission."
Cuz your a greedy selfish bastard with money to waste. You just said so.

What !! The pilot was great ! The visitors' leader is hot and the link with Obama was well done.

[herbie]

Oh come on... it was like a "Reader's Digest" pilot. Didn't even watch the next episode.

[DrCaleb]

herbie wrote:

Oh come on... it was like a "Reader's Digest" pilot. Didn't even watch the next episode.

I did. It didn't get any better.

[ShintoMale]

the V show suffering from low ratings


http://headlineplanet.com/home/2009/11/ ... ck-to-low/

[PublicAnimalNo9]

OnTheIce wrote:

PublicAnimalNo9 wrote:

I will say one last thing on this topic. Shaw, Roger's and Bell have fucked the consumer over on a few different occassions. Not just cable but through their other services as well. Charging customers fees that were supposed to be done away with like 10 years ago is just one example.
Now, why would anyone with half a brain and at least SOME memory think that ANY of these companies have YOUR best interests in mind?

Does any publicly traded company have our interests in mind?

No.

Their interest is money.

Period.

My point exactly OTC. The cable/sat providers are ACTING like they are trying to do us a favour, ACTING like they are on OUR side and looking out for us, which is total BS. The whole CRTC tax thing is a big fat lie and they know it and we know it. It's NOT a tax. The CRTC simply wants local stations to be paid their due by the cable/providers.
Ya know, there used to be truth in advertising laws in this country but they seem to have been done away with.

[DerbyX]

PublicAnimalNo9 wrote:

I will say one last thing on this topic. Shaw, Roger's and Bell have fucked the consumer over on a few different occassions. Not just cable but through their other services as well. Charging customers fees that were supposed to be done away with like 10 years ago is just one example.
Now, why would anyone with half a brain and at least SOME memory think that ANY of these companies have YOUR best interests in mind?

You know what really really sucks. I left Bell for Rogers because of shitty service only to find myself infuriated with their service as well. After many phone calls dealing with one bad rep after another I told them outright I was dropping their service (internet and phone) immediately. This was after arguing with them for 30 minutes. They told me I couldn't just quit their internet service as I still had the modem and I had to return it in person.

I did that and to my anger when I was in person returning it they said I couldn't just drop the modem off I had to quit the service by phone first.

Was I ever pissed off. I was almost shouting at him that I tried doing that only to be told I had to come in, in person. He phoned up their rep who told him they had no record of me calling to quit. He kept telling me I had to talk to the rep (because they wanted to try and convince me to stay no doubt) and I outright refused. Finally after him saying it had to be done I picked up the phone and simply confirmed that I was who I said I was and that "I'm done with you" and hung up. I then turned and walked out without saying another word.

If my apartment faced the correct direction I would have ditched their cable service for a dish as well.

It really says something that in todays high competitive business world they are almost trying to out do each other in crappy service. Its not "who is better" but "who is less shitty".

/rant.

[ASLplease]

Depending on where you are in Ontarion, Eastlink will be offering wireless internet and TV service, and they also have CRTC approval to move forward with a cellphone project. However, the last I checked, the cellphone project was still in the early vendor approval stages for the towers. They were a company of 3-4 hundred employees that has recently expanded to 1700 employees.

Their service might be just as bad, but at least it will send a message to the other 2 companies.

[Yogi]

Going over to the 'tech thread' to ask around about 'tv on the net'. If this is what I'm thinking/hoping it is, you won't be able to even hear yourself think over the 'bleating and snivelling' of the cable/sat companies!

[herbie]

CBC over the air TV has been off the air here for one year. The local broadcast society is PAYING the satellite company to redistribute CBC locally now.
So the locals are paying for CBC, and then paying for it again. I seem to be the only person in 2500 here to even notice.
Just keep it up.
Screw us over and over and over.
1/3 of us will yap that that's a good thing.
The rest are too fucking apathetic to do more than maybe snivel on Facebook and shell out.

[OnTheIce]

PublicAnimalNo9 wrote:

My point exactly OTC. The cable/sat providers are ACTING like they are trying to do us a favour, ACTING like they are on OUR side and looking out for us, which is total BS. The whole CRTC tax thing is a big fat lie and they know it and we know it. It's NOT a tax. The CRTC simply wants local stations to be paid their due by the cable/providers.
Ya know, there used to be truth in advertising laws in this country but they seem to have been done away with.

Actually, that's incorrect. The CRTC doesn't want anything, local stations are the ones ASKING the CRTC to force cable and sat companies to pony up extra cash.

Local TV should be happy that cable and sat companies are forced to carry their signal and in turn, increase their viewership and ad revenue 100x.