[kwlug-disc] Waterloo ISPs

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You won't get the same PVR from anyone but Rogers. PVR is the Achilles heel.

vMedia (now) has PVR in the cloud, and not on all channels. (I checked 
it out.)

For PVR, in the end, you need a local box catching the content, which 
only Rogers seems to have / tied in to schedule. Never mind vmedia / 
other boxes, you still need a Rogers <something> to decipher anything 
but basic cable (for however long it's still available), this other box 
will have to tell the Rogers box to change channels, and so on. So the 
WAF will never reach the same bar of ease of use outside of Rogers. 
[Also, the PVR content won't leave the Rogers box, ever, without some 
hoop jumping - so you're limited to the box's capacity, although I 
understand at least some units will take an external hard drive. Which 
presumably you could rotate. You can externally capture non-digitally, 
but then you've lost the advantage of the PVR / back into the tell it to 
change channel, or start manually, problem.]

Bear in mind, though - TV and internet are different beasties.

vMedia will get you cheaper and out of the no servers permitted 
restrictions.

Thing to evaluate is if you are bundled is the cheaper ISP offset by the 
loss of TV cost reduction due to bundling? In most cases it is, freeing 
you from their ISP trap. Too bad more don't do so - Rogers isn't going 
to change until enough people vote with their feet. And it's just 
easier, if not cheaper, to just do nothing and go with it.

And evaluate whether the channels that matter to you are easily 
available outside of Rogers. e.g. Netflix or one of the boxes Khalid has 
mentioned in his threads. And how much complexity for cost savings you 
can tolerate.

For myself, I've concluded vMedia internet is where I want to go (but 
still haven't taken the time to actually do so), keeping only Rogers TV. 
(And PayGo, for outstanding positive balance, but then PayGo isn't 
really well integrated into their rest / no bundling. Unless they can 
convince you to go to the monthly PayGo plans. Oxymoron?)


On 14-08-22 11:48 AM, Jonathan Poole wrote:
> You get 2 months free with canadacomputers when you sign up via their
> site, and you can buy the vbox from them for the TV Service I
> believe.
>
> I’m so close to switching away from robbers to vmedia, however
> convincing the wife that she’ll get the same TV channels and PVR
> capabilities maybe more of a challenge that just switching
> providers.
>
> Khalid can you possibly update the list, or me personally on
> experience on your first month of service so far?  Any gripes?  Does
> anyone have vmedia for TV service?
>
>
>
> On Aug 22, 2014, at 11:19 AM, Chris Craig <kwlug.org at ciotog.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I don't have any direct experience with VMedia, but Canada
>> Computers has some kind of tie-in, if that means anything:
>> http://www.canadacomputers.com/vmedia/
>>
>> On 22 August 2014 10:04, CrankyOldBugger
>> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I'm thinking of moving from TekSavvy to VMedia.  Does anyone here
>>> have any experience with them?
>>>
>>> Basically my current TS package is $65 for 29d/1u unlimited.
>>> It's an older package.  TS will offer 60d/10u unlimited for $95,
>>> which is a bit much for me.
>>>
>>> VMedia, on the other hand, has the same 60d/10u unlimited for
>>> $65.  So I could essentially double my down speed and 10x my up
>>> speed for the same money.
>>>
>>> Of course, this sounds too good to be true to me.  So I was
>>> wondering if anyone has had any good or bad experiences with this
>>> company, or can recommend another local provider that they're
>>> happy with?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
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