BEV Price Increase...

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I wonder if this affects customers who bought their receivers outright and well before the All in One packages came out?...Hope not..but wouldn't be surprised to get hit with the increase :(
 
^^they are looking into getting the rights to broadcast them...the delay may be cost and getting the rights to broadcast them...it is possible that Rogers is selling the sports pak at a loss in order to retain customers...if that is the case, BEV may not look into getting these channels, if the only way they can sell them is at a loss (to compete with rogers)...there are a lot of people around here that would love the OHL package though (myself included).
 
Another increase. *sign*. and you wonder why people are forced to share accounts and do account spliting just to be able to afford to watch tv
 
Hey, DJ, I always appreciate your posts being one degree of separation from Bell (unlike a certain other closer-to-Bell person who claims silly things like 100 more HD stations by the end of 2006).

But the MPEG4 and/or 8SPK upgrades (this was discussed recently elsewhere in the forums) will take Bell time to roll out. My understanding is HD capacity is pretty much maxed out now -- in any case, a handful of channels at most could be lit up even if all defective Nimiq2 transponders get "replaced".

The other issue is that there simply aren't 40 HD stations on the near horizon which are available to distribute. Showcase and National Geographic are coming in about 10 days; no one really wants to carry Ottawa and Montreal CBC in addition to CBC HD Toronto; and exsiting specialty channels don't have enough HD content to warrant full time channels -- look at the appalling A&E HD channel.

I wouldn't be surprised to see another 10 in 2007; but 40 is going to take completion of the Bell upgrades and distributing new set top boxes to a bunch of customers and a sea change in available new HD signals.
 
if it makes you feel any better, i am going through the same thing myself.

cheers.
 
if you have Digital Standard in your programming package, then yes, you will be affected...unless of course you are still under a contract from before that enables you to be price protected.
 
yes I think we only pay about $ 4.00 per month to rent them, I'm not sure where hubby came up with that number of 30 bucks or so ...

I'll call them (Bell)after the new year and get it straightened out
 
Actually the lowest end, standard receiver, is $3/month rental.

Thats just a digital tuner with no PVR functionality.

So if you have 4 basic receivers, your fee will be $12 / month for the rental of the 4 receivers.

IMO, good deal!
 
it is $50 to activate a previously activated receiver...if you have multiple receivers, there will be multiple activation fees.
 
It does seem cheaper yes, but I am on the French package and while you're saving a few dollars a month you're missing out on certain channels like the US Network feeds for example. If however you don't care about the US networks then yes, it would be a good way to save a few dollars a month and effectively beat the price increase.
 
Hey I have a semi-idea here.

Maybe they are raising the base package so if the CRTC approved CTV and Global charging us for their channels, BEV subs, won't notice much of a hike.

Meaning its a way to make them look good in the future...

Just a thought....
 
Is it just me or does Bell's billing suck? I mean why would they have to charge you then immediately credit you?

I went through an 8 month billing battle to sort out the HD programming credit I was entitled to. Each CSR I spoke to asked if there was a super bowl credit on my bill. I'd explain that I didn't sub to any football package. Apparently that's what they use for the free HD promo. Just makes no sense. Talk about confusing for the customer when going through their bill each month.
 
Bell ExpressVu claims to have started to make an operating profit since 2004 -- around eight years after launching. That's not the same as recouping the initial investment. Star Choice is probably in the same boat.

It reminds me a little of the days of the Apple][+ and the introduction of the Macintosh -- and the satellite industry is the Apple ][+. Developing one led to expertise on delivering a much better product the worked differently. The Macintosh, in this case, will be IPTV. Bell can leverage its customer base, contracts with programmers, and industry knowledge to morph into delivering TV on the ground instead of by satellite.

Ten years from now there will still be a need for satellite delivery in remote areas but the 2.5 million satellite customer base will have been drastically eroded and moved to ExpressVu IPTV in a similiar way that dial-up has given way to broadband.

Ten years from now, HD will be so critical to success that contantly renewing satellite systems to deliver will drive players from the industry in a consolidation. The interesting question will be: will Star Choice buy out ExpressVu's satellite business or the other way round. But ExpressVu as a brand and customer base is likely to be stronger than it ever was with satellite by delivering IPTV and related fibre-carried home services.
 
one could also say that it's because people account split and share accounts that the prices go up...

nem, who says there is an arguement to be made for both statements.
 
To be honest with you, it would be in BEV's best interest to get these channels as they are loosing alot of customers to cable! And the bs about BEV not wanting National Geographic HD because it wants to promote its Discovery channel, my two cents about this is...its not about what the customers wants, its what BEV wants! Hence this is why I switched back to Rogers beacause they offer what the customer wants.
 
What if the CRTC says, nahhh, no charges needed for time-shifting. Will Bell give the $4/mth back? At 1.8 million subscribers, that's $86 miilion per year right to the bottom-line.

Don't get me wrong: I have nothing against "sustainable" price increases -- that's the spirit of the entrepreneur. And as an enlightened shareholder who follows the tele-communications industry, I am happy to lighten the pockets of customers of companies I may choose to own a piece of. ;)

But I do doubt your logic that Bell is raising rates "just in case" in order to look good later ... :eek:
 
My 2 year rental contract is up next November. Just got a letter stating my programming prices are firm until then unless I make programming changes on or after Feb 1 2007.
 
Got my increase notification in the mail today. I guess that means I am not on contract.
Is there any way out of this increase? $4 is quite hefty in one chunk. Whatever anyone says, this does make cable look more enticing. At the current rates, cable was comparable, but with a $4 hike, I think that there are savings to be had with cable, especially considering analogue channels are sufficient on non-primary sets in our house, and Videotron (and Rogers) offer bundle rebates for multiple services, something Bell no longer rewards.
I was looking for this, but I am once again put in a position to shop around and consider my options.
 
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