Expressvu price increase

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i haven't heard any rumours about a price increase (internal)...but, we don't usually hear about it until closer to the actual date.

i would recommend everyone take it with a grain of salt...even if these are the "intended" price increases, things can change before it gets introduced anyway, making all this info worthless.
 
defiant, that would be most interesting because when bell switched to the new programming packages that exist today, subs with grandfathered packages such as ultimate 7, 9, etc were told they needed to switch by jan. 1, 2006
 
This just might be their last ditch effort to try and turn a buck after all those years of losses.
I bet papa BCE said get in the black or be sold.
Now we know why the new receivers came so cheap.
Either it didn't really matter because they were already doomed and they just wanted to screw with *C or they had always planned to rape the average customer to pay for the elite few.
 
I am not a sub yet but am contemplating on being a sub. So I"m not entirely sure I read this right.

Suppose I sign up before Sep 30 and get the sports combo + HD, my fee will be $55. With the $2 increase, it will become $57 after Dec 31, 2005, is that right?

For the next two years, what will happen if I drop or add any theme packs? How much will I be paying for the sports combo + HD?

Also, what's the new combos like Extra Value or HD, could someone provide more information on that please?

Thanks.
 
You know all those wonderful channels certain people whine and complain about until they get 'em? Well, now we're paying for 'em.
 
ExpressVu will be implementing programming price changes for customers who activate their service on or after September 30th, 2005. The French Avantage Num
 
That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw the first post. Those price changes do not reflect the simplification move all BCE companies have been undergoing for 2 years now.

I also have not heard a word about these changes so far.
 
Sooo, this would mean ANY change to your programming will result in price increases across the board. Holy cow, if this is true, it would mean major price increases for anyone with a lot of theme packs.
 
Just received a letter from Bell regarding the above mentioned price increases. Everything the OP mentions is true. :(
 
Perhaps it would be a good idea to cahnge teh title to rumour for now, until this information can be confirmed?

nem, who thinks there are a lot of people jumping the gun
 
I'm still hanging on with an old Ultimate-7 plus movies plus HD. I've received no notification (to date) of a price rate increase or any notification that I must move to the new packages by Jan 2006 or any other date. And I had no problems activating my 9200 under this package.

So I'm just hoping to ride it out as is for as long as possible!
 
Do what I did ,tell them to get stuffed,and put up a tower and good antenna. This tv stuff is way tooo much for junk. My 2 cents.
 
they should have all that...DirectTV alone has something like 14 million customers...that is almost half the population of canada...when you get that much money to play with, you can do lots of things with it...if BEV had 14 million people, paying an average of $50 per month, we would have everything the US has (well, as long as the CRTC approved it, of course).
 
I am not happy about increase's as well :( but it seems that every service is going up, on a side note I did not see the Nfl Network in that new PDF, does anyone know were it will put in the themes ? As I want to make sure I have that package before September 30th so I will not be nailed with the increase till Jan.
 
:mad:

I really shake my head at the geniuses in Bell's marketing Department....

Most newbie customers will pick up programming pamphlets of starchoice and Expressvu..

They'll see the $4.99/Theme from Starchoice...then see the $8/Theme from Expressvu.

They'll also see more variety in *C packages (bronze,silver,gold,platinum,ultimate etc) Vs the limited 4 new packages (Extra Value, Max Value, HDTV, Ultra) from Bell.

Before even reading the fine print...Joe 6 Pack is gonna say..."Hell Bertha..Them *C folks got cheaper prices and we don't gotta sign no contract!"........result...New *C customer !

Way to go Bell :rolleyes:

P.S.
Ironic that *C changed their theme prices to match Bell..then Bell increases theres.
 
Follow up....


How Will Customers be notified?

Letters will be as of September 1st 2005 to all of the existing Digital Standared subscribers informing them of the new pricing structure effective September 30th, 2005 as well as how it will impact them.

Customers on a term will be sent letters notifying them that a price increase is going to occur, however they are protected for the duration of their term unless they make any changes to their current programming selection.

When term contracts are coming to end, these customers will be reminded of the price increase 60 days in advance of the increase via a Bill Statement message.

Customers not on a term contract will be sent letters notifying them that a price increase is going to occur, however they are protected until January 1, 2006 unless they make any changes to their current programming selection.
 
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