Comments on: Bell, get your grubby hands off my ISPs bandwidth! [Update 2] http://artofgeek.com/2008/03/26/bell-get-your-grubby-hands-off-my-isps-bandwidth/ Technology from the geek perspective. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: madgunde http://artofgeek.com/2008/03/26/bell-get-your-grubby-hands-off-my-isps-bandwidth/comment-page-1/#comment-18274 madgunde Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:08:13 +0000 http://artofgeek.com/2008/03/26/bell-get-your-grubby-hands-off-my-isps-bandwidth/#comment-18274 Compare what you pay in a year for cable TV or satellite against what it would cost you to rend your favorite shows on DVD (consider a service like Netflix) or purchase them on iTunes. It's quite possible that it would end up being cheaper and you'd have the benefit of enjoying your shows commercial free, unedited and on your own schedule, not to mention being able to enjoy episodic series the way they were meant to be watched, in order from the very beginning. A set of rabbit ears will probably do a good enough job to allow you to get your local news for 'timely' content. I cancelled my cable TV service 3 years ago and haven't looked back. Compare what you pay in a year for cable TV or satellite against what it would cost you to rend your favorite shows on DVD (consider a service like Netflix) or purchase them on iTunes. It’s quite possible that it would end up being cheaper and you’d have the benefit of enjoying your shows commercial free, unedited and on your own schedule, not to mention being able to enjoy episodic series the way they were meant to be watched, in order from the very beginning.

A set of rabbit ears will probably do a good enough job to allow you to get your local news for ‘timely’ content. I cancelled my cable TV service 3 years ago and haven’t looked back.

]]> By: gilkyUplige http://artofgeek.com/2008/03/26/bell-get-your-grubby-hands-off-my-isps-bandwidth/comment-page-1/#comment-18227 gilkyUplige Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:27:37 +0000 http://artofgeek.com/2008/03/26/bell-get-your-grubby-hands-off-my-isps-bandwidth/#comment-18227 I have been thinking about switching from regular tv to another service like satellite. I know there at a lot of options out there and wanted some advice on what I should look for or purchase. It's sad, but I am spending about $125 a month on my tv service and I am getting less than 70 channels. I would love more channels, hd television, and a tivo/tv recording box. Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful. I have been thinking about switching from regular tv to another service like satellite. I know there at a lot of options out there and wanted some advice on what I should look for or purchase. It’s sad, but I am spending about $125 a month on my tv service and I am getting less than 70 channels. I would love more channels, hd television, and a tivo/tv recording box. Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful.

]]> By: Taylor http://artofgeek.com/2008/03/26/bell-get-your-grubby-hands-off-my-isps-bandwidth/comment-page-1/#comment-7845 Taylor Sat, 24 May 2008 08:22:55 +0000 http://artofgeek.com/2008/03/26/bell-get-your-grubby-hands-off-my-isps-bandwidth/#comment-7845 Seeing this article and you talking about net neutrality I thought I'd let you know about the upcoming Net Neutrality rally in Ottawa (organized by TekSavvy). You can find out about it at http://www.netneutralityrally.ca , more media coverage is always better even if you can't make it yourself. Seeing this article and you talking about net neutrality I thought I’d let you know about the upcoming Net Neutrality rally in Ottawa (organized by TekSavvy). You can find out about it at http://www.netneutralityrally.ca , more media coverage is always better even if you can’t make it yourself.

]]> By: TJ http://artofgeek.com/2008/03/26/bell-get-your-grubby-hands-off-my-isps-bandwidth/comment-page-1/#comment-7751 TJ Mon, 05 May 2008 20:29:59 +0000 http://artofgeek.com/2008/03/26/bell-get-your-grubby-hands-off-my-isps-bandwidth/#comment-7751 Superb job on this article. Thanks for the info. Everyone who reads this should join the protest - and those of you still using Bell services (any of them - long distance, cell, satalite tv, internet, etc) should switch to a competitors service right away. I've switched all mine over now. All that's left is basic phone line service. Big greedy corps like Bell only understand money, so its best to hit them were it counts: their bottom line. Superb job on this article. Thanks for the info. Everyone who reads this should join the protest – and those of you still using Bell services (any of them – long distance, cell, satalite tv, internet, etc) should switch to a competitors service right away. I’ve switched all mine over now. All that’s left is basic phone line service. Big greedy corps like Bell only understand money, so its best to hit them were it counts: their bottom line.

]]> By: Jaish Chada http://artofgeek.com/2008/03/26/bell-get-your-grubby-hands-off-my-isps-bandwidth/comment-page-1/#comment-7666 Jaish Chada Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:51:36 +0000 http://artofgeek.com/2008/03/26/bell-get-your-grubby-hands-off-my-isps-bandwidth/#comment-7666 Thanks, Madgunde for posting the info to make this easy. We CAN make a difference. Bell are going just a wee bit too far this time and they MUST be stopped. Thanks, Madgunde for posting the info to make this easy. We CAN make a difference. Bell are going just a wee bit too far this time and they MUST be stopped.

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