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post #146281 of 149429
11/10/10 at 5:40am
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Originally Posted by Garbuckle View Post
Well, unless you get a paycheck from the government, you don't get Rememberance Day here. So, just a typical week for us normal folk.
Interesting way of determining days off

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Originally Posted by LarryC View Post
I hope you have a good week anyway.
post #146282 of 149429
11/10/10 at 5:47am
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Originally Posted by Garbuckle View Post
Was looking into the whole IPTV thing again... not available yet, where I am. Unfortunately, it looks like they're going to screw the customers just as all the other cable and satellite providers do. That means digital service fees, high box costs or rentals with contracts, stripped down basic packages, and expensive packages with "theme packs" that have only 1 or 2 good channels in each pack.

So really, it doesn't matter what you get nowadays; if you want to watch a little tv, with the odd sports or informative show, you're going to be paying at least $100 a month, all told. Add some nice installation fees, and high taxes on everything, and it looks like I'm going to be using rabbit ears for a long time to come.

And another observation: why is it that playboy tv always requires a movies package subscription? You're talking a good $40 a month, just to get that one channel. Are people really that desperate? It's the same with every provider. Must be a licensing/mandated thing?
It's called smart (lousy) content packaging Garb

At least here we have the option to buy the box right out from the start or paying rental for 24 months - this rental is better I think since they would upgrade when new models come out for free with no higher cost. €3 a month for me. Basic IPTV with extra normal channels put me back another €4 a month. Next step is €14 a month with loads of extra stuff. Then of course they give us a free movie each week via their HD content or €2 a pop for others in their library.

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yeah it is getting to be a real scam the way they package the channles so you have to get all the crap with the channel you really want.
Sounded like scam over there for sure, here too many regulations for the providers to skate
post #146283 of 149429
11/10/10 at 5:47am
Happy Hump Day good Aliens. 1/2 day for me
post #146284 of 149429
11/10/10 at 9:56am
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It's called smart (lousy) content packaging Garb

At least here we have the option to buy the box right out from the start or paying rental for 24 months - this rental is better I think since they would upgrade when new models come out for free with no higher cost. €3 a month for me. Basic IPTV with extra normal channels put me back another €4 a month. Next step is €14 a month with loads of extra stuff. Then of course they give us a free movie each week via their HD content or €2 a pop for others in their library.
You have the option to buy the box as well... costs $500. €4 a month would be a steal over here for the basic service. The absolute lowest is $24 ($27 if you forget to tell them you don't need timeshifting). Add another $5-10 for made-up fees, and tax, and you're looking at a bare minimum of $40, even if you buy your own box. And it's the same for all providers here. Yes, the big 3 (Bell, Rogers, Telus) has a stranglehold on the entire country, and aside from not using their service (and putting up with cheaper solutions, in every sense of the word), there is nothing we can do about it.

So, Canada is a great place to live, if your plans include living without any contact to the outside world (media and telecommunications)
post #146285 of 149429
11/10/10 at 9:59am
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
Interesting way of determining days off
Government employees seem to get 10x as many "holidays" as the rest of us. They'll take every day they can.

Meanwhile, it looks like my boxing day will be pushed into January again. And with most my department away, it looks like I'll also be putting in lots of overtime on the Christmas week.

Let's hear it for working OT on Christmas Eve!
post #146286 of 149429
11/10/10 at 11:07am
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Originally Posted by Garbuckle View Post
You have the option to buy the box as well... costs $500. €4 a month would be a steal over here for the basic service. The absolute lowest is $24 ($27 if you forget to tell them you don't need timeshifting). Add another $5-10 for made-up fees, and tax, and you're looking at a bare minimum of $40, even if you buy your own box. And it's the same for all providers here. Yes, the big 3 (Bell, Rogers, Telus) has a stranglehold on the entire country, and aside from not using their service (and putting up with cheaper solutions, in every sense of the word), there is nothing we can do about it.

So, Canada is a great place to live, if your plans include living without any contact to the outside world (media and telecommunications)
Wow! We can get these box 2nd hand here for cheap. I decided to go with rental due to automatic firmware/software updates plus new models when they are being made available.

Currently paying €41 for everything here (flat telephony Europe including mobile within ISP covered areas and households, flat internet, IPTV standard 70 free channels, rental box)

I might think twice about moving back now
post #146287 of 149429
11/10/10 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by Garbuckle View Post
Government employees seem to get 10x as many "holidays" as the rest of us. They'll take every day they can.

Meanwhile, it looks like my boxing day will be pushed into January again. And with most my department away, it looks like I'll also be putting in lots of overtime on the Christmas week.

Let's hear it for working OT on Christmas Eve!
Uh oh, Canada is going USA wayside Working, working and working ... Hope they pay you accordingly Garb.
post #146288 of 149429
11/10/10 at 12:00pm
Morning DRT
post #146289 of 149429
11/10/10 at 12:01pm
Happy Hump Day

It's Friday for me taking a few days off while I can.
post #146290 of 149429
11/10/10 at 12:03pm
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Originally Posted by Garbuckle View Post
You have the option to buy the box as well... costs $500. €4 a month would be a steal over here for the basic service. The absolute lowest is $24 ($27 if you forget to tell them you don't need timeshifting). Add another $5-10 for made-up fees, and tax, and you're looking at a bare minimum of $40, even if you buy your own box. And it's the same for all providers here. Yes, the big 3 (Bell, Rogers, Telus) has a stranglehold on the entire country, and aside from not using their service (and putting up with cheaper solutions, in every sense of the word), there is nothing we can do about it.

So, Canada is a great place to live, if your plans include living without any contact to the outside world (media and telecommunications)

I bought all my equipment for Bell Sat, Probably spent about 2K on the 4 receivers I have.

problem also is even I decided to swtich to say Shaw Sat, which is about 20.00 cheaper a month, i would have to buy all the equipment over again.
post #146291 of 149429
11/10/10 at 12:08pm
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
Wow! We can get these box 2nd hand here for cheap. I decided to go with rental due to automatic firmware/software updates plus new models when they are being made available.

Currently paying €41 for everything here (flat telephony Europe including mobile within ISP covered areas and households, flat internet, IPTV standard 70 free channels, rental box)

I might think twice about moving back now
Rental box is $20 a month (HDPVR), with extra non-PVR boxes at $5 a month. The typical TV+Internet+Cell bundle is about$150-200 a month, so yes, Europe is MILES better than anything over here.
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
Uh oh, Canada is going USA wayside Working, working and working ... Hope they pay you accordingly Garb.
Meh. Any OT is time and a half, but I just dislike having to get so stressed out before (and after) Xmas. My department knows they can't have more than one person away at a time... which is why 3 of them decided to be off at the same time
post #146292 of 149429
11/10/10 at 12:22pm
On other news EVGA relased the new 580 Desktop GPUs

May have to upgrade again lol
post #146293 of 149429
11/10/10 at 1:42pm
Good morning, DRT. A nice sunny day here.
post #146294 of 149429
11/10/10 at 1:43pm
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Originally Posted by dave-p View Post
Happy Hump Day

It's Friday for me taking a few days off while I can.
Enjoy your long weekend!
post #146295 of 149429
11/10/10 at 3:21pm
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Originally Posted by dave-p View Post
On other news EVGA relased the new 580 Desktop GPUs

May have to upgrade again lol
We have a GeForce GTX 580 thread over in DTF - please update it as well
post #146296 of 149429
11/10/10 at 3:22pm
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Originally Posted by LarryC View Post
Good moring, DRT. A nice sunny day here.
A nice wet cold day here
post #146297 of 149429
11/10/10 at 10:14pm
Good evening, DRT. We had nice home cooked taco soup dinner. A very heavy mail day.
post #146298 of 149429
11/10/10 at 10:15pm
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
A nice wet cold day here
I hope you get better weather soon.
post #146299 of 149429
11/11/10 at 7:41am
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Good evening, DRT. We had nice home cooked taco soup dinner. A very heavy mail day.
How did you (your lady) fix the Taco soup?
post #146300 of 149429
11/11/10 at 7:42am
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I hope you get better weather soon.
Actually it is nice here today with the sun out. Still cold though.
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