Friday, July 24, 2009

Cable Win? (for 6 months)

The 6 month promotion with Shaw is up, and I was debating whether to switch to Bell or not. The current agreement was decent at the time, but we have further needs since (namely, hook up more TV to HD contents.


Current / Old deal:

- HD Plus free for 6 months ($9)
- 2 months of Movie Central ($15 x 2)
- Premium Entertainment Bundle for $39.95 instead of $58.95 for 6 months.
- Free rental of the HD PVR for 6 months (option to purchase it for $349 after, orig price $649)

(I was happy at the time because the monthly invoice actually came out cheaper with the Premium bundle, and I got HD contents for free)

New Deal with Shaw:
- HD Plus free for another 6 months ($9)
- 3 months of SuperChannel free ($15 x 3)
- No premium bundle. We're down to basic, but $19 credit each month
- 1 month Fairchild ($18.95)
- Extreme Internet for $22 for 6 months
- 6 month free rental of HD receiver
- Buy the HD PVR for $249

Bell could probably offer me something similar, but it's an easier path to stay with Shaw. The deal is good, and the savings are great. I guess in 6 months, I will have to switch to Telus or Bell since Shaw will have a difficult time upping the deal they just offered.

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