not2old

go back a bit - didn't you say $100 included three receivers (STB)?

So, is it now $75 for all the same channel line up as what you had when you paid $100, but only now have one receiver (STB)?

BristolUK

Yes

No. I originally priced it as $50 then upped to $60 for the extra two receivers. Then $75 as I remembered the $100 included that other channel at $15.

Pizzawheel

I might get away with this. If they can stream stuff off the net I think I can pretty much dispense with pay TV as I have no need of it. I'm sure they'll have the full suite of channels at their mums, they can do their TV watching there.

not2old

I have the antenna + the firestick, that's it

pretty much from your Scarborough location 20 channels with a good indoor antenna

see the list below that has more description

Toronto, Ontario & Buffalo, New York OTA HDTV Channel Map

click on the underlined TV station call sign to see more about them & the schedule of whats on

Pizzawheel

See that's all gobbledygook to me, I don't even know what current TV shows are (I like watching Big bang Theory and Modern Family on aeroplanes...).

Anyhow when the time comes I'll see if I can screw a deal out of BELL, otherwise it's going to be OTA + probably techsavvy for internet.

Oakvillian

We have cable, but the kids don't watch much as-broadcast TV at all, increasingly it's Netflix content. For channels available OTA, though, hhere are some good shows on TVO for the younger ones (kids programming runs until around 7pm, and the 7pm slot is often a bought-in factual programme from the UK, endless reruns of Coast, TimeTeam, Wartime Farm, which are all pretty accessible to older kids.

And for grown-ups there's often some good current-affairs content on The Agenga at 8.00; Steve Paikin is no Paxman or Dimbleby (I think I actually prefer stand-in host Piya Chattopadhyay, especially as I get extra points for being able to spell her name...) but just occasionally in amongst the fluffery he actually gets politicians to give a direct answer to a simple question.

AlliF

^ + 1
When it comes to this kind of stuff people ask if we have a smart TV -I answer it's only as smart as it's owner.

We have a Panasonic with all the relevant ports (I think)- It has a button for internet but that just comes up with You tube, Vevo (whatever the hell that is) and Netflix - no browser or anything like that.


If someone could come round and give me an idiots guide that would be lovely.
I'm sure we could get away with the basic channels, as long as there is something for the little one to watch as we mainly watch Netflix.

not2old

The OTA for Toronto (cable or Satellite TV guide options available)

Entertainment - TV Listings Guide | Television Schedule | Online TV Guide | Cable TV Listings

Partially discharged

It would be $119 w/o box or PVR or tax if we were to replicate the channels we get. Most broadcast OTA channels don't hold a lot of interest in our household. The big 3 US networks + Fox don't show much we're interested in. PBS/TVO and the sports channels plus some of the speciality channels are what we watch the most. To each his own.

Our monthly bill is $73 + HST for cable which includes a PVR and for 2 TV's in the house. Many of the channels allow you to watch them online which is good.

The only way to get decent pricing with Rogers (or Bell) is to go 'off list' and secure a retention pricing plan to stop you from either switching to the competition, cutting the cord or just downloading everything.

If it was just me living on my own, I'd reduce the # of channels and probably ditch the land line.

not2old

You are smarter than you think, well, smarter than me, I would say

Me being old, I'm not what you'd call a techy by any stretch when it comes to social media, texting, we don't text, no calling waiting, call display, messaging, no camera on the phone - not sure if any of those fetures are on on the cell phone plan, because we dont use or do any of it.

Even the computer, my old Dell laptop with XP windows, no camera on that, so no face to face communication... we are total dinosaurs

We still have an old glass screen 28" TV as the main telly, no netflix either

Simples, with the OTA digital indoor antenna on the wall, use the TV guide posted in my last post above.

No Netflix, or a VPN DNS service either etc etc

Pizzawheel

I've already ditched the landline and realistically, when the sprogs aren't around, the TV will stay off. I'm quite happy going to the pub for the 16 NFL games I'd like to watch a year.

magnumpi

We did the same with our land line. We have cell phones, the only people who called our LL was the 5pm sales guys.

scrubbedexpat091

We ditched the cell for a landline. Lol

10/month from shaw for landline sure beats 40/month for a cell.

We have no real need to have a phone everywhere we go.

Pizzawheel

How do you run BBM/Whatsapp/SMS etc to keep up with all your friends around the world? I hardly use a phone for talking, and that's all landlines are good for.

scrubbedexpat091

I dont use any of those apps. I use FB for keeping up with people I know and the cell itself is good for wifi and internet still.

I dont talk on the phone much and cant recall the last time I called someone but a phone is still essential for things like doctors offices calling, or when looking for a job etc. Those types of things email, texting is useless for.

We were just paying so much for cell service and everything we used the phone for, we can still do with just using wifi at home.

There is nothing so urgent that we must be in contact 24/7 and its quite nice to go out and not feel connected.