Saturday, September 23, 2006

TV Troubles

So a while ago Janelle and I looked at our options for setting up cable or satellite for our television. Up till this point (and currently) we have no stations that come in, not even one! So we don't watch TV. However now that fall is upon us and series are starting up again and most importantly hockey season is starting we both agreed that we would like to have something.

We weighed our options and decided that Bell ExpressVu was the way to go. Mostly because we could bundle it with our phone features. We had just made our initial contact and we found out that Colpits Developments, the company that owns our building, has a deal with Rogers and Star Choice so we would have to pick one of these two. We debated a little bit but decided to go with Rogers because with them you don't have to buy any hardware and RDS was a "digital essential" meaning that no matter what you ordered it came with your package.

To those of you who do not know what RDS is, it is the French TSN. I "need" this channel because it carries EVERY (may I repeat EVERY) Habs game of the season. This settled it for me. So on Friday some guys from Rogers came and set it all up... and no RDS! So I called them up to see what gives and they tell me I can't get it because I don't live in Quebec or Ontario. I went in for clarification to their location on Prospect St. and they told me that I could only get it in French speaking regions like Moncton. So I cancelled and plan to call Star Choice, who does carry the channel, soon.

I had almost told myself that not having RDS and every Habs game was no big deal until I saw this:

I immediately went downstairs out the door and straight to Rogers to cancel my cable.
Should have known with a name like Rogers eh Brad?

7 comments:

Alex/Joseph said...

I now see what you mean, i want RDS....no, I need RDS, it's like.....the station God would watch if he watched television.

lori-is-weird said...

hahahahahahaha! nice...too bad the Habs haven't even won a game yet... :P

Spiderdan said...

Preseason means nothing... jerk!

Lisa said...

That video brought tears to my eyes. Brad Rogers, wow, havbnt seen him in while!!

Ben said...

I have to admit that is a pretty sweet ad. And last night I was a montreal fan as they DISTROYED the Sens.

SENS SUCK
LEAFS RULE
HABS... won last night... good job.

Tyler said...

No TV? I would die...Literally... My heart stops every now and then, and I need the electric shock of my 1972 TV to get me going again.

Lisa said...

im sick of reading about your tv troubles. Time for a new post