[kwlug-disc] Vmedia Internet? [Was: K-W Cable Internet / TV alternatives - 2014 redux.]

[unsolicited]

Fair enough Khalid, but I was asking about their internet offering here, 
not TV. For which no box (except a modem) applies.

Different beastie, although, like you say, to get their TV you have to 
get their internet. The site says something about their content 
providers requiring that TV be a 'closed' loop. (So, not something I'm 
sure you can blame Vmedia for.)

Anyone with Vmedia internet experience, or impressions from those that do?

I'm guessing with ATPIA (? whatever that is) [aggregation of wholesalers 
into the same siloed Rogers equipment, as opposed to independent links 
at the last mile?] 3rd party Rogers wholesalers will have more 
consistent service levels between them - individual issues now more 
likely further towards the 3rd party's premises than within the Rogers 
distribution system itself?


On 14-02-26 12:02 AM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> The ethnic market has gone the IPTV route for several years now.
>
> There are these boxes that are identical to VMedia vbox (internet in, HDMI
> out), but have the channels Arabic, Greek, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, ...etc.
>
> They are sold for $350 to $400 one time fee, and no monthly subscription.
>
> Not sure how they sustain themselves. Perhaps by selling a new model of the
> box every year or something.
>
> The problem here is that again we are bundling. If you want their TV
> service, you have to get their internet service as well ... more shackles,
> just like Rogers and Bell.
>
> I guess I will continue to explore free to air options ...
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 5:08 PM, unsolicited <unsolicited at swiz.ca> wrote:
>
>> [Splitting out thread to VMedia only here.]
>>
>> Anyone with any experience with them?
>>
>> - I'm guessing from non-Rogers cable internet side they'll all be much the
>> same - given they must be, I assume, Rogers wholesalers. And something,
>> ATPIA?, has happened along the way, whatever that means.
>>
>> Comments appreciated.
>>
>>
>> On 14-02-25 03:18 PM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
>>
>>> I'm still happy with TekSavvy cable service.  Having jumped over from Bell
>>> DSL, I'm very easy to please!
>>>
>>> On 25 February 2014 15:09, unsolicited <unsolicited at swiz.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>   I've gotten grumpy about Rogers. Again. Multiple recent price increases,
>>>> device rental cost doubling ...
>>>>
>>>> Seems to me the go to alternative for me was Acanac.
>>>>
>>>> Something appears to have happened in 'the world' such that more cable
>>>> providers are out there than there were before. ATPIA? (Whatever the
>>>> ramifications of that are.)
>>>>
>>>> I've come across VMedia, now, $25 basic TV (vs $40 Acanac/Zazeen), and
>>>> $40
>>>> basic internet (vs $50 Acanac). $65 vs $90 vs $115 (Rogers).
>>>>
>>>> I see the VMedia TOS (like Acanac's) are free and open. No restrictions
>>>> on
>>>> things like servers as is present in the Rogers TOS.
>>>>
>>>> Others?
>>>>
>>>> Anyone with any opinions experiences with these others? (Past Acanac
>>>> threads have noted service is fine, once connected.)
>>>>
>>>
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