I signed us up for Netflix shortly after it was available in Canada, mostly due to a well played advertising campaign that allowed me to try it for a month free. (you can check it out here) It was nearing Christmas time and I knew the kids would be around looking for things to amuse [...]
Posts Tagged ‘bell’
Netflix and the future of TV in our house
Posted: 27th March 2011 by tcg in computers, hardware, iphone, software, technologyTags: apps, bell, iPad, iphone, iPod, Netflix, Rogers, technology, TV
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Over 46% profit. Are you F-ing kidding me?
Posted: 21st July 2010 by tcg in hardware, technologyTags: bell, cell phones, profits, Rogers, telus, wireless
I’m outraged. When a friend sent me the link to the CBC News story from earlier this week about the Canadian wireless prices and the Big 3 profits I was appalled. Here’s the link to the article that made me just sit and shake my head in disgust… http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/19/canada-wireless-profit.html I’m all for companies making a profit, [...]
5 weeks. That’s how long it took for Bell to fix our internet.
Posted: 16th June 2010 by tcg in hardware, technologyTags: bell, Broadband Canada, high speed internet, unplugged, wireless modems
What could you do in 5 weeks? I’ve watched some birds build a nest and have the babies hatch. Seen an entire building get torn down and recycled. Started and completed approximately 10 design projects. The list goes on and on. My internet service provider on the other hand, well, they took their sweet time [...]
Bell, you suck.
Posted: 13th May 2010 by tcg in hardware, technologyTags: bell, customer service, unplugged, wireless internet
Late last week we discovered our internet speed was dwindling, but that only lasted a day since the very next day it was totally non-existent. We’ve had outages before, its the nature of the world and part of running a business that relies so heavily on technology and the internet is the knowledge that you [...]
Bell: Admitting there was a problem is a start…
Posted: 20th March 2010 by tcg in technologyTags: bell, email issues, ISP, outage
I was surprised to get an email from Bell my ISP about the problem that occurred with emails not being received. It shows they are trying to be more transparent and informative, rather than just leaving people wondering what the heck was going on. But… instead of giving us a vague generic email with very [...]