BEV Price Increase...

07-31-2010, 08:52 PM

i emailed a contact at BEV...he confirmed there are plans for MPEG4 and a hardware swap, but couldn't give a concrete time frame...i did hear before that Bell plans on adding 40 HD channels next year, and i know bandwidth is tight right now, so unless some more DTV birds are coming in soon, expect to see it.

07-31-2010, 08:56 PM

The 40 new HD channels will also include new HD offerings from some of the smaller broadcasters. A little bird told me that the Asian Television Network will be airing a new HD channel on BEV next year. However, based on their current PQ, it will just be upconverted SD (the amount of compression on ATN channels sickens me, but the family watches it anyway).

So while there will be more HD, not all of it will be English/French.

- dvdrat

07-31-2010, 09:35 PM

rip for a useless bunch of crud indeed.

I'm on a fixed income, how will I be able to keep BEV?

07-31-2010, 09:37 PM

all-in-one customers have price protection on their hardware, but not on the programming.

all-in-one customers will have to pay the $4 increase.

07-31-2010, 09:53 PM

Remember "Man on Fire": It's business, nothing personal.
They will nibble here and there until it backfires.
So far it hasn't if you believe how many customers they add per quater.
When THIS happens, they will backpedal.
Until they do, you are in minority.

Diogen.

07-31-2010, 10:14 PM

I have had BEV for over 6 years. In October, they agreed to pay for the installation to upgrade my dish to HD.

Problem #1....they didn't have an authorized installer in Burlington Ontario (really!). However, I was promised that all I had to do was pay for the installation myself, and then BEV would credit my account for that amount. All I had to do was fax them the bill.

Problem #2.....I faxed them the bill on October 20. Still no credit when I checked at the end of November. Told to wait another week or so, because credits can take four to six weeks. (BTW, can I send all of my payment to them four to six weeks late? NOT!!)

Problem #3.....call again in the first week of December, am told to fax it again. I am told that a note for the credit should appear on the notes for my account very shortly after, but it may take four to six weeks to process the credit (sound familiar?)

Problem #4.....call again the second week of January, no record of credit. Apologetic CSR listens to my story, and decides to place the request for credit immediately. However it may take four to six weeks to process the credit (sound familiar?)

Bottom line.....paid in mid Octber, best I can hope for is a credit in February.

And people wonder why we get upset!!

07-31-2010, 10:52 PM

I got a written notice stating that Digital Favorites is going up on February 1, 2007, from $27 to $31. However, as an existing term client just heading into the second year of a two year contract, my price will remain the same, unless I downgrade my Theme Packs or Movies. I can apparently add programming without it going up, so I guess there is some benefit to "contracts".

-Mike

**Editor** · 08-01-2010, 12:04 AM

Just what we need, more programming crammed onto 1 satellite.

I can just see the macro blocking now!!!

08-01-2010, 12:45 AM

well, i guess we know where the company is getting the money for the hardware swap for MPEG4.

08-01-2010, 12:47 AM

Jeffer,

Thanks - got your message on the other board about the $4 price increase.

Can you explain more about the increase in theme packs? They're already $8, (or $5 if you order more than 4, right?)

Is it now just just $8 / theme pack or are there more stipulations to this.

That would increase the guy who has 5 theme packs by a bunch of money.

Please let us know. Thanks.

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