Rogers Hate Thread

**rdavies** · 11-08-2014, 11:41 AM

Thought it about time to start it's own separate thread, they surely deserve it.

Finally someone in Toronto, with enough nads to come out and say it. Congratulations Bruce Arthur, let your quote be the battle cry.

Argonauts' foundering franchise in need of saving: Arthur
Bruce Arthur Sports Columnist, thestar.com Nov 06 2014

"There is the fact that Rogers, one of the two corporate giants running MLSE, is hostile to the very notion of the CFL"

**1argoholic** · 11-09-2014, 02:05 PM

I hate massive corporations that own everything as it is. Toss in the fact that this corporation has shite on my Toronto Argonauts for years just makes me hate them all the more. Karma catches up to those who screw people over. Rogers can have their dirty cave for their useless Jays. I just hope we land our our feet.

**AngeloV** · 11-09-2014, 04:14 PM

Easy there rdavies...You may have just offended a couple of Rogers apologists on this forum.

**rdavies** · 11-09-2014, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by 1argoholic

Karma catches up to those who screw people over.

I wish it did but it usually doesn't. People can be rotten to the core until the bitter end.

Originally Posted by AngeloV

Easy there rdavies...You may have just offended a couple of Rogers apologists on this forum.

I don't go to battle unarmed, but there is one simple incontrovertible fact that the apologists can't defend and that will be the basis of my argument.

Originally Posted by rdavies

Argonauts' foundering franchise in need of saving: Arthur
Bruce Arthur Sports Columnist, thestar.com Nov 06 2014

"There is the fact that Rogers, one of the two corporate giants running MLSE, is hostile to the very notion of the CFL"

I think there are quite a few of us across the country who are very hostile to the notion of Rogers. They better hope that we don't become more vocal and/or organized (re: boycotting/cancelling services).

**Double Dare** · 11-10-2014, 07:11 AM

Originally Posted by rdavies

I think there are quite a few of us across the country who are very hostile to the notion of Rogers. They better hope that we don't become more vocal and/or organized (re: boycotting/cancelling services).

A "FEW of us" is the right word ... Rogers will operating and making money in some way or another long after we are pushing up daisies ... good luck with trying to undermine their monopoly! (for the record I am not a subscriber to any of Rogers services, but Rogers channels do transmit through my satellite provider ... you can't escape them)

**rdavies** · 11-10-2014, 02:41 PM

No company is safe in today's business environment. Blackberry for example, and even the once unassailable Microsoft are in a precarious position. Still operating but for how long?

And Double Dare if you think it is only a few people that have issues with Rogers you might want to rethink that opinion.

**Argocister** · 11-10-2014, 11:44 PM

As an aside .... Blackberry will be fine for the long term .... Apparently the teachers Union drops MLSE and bought a bunch in Blackberry. Sorry I don't have the details.

**Double Dare** · 11-11-2014, 06:26 AM

Originally Posted by Argocister

As an aside .... Blackberry will be fine for the long term .... Apparently the teachers Union drops MLSE and bought a bunch in Blackberry. Sorry I don't have the details.

True. The Government of Canada uses BlackBerry solely. The government will always find a way to keep BB afloat. Rogers is mostly a Southern Ontario thing (followed by a few pockets in Eastern Canada ... Shaw has the monopoly out west) when it comes to cable/internet/phone. They own all kinds of other medium (TV stations, newspapers, magazines). They are not going away. Rogers is not even on 90% of Canadians "hate list". My buddy in the Kawarthas has Bell, I have Bell, there is no sign of Rogers in our areas. So, there are only a FEW people hating Rogers in Southern Ontario. In my friends and family's area they hate Cogeco ... ha, ha.

**rdavies** · 11-11-2014, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by Double Dare

True. The Government of Canada uses BlackBerry solely.

I believe they used to use Corel as well. Things change.

**Double Dare** · 11-12-2014, 06:41 AM

Originally Posted by rdavies

I believe they used to use Corel as well. Things change.

Yep, now they use Microsoft Office (Word), instead of Word Perfect. "and even the once unassailable Microsoft are in a precarious position"

**rdavies** · 11-12-2014, 04:02 PM

Is MS dominating the handheld market? Don't think so. The UK government is stopping the use of proprietary MS file formats in their documents, that's just the beginning.

**rdavies** · 02-14-2015, 06:06 PM

And yet another reason to hate Rogers

Pick-and-pay cable TV would offer greater choice, CRTC boss says
Unbundled specialty channels could be more costly depending on choices, Jean-Pierre Blais admits
Tracy Johnson, CBC News Sep 02, 2014

There has been a range of reactions from the television providers. Rogers thinks the U.S. channels still need to be included in basic cable, while Bell doesn’t see it as necessary.

**rdavies** · 02-28-2015, 05:39 PM

And yet another reason to hate Rogers

And this comment below the YouTube video

"And then these scumbags had the gall to wave the Canadian flag when their oligopoly was threatened by Virgin. Screw this corporation and their insistence on cramming American stuff down our throat, including trying to sabotage the Argos in Toronto and replace them with an NFL team at the Rogers Centre. Will not be doing business with Rogers."

And as another forum's poster said "an unbelievably petty and childish marketing video" on Rogers behalf.

**Deerkeeper** · 02-28-2015, 08:04 PM

I do give a few kudos to Rogers/Sportsnet for their coverage of other sports like world cup skiing, a particular favourite of mine. However, I was incensed at their coverage of the recent FIS World Championships, or more accurately, lack of coverage. I guess they spent to much money on hockey to at least have their own crew do the event. They just picked up the NBC feed. So we got to hear everything about the US alpine team and very little about the Canadian Alpine team, which had a pretty good championship considering the typical anemic preformance you expect from them. You really screwed the pooch on that one Rogers.

**rdavies** · 03-01-2015, 04:12 AM

Originally Posted by Deerkeeper

So we got to hear everything about the US alpine team and very little about the Canadian Alpine team. You really screwed the pooch on that one Rogers.

No, I think that's about right, the Rogers Way.

**"Issues"Mcgee** · 03-06-2015, 03:52 PM

My message to Rogers:

**rdavies** · 04-28-2015, 06:23 AM

I don't even know where to start in their negative actions towards the purchase of the Argos and going to BMO. A truly reprehensible corporation that benefits from Canadian law and screws Canadian heritage.