I can't comment on Cogeco because it isn't available in our area. But we had Rogers and we recently switched to Star Choice.
Our cable service had been problematic over the past couple of years and finally got frustrated to the point that we began shopping. I looked at Bell and SC since they were option for us. Yes, Bell does have more HD channels but in my opinion the extra channels that they have are fluff for the most part. The other part of Bell that I cannot stand is their customer service is horrible! Don't just take my word for it, simply go to the Better Business Bureau and check for yourself. SC has a super rating on the BBB and if you deal with them you will be amazed at their level of customer service.
Rogers calls their service digital cable and in our area that is not completely true. The first 60 channels on their system are still analog and it shows on a HD tv. SC (and Bell for that matter) are 100% digital and it looks much better than Rogers. Once we had SC installed , I kept Rogers for an additional week just to compare the services head to head. SC was clearly superior especially in the non-HD arena.
Making the decision to switch was a fairly simple one for us.
1) More HD channels over Rogers (twice as many in fact)
2) SC service was less expensive monthly over Rogers
3) Reliability - SC won't go off or breakdown . Sure snow might get on the dish and knock the service out but I haven't experienced this. And we get plenty of lake effect snow at our location.
Yes, you will have to buy some equipment. SC will install it and they offer credits for PPV which helps offset the cost of the equipment. All I have to say is I'm not sorry that I made the switch from Rogers to SC.
If you have any more questions, feel free to PM me.
Good luck!
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