That's too bad. As a "free" service add-on to Rogers, I actually kind of liked it since I never had Netflix. Wonder if people who signed to long-term deals that included Shomi would get a replacement or something.
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 7: More Shipping Talk than Anime & TV GAF
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Lone_Prodigy
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If you buy FIFA 17 at EB on Sept. 27 or 28, you can play it for a week and then trade it in before Oct. 4 for $80 credit.
AzureSkies
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Sucks for me, I subscribed to it for Battlestar Galactica and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and I bet they won't come back to Netflix any time soon.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I guess there is only a couple of options with Shomi.
They sit on the rights and keep them out of spite.
They sell them to Crave because Bell wants to make its service more attractive as an alternative to Netflix.
They sell them to Netflix.
They sit on the rights and keep them out of spite.
They sell them to Crave because Bell wants to make its service more attractive as an alternative to Netflix.
They sell them to Netflix.
Jacksonlee
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i feel like as the online shopping industry self regulated over the years, it kinda became a point where it eliminated all the prime opponants and now amazon/walmart and thats kinda it and dominates the online option for canada.... 35 dollar, 50 dollar free shipping charges, lack of choice, and there really isn't any other online shopping outlet anymore :/ and i've been shopping online ever since it began.
just a rant, as i tried to find a good pullup bar for the home, ended up buying a 40 dollar one with 1-3 month shipping, when it's 20 bucks on .com.
bleh.
just a rant, as i tried to find a good pullup bar for the home, ended up buying a 40 dollar one with 1-3 month shipping, when it's 20 bucks on .com.
bleh.
I went in looking for Trails of Cold Steel 2. My store didn't have it. When I looked on their website, they don't even list the PS3 version, and the VITA version doesn't have the "find it in a store" option. Out of curiousity I looked up the Atelier series, and while Shallie and earlier all have the ability to look up the in-store availability, Atelier Sophie doesn't.
It's not of huge importance, since I have Prime on Amazon and was able to order Cold Steel 2 there. However, EB games tended to have better prices on niche titles that were a year or two old. I am several games behind, so I always bought the Atelier games when they hit that $20-30 range.
HubbaBubba
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Tried shomi using phone and chromecast but next episode wouldn't automatically start after one finished (like Netflix) so I cancelled. Maybe there was some sort of setting to do it, I dunno.
Can they even do that? I'd lose my shit.
FairXchange
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Are you in Toronto? I saw Trails of Cold Steel 2 at Gameshack.
They might not even be allowed to sell them to another service if they wanted depending on what the terms of the original contracts were. We have no idea.
Depends on the terms of their agreement. I would be a little surprised if there wasn't language that doesn't return rights to content owners in the case of a shutdown like this.
The idea that Shomi would have any sort of right to choose where the content would go (i.e.: selling rights to Netflix or Crave) is certainly within the realm of possibility, but strikes me as a bit unlikely.
Oh yeah this too.
Also, on the PS4 app if you were navigating menus you would need to tap X twice to confirm for some reason.
Amazon CA has a 3rd party one for $45 plus $5 shipping.
Ans as much as I dislike play asia, they one one for US$30, dunno how much shipping is.
videogameplus has it for $40 but OOS, maybe they'll restock it or not.
Is this freebie? If so I'll take it.
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That's what happens when you think you have small screen entertainment on lock indefinitely, here in Canada. The only people who will to pay the outrageous prices they do, for cable, are old people that never truly got with the times and changes in technology. That demographic is slowly dying. It's a very common thing for people in my age group, early to mid 20's, to just stream our stuff. American Netflix is the ideal way to do that, or just use less than legitimate streaming websites.
Part of me wonders if these contracts and such get locked away into Rogers On Demand, for those with cable boxes. That way they can run out the clock on all of the content and still technically have it under their company in some form.
As others have said, all depends on the language of the agreement!
Thanks. Going to wait and see if VGP gets it back in stock then.
doctorcdcs
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I ended up ordering a copy from play Asia. It was 4.99 us for their cheapest shopping option.
Remember to use coupon code CENSORED to get $3 off the price during checkout.
After conversion with PayPal it came to about $43 CDN all in, so its fairly comparable to what I would pay if i were to order it locally (if the msrp ended up being $39.99, that is).
dancrane212
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Mulling over the current XB1 S trade in deal at EB. Doesn't seem that bad if I have the math right.
$190* + $100** = $290 credit
Xbox One S 1TB = $350***
So $60 before taxes by my reckoning.
*$165 (Xbox One 500gig)
+5% free edge card
+10% promo
**5 $8+ games bumped to $20 each
***$50 off sale + $50 off for the trade in offer.
$190* + $100** = $290 credit
Xbox One S 1TB = $350***
So $60 before taxes by my reckoning.
*$165 (Xbox One 500gig)
+5% free edge card
+10% promo
**5 $8+ games bumped to $20 each
***$50 off sale + $50 off for the trade in offer.
The Elite
BOSS
I currently have an elite. This is tempting. Does the Elite get more trade credit?
Check for Leon (huge store in Laval) and also Home Outfitters (Déco Découverte).
And often on Kijiji, I found many great things there.
chrominance
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We didn't always have them? I've been receiving emails for years about Xbox Live Rewards, since before the transition away from Xbox Live points.
The Elite
BOSS
Microsoft Rewards are different. It appears we don't have them yet I am getting emails about them.
We do have Xbox Live Rewards. I have taken advantage of them in the past.
dancrane212
Member
At the very least I'd imagine you'd get whatever a 1TB model goes for.
That's too bad as there were some shows/movies on there that weren't on Netflix, and it is "free" with my Rogers bundle.
Too bad you weren't closer to Toronto as we are selling our dining room table/hutch/chairs that we bought when we got married.
Toronto and Vancouver is getting same day delivery for Prime members:
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/tops...rs-in-toronto-vancouver/ar-BBwGqU7?li=AAgh0dA
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/tops...rs-in-toronto-vancouver/ar-BBwGqU7?li=AAgh0dA
The Elite
BOSS
Is this something different than the same day delivery I have used before? I used it in July 2015.
Edit - Ah Free.
I should read first.
What's the SOP when an Amazon package is reported as delivered, but you never received it? I supposedly had a package delivered yesterday via Canada Post, but checking just now, there's nothing there. My mail goes to one of those locked community residential mailboxes. No package, and no key for one of the larger parcel boxes.
moyashimon
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I think you're supposed to wait 24 hours before you start asking Canada Post/Amazon for updates. If it doesn't come then you talk with an Amazon representative since they're really the only ones who can ask Canada Post what's up with the stuff they sent.
Technically, it's been 24 hours since the delivery confirmation, but I will check again later today. Thanks.
I assume Amazon is pretty good at replacing lost packages.
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Super-obscure company and not the best speed/tech support/technology, but there's a small company called GemsTelecom that offers unlimited 10mbps cable connection for $40 per month.
If gabou's company doesn't work for you. Look into electronicbox.
They sure did a poor job publicizing this. I have CraveTV access with my TV service and had absolutely no idea they had an XBOX One app finally.
I had been waiting for it to be available before I even bothered with the service.
(not) DEAL
World of Final Fantasy is 49.99 on amazon.ca.
Other deals too today. Don't have time to highlight everything noteworthy, sorry.
edit: Just noticed that's Vita. So not really a deal.. woops
Yeah.. guess I was too slow on edit.
World of Final Fantasy is 49.99 on amazon.ca.
Other deals too today. Don't have time to highlight everything noteworthy, sorry.
edit: Just noticed that's Vita. So not really a deal.. woops
Yeah.. guess I was too slow on edit.
The Elite
BOSS
Isn't that the right price for Vita?
Freaking Limit
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The Elite
BOSS
Oh yeah! should have.
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Unrelated question. I have a friend looking for something alongside usability of a chromebook, but in a tablet format that she can carry around easily.
She was looking at this but that looked pretty crappy. Anyone else has any idea what could be a decent option, yet not crazy expensive?
Well if you were a Rogers customer and this was bundled in your contract and you wanted out, you might have just found your window...
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