Source Cable vs. Bell

Source Cable vs. Bell
Service Comparison

Source Cable appreciates your business! At Source, we never take anything for granted and we're working harder than ever to provide you with the best television, internet, home phone and security services at the lowest possible prices. We're a local company that cares about our customers. We provide free technical service calls and a 24/7 technical support line. We've invested millions of dollars in our facilities so we can continually add more services and improve our technical quality. On April 8, 2013 we added 21 new High Definition channels bringing our total to 108!

We're not against competition. Far from it. Competition is healthy and it makes us all better.

If you are considering switching to another provider, we do encourage you to read the "fine print" carefully. What appears to be a great deal, often turns into something far less than expected. Watch out for the additional monthly phone and Internet charges, questionable technology, sub par customer service, forced bundling options, long term contracts and hefty cancellation fees.

Thank you for your time and thanks again for being our customer!

Review the comparison chart below between Source Cable and Bell.
If you have any questions please give us a call at 905 574-6464.

General

General Comparison	Source Cable	Bell
Service Area	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario and Quebec
Pricing	Same for all residential customers	Different for residential customers
Customer Service	Local staff and office	Provincial and International
Paper Bills	Free	$2.00 per bill
Free Service Calls	Yes	No

Television

Television Comparison	Source Cable	Bell Fibe TV
Digital terminal required for each TV	No	Yes
Requires subscription to Internet	No	Yes
Digital Basic vs. Good TV	$33.99 / 58 channels	$37.95 / 36 channels
Digital TV Pack vs. Better TV	$56.99 / 99 channels	$68.95 / 89 channels
HDTV Pack (with Pick 3) vs. Best TV	$88.99 / 160 channels	$103.95 / 146 channels
AXS (formerly HDNet)	Yes	No
Community Channel	Yes, Cable 14	No

Bell Fibe TV's advertising indicates 149 channels for Good TV; 240 channels for Better TV; and 326 channels for Best TV. However, if you remove all of the duplicate networks, radio stations and music channels, their actual TV channels are 36 for Good TV; 89 for Better TV and 146 for Best TV. We've used the same calculation for the Source TV packages and the results are: Digital Basic goes from 111 to 58 channels; Digital TV Pack goes from 162 to 99 channels; and HDTV w Pick 3 goes from 217 to 160 channels.

Internet

Internet Comparison	Source Cable	Bell Fibe
Required for TV	No	Yes
Sharing bandwidth with TV service	No	Yes
Unlimited Downloading at No Extra Charge.	Yes	No

Home Phone

Features	Source Home Phone Plus	Bell Home Phone Choice
Home Phone Bundled (With Internet & TV Bundle)	$35.99	$39.98
Call Features	7 - FREE	5 - FREE
1,000 minutes of Long Distance Calls in North America	FREE	$19.90
Touchtone Fee	FREE	$2.80
Paper Bill	FREE	$2.00
911 Fee	FREE	$0.17
Local Calling Area	Hamilton & GTA	Hamilton
Contract	No	Yes
Activation Fees	No	Yes
Total Monthly Cost	$35.99	$64.85
Monthly Savings	SAVE $28.86/MO	PAY ADDITIONAL + $28.86/MO

The Home Phone services in this comparison chart, for both Source and Bell, are bundled pricing with Internet and TV. Bell charges a $6.95 "Network Fee" for their phone service when the service is not bundled with other services and a $2.95 "Long Distance Activation Fee" when customers don't take a long distance package with Bell. Source does not charge these extra fees. Bell's Home Phone Choice offers 1,200 minutes of long disntance calls per month in North America at $19.90/MO.

Security

Security Comparison	Source Cable	Bell
Home Security	Yes	No

Some conditions apply, tax not included. The rates for Bell were taken from their website, Bell.ca, in Jauary 2013. All rates listed here for Television and Home Phone services are for regular monthly rates and are not the sign-up promotional rates.