Collective Node 04 // Rogers Ops

SCREW ROGERS

Disconnected by Design // Overcharged by Default

National Uplink
INTERMITTENT
Support Queue
4+ HOUR WAIT
Roaming Fees
EXTORTIONATE
Shareholder Joy
UNLIMITED

The Great Canadian Blackout Protocol

Rogers is the only network that can single-handedly take down the entire country's economy, banking systems, and emergency services while still sending you a bill for the full month. We call it "Total Connectivity"—mostly because when it fails, you are totally disconnected from reality. Whether it's the "Inter-Gateway Protocol" excuse or just general incompetence, Rogers ensures your digital life is always one update away from a 12-hour forced digital detox.

Customer Service Chronicles
Rogers billed me $800 in roaming charges while I was in the US on a plan that was supposed to cover the US. The dispute took 3 months.
— $800 Lesson
I had my service suspended for non-payment. I had auto-pay set up. Rogers admitted the error but still charged me a 'Reconnection Fee.'
— Automated Injustice
The outside technician left the junction box open. It filled with water. My building had no internet for a day.
— Junction Box Tragedy
The Ignite TV guide loads 3 seconds behind what's on screen. I've missed more channels by the time the guide catches up.
— Channel Surfer Casualty
Their virtual assistant 'Anna' is just a sophisticated way of telling me to restart my modem for the 50th time today.
— Frustrated Fibre User
Rogers bundled cable TV with my internet without asking. I found out when I tried to cancel and they told me I'd lose my 'TV discount.'
— Bundle Trap Escapee
My Ignite TV remote loses its pairing to the box every two weeks. Rogers says this is 'within expected parameters.'
— Parameter Prisoner
My Ignite box restarted during the overtime of Game 7. Rogers had no comment. I have many comments.
— Game 7 Tragedy

Red Alert: The Roaming Trap

Rogers' "Roam Like Home" is a masterclass in creative accounting. Why pay local prices when you can pay $15 a day for the privilege of using the data you already pay for? It's the ultimate travel companion: expensive, unnecessary, and guaranteed to leave you with a headache when you return to Canadian soil.