Comments on: Ted Rogers passes away at age 75

By: rileyfreeman

rileyfreeman — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:13:09 +0000

him passing will not stop them from tryingto get the bills in canada. the nfl wants to expand. they already have 2 new york teams they will keep trying to get the bills here

By: Taylor

Taylor — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:53:28 +0000

I got the chance to meet ted rogers and i must say that he is more than what people think of him. He donated millions of dollars to a hospital fund in the city i work in, and i have been a rogers employee for 2 years now, Ted is a very nice man, and a very brave man when it comes to the business world. People badmouth rogers because they are the biggest company in canada, and when you are at the top people try to knock you down.

To those who badmouth ted rogers i must say.

When you can create a business like ted rogers did, when you can have as much money and be as much of a success as ted rogers was. Then you can talk crap about him. Until then you can go F&$@ yourself.

By: C

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:43:49 +0000

I recently left Rogers after 4 years of employment, and it was unfortunate that I never got a chance to meet the man who I worked for. He will be missed and his qualities never forgotten. He worked hard to become who he was, and that’s something that no one can ever take away from him. R.I.P Teddy.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:13:21 +0000

“Rogers (The company) has sympathy and compassion?”

MadMike your an assclown.

By: Dark Cobra

Dark Cobra — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:48:43 +0000

rob c said:

“Tell someone that cares, because I could care less”

. . . and I thought I had pretty much seen rock bottom as far as really ugly comments on this site . . . I was wrong

By: rob c

rob c — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:14:40 +0000

Tell someone that cares, because i could care less.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:16:49 +0000

you guys are all dumb about the 3 year contract bull shit aright. ur allowed to opt out of the contract with in 1 years time. I do it all the time with Rogers if i want a new phone or something, you guys just because it says 3 year contract doesnt mean u cant get out of it in the 3 years.

By: Michael Bettiol

Michael Bettiol — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:09:09 +0000

Out of respect for the recently deceased we ask that you please keep negative/ignorant/childish comments and opinions to yourself.

To get behind the anonymous veil of the internet and speak ill of someone who has just passed is truly shameful.

The passing of Mr Rogers is a truly sad occurrence. Please remember that Mr Rogers was not only someones son and husband, but he was also a father of four. In addition to this, he was a extremely well respected for his philanthropic ways.

By: ScottyC

ScottyC — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:11:21 +0000

@Richard

Actually, the team sold more season tickets for this current season and the previous season than they did even in the mid-90s. Luxury suite sales were also up. Every single game is a sellout. The people and the economy are not at fault. But we can face the facts that a team here will not make the kind of money that teams like the Patriots or the Cowboys will make. We just need new ownership here who can make the team into a viable business that has success both on and off the field.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:35:16 +0000

Like any you guys truly care if Ted Rogers passed away or not, it doesn’t affect any of us reading BGR, he was just a man in the end and deserves to rest in peace and not be slandered, especially by people bashing his company, he didn’t make you sign for 3 yrs you were just to cheap to buy the phone out right…….

By: Nikolaus

Nikolaus — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:50:29 +0000

I can’t say I knew him, but everything I knew about him from Roger’s employees was negative.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:18:09 +0000

How sad and predictable that so many soul-less anonymous internet assholes wouldn’t miss a beat and crack insensitive comments like they have. Thank god these retards don’t have the same balls in real life where they are accountable for their words and actions. I guess you have to take the bad parts of the internet with the good, right?

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:49:02 +0000

ScottyC, Buffalo doesn’t deserve the bills because the city’s economy and population is so crappy it can’t support them, it has nothing to do with Rogers. If it were not for his efforts the team would relocate 2000 miles away not a mere 45 minutes drive away.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:33:56 +0000

RIP

By: ScottyC

ScottyC — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:56:15 +0000

It’s always sad when someone passes away.

But I must say I was/am no fan of Ted Rogers and it has nothing to do with his telecommunications company. His ultimate goal was to pull the Buffalo Bills out of Western New York and hopefully now they have a better chance at staying put where they belong.

By: Likeabite

Likeabite — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:30:44 +0000

May he rest in peace. However, condemning his company on the day of his passing is not necessary. Whether they show compassion or not has nothing to do with their business practices. If someone fires their brother or relative from their company, that does not mean that they do not have compassion, it’s just business. The brother might be bad for the business side of the relationship but that does not mean that they do not love them. You can’t confuse the two. Corporations at times are ruthless but you never know what the personality of that CEO is until you know them. Most of the time the decisions being made are not even theirs, there is an entire board you know.

By: MadMike

MadMike — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:13:04 +0000

@Ralph: I’m not even Canadian. I’m American and I am quite happy with my cellular service pricing. My quality of cellular service, however is a love-hate thing.

By: ralph

ralph — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:11:26 +0000

OK I actually misread your first comment where you singled out the company.

By: MadMike

MadMike — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:10:24 +0000

Don’t get me wrong. Anybody passing away, especially after a long battle with deteriorating health is a sad affair.

The point I was making is that the company had released a statement that it had sympathy and compassion, when their daily business dealings clearly show quite the opposite.

I am not against making money. I am very much a capitalist. However, they take it just way too far. They either A.) have some really nasty overhead to compensate for or B.) They are a bunch of soul-less assholes. I tend however, to lean toward believing the latter more than the former.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:07:06 +0000

The thing about Rogers price gouging is that you dont have to pay it.. cell phoens are not something you need to live. RIP

By: ralph

ralph — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:05:45 +0000

@ Albert and MadMike- You guys are Dicks. You have a choice, you could’ve gone with Bell or Telus! You aren’t a slave to their practices. I hate Verizon, I switched to AT&T its pretty simple.

By: JP

JP — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:58:06 +0000

Agreed. May he rest in peace. The legacy will live on!

By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:56:11 +0000

Sad to hear the guy pass away and all, but does this mean the shameless price gouging will stop? I’m sure there are a lot of Rogers customers that will find a way to not shed any tears over this turn of events, at the very least.

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:51:39 +0000

While I’m sure that comment is not completely undeserved, I think the focus needs to stay on Mr. Rogers’ passing. May he rest in peace.

By: MadMike

MadMike — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:42:48 +0000

Rogers (The company) has sympathy and compassion?

Wow, you wouldn’t be able to tell that from their business practices.