@pvanb : There are some variables. For example, it depends on which TV package you wish (there are three). Earlier in this thread some people stated that they were not offered the 500 mbps Internet option (perhaps due to location limitations). Here's a post I made elsewhere that should help:
You can get an idea of the cost by looking at the "list/regular (non-promo) prices" for the TV packages, plus the "list/regular price" for the Internet package - I believe it's 500 Ignite unlimited. That would be the rough total, perhaps a bit less. So, you're getting Home Phone (Deluxe, Canada LD only in my case) "for free" (roughly).
https://www.rogers.com/consumer/tv#/packages
https://www.rogers.com/consumer/internet?setLanguage=en
https://www.rogers.com/consumer/home-phone?setLanguage=en
The package comes with one "modem" and one TV box (good enough for one TV). Extra boxes are $10/mo. Installation is $150 (not wave-able)
Channels outside the list in the TV packages are separate. For example, TMN/HBO is about $20/mo, Can/US timeshifting is about $6/mo, etc.
One additional note. I wasn't sure whether the CSR was offering it just to me, or because I would be on "Premiere", but he stated that I could "swap" any "regular priced" channels contained in my package for other "regular priced" channels outside the package (Bell has something similar). Again, this may not be available to all. There may be a list of "allowable" channels that the CSR has at hand, but so far unpublished.
Hope that helps. It is possible that there are minor variations due to your existing plan - they may make some minor accommodations. I would guess that if your existing plan is not one of the old grandfathered ones, there is (currently) one single pricing option and there is little or no room for "haggling" once the price is presented.
The X1 IPTV box will run off of 2.4 Ghz or 5 Ghz wifi or ethernet. Apparently it will switch between the 2.4 to 5 Ghz on its own. I presume that's done by measuring the signal level and signal to noise ratios of the two wifi channels. It has a single HDMI output. So, basically, one box per tv that you use. You might be able to run an HDMI splitter and feed another box via ethernet if you happen to have that available, but that might require two ethernet cables available at various locations throughout the home which is probably pretty rare, or possibly run HDMI via RG-6 cabling which I haven't looked into. Food for thought for those who are considering the X1.
The one question that I didn't ask is what is the equivalent of the Whole Home PVR setup. I would assume that each X1 would simply access the same user account and same cloud stored recorded shows. There might not be a Whole Home setup, as is currently done, probably a group of single X1's running on their own accessing the same data. Speculation on my part .....
Cost ballpark is $200 and up depending on your level of tv service and theme packs. Install cost is $150 which will not be waived.
Personal opinion, running the X1 via wifi might turn out to be a big headache. Users are going to have to look at their wifi environment with a wifi analyzer to determine the best operating channel. Use the 5 Ghz, channels 149 to 161 as their allowed to run 1 watt for power output, which is the highest power output of the 5 Ghz range. Everything else runs at 50 or 200 milli-watts depending on when it was approved by Industry Canada. The higher power output will result in a larger range due to the higher signal level and higher signal to noise levels. Use the freebie Acrylic to look at the wifi environment and determine who else you're competing with:
I suspect that we'll see a good number of complaints over the next few weeks due to wifi issues with the X1. And it won't be due to the X1 itself, more than likely due to the wifi environment and wifi channel in use. If you can, run the X1 via ethernet and avoid the wifi issues.
Edit: The XB6 modem which is supplied with the X1 has two ethernet ports and two phone ports. As per the current Home Phone modem, the phone ports are intended for separate phone numbers but apparently that doesn't work at the present time. They can be configured to run off of the same phone number, so, I would guess that you can connect one phone off of the modem for local use near the modem and connect the house phone system to the other port.
The current XB6 is an Arris built Intel Puma 7 modem, or in other words, nearly the same as the Hitron CODA-4582, but I suspect that Hitron is much further ahead in terms of firmware updates for the Puma 7 modem. It all depends on how much Intel shares among it various manufacturing companies. There is a Technicolour version in test at the moment which should use a Broadcom based BCM-3390 chipset. In theory, if you're a gamer, this modem should a much better modem compared to the Puma 7 modems. It just depends on what Technicolour had to do to the firmware in order to make its XB6 compatible with the X1.
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