All of the Rogers Legacy services are getting killed by Dec. or January, unless other factors come up.
So if you have Rogers legacy Internet (also was called Ignite), the funeral for it will begin in December.
There's nothing wrong with paying for channels that you don't watch, as long as your deal includes all of the channels you do watch, for a lower price than you could get them after adding them separately to the $25 starter pack (like I do now with my digital tv legacy PVR). If you don't always need the sports channels, or other expensive channels, then the starter pack might be fine for you ... Even with Ignite TV (with or without the Internet -- but unless you get a deal, you'll have to add another $20 for the tv box and modem which cost $10/month each).
Since your digital box is rented, Rogers will ask you to mail it to them when you cancel, or if you wait until legacy is eventually killed.
Your digital box might be fine, but unless other people in your area call to complain about the bad picture, the staff will often try to get you to switch to Ignite TV.
You should try to see if your On Demand works (ch. 100). If it does, you can watch Global content and even FF through the commercials (except the beginning part before the show actually begins). With Ignite TV On Demand, you have to watch the commercials (if you use the tv box), but you can FF through them if you watch CTV and City TV, etc.
Rogers won't bother sending a tech to your home (they are no longer obligated to make house/booty calls for Legacy problems), since they will often just blame your box, but if you tell Tech support that you want to be sure that you won't have the same lousy reception with Ignite TV, like you have now, they'll most likely say that Ignite TV will be better ... But just ask them to test a few things out, perhaps like sending your box a signal and also rebooting it from their end.
If they won't help, or nothing seems to improve your picture quality, you could check around for some free digital boxes online.
I don't know if you use a Rogers PVR box to record your content, but if you don't, Ignite TV uses cloud recording that lets you record your content, instead of trying to get it from On Demand.
Or you could just stick with getting your content from the various broadcaster websites, or by also subscribing to services like Stack Tv, etc.
Lots to choose from, but combining a variety of options, usually gives the best results.
I'm lucky that I have plenty of free over-the-air channels to choose from that keep me informed and entertained.
⚠️Digital boxes should never be punched, kicked, or thrown against the wall. It's also not wise to try to drown a digital box in the bathtub, since they may decide to electrocute you.
