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You may be able to sell them for a few $ on a website like Kijiji or similar. See what others are asking for similar boxes - they're not worth much with everyone migrating to IgniteTV. You may be able to give them to someone? Otherwise, do as @Biollw suggested.
Electronics recycling.
@unun4848 wrote:
If you sell your PVR, is there any chance that it could be activated again under your account by someone else or something weird like that since the serial number may still be associated with your account? Thanks.
A few things to note.
1. If you do sell, it's always a good idea to advise Rogers of the Buyer's name. This is also important for the buyer if they wish to activate the box too.
2. The buyer would need to activate the box on their account (with all of their confidential information).
3. A box will not simply activate in a different location.
4. Rogers can tell the new location based on the node, so it'll likely be different from your old location.
5. Your preferences on the box in terms of recording preferences and your recordings would be available to the new owner, unless you delete these. Probably best to do a factory reset before selling.
6. Don't expect to sell it because everyone is being migrated to IgniteTV, so these boxes are next to worthless these days.
@theClubHopper Rogers will want the Hitron modem back, I'm assuming that its the white Hitron CODA 4582. So, either the tech will take it, and you need to be sure that you get a receipt for it, or you might have to send it back via Canada Post. If you do, have a look at the following post regarding equipment return.
The rented Nextbox is a good question. Don't know if Rogers expects that to be returned or not.
Just switch my MIL to ignite and sent.back her netbox x 2, telephone box and modem back to rogers. Don't care what they do with it.
@theClubHopper : @adm7007 : Here are my comments.
1. Rogers will want any rental equipment back, although they may not care about the DTA50s.
2. Although some Rogers stores may take back the equipment, they all do not. Call the store to check first and get the person's name if they say they accept returned equipment. Also take ID to the store with you.
3. Get a receipt at the store for the returned equipment, just in case.
4. Rogers often send a return request and return documentation, instead of asking people to go to a Rogers store. I believe they do this via e-mail, but I don't recall for sure.
Rogers supplied a prepaid purolator return label in the box with the Ignite equipment. Packaged it all up in the same box and sent it back.
If you don't send it back as per their requirement they would love to Bill you for it.
If they ask for it back, even if you are NOT renting and own the box outright, just send it back to them, trust me, they are doing you a FAVOUR, The boxes are end of life, they are not activating new customers on the old Digital Cable no more, and who wants to hoard old electronics that can not be reused? no one.
I see people listing them for sale online too, sure if you feel confident to do that but just remember, the market is flooded with used Rogers Digital Cable set top boxes so don't expect to get rich trying to sell them, expect to make very little money or even give it away free.
Usually when a Broadcasting Undertaking company such as Rogers switches from a legacy Digital cable to a newer system such as Ignite TV/Internet, they have a newer tool to manage your TV and Internet equipment, thus the older tool they used to use to manage your cable account will have your equipment either tagged as removed or depreciated from your account, and your legacy cable account will be closed up., The waybill you get to send your old equipment back might be an automated process, or maybe its triggered manually from the agents, i do not know as I am not an employee, but a good thing to do would be to politely ask them a question and say "Hey, do I NEED to return these old, discontinued, useless set top boxes that I own, or is there any repercussions of me keeping this useless equipment that I will never be able to re-use ever again and not be penalized financially for not returning it?"
@mebe wrote:
1. Would Rogers dare to keep billing you for a service you no longer can use, and then send the account to a collection's agency if the customer never noticed that Rogers still needs the owned equipment?
2. ...why would Rogers ask for owned equipment to be returned?
1. Since the rental equipment is Rogers' it's their right to ask for it back. It's totally up to them and they also have the right to compensation if it's lost or not returned. Not saying they will but it is their right. I assume they simply recycle the rental equipment in some way, perhaps getting some small credit or write off. The equipment would need to be in Rogers' possession to write it off or get a credit.
2. This is very simple, they don't.
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