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rv65 @ 8th Oct 03:59PM:
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I can wait but our division operates Desert Cities and they got a few HD channels that San Diego doesn't have yet.
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maartena @ 16th Oct 11:54AM:
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said by rv65 :
Except San Diego should be getting HD channels that SoCal is getting. We aren't worthy enough to have BBCA HD, Travel HD, and MSNBC HD. I'd kill to have those channels. Even more than premiums in HD.
No worries, customer service up here still doesn't know anything about a BBC America in HD.... :D
As usualy, they probably will get a circular email 3 weeks after the fact stating: "Oh by the way, if any customer asks, we just added these channels 3 weeks ago".
That's usually how they know. :D
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rv65 @ 24th Oct 01:13AM:
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As long as HD Theatre is kept then I'm happy since I can enjoy my favorite form of racing. HDTheatre has some great programs for gear heads like me.
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maartena @ 27th Oct 07:23PM:
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And I still want HDNet back. :(
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rv65 @ 27th Oct 09:24PM:
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Same here except it will never happen for another billion years.
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shyguy907 @ 11th Nov 01:26PM:
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446 - msnbc HD
447 - HLN HD (Headline News)
448 - BBC America HD
449 - Investigation Discovery HD
455 - History International HD
458 - WGN America HD
472 - NBA TV
474 - CBS College Sports HD
478 - TCM HD
479 - AMC HD
480 - IFC HD
486 - WE HD
487 - E! HD
488 - Style HD
489 - HSN HD
490 - QVC HD
494 - Fuse HD
495 - G4 HD
498 - TV One HD
499 - Outdoor Channel HD
I just received these new HD channels (except KMEX HD and KFTR HD) this morning. TWC said in a letter (got their snail mail a few days ago) that these channels will be available early next month but looks like I got them early. :)
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maartena @ 11th Nov 06:03PM:
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said by shyguy907 :
I just received these new HD channels (except KMEX HD and KFTR HD) this morning. TWC said in a letter (got their snail mail a few days ago) that these channels will be available early next month but looks like I got them early. :)
Interresting!
I betcha anything though Orange doesn't have them yet though, I never received any snail mail either.
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motorola870 @ 11th Nov 06:24PM:
Re: New HDTV channels in Socal this fall
can you post channel numbers?
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shyguy907 @ 11th Nov 06:59PM:
Re: New HDTV channels in Socal this fall
said by motorola870 :
can you post channel numbers?
Added the channel numbers in my post above. :)
BTW I'm in the former Comcast area and in the Harbor Gateway area even though my location says Torrance.
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motorola870 @ 11th Nov 07:11PM:
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so you have about 90-100 HD channels non SDV. Thats nice. Didnt twc drop all expanded basic channels in the former comcast systems in the LA area?
My system is getting SDV by the end of the year. They are adding 20 HD right off the bat the last week of december.
We have had CBS COLLEGE SPORTS HD since 12/08. We were upgraded to 870MHz from 750MHz last year. They also added some new 1GHz nodes to my system when they upgraded. :)
We already have 51HD now so we should go to 71HD by the end of the year.
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anon @ 11th Nov 07:43PM:
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Legacy TWC, and former Adelphia areas should be getting the new HD channels on 12/10/09.
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DaveT79 @ 11th Nov 07:25PM:
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I go the HD channels todayafter my notice said it'd be early December as well. Zip code 90034 - Culver City, Los Angeles line. That all said, Nick Jr/Noggin (Chan 182) hasn't been working since this morning. It was frozen on a frame of a screen with a blue-ish background (not solid blue, but but just a gradient...no text or anything) for a little awhile, but back to being either just black saying nothing or saying the channel will be back shortly.
My 3-year old is missing all his favorite shows! hehe...
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shyguy907 @ 11th Nov 07:34PM:
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Yep, TWC dropped it last year when adding the other HD channels back in December 2008. I think SDV is arriving next month or so as TWC said in the letter: "Starting on December 8th, 2009 digital equipment will be needed to continue to viewing channel KWHY....it will continue to be view in a digital format that can be viewed using two-way capable Digital Cable equipment, such as Digital Cable Set-top Box or cableCARD-equipped TiVO or Digeo HD DVR used in conjunction with a tuning adapter."
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maartena @ 12th Nov 02:43AM:
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Of course they never updated their Programming Alert section..... that makes it easier for them to postpone it if they want ;)
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anon @ 12th Nov 05:41AM:
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i'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but i was wondering if anyone knew the qam channel for FSW and FSNPRIME
i have twc in chatsworth
i found ESPN and ESPN2 from silicondust.com, but i cant find FSW and FSNPRIME
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maartena @ 12th Nov 09:30AM:
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None of those channels should actually be in clearQAM, you are lucky that ESPN and ESPN2 are clearQAM! (I'm gonna do a rescan right now LOL)
Normally you only get the broadcast networks + their digital extra's and PBS and their digital extra's.
ESPN and FSN are normally encoded. You should be able to get the analog version of those on your TV card though.
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anon @ 12th Nov 05:07PM:
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said by maartena :
None of those channels should actually be in clearQAM, you are lucky that ESPN and ESPN2 are clearQAM! (I'm gonna do a rescan right now LOL)
Normally you only get the broadcast networks + their digital extra's and PBS and their digital extra's.
ESPN and FSN are normally encoded. You should be able to get the analog version of those on your TV card though.
thanks for the reply
i got ESPN and ESPN2 qam channels off silicondust and then i manually entered them into WMC
im using the avermedia avertvhd duet and i cant seem to get the analog version of ESPN and FSN...do i need a different card for that?
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maartena @ 12th Nov 08:06PM:
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You should be able to get ESPN and FSN as analog channels no problem. For me they are:
32 - FSN West
33 - FSN PT
34 - ESPN
35 - ESPN2
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maartena @ 13th Nov 02:35PM:
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BIG UPDATE!
From time to time we make certain changes in the services that we offer in order to better serve our customers. The following changes are planned:
The following changes will be made on or around December 8, 2009.
The following services that are currently made available to customers in an analog (or both analog and digital) format as part of our Broadcast or Basic Cable Tiers will be made available in a digital format only. These channels will remain in their current tiers. KWHY, The Weather Channel, AMC, ABC Family, ShopNBC, truTV, Oxygen.
Style Network will move from the Basic Cable Tier on channels 63 and 130 to Digital Variety Tier on channel 130 only.
The following changes will be made on December 10th with a preview beginning November 11, 2009.
These services will be added to the following channels and service levels: UMEX, channel 800, Broadcast (digital format), TFTR, channel 801, Broadcast (digital format); Venemovies, channel 837, El Paquetazo Dos Tier; Multimedios, channel 804, El Paqetazo Dos Tier; Teleformula, channel 813, El Paqetazo Dos Tier; Sur Peru, channel 817, El Paquetazo Dos Tier; KSCI 18.4 (CGN), channel 658, Broadcast (digital equipment needed); KSCI 18.5 (US Armenia), channel 695, Broadcast (digital format); KSCI18.7 (VANTV), channel 600, Broadcast (digital format); KSCI 18.8, channel, 638, Broadcast (digital format); SET Asia, channel 672, Premium; Sahara Filmy, channel 673, Premium; GMA Life, channel 682, Premium and TVK2, channel 655, Choice Tier.
AMC HD 480, WE HD 486, E! HD 487, History International HD 455, IFC HD 480, Fuse HD 494, MSNBC HD 446, HLN HD 447, CBS College Sports HD 474, NBA TV HD 472, Outdoor Channel HD 499, G4 HD 495, TV One HD 498, Investigation Discovery HD 449, BBC America HD 448, WGN America HD 458, TCM HD 478, Style HD 488, HSN HD 489 and QVC HD 490 will be launched on the same service level as the standard definition version of each respective channel in Artesia, Bell & Cudahy, Carson, Claremont, Compton, Athens, East Compton, Florence, Willowbrook, Corona, Covina, Pomona, California Oaks, Canyon Lake, Corona, El Cerrito, Glenn Ivy, Horsethief Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Murrieta, Murrieta Hot Springs, Riverside County, The Farm, Wild Rose, Costa Mesa, Cypress & La Palma, Harbor, Lomita, Harbor City, San Pedro, Wilmington, Hawaiian Gardens, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Downey, La Mirada, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, Santa Fe Springs, Hollywood, Westchester: Baldwin Hills, Culver City, Hollywood, Hawthorne, Ladera Heights, Lennox, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Westchester, West LA, Westside, Westwood, Wilshire, Windsor Hills, Homeland, Romoland, Inglewood, Lakewood, South El Monte, Santa Clarita, Tujunga, North Valley: Castaic, Kagel Canyon, Newhall, Saugus, Valencia, Sunland, Sylmar, South Los Angeles and Tustin.
GMA Pinoy will be added as a Premium channel on channel 681in Buena Park, Fullerton, Newport Beach, Placentia, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Alta Loma, Bloomington, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Highland, Loma Linda, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernadino, San Antonio Heights, Upland, San Gabriel Valley (Arcadia, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, El Monte, Diamond Bar, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, La Verne, La Puente, Monrovia, Pico Rivera, Rowland Heights, San Dimas, Sierra Madre, South Gate, South Whittier), March Air Force Base, Moreno Valley, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Rialto, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Camarillo, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Anaheim, Beverly Hills, Brea, La Habra, La Habra Heights, Yorba Linda, Calabasas, City of Chino, Chino Hills, Pomona, San Bernardino County, Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, East San Fernando Valley, Antelope Valley / Edwards Air Force Base, Hemet, Idyllwild, Murrieta, San Jacinto, Temecula, Winchester, City of Los Angeles, Marina Del Rey, Agoura Hills, Fillmore, Moorpark, Oak Park, Oak View, Ojai, Westlake Village, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Air Force Village West, Perris, Lake Matthews, Lakeview, Nuevo, Woodcrest, Beaumont, Calimesa, Colton, Highgrove, Highland, Mentone, Muscoy, Redlands, San Bernardino, Yucaipa, Ventura, West Hollywood, Canyon Country, San Fernando, Orange County, Santa Clarita & Stevenson Ranch, South Bay, South Pasadena & San Marino, Torrance and West Valley. It will continue to be carried in all other areas where it is already available.
NASA Channel will be added to the Choice Tier on channel 234 in Agoura Hills, Fillmore, Moorpark, Oak Park, Oak View, Ojai, Westlake Village, Santa Paula, Antelope Valley / Edwards Air Force Base, Artesia, Bell & Cudahy, Beverly Hills, Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, Calabasas, Camarillo, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Canyon Country, Carson, City of Los Angeles, Claremont, Compton: Athens, East Compton, Florence, Willowbrook, East San Fernando Valley, Harbor, Lomita: Harbor City, San Pedro, Wilmington, Hawaiian Gardens, Southeast Cities: Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Downey, La Mirada, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, Santa Fe Springs, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach, Hollywood, Westchester: Baldwin Hills, Culver City, Hollywood, Hawthorne, Ladera Heights, Lennox, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Westchester, West LA, Westside, Westwood, Wilshire, Windsor Hills, Inglewood, Lakewood, Marina Del Rey, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, San Fernando, San Gabriel Valley (Arcadia, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, El Monte, Diamond Bar, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, La Verne, La Puente, Monrovia, Pico Rivera, Rowland Heights, San Dimas, Sierra Madre, South Gate, South Whittier), Santa Clarita & Stevenson Ranch, Santa Clarita, Tujunga, North Valley: Castaic, Kagel Canyon, Newhall, Saugus, Valencia, Sunland, Sylmar, Santa Monica, Simi Valley, South Bay, South El Monte, South Los Angeles, South Pasadena & San Marino, Torrance, Ventura, West Hollywood and West Valley. It will continue to be carried in all other areas where it is already available.
In Canyon Country, Orange County, San Fernando, Santa Clarita & Stevenson Ranch, South Bay, South Pasadena & San Marino, Torrance and West Valley TAN Channel, which is currently available on channel 603, will also be available on channel 652.
In Agoura Hills, Fillmore, Moorpark, Oak Park, Oak View, Ojai, Westlake Village, Santa Paula, Air Force Village West, Perris, Lake Matthews, Lakeview, Nuevo, Woodcrest, Alta Loma, Bloomington, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Highland, Loma Linda, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernadino, San Antonio Heights, Upland, Anaheim, Antelope Valley / Edwards Air Force Base, Beaumont, Calimesa, Colton, Highgrove, Highland, Mentone, Muscoy, Redlands, San Bernardino, Yucaipa, Beverly Hills, Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, Brea, La Habra, La Habra Heights, Yorba Linda, Buena Park, Fullerton, Newport Beach, Placentia, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Calabasas, Camarillo, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, City of Chino, Chino Hills, Pomona, San Bernardino County, City of Los Angeles, East San Fernando Valley, Hemet, Idyllwild, Murrieta, San Jacinto, Temecula, Winchester, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach, March Air Force Base, Moreno Valley, Marina Del Rey, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Rialto, San Gabriel Valley (Arcadia, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, El Monte, Diamond Bar, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, La Verne, La Puente, Monrovia, Pico Rivera, Rowland Heights, San Dimas, Sierra Madre, South Gate, South Whittier), Santa Monica, Simi Valley, Ventura and West Hollywood MBC, which is currently available on channel 603, will also be available on channel 650.
In Artesia, Bell & Cudahy, Carson, Claremont, Compton: Athens, East Compton, Florence, Willowbrook, Corona, Covina, Pomona,: California Oaks, Canyon Lake, Corona, El Cerrito, Glenn Ivy, Horsethief Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Murrieta, Murrieta Hot Springs, Riverside County, The Farm, Wild Rose, Costa Mesa, Cypress & La Palma, Harbor, Lomita: Harbor City, San Pedro, Wilmington, Hawaiian Gardens, Southeast Cities: Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Downey, La Mirada, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, Santa Fe Springs, Hollywood, Westchester: Baldwin Hills, Culver City, Hollywood, Hawthorne, Ladera Heights, Lennox, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Westchester, West LA, Westside, Westwood, Wilshire, Windsor Hills, Homeland, Romoland, Inglewood, Lakewood, Santa Clarita, Tujunga, North Valley: Castaic, Kagel Canyon, Newhall, Saugus, Valencia, Sunland, Sylmar, South El Monte, South Los Angeles and Tustin, HANMI, which is currently available on channel 603, will also be available on channel 650.
TFC, which is currently available on channel 601, will also be available on channel 680.
TV Asia, which is currently available on channel 608, will also be available on channel 670.
Zee TV, which is currently available on channel 609, will also be available on channel 671.
In Artesia, Bell & Cudahy, Carson, Claremont, Compton, Athens, East Compton, Florence, Willowbrook, Corona, Covina, Pomona, California Oaks, Canyon Lake, Corona, El Cerrito, Glenn Ivy, Horsethief Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Murrieta, Murrieta Hot Springs, Riverside County, The Farm, Wild Rose, Costa Mesa, Cypress & La Palma, Harbor, Lomita, Harbor City, San Pedro, Wilmington, Hawaiian Gardens, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Downey, La Mirada, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, Santa Fe Springs, Hollywood, Westchester: Baldwin Hills, Culver City, Hollywood, Hawthorne, Ladera Heights, Lennox, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Westchester, West LA, Westside, Westwood, Wilshire, Windsor Hills, Homeland, Romoland, Inglewood, Lakewood, South El Monte, Santa Clarita, Tujunga, North Valley: Castaic, Kagel Canyon, Newhall, Saugus, Valencia, Sunland, Sylmar, South Los Angeles and Tustin GMA Pinoy, which is currently available on channel 602 will also be available on channel 681.
The following changes will be made on December 10th.
These services will be added to the following channels: Speed HD 468, ESPNU HD 467, Disney XD HD 461, The Weather Channel HD 454, AMC HD 480, E! HD 487, History International HD 455, IFC HD 480, Fuse HD 494, MSNBC HD 446, HLN HD 447, CBS College Sports HD 474, NBA TV HD 472, G4 HD 495 and TV One HD 498 will be launched on the same service level as the standard definition version of each respective channel in Buena Park, Fullerton, Newport Beach, Placentia, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Alta Loma, Bloomington, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Highland, Loma Linda, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernadino, San Antonio Heights, Upland, San Gabriel Valley (Arcadia, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, El Monte, Diamond Bar, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, La Verne, La Puente, Monrovia, Pico Rivera, Rowland Heights, San Dimas, Sierra Madre, South Gate, South Whittier), March Air Force Base, Moreno Valley, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Rialto, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Camarillo, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Anaheim, Beverly Hills, Brea, La Habra, La Habra Heights, Yorba Linda, Calabasas, City of Chino, Chino Hills, Pomona, San Bernardino County, Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, East San Fernando Valley, Antelope Valley / Edwards Air Force Base, Hemet, Idyllwild, Murrieta, San Jacinto, Temecula, Winchester, City of Los Angeles, Marina Del Rey, Agoura Hills, Fillmore, Moorpark, Oak Park, Oak View, Ojai, Westlake Village, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Air Force Village West, Perris, Lake Matthews, Lakeview, Nuevo, Woodcrest, Beaumont, Calimesa, Colton, Highgrove, Highland, Mentone, Muscoy, Redlands, San Bernardino, Yucaipa, Ventura, West Hollywood, Canyon Country, San Fernando, Orange County, Santa Clarita & Stevenson Ranch, South Bay, South Pasadena & San Marino, Torrance and West Valley. They will remain in all the areas where they are already carried.
Sundance will move from the Choice Tier and Movie Tier to Variety Tier and Movie Tier.
NBA TV, channels 262 and 735, will be added to Variety Tier. It will continue to be available on Sports Tier also.
Playboy TV will move from channel 771 to channel 541. Playboy En Espanol will move from channel 772 to channel 542.
These services will be added to the following channels and service levels: KMEX HD, channel 400, Broadcast; KFTR HD, channel 399, Broadcast; ET Drama, channel 630, Premium; ET YOYO, channel 631, Premium; ET China, channel 632, Premium and KXLA 44.3, channel 659, Broadcast (digital format).
CCTV-9 will be removed from channel 155 but will remain on channel 636. ETTV Super will be removed from channel 606 but will remain on channel 633. CTI Zhong Tian Channel will be removed from channel 604 but will remain on channel 634. CCTV-4 will be removed from channel 605 but will remain on channel 635. C1R will be removed from channel 614 but will remain on channel 621. RTN will be removed form channel 615 but will remain on channel 622. TFC will be removed from channel 601 but will remain on channel 680. GMA Pinoy will be removed from channel 602 but will remain on channel 681. TAN will be removed from channel 603 but will remain on channel 652. MBC/HANMI will be removed from channel 603 but will remain on channel 650. TV Asia will be removed from channel 608 but will remain on channel 670. ZEE will be removed from channel 609 but will remain on channel 671.
TV Guide Channel in Baldwin Hills, Culver City, Hollywood, Hawthorne, Ladera Heights, Lennox, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Westchester, West LA, Westside, Westwood, Wilshire and Windsor Hills will move from channel 28 to channel 29.
From December 16, 2009 through December 20, 2009 Showtime channel 552, Showtime HD channel 553 and Showtime On Demand on channel 1 will be viewable by all customers through a free preview. Showtime On Demand is also carried on channel 1006 in some areas. Some programs have adult content. If customers do not want to see the free preview, they can activate the parental controls on these channels or call 1-888-TWCABLE for more information.
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maartena @ 13th Nov 02:37PM:
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What totally SUCKS though is that "Orange County" gets a bunch of HD channels on December 10th..... but is NOT getting BBC America!
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rv65 @ 13th Nov 03:39PM:
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There's always next year.
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maartena @ 13th Nov 04:19PM:
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said by rv65 :
There's always next year.
I just don't get why a city right next door gets 20 HD channels (I did not count them) and my city gets say.... 15 or so, and some of them are completely different and not available in the first city.
For instance, I am getting ESPN-U HD, whereas the cities getting BBC America HD are NOT getting ESPN-U HD.
Eh what? :D
To be more specific, one group of cities is getting:
AMC HD 480
WE HD 486
E! HD 487
History International HD 455
IFC HD 480
Fuse HD 494
MSNBC HD 446
HLN HD 447
CBS College Sports HD 474
NBA TV HD 472
Outdoor Channel HD 499
G4 HD 495
TV One HD 498
Investigation Discovery HD 449
BBC America HD 448
WGN America HD 458
TCM HD 478
Style HD 488
HSN HD 489
QVC HD 490
While another group of cities are getting:
Speed HD 468
ESPNU HD 467
Disney XD HD 461
The Weather Channel HD 454
AMC HD 480
E! HD 487
History International HD 455
IFC HD 480
Fuse HD 494
MSNBC HD 446
HLN HD 447
CBS College Sports HD 474
NBA TV HD 472
G4 HD 495
TV One HD 498
I would understand if they just cut 5 channels in certain cities because their networks aren't quite ready yet.... but why are there difference in channel offerings from city to city, and will the city of Tustin, CA get the top 20, while the city next door, Orange, CA will get the bottom 15, and will get a number of channels that are completely different?
I'd rather change too, I much rather have BBC America HD than ESPN-U HD, I don't watch University Sports. :D
And I guess half of the southland gets to shop in HD, and the other half doesn't. :D (Not that I care much about those anyways...)
Well hey.... I get to watch car races and the weather in HD, while the other half of the southland doesn't. :D
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anon @ 13th Nov 05:00PM:
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The Former Comcast areas already have those channels, legacy TWC and former Adelphia are kind of playing catch up. This is mainly due to the fact that former Comcast areas don't carry the Basic Cable tier in analog.
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maartena @ 13th Nov 06:36PM:
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Well that's what I don't get....
Comcast and Adephia areas have been TWC for what, three years now?
Why not work towards a channel set that is the same for everyone, instead of a patch-work of different channel lineups?
I understand local channels, city council channels and university channels that aren't available in other cities, but you can reserve a set of channels for those that are the same in most cities.
Other then that, channels should be the SAME for everyone paying the SAME amount of money. You can roll em out in phases so you don't have to troubleshoot the entire region at once, but this makes it seem like a big patchwork blanket.
Just start fresh with a whole new set of channel numbers. One that is the same for everyone.
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anon @ 13th Nov 07:40PM:
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That's what is happening, in fact the channels line ups are pretty much identical between the 3 different systems (for channels above 100). And they are all going to be getting the same channels TWC and Adelphia areas are some of the newly added channels and some of the channels that were added a little while ago to the Comcast areas (SpeedHD, EPSN-U, etc.)
In Comcast areas you always needed a box for the expanded basic service, while TWC and Adelphia offer it in Analog, so there is that extra bandwith already there.
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rv65 @ 14th Nov 12:31AM:
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I think the Cisco/SA areas will get SDV first then the Motorola areas. SDV has it's drawbacks and when it goes down you'll experience the Channel not available message.
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motorola870 @ 14th Nov 01:46AM:
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said by rv65 :
I think the Cisco/SA areas will get SDV first then the Motorola areas. SDV has it's drawbacks and when it goes down you'll experience the Channel not available message.
NOPE THEY SENT NOTICES TO MOTOROLA AREAS ALSO FO SDV STARTING ON DEC 8.
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anon @ 14th Nov 07:03PM:
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The SA areas in the North and Metro parts of SoCal already have, South SA areas will follow shortly.
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maartena @ 15th Nov 02:20PM:
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Of course TWC's definition of "shortly" is roughly the same as their definition of "soon".
It annoys me that no one at TWC can ever give dates. You ask their customer support: "When we will have FSN and FSN Prime Ticket in HD" - they answer back "We have no clue" - and 6 hours later they change the announcement page to say they will be launching FSN and FSN PM a few days later on channel 463 and 464.
They probably aren't told anything, scared as they are that one of em might actually.... you know, tell a customer? :D
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hobgoblin @ 15th Nov 03:50PM:
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"They probably aren't told anything, scared as they are that one of em might actually.... you know, tell a customer? "
Dates change often and unfortunately until they are firmed up no one tells anyone anything. Its horrible customer service to tell customers the wrong date for something. This forum has seen many occasions where well meaning people were called liars as the dates changed.
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maartena @ 16th Nov 05:47PM:
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said by hobgoblin :
"They probably aren't told anything, scared as they are that one of em might actually.... you know, tell a customer? "
Dates change often and unfortunately until they are firmed up no one tells anyone anything. Its horrible customer service to tell customers the wrong date for something. This forum has seen many occasions where well meaning people were called liars as the dates changed.
Hob
Oh it gets better.
I once called customer service to ask about adding Sci-Fi HD, and the customr service kindly informed me that they did not have Sci-Fi HD in their current package, BUT that they would be offering several new HD channels such as CNN-HD and History Channel HD within the next few months.
The only problem was.... that Sci-Fi HD was already carried by them in several other cities.... and that I already had all of the channels in HD he rattled up that should be "coming in the next few months". I alsmost felt like taking on a discussion with this guy, but remembered quickly it was probably a waste of my time.
They aren't informed "when the dates are firmed up", they aren't told AT ALL.
And there is nothing wrong with customer service saying:
"The date is TENTATIVLY scheduled for then-and-then, but this planning hasn't got final approval yet so the date may change."
And they have done that in the past.... but that was before the big mess with the Adelphia and Comcast takeover happened and they merged the three customer service departments into 1, and fired a whole lot of em.
It works a whole lot better then.... "We know nothing, we know nothing, we know nothing....Oh hey guess what you got new channels last week!"
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hobgoblin @ 16th Nov 06:24PM:
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"And there is nothing wrong with customer service saying:
"The date is TENTATIVLY scheduled for then-and-then, but this planning hasn't got final approval yet so the date may change.""
There actually is plenty wrong with that. In most cases the only thing focused on is the date!
Were you an ex Adelphia, Comcast or Time Warner Customer?
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maartena @ 16th Nov 09:20PM:
Re: New HDTV channels in Socal this fall
Time Warner, always have been.
And yes, from 2002 when I first started the service till about 2006-7-ish, I had a hell of a lot better service then I have now.
Not so much in the quality of the service, because I still have a good speed, almost no downtime, and good quality HDTV.... but in the treatment of their customers.
I used to call their customer service, and they actually would be able to tell me when they were going to improve the speeds, or when they were going to release new channels. None of this "soon" crap, but an actual estimate of "Early January", or something along those lines.... and they would actually make that target date too.
Ever since the Adelphia/Comcast addition to Time Warner things have been mismanaged. I guess there is a reason they replaced the whole management here. ;)
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erpster797 @ 22nd Nov 10:44PM:
Re: New HDTV channels in Socal this fall
said by hobgoblin :
Were you an ex Adelphia, Comcast or Time Warner Customer?
Hob
well Hob, my family and I were former Comcast cable customers in mid-2006 before TWC took over in late summer 2006 in our area.
at last, MORE HD channels in the Hollywood/Wilshire area of Los Angeles including the long overdue WGN HD, NBA TV HD, AMC HD, Style HD and WE HD channels!
now TWC socal needs is to add the Spike HD channel in their SoCal HD lineup
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