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chamberc @ 30th Oct 03:33PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by motorola870 :

said by rrldtx6 :

said by Anthony6746 :

Does anybody know if i can pick up the dcx3400 at any location?

If this was answered before, I missed it, but can these boxes get a firmware upgrade to be multiroom when that becomes available, or is a whole new installaton required for that?

YOU WILL NEED THE dcx3400M and dcx3200M boxes for multiroom. the current boxes dont do multiroom.

Any update on when Multiroom and the "M" boxes will be available?
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netgear @ 30th Oct 04:55PM:
Re: ESPN HD

said by dennis1x :

Has anyone else noticed a recent degradation of picture quality on ESPN HD in Frisco. Is a new compression scheme being used? ESPN2 is fine. ESPN is horrible now.

I was just about ready to jump the Dish ship for TW/RR cable (probably in Jan/Fed '10), but when I see stuff like this I back off. I've been with Dish since they've had HD; their signal is pristine, except the rare occasions of rain fade, and lately, I haven't even dealt with that problem. When they (North Texas) switch to DOCSIS 3, which is apparently planned for early 2010, will that change help picture quality? Or, is picture quality somewhat unrelated to bandwidth?
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. -- AESOP
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chamberc @ 30th Oct 05:33PM:
Re: ESPN HD

said by netgear :

said by dennis1x :

Has anyone else noticed a recent degradation of picture quality on ESPN HD in Frisco. Is a new compression scheme being used? ESPN2 is fine. ESPN is horrible now.

You're kidding right? I have both DirectTV for use at tailgates, and TWC at home, and there is no comparison on picture quality.

DirectTV and Dish are compressed to hell and don't even resemble cable HD quality. This is coming from someone who can flip back and forth, on the same TV on the same network program. No comparison. I'd love not to pay for both, but can't stand DirecTV's HD quality.
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netgear @ 31st Oct 05:32PM:
Re: ESPN HD

Wow... a tailgater. Was just wondering about comments made regarding some of the HD channels experiencing quality issues.

Anyway, thanks for the very fine analysis. I'll make note that one subscriber sees cable as superior to the dish(s).
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. -- AESOP
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chamberc @ 31st Oct 11:09PM:
Re: ESPN HD

said by netgear :

Wow... a tailgater.

Yep, it's the only reason I keep the directtv account, very hard to drag a cord that far LOL!
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motorola870 @ 2nd Nov 01:13PM:
Re: ESPN HD

according to the new legal notice they are adding

WFAA(DT3) THIS TV to 372
KERA WORLD to 383

and also moving NBA TV to digital basic.
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Joe Siegler @ 2nd Nov 04:52PM:
Re: ESPN HD

said by motorola870 :

according to the new legal notice they are adding

WFAA(DT3) THIS TV to 372
KERA WORLD to 383

and also moving NBA TV to digital basic.

Was just coming to post this. :)

ak99999 @ 3rd Nov 02:19PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by Topperdog :

Whether TWC just updated their guide for the new seasons, not sure if there was an actual SW or FW update, or whether they tweaked their own software, my box went into a forced reboot during House the other week, and ever since that forced reboot, the issues have been popping up. It was the first night of the new TV season.

Been told it's a software issue on their end.

I have the exact same issue with my DVRs. Any updated from TWC for when it will be fixed?
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Topperdog @ 3rd Nov 02:39PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

My last communication with them was that there was NO time frame for a fix, though they did acknowlege that there was a problem on their end.

I would suggest people either call in, or email complaints to them regarding the issue. I am in the midst of probably not paying the DVR portion of my bill and see what they say.

It's been a big problem becuase every other week a series recording doesn't record, adn you constantly have to check every program every day to see if it will record.

I am going to write another complaint next monday and see what the response is. Last time I got a form letter response identical to teh first complaint. it took me three weeks to convince them it wasn't the DVR box, but their software that was the issue.
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chamberc @ 3rd Nov 03:38PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by Topperdog :

My last communication with them was that there was NO time frame for a fix,

It has existed with all of combinations of DVR hardware they've had since May of 2005 (which is when I became a subscriber).

It doesn't matter which box you have, as the problems remain in the software.

It's nothing new, and isn't going to be fixed any time soon. 4.5 years now and counting.
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zeroendless @ 4th Nov 12:16AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

Shiet, my garbage moto DVR missed 3 of 5 scheduled season shows this week. Look like i need to reschedule all shows on my Tivo for reassurance.
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rv65 @ 5th Nov 04:43AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

TWC Dallas will use Motorola MTR700's for Tivo customer. This allows the Tivo HD/HD XL/Series3, Moxi HD-DVR, and Cable Card PC customer to view SDV channels. It's not compatible with CableCard TV's though. The Motorola TA can also support more than 2 streams making it ideal for considering the new Ceton multistream cablecard tuner for PC.
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Joe Siegler @ 6th Nov 07:15AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by rv65 :

TWC Dallas will use Motorola MTR700's for Tivo customer. This allows the Tivo HD/HD XL/Series3, Moxi HD-DVR, and Cable Card PC customer to view SDV channels. It's not compatible with CableCard TV's though. The Motorola TA can also support more than 2 streams making it ideal for considering the new Ceton multistream cablecard tuner for PC.

I wonder if we're going to have to pay more per month for that. That's an issue to me, as I have two TiVo's. One has a single CableCARD in it, and the other has two in there.
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motorola870 @ 6th Nov 09:28AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

nope free.
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Joe Siegler @ 6th Nov 03:33PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by motorola870 :

nope free.

I don't suppose there's any idea as to the standard question, like "when"? :)
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motorola870 @ 6th Nov 05:05PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

it takes about 3 months to install SDV system so look for end of december early january if they dont have problems.
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Joe Siegler @ 6th Nov 11:22PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by motorola870 :

it takes about 3 months to install SDV system so look for end of december early january if they dont have problems.

Are TiVo people going to have to ask for these things, or will they be auto sent?
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motorola870 @ 7th Nov 12:03AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

you will get a notice 30 days i advance and it will tell you how to get it.

here is a list of channels that will be on SDV for sure:
NHL/MLB
NBA/MLS
ESPN PPV
PPV
HD PPV
WEST COAST PREMIUMS.
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preppymex @ 7th Nov 09:12PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

About time that added thoses sub-channels, but why didn't they add LATV? or the ion sub-channels?
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motorola870 @ 8th Nov 01:05AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

the reason maybe that they dont want to separate the 3:1 HD QAM that carries KDFI HD, KDAF HD, and KPXD HD.

the solution for LATV is add it to the same qam that has WFAA HD, KERA HD, WFAA 2. or add it to the same qam that KDFW HD, and KXAS HD and its sub channels.
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anon @ 9th Nov 09:35PM:
Re: ESPN HD

all the espns (espn2, espn, espnu) now look awful. i have always been a proponent of cable because of the lack of compression but it looks like time warner is going down the over compresssion road. the crowd and turf panning is nearly unwatchable. why overcompress popular sports channels? so frustrating.
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jtltke137 @ 10th Nov 01:45AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

I started up with TWC back in February. I canceled two months ago because I was going to be out of the country. I had no problem with any payments.

I restarted my service today with the same setup. Now they are demanding a $75 deposit for the DVR which I will get back after 12 months.

God, I wish I could dump these ass clowns and get FIOS. It reminds me of a quote in BusinessWeek many years about John Malone:

"He made his fortune in the cable industry by never giving the customer what they want."
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motorola870 @ 10th Nov 07:09AM:
Re: ESPN HD

it is espn not twc. There has been problems reported with other cable providers.

twc has not compressed channels anymore.
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zeroendless @ 10th Nov 02:56PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by motorola870 :

you will get a notice 30 days i advance and it will tell you how to get it.

here is a list of channels that will be on SDV for sure:
NHL/MLB
NBA/MLS
ESPN PPV
PPV
HD PPV
WEST COAST PREMIUMS.

I'm glad i need none of those PPVs. What are WEST COAST PREMIUMS channels and any of those in HD?
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zeroendless @ 10th Nov 03:01PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by jtltke137 :

God, I wish I could dump these ass clowns and get FIOS. It reminds me of a quote in BusinessWeek many years about John Malone:

U me both!

i would buy dinner and pay the technicians by hours plus BIG tips when the day come!! Friend of mine in Denton with Fios pay way less me monthly and got all the privileges in speed and programs.
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Joe Siegler @ 10th Nov 03:08PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

My neighborhood in Garland 75043 is finally being wired for U-Verse at the moment. If FioS ever comes in here, that's might be the way I go, although nothing planned.
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chamberc @ 10th Nov 03:53PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by Joe Siegler :

My neighborhood in Garland 75043 is finally being wired for U-Verse at the moment. If FioS ever comes in here, that's might be the way I go, although nothing planned.

The only downside to U-Verse is the slow internet and only having 2 simultaneous HD streams to the whole house. I'd switch too, if it wasn't for these limitations.
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motorola870 @ 10th Nov 04:08PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

the pacific time zone feed.

also the tuner adapter is coming out with SDV so you will be available to use it with the tivo.
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motorola870 @ 10th Nov 04:19PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

20 new hd coming last week of december. They will not be available with cable cards. So hope that they have the tuner adapter available by then.

Customer service just found about this today so they dont now what channels are coming yet.

So SDV is coming next month.

Customer service said that they dont know of the tuner adapter being available Yet.
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Joe Siegler @ 10th Nov 05:56PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by motorola870 :

20 new hd coming last week of december. They will not be available with cable cards. So hope that they have the tuner adapter available by then.

Customer service just found about this today so they dont now what channels are coming yet.

So SDV is coming next month. Customer service said that they dont know of the tuner adapter being available Yet.

Looked around on TWC Dallas for info on that. All I could find is this:

»www.timewarnercable.com/Dallas/s···hannels-

If you read that, it tells you to go to »www.timewarnercable.com/tuningadapter - which in turn forwards you to the following page, which is non existent (yet) on their site:

»www.timewarnercable.com/Dallas/l···dta.html

Some of the other TWC's have pages for SDV and a Tuning adapter, but Dallas doesn't - if you replace Dallas in the following link, you get a 404.

»www.timewarnercable.com/Carolina···ult.html
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motorola870 @ 10th Nov 06:54PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

it is coming they announced sdv for dallas in september.

customer service just found out today that they are adding new HD channels.

So they should find out in around two weeks what channels are coming.

They had a dallas sdv page last year for short time .
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Joe Siegler @ 10th Nov 11:48PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by motorola870 :

customer service just found out today that they are adding new HD channels.

I don't suppose the "which ones" of that is known, is it?
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motorola870 @ 11th Nov 01:35AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

I have a feeling 5 of them will be the nbc universal HD channels, and palladia a 6th.

possible more hd channels(these are not confirmed)

MLB NETWORK HD
CRIME INVESTIGATION HD
TEAM HD
GAME HD
BIG TEN HD
OUTDOOR CHANNEL HD
TENNIS HD
G4 HD
AMC HD
IFC HD
FUSE HD
WE HD
E! HD
STYLE HD
TV ONE HD
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jtltke137 @ 11th Nov 01:35AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

I got word that these will be the new HD channels that are rolled out in December:

3ABN Latino HD
Azteca Siete HD
Azteca Trece HD
Canal Nacional HD
Canal Uno HD
Canal Tres HD
Caracol Televisión HD
CCTV Espanol HD
El Sembrador Nueva Evangelizacion HD
Esperanza TV HD
Gol TV HD
Megavisión HD
Proyecto 40 HD
Señal Colombia HD
Telecorporación Salvadoreña HD
Teledeporte HD
Televida Abundante HD
Televisión Cultural Educativa HD
Trecevisión HD
TV Azteca HD

It makes sense because TWC doesn't really care about their English-speaking customers anymore. All the channels they have added in the past year or so are Mexican channels.
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motorola870 @ 11th Nov 01:40AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

They have added more than just 2 spanish channels added not including the two they replaced.

They have added 31 HD in the last year or so.
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zeroendless @ 11th Nov 10:19AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

LOL, pls tell me this is not April's fool?

said by jtltke137 :

I got word that these will be the new HD channels that are rolled out in December:

3ABN Latino HD
Azteca Siete HD
Azteca Trece HD
Canal Nacional HD
Canal Uno HD
Canal Tres HD
Caracol Televisión HD
CCTV Espanol HD
El Sembrador Nueva Evangelizacion HD
Esperanza TV HD
Gol TV HD
Megavisión HD
Proyecto 40 HD
Señal Colombia HD
Telecorporación Salvadoreña HD
Teledeporte HD
Televida Abundante HD
Televisión Cultural Educativa HD
Trecevisión HD
TV Azteca HD

It makes sense because TWC doesn't really care about their English-speaking customers anymore. All the channels they have added in the past year or so are Mexican channels.

zeroendless @ 11th Nov 10:21AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

Love the list, AMC HD alone worth the wait. Let's hope it sticks.

said by motorola870 :

I have a feeling 5 of them will be the nbc universal HD channels, and palladia a 6th.

possible more hd channels(these are not confirmed)

MLB NETWORK HD
CRIME INVESTIGATION HD
TEAM HD
GAME HD
BIG TEN HD
OUTDOOR CHANNEL HD
TENNIS HD
G4 HD
AMC HD
IFC HD
FUSE HD
WE HD
E! HD
STYLE HD
TV ONE HD

jtltke137 @ 11th Nov 11:22AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

I think you meant to say "pls tell me this is an April's fool?"
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chris_dfw @ 11th Nov 04:10PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

If someone finds anyone at TWC Dallas that knows anything about a tuning adaptor please post their name and phone number to the form.
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Joe Siegler @ 11th Nov 06:23PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by chris_dfw :

If someone finds anyone at TWC Dallas that knows anything about a tuning adaptor please post their name and phone number to the form.

Agreed.
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jtltke137 @ 11th Nov 08:27PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

Well, the cable guy came out to reconnect my service. He saw my HDMI cable and said, "All we have are the old boxes that don't have HDMI".

Great Ceasar's Ghost, can Crime Warner get anything right?

I went over to the TWC Customer Service Center on Chenault street and they didn't have any DCX3400 boxes. At least I didn't get carjacked. They did have 1 box left - a DCT6412 with a HDMI port while I wait for a DCX3400. Unfortunately, the HDMI port isn't working.

Is there some trick to getting a DCX3400? Is there another Customer Service Center? Do I keep having to drive there over and over to see if they have them around? I asked if I could call and see if they have any in stock so I don't have to drive over there. They don't accept calls and the Customer Service phone line doesn't know what the Customer Service Center has in stock.
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motorola870 @ 11th Nov 08:42PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

they restock on thursdays. I had the same problem in august when one of my DCX3400's went bad. I had to wait until the next day which was a thursday to get a replacement at the arlington office/headend.

So I would check again tommorow to see if they have any come in from the warehouse.
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preppymex @ 11th Nov 10:47PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

Spainsh HD Channels? Are u kidding me, thats like cool! And adding channels straight from Mexico like Azteca 7, 13, 40, Canal Tres wow! Can someone tell me if Tv Azteca are going to be a different channel then Azteca 7, 13, and stuff and what Dallas will be getting, if you don't know, please tell me which ones are coming. The MLB, G4, E would be ones I would watch also which would be nice to have
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preppymex @ 11th Nov 10:49PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

Theres one in Mesquite, Richardson, and Garland. Also in Irving. Check out the site for the locations. The closest one would be Mesquite on Gross past 635
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motorola870 @ 11th Nov 10:53PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

the spanish channels channel adds were a joke.

The 20 new HD channels is not.

They are deploying SDV very soon.
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rrldtx6 @ 12th Nov 05:41PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

it's always easy to bash TWC, but I recently got a nice surprise. I noticed that my bill had gone up a few bucks (like $14 or so) so I called to ask why. They said that the deal I had ran 12 months and expired with no similar replacement. The customer service rep offered their Price Lock Guarantee deal. My basic service went down by about $5, the DVR went down by about $10, and the $3 HD tier fee went away, so it saved me about $18/mo or so. Not so bad. Yes I had to agree to stay for 24 months - which is a no brainer for me since I have no FIOS, but they also sent me a $25 off coupon. The downside is they have a $150 declining early termination fee. But, I only have to stay 6 months or so for a break even on the termination fee (if my math's right). At any rate not a bad deal. And if they are upping the HD content, makes it even better.
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Joe Siegler @ 12th Nov 10:40PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

I noticed that. When I called a week ago to take care of something else on my account, I called to cancel the HD Tier, because of the old HDNet issue. The agent on the phone triple checked with me, and she said I was not paying for the HD Tier, that the package I had gave me "Free HD Tier".

I know when I first got it, I was paying $2 a month for it, but now it's free. Anyone else have that?
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chamberc @ 12th Nov 11:31PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by Joe Siegler :

I noticed that. When I called a week ago to take care of something else on my account, I called to cancel the HD Tier, because of the old HDNet issue. The agent on the phone triple checked with me, and she said I was not paying for the HD Tier, that the package I had gave me "Free HD Tier".

I know when I first got it, I was paying $2 a month for it, but now it's free. Anyone else have that?

Yes, I've had since 2005 for $2.
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jtltke137 @ 13th Nov 12:43PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

motorola870,

Yesterday I went to the Chenault, Garland, Mesquite, and Richardson centers and none of them had the new boxes. I have some questions for you or anyone else out there.

1. Why does it take so long for channel information to download when plugging in a box for the first time? 8 hours after hooking it up, most of the guide says "To Be Announced". Is there a way to manually force an update?

2. Why doesn't TWC remove analog channels to free up bandwidth? I'm looking at a document about Comcast's Digitial Upgrade and saw this:

"One analog channel consumes the same amount of bandwidth as 10 digital or three HD channels."

3. Is there any information on how many subscribers TWC and FIOS/UVERSE have in the DFW area, and how this has changed over time? I would love to see the numbers.
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motorola870 @ 13th Nov 01:10PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

it looks like there is a shortage of the boxes.

the reason they are not dropping analogs is they are deploying SDV very soon.

look up sdv.
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motorola870 @ 16th Nov 12:33PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

a lot of changes 5 channels going digital only. 4 HD adds , sleuth, and cnbc world is being readded.

Dave_DFW @ 16th Nov 12:59PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

I wonder if that is a typo--CNBC HD is to be on 764?

Bio HD is currently on 764, is it getting moved or dropped?

TTYL
David
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motorola870 @ 16th Nov 01:11PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

probrably moved or CNBC HD is going somewhere else

also cnbc world should be 225.

so this should free up 5 QAMS

363MHz
381MHz
447MHz
459MHz
519MHz

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Joe Siegler @ 16th Nov 02:15PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by motorola870 :

a lot of changes 5 channels going digital only. 4 HD adds , sleuth, and cnbc world is being readded.

This doesn't look like the gaggle of channels listed earlier up that would require the SDV. This looks more like rearranging, with a couple of adds. Am I reading that right?

Wish these things gave a "when". :)
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motorola870 @ 16th Nov 02:39PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

those were possible hd not confirmed.
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motorola870 @ 16th Nov 04:36PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

usually 30 day notice.
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anon @ 16th Nov 07:27PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

If they drop Food Network, I will be forced to terminate TWC.
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anon @ 17th Nov 01:37AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

agree about food network

the espn/espn2 quality is also close to a deal breaker. i did some research the last couple of days and it is NOT like this on a friends D*V. i do agree that in general HD on TWC is better than D*V....but nothing on D*V is as bad as espn/espn2 is right now on TWC. its horrid.
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Joe Siegler @ 17th Nov 02:37AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

Where is this Food Network coming from? The listing at the top of the most recent channel ad? Those are in there all the time, it's generally just a formality. I doubt Food Network would get dropped. I mean look what else is in there. FOX. Think FOX would ever get dropped?
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jtltke137 @ 17th Nov 05:45AM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by motorola870 :

the reason they are not dropping analogs is they are deploying SDV very soon.

look up sdv.

Well, well, well - it looks like they are dropping analog channels to make room for the new SD and HD Channels after all. Good job, TWC.

I don't understand the notifications on Sundance and NBA TV. My September 2009 Channel lineup already shows them at their respective channel numbers.
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ab3tx @ 17th Nov 11:41AM:
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said by jtltke137 :

I don't understand the notifications on Sundance and NBA TV. My September 2009 Channel lineup already shows them at their respective channel numbers.

They're moving from a higher tier down to Digital Basic.
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stewlevine @ 17th Nov 02:08PM:
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said by Joe Siegler :

Where is this Food Network coming from? The listing at the top of the most recent channel ad? Those are in there all the time, it's generally just a formality. I doubt Food Network would get dropped. I mean look what else is in there. FOX. Think FOX would ever get dropped?

All this means is that TWC's contract to carry the channels is nearing expiration, and TWC is obligated to notify its customers when that may occur. TWC has played hardball with other content providers before, most notably Disney, over carriage terms, so anything is possible.
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Joe Siegler @ 17th Nov 02:36PM:
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said by stewlevine :

All this means is that TWC's contract to carry the channels is nearing expiration, and TWC is obligated to notify its customers when that may occur. TWC has played hardball with other content providers before, most notably Disney, over carriage terms, so anything is possible.

I know that. What I meant was where was someone's fear that it might get dropped coming from? To my knowledge, the "hardball" gets worked out at the last second - the only one to ever be really dropped in recent memory is HDNet, and that's TWC system wide. AND there was a lot of stink in the press before it happened.

I have no fear about Food staying on.
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IFLYSWA @ 17th Nov 03:05PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by jtltke137 :

Well, well, well - it looks like they are dropping analog channels to make room for the new SD and HD Channels after all. Good job, TWC.

I don't see anything being deleted there...?????
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jtltke137 @ 17th Nov 04:09PM:
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner

said by IFLYSWA :

said by jtltke137 :

Well, well, well - it looks like they are dropping analog channels to make room for the new SD and HD Channels after all. Good job, TWC.

I don't see anything being deleted there...?????

The analog version of those channels are being dropped. Just the digital version will remain. That's what I see.

Currently those channels are being sent twice. One channel on analog basic/extended basic and the other on digital cable.
ABC Family on channels 61 and 105
Oxygen on channels 73 and 156
CMT on channels 63 and 287
TruTV on channels 47 and 266

The wording of the change to the Style channel [channels 50 and 150] is different from the others for some reason.

said by ab3tx :

said by jtltke137 :

I don't understand the notifications on Sundance and NBA TV. My September 2009 Channel lineup already shows them at their respective channel numbers.

They're moving from a higher tier down to Digital Basic.

Weren't they always on Digital Basic? My September 2009 Channel Lineup shows that they are on Digital Basic.
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IFLYSWA @ 17th Nov 04:19PM:
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said by jtltke137 :

The analog version of those channels are being dropped. Just the digital version will remain. That's what I see.

Currently those channels are being sent twice. One channel on analog basic/extended basic and the other on digital cable.
ABC Family on channels 61 and 105
Oxygen on channels 73 and 156
CMT on channels 63 and 287
TruTV on channels 47 and 266

DOH! Sorry, didn't read far enough down. My bad...

Randy
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ab3tx @ 17th Nov 06:56PM:
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said by jtltke137 :

Weren't they always on Digital Basic? My September 2009 Channel Lineup shows that they are on Digital Basic.

We were both half right :D according to my 03/27/08 lineup. Sundance was Digital Basic, but NBA was Digital Sport (and blocked on my boxes right now because I don't subscribe to that package). I had Sundance lumped in with Encore in Digital Plus in my mind, but the fact that it was already basic does raise the question of why it was in the notice.
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zeroendless @ 17th Nov 09:25PM:
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Bravo and USA HD should be useful comes Winter Olympics, NBC usually broadcast the events live on those channels if memory serves me right.

That's a short list of nothing but switch-around, and i hope that's not the end of it. My most wanted HD channel -- AMC HD is not there.
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Dave_DFW @ 18th Nov 02:00PM:
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Maybe I missed it, but is there planned date for these channel adds and changes?

Thanks,
David
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motorola870 @ 18th Nov 02:25PM:
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said by Dave_DFW :

Maybe I missed it, but is there planned date for these channel adds and changes?

Thanks,
David

usually they put info on the legal notices 30 days in advance of changes required by law.
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anon @ 18th Nov 04:39PM:
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When is Padilla (formally mHD) being added?
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motorola870 @ 18th Nov 04:47PM:
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eventually.

they are freeing up room for 15 new HD and they are only adding 4 HD.
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preppymex @ 18th Nov 10:37PM:
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Okay, so its good that there adding some new HD Channels, but just to make sure, CMT which is on 63 will be deleted? and channel 287. Or will just be on one channel on 287. Ohhh dear, here we go agian with the Channel 4/27 mess agian. Remember we were talking about that like 3 years ago when Time Warner just came into town.
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preppymex @ 18th Nov 10:38PM:
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So the 4 new HD channels count as the 20 that were going to get in December right?
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motorola870 @ 19th Nov 12:35AM:
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there might be two waves one in mid december and the second one the last week of december like i posted about.
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motorola870 @ 19th Nov 12:41AM:
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said by preppymex :

Okay, so its good that there adding some new HD Channels, but just to make sure, CMT which is on 63 will be deleted? and channel 287. Or will just be on one channel on 287. Ohhh dear, here we go agian with the Channel 4/27 mess agian. Remember we were talking about that like 3 years ago when Time Warner just came into town.

tru TV will be on 47/266 and be digital only
STYLE will now only be on 150 and be digital basic
ABC FAMILY will be on 61/105 and be digital only
CMT will be on 63/287 and be digital only
OXYGEN will be on 73/156 and be digital only
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radicon @ 20th Nov 11:23AM:
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Has anyone noticed any changes to their on-demand menu? After you have watch your selection, it goes into the "Saved Movie" menu. When you select your saved movie, you do not have a choice to delete it anymore. Apparently you have to wait for the 24 hrs for it to automaticely delete.
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motorola870 @ 20th Nov 11:46AM:
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when in ondemand at the bottom of the on demand menu do you see the word "more choices"?
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radicon @ 20th Nov 11:55AM:
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I do not recall, I will check that out when I get home tonight. So you are saying that they have moved the delete option to another screen? Amazing!!!
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motorola870 @ 20th Nov 05:04PM:
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no im saying you might have gotten the guide update. the saved programs is in the same place.
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Joe Siegler @ 22nd Nov 02:46AM:
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Just noticed something about the 4 HD adds (SyFy, CNBC, Bravo, USA)... They're NBC Universal properties. All of 'em. I wonder if this (their add here) has anything to do with the possible sale of NBC. Some of these have been available on other TWC's for a little while now.

Anyway, the channel change page on the TWC Dallas site still lists only the additional sub channels - that change image from the last page in this thread still hasn't been picked up there. Just FYI...
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motorola870 @ 22nd Nov 05:14AM:
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the changes are not related. Twc just waited a while to add them. They were planning to make the changes. They had to make agreements with those 5 channels to move them to digital.

They are most likely adding the HD channels to coincide with the 2010 winter olympics.

TWC austin is adding MSNBC HD at the same time that dallas is adding the 7 NBC universal channels in dallas.
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np23 @ 22nd Nov 05:50PM:
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I just don't understand why the HD lineup is so bad for the 5th largest DMA in the country. Look up Rochester, NY and see all the HD the 80th ranked DMA has compared to DFW.
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motorola870 @ 22nd Nov 09:40PM:
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thats going to change when SDV is launched.

at least were getting more HD ;)
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np23 @ 22nd Nov 10:16PM:
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said by motorola870 :

thats gping to change when SDV is launched.

at least were getting more HD ;)

I've been hearing SDV "soon" for like 3+ years. lol
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motorola870 @ 22nd Nov 11:37PM:
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well this time it is coming for real

»www.broadcastingcable.com/articl···sion.php
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np23 @ 22nd Nov 11:42PM:
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said by motorola870 :

well this time it is coming for real

»www.broadcastingcable.com/articl···sion.php

Still just an announcement, no date or official notice from TWC Dallas.
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motorola870 @ 22nd Nov 11:48PM:
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well it takes about three months to install the system so it should be very soon.

They are testing I-Guide A28 in grapevine, lewisville, coppell, irving, bedford, colleyville, double oak, flower mound, and euless.
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jtltke137 @ 23rd Nov 04:36PM:
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said by motorola870 :

They are testing I-Guide A28 in grapevine, lewisville, coppell, irving, bedford, colleyville, double oak, flower mound, and euless.

What does A28 allow you to do?

My biggest gripe is that you record a program and you can't select the "Find more episodes" option. I have to keep doing manual searches over and over again.

My ReplayTV had this ability in 1998.

EDIT: from »www.multichannel.com/article/339···_Web.php

With the new i-Guide A28, Comcast is offering myDVR Manager, which lets subscribers schedule recordings on one or more DVRs from the Web at www.comcast.net/mydvr.

Comcast and other cable operators have trailed DirecTV, Verizon, AT&T, TiVo and others in providing the ability to remotely manage DVRs, and it's a feature competitors have touted as part of recent marketing campaigns.

Other new features in the i-Guide A28 include "skip ahead/skip back" to fast-forward or rewind DVR recordings in five-minute increments; a new on-screen keyboard designed to make typing in searches faster; DVR folders that automatically group shows together; the ability to search and set recordings by actor, director or keyword, similar to TiVo's WishList; and bulk deletion of recordings.

Interactive TV features being launched with the IPG are shop-by-remote to make HSN purchases; "request for information" triggers for advertisers; and the ability to set program reminders or recordings directly from certain TV show and movie promos.

The A28 guide also shows viewers who tune to a standard-definition channel an on-screen prompt that lets them switch to an HD version if it's available.

"The enhancements bring customers more choice and convenience by allowing customers to easily skip forward or back during their favorite programs, watch their favorite programs in HD without having to scroll to a higher channel to see if it is available and search for programs by title, director, keyword and more," Comcast said.

Comcast is launching the A28 i-Guide market-by-market, with Chattanooga, Tenn., one of the first systems to receive the upgrade. The MSO expects to continue to roll out the enhanced IPG throughout 2009 and into early 2010.
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