OptimusADL
join:2000-12-20
USA | GUI needs major overhaul
Why don't they invest in fixing their HORRIBLE GUI? |
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX |  Great
now if they could focus on internet and not on TV |
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TKJunkMail
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|  Slides from investor conference showing "Project Cavalry"
Here are 2 slides from their investor presentation showing the reclamation plans & how spectrum will be reassigned:
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wenter99
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Albuquerque, NM | FTW
COMCASTic! FTW. |
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JSRoman
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Callahan, FL | reply to DarkLogix
Re: Great
Jesus Christ! RTFA
"freeing up bandwidth for DOCSIS 3.0" |
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baineschile
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Good news, bad news
Good news:
Tons more HD and HD content, DOCSIS 3.0 deployment, ability to add more digital and ethnic channels
BAD NEWS:
The days of not needing equipment to get TV are over. I heard a rumour that Comcast and Panasonic are teaming up to have TVs with built in digital tuners (not QAM or NTSC) that can go up and down |
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cornelius785
join:2006-10-26
Worcester, MA | reply to DarkLogix
Re: Great
in the case of CATV, they are intertwined. if you read the article.... you'd see that readjusting the cable channels free up bandwidth (Hz not bps), which enables them to offer more services which INCLUDES DOCSIS 3.0. |
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neufuse
join:2006-12-06
Indiana, PA
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| reply to baineschile
Re: Good news, bad news
they already have those tv's they are called Tru2Way and they use QAM tuners and cablecards still.... they just program the box code into the tv so you dont need a box for the GUI and VOD you can buy one right now, but only a few compcast markets have Tru2Way enabled right now |
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psbny
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Re: Slides from investor conference showing "Project Cavalry"
interesting graphic TK.
i notice they only mention the use of about 120 6mhz channels. too bad the coax can't deliver all 135.
As it is they will still be using up some of these just for data with doccis 3.0 they'll be bonding multiples of these channels to deliver higher bandwidth. I think they'll end up needing to do SDV eventually anyhow. |
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
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| reply to cornelius785
Re: Great
Ya I guess you don't get my point
drop all channels and use the whole range for internet
the TV service isn't very good anyway
I get my VOD from the internet
I watch Directv for TV
I have no need for their TV service at all just for the coax that happens to be used for it
so upgrade the plant to 1GHz and use it all for internet |
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cornelius785
join:2006-10-26
Worcester, MA
| Couple of concerns
-they encrypt the channels->must pay for cable box and possibly DVR
-they use 5c (or other DRM) on the those 'old' analog channels->must pay for cable box and a good chance paying for DVR
I understand the a DTA is available at $30, but this transistion effectively makes the record function on VCRs worthless, thus you'll probably pay for a DVR if you want to record something that isn't analog. From other links related to the DTA, it looks like it is QAM. |
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cypherstream
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Re: GUI needs major overhaul
The GUI does suck, and the DVR's leave A LOT to be desired.
Good news is that they are aware of this, and improvements are in development. Tru2Way and EBIF along with more advanced set tops will allow for greater flexibility. I'm with ya though, couldn't come soon enough!
Back to the topic though.... What good is "Project Calvary" if it only applies to certain area's of the country? It certainly doesn't apply to the entire Central PA region, and there's many other regions that I hear complaints from as well. Might as well attribute the project to Verizon Fios. Only available to special "privileged" area's. I'm sorry, no service provider would ever provide moving expenses to a customer just so they can relocate to those privlaged area's. Cherry picking at it's finest folks! |
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TKJunkMail
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| reply to DarkLogix
Re: Great
said by DarkLogix  :Ya I guess you don't get my point drop all channels and use the whole range for internet the TV service isn't very good anyway I get my VOD from the internet I watch Directv for TV I have no need for their TV service at all just for the coax that happens to be used for it
so upgrade the plant to 1GHz and use it all for internet Yeah, that will happen. 
They get 75% of their revenue from TV related products. The rest comes from voice & the internet.
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX | Ya I just don't care about their TV service |
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MalibuMaxx
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Re: Slides from investor conference showing "Project Cavalry"
Also interesting about that graphic is they DONT show Digital SD getting any bigger as well... those channels have to go somewhere right?
Or they just dumping the analog channels and not broadcasting them in digital...
edit reason I say this is because hey the Data and voice got larger... lmao |
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jmn1207
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| reply to baineschile
Re: Good news, bad news
The best news for me is that I will be able to use my Moxi HD DVR with a CableCard as Comcast has no plans to go the SDV route, which this DVR cannot do at this time. Now, if I change service from FiOS back to Comcast, I can still use my own DVR, at least for the foreseeable future. |
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TKJunkMail
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| reply to MalibuMaxx
Re: Slides from investor conference showing "Project Cavalry"
said by MalibuMaxx :Also interesting about that graphic is they DONT show Digital SD getting any bigger as well... those channels have to go somewhere right? Or they just dumping the analog channels and not broadcasting them in digital... The 1st slide is just to show the reclaimed space. The 2nd slide shows what the extra space is going to be used for. But no relative sizes are shown there.
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TKJunkMail
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| reply to DarkLogix
Re: Great
said by DarkLogix :Ya I just don't care about their TV service But they have over 24 million customers that do. Who do you think they will care about? You or them?
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX | I get your point I just wish people would see the light and get Sat TV, cable internet, and pots phone
I know it won't happen though |
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djrobx
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| reply to cornelius785
Re: Couple of concerns
It's not Comcast's job to support legacy VCRs. Satellite and U-verse have never offered "VCR tuning compatible" service. Why should Comcast be forced to? They're keeping analog lifeline plus some analog basic so VCRs won't be totally useless anyay. Comcast is still the best choice for those sorts of people. Even OTA won't work with a VCR come June 1st.
A certain group of people will howl and moan when some analog channels go away, but they're doing what they feel they need to stay competitive for the majority. You can't please everyone.
I would like to see them leave channels that were "clear" on analog, "clear" on QAM but that'll never happen. 
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