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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:57:48 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>More free OnDemand coming (Comedy Central, BET, LOGO)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Looks like Cablevision is adding more VOD.
http://www.cablerant.com/index.php?topic=777.0

They're adding:
BET OnDemand
LOGO OnDemand
Comedy Central OnDemand

I'd rather have more HD Channels, but this is at least better than nothing and at least it will be free.  Also, being able to watch recent episodes on Comedy Central will be cool.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-06-19 21:43:58</pubDate>
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<title>Life is good when....</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20762679</link>
<description><![CDATA[... your kids are healthy, your loved ones are safe, and BOOST performs as advertised! :D

  

Yeehaw!]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-09 06:09:29</pubDate>
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<title>How many splitters</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20755817</link>
<description><![CDATA[Can anyone comment on this?
The cable signal in my house gets to the HD box as follows:
- One splitter right where the cable comes in. One leg goes to the cable modem; the other goes to everything else.
- One splitter concealed somewhere inside the walls that splits the signal between upstairs and downstairs.
- Out to a wall jack, through a short cable and into a surge suppresser.
- One splitter with one leg going to the VCR and one to the settop box.
- COAX output from the VCR to the cable input of the TV.
- HDMI from the settop to the TV.

I get some pixellation on some HD channels. Some come up with "Channel not Available." I don't know if that's from a too-weak signal or SDV or something else. If I tune in an analog or OTA HDTV signal through the COAX attached to the TV, the analog signal quality is poor. Digital signals are fair.

If I run the cable directly from the wall jack in the TV room into the set-top, the signal improves but not much.

All splitters are the best that Radio Shack offers. Whenever someone from CV sees these, they sneer in disgust and replace them with their own. The one where the cable comes into the house never lasts long; it gets fried regularly in thunderstorms. I don't know where I'm supposed to go to get the "good" splitters. The splitter inside the walls is 20 years old now. Replacing it is not an option, since I don't know where it is. If it goes, I'll just have to run new cable.

Taking my TV and settop out to the garage to test the signal quality right where the cable comes into the house would be a difficult undertaking.

The cable modem seems to be doing OK. I get:
Frequency 603000000 Hz   
Signal to Noise Ratio 35 dB  
QAM 256 
Network Access Control Object ON 
Power Level -1 dBmV
Upstream  Value 
Channel ID 1 
Frequency 33008000 Hz  
Ranging Service ID 118 
Symbol Rate 2.560 Msym/s 
Power Level 49 dBmV  

Speed tests come very close to the rated speed (15/2).

How can I find out if I have problems in my wiring or if I'm getting a bad signal, without having someone come out from CV and tell me that the problem is in my equipment and charge whatever the going rate is? Is there a recommended limit on the number of splitters between the settop and where the cable comes into the house? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-07 20:53:02</pubDate>
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<title>[iO] NJN-NJ Public Television Reception</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20761051</link>
<description><![CDATA[Here in the Garden State our public television chanel is NJN, New Jersey Network.  On our system its on channel 8 and it only broadcasts in sd, and for the life of me it is one of the worst looking channels on the entire cable lineup.  I have a 32" 1080p HDTV, but the picture looks much better on my ten year old 32" SD tube TV.  The picture is so fuzzy it looks like I should have to adjust the contrast knob like on those vintage TV's.  I know it's not Cablevision's fault-they're only showing what's sent to them.  But with all the TV stations transitioning to digital you'd think they'd at least jump on the bandwagon.  There's lots of programs I like to watch on it, especially on Sunday like McLachlan Group, Keeping Up Appearances and Lovejoy; but I shouldn't have to watch them in my bedroom to have a better picture.

BTW-Has anyone heard of any news on when NJN will start to broadcast in HD, let alone in digital.  It seems they're one of the last public television stations to do so, unless CV is simply not offering it.

PS: The ironic thing is I live only eight miles away from NJN's antenna in Monclair; in fact I can see it from my balcony.  If I had a pair of rabbit ears I'll probably get a better picture than I do on cable.
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Let us be together, let's pretend that we are free,
Let's all be where the angles find us, we all have the key...
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<pubDate>2008-07-08 20:30:30</pubDate>
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<title>[Optimum Voice] Is a battery backup worth it?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749092</link>
<description><![CDATA[My parents are signing up for the triple play with Cablevision.  They are trying to sell them a battery backup for $44.  Is it worth it?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-06 14:21:02</pubDate>
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<title>Cablevision to add 15 more HD Channels in August</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20730973</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cable Rant is saying, Cablevision announced today, that they will be offering 15 more HD channels in August.  10 have been named.  Discovery and FX look good.

The Weather Channel
AMC
WE
Animal Planet
Hallmark Movie Channel
Fox News
Discovery Channel
FX
Nickelodeon
Travel Channel]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-02 11:04:34</pubDate>
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<title>HD &#x26;amp; Converter Box Question</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20752988</link>
<description><![CDATA[I've got an SA4200, so I'm not receiving all those new HD-ready channels that the rest of you are receiving.  Now Cablevision, on their never-ending commercials, keeps saying that those of us with cable aren't going to have to do anything when the Big Switch occurs in 2009.

So my question is, if I have a box that can't receive an HD broadcast now, how is it going to be able to receive it in the future?  Aren't I going to have to switch boxes, making those CV commercials misleading?
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Patriotism is not waving a flag, it is living the ideals]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-07 11:49:57</pubDate>
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<title>[help] PlayStation ONLINE (OOL)</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20639345</link>
<description><![CDATA[i'd list my setups,but i believe this is just a question as to  who ELSE is getting this problem.

anyone else suffering from ONLINE game play with OOL lately? it started about 4-5 days ago. woke up and saw the routers' lights ALL lit up for no reason.

also,i noticed my phone when out for a bit. everything is up and running now,but its just the PS2/3. online gaming is HORRIBLY LAGGY for me. numerous disconnects and long periods of freezing.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-06-13 17:12:28</pubDate>
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<title>Voom HDs - &#x27;Channel not available&#x27; msg last 2 weeks</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20463440</link>
<description><![CDATA[Starting about 2 weeks ago I started getting the message 'Channel not available' on several HD channels.

It changes to different channels at different times, but always from among the Voom HD channels lineup.

It's always several channels not just one and it lasts for most of the day when a channel is affected.

Could this be caused by switched digital changes?
Is anyone else having the same problems or do I need to replace my 8300hd dvr?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-05-10 22:45:45</pubDate>
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<title>[Optimum Voice] Phone Service and Triple Play</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20707262</link>
<description><![CDATA[I had been holding out for FIOS but just learned that FIOS will not be available until 2010 in my area.  I have IO and Internet, so the triple play offer is looking more and more attractive.  My wife is very (and I mean very) leery of going with Cablevision's phone service.  Any thoughts?  Should I take the leap?  Are there any reasons which would convince my wife to go along (or the opposite?)?  Are there any hidden charges? Minimum contract periods?  So far I have not found anything past the first year.  Is it difficult to switch back to a regular Verizon phone line or to FIOS if and when it ever arrives?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-06-27 10:44:03</pubDate>
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