Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread in Comcast Cable TV http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18231835 en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:57:42 EDT Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:57:42 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20104013 Loker : 7 months in and they are still gone on all my boxes...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20104013 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:58:04 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19866524 Drex : My ads came back after they sent a signal to my box. Nice.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19866524 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:23:40 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19791794 anon : Does anyone know of screen shots online of other converter box menus or program guides with ads? I want to see how the iguide ads compare to the others.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19791794 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:38:57 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19791561 lmacmil : The banner ad just showed up in South Bend, Indiana a couple days ago. It is annoying but I guess I just have to live with it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19791561 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:48:35 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19462097 MysticGogeta : No ads here in my part of Houston (Just checked)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19462097 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:01:53 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19368805 cme4oil : I didn't like it when it first came out, mostly because it cropped off the sixth line in the guide. I have since mostly used the page up and page down keys to scroll through the listings and that works just fine. It no longer really bothers me and I really don't even notice it anymore. The key is to just let it go if it's not something your interested in and not to worry about it.

The fact that comcast put it there is purely a business decision geared towards making them some extra money. Do they need it? Generally speaking, almost all businesses need to make more money, that's what they started their business for in most cases....

It would be real nice if they had a option to opt out of ad listings as that would be the customer friendly way to do it. Maybe those that are really bothered with this issue should start trying to push that option to comcast. I haven't been here in a bit so it that's been suggested I apologize. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19368805 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:34:49 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19277053 Loker : 2 months later and still ad free....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19277053 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:16:12 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19061733 Travelfan1 : »www.comcastspotlight.com/sites/D···subnav=3

Comcast is now promoting in the BroadcastingCable.com web site the availability of the spots in the TV Guide.

Unlike the many here that are against it, it really doesn't botter me at all the ads in the I-Guide, I am not at all against Comcast making some dough on it.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19061733 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:20:33 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18930795 Loker : there was a guide update last month (they finally implemented iguide on the older DCT's and then updated the DVR's) not a single ad since then...
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I do remember a month or so ago, when the NY area had a big power outage, that the ads disappeared for a day. I'm guessing it affected the local sites getting updates from some master server. On that day, I couldn't connect to work as the VPN went dead.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18899968 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:18:28 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18546744 ak3883 : I have found sometimes right at 8:00, or 9:00, the ads disapear. You hit guide right after the clock hits the hour. I've hit exit, then guide again, for 3-4 times they aren't there. Then after about 20-30 seconds, they will show up again. Some kind of glitch. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18546744 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:00:32 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18424800 cypherstream : Two days ago there was a small window of time during primetime where we had no ads. I thought it was a glitch so I exited the guide and went back in... still no ads. I saw a healthy 6 lines of program data. Well needless to say, now the ad's are back.

And no the box wasn't rebooted. The guide was fully populated.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18424800 Thu, 31 May 2007 09:17:03 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18424675 JayMan 007 :
said by RJ See Profile :

I like to scroll through movies one at a time to read their descriptions. This is one additional button press for no good reason. It has no functionality besides annoying the crap out me.
Use the FAV button. It will move to each channel you have marked as favorite, skipping the ad at the bottom.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18424675 Thu, 31 May 2007 08:47:30 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18295920 cypherstream : Bob W, you are not the only one who received that response word for word. The fact is, they do not give a rats @ss about what customers have to think about the banner ad. Instead of wasting their time they just click a button and that canned response is e-mailed back to you.

Just a heads up. I'd be surprised if a human being even read your e-mail to them. Perhaps it goes through a computer and does context searches on your message. Based that it figured out your talking about the ad's it then e-mails you that, and discards the message into the bit bucket never to be seen by prying eyes. What a sad world we live in.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18295920 Mon, 07 May 2007 14:58:40 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18288629 MadMANN : All I have to say is, "THANK YOU!" to seagreen See Profile for ONE (count 'em) 1 thread for this.

Now if only we can talk sorto' over in the HSI forum to implant one sticky thread for the whole "Comcast cut me off just because I DL'd enough to fill 20 160GB hard drives".]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18288629 Sat, 05 May 2007 23:43:05 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18287641 anon : I emailed Comcast complaining about the in-guide ads. Here is the reply, in its entirety. Obviously, they don't give a hoot about customer feedback.

Thank you for contacting us regarding your Comcast cable service.

I understand you have some concerns regarding the banner ads now appearing on your Interactive Program Guide (IPG).

Comcast is using our technology to educate our customers about the value of Comcast Digital Cable service. The banner ads you are seeing on your guide, provide tips and instructions on how to use certain features, like Parental Controls and Favorites. They also promote various programs that are in your regular channel line-up, and provide you with the option to easily set a reminder or recording, tune directly to the program, see other show times, and perform the other functions available on the program information screen.

You will not be charged for view details of any banner ad. The banners simply lead you to information on programs that may be of interest to you. You will only be charged if you order a program with an associated charge - for instance, a Pay Per View or ON DEMAND program or movie.

If you would like to scroll through your television listings without highlighting the ads, use the Page Up and Page Down buttons on your remote.

Comcast is planning to continue showing these ads; however, we do appreciate you sharing your point of view. It is our goal to make sure your Digital Cable television experience is as valuable to you as possible. Thank you for your feedback. I will be happy to share it with the Comcast team that is working on these ads.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18287641 Sat, 05 May 2007 20:02:15 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18248008 cypherstream : And as you can see in my screen shot, they can easily add that 6th row of guide information back if they only resize the ad a little bit. Come on now, I can do it for them in Photoshop. Resizing images is a piece of cake. Comcast programmers are just being lazy that's all.

Edit: Here, I really quickly edited that screen shot in Photoshop to PROVE that it is possible to still retain 6 lines of information and have that stupid ad. I only copied the last line of the guide in that screen shot because it was the easiest to do right now.
Click for full size
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18248008 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:15:05 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18233280 RJ :
I can understand and respect hating it on the principal of the matter...but just because of an extra button press?
No, one extra click isn't a huge effort. I just use the page down button when I reach the last show. The point I'm making is that I lost functionality in exchange for a big fat ad. That's the principle I'm hating it on.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18233280 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:23:54 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18231835 Loker :
said by RJ See Profile :

I used to see six rows of channels at a time, now I only see five. :hmm:

I like to scroll through movies one at a time to read their descriptions. This is one additional button press for no good reason. It has no functionality besides annoying the crap out me.
If thats your reason for hating it then I have to laugh....just because you have to push a button one more time?

I can understand and respect hating it on the principal of the matter...but just because of an extra button press?
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"While preceding your entrance with a grenade is a good tactic in Quake, it can lead to problems if attempted at work." -- C Hacking]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18231835 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:36:11 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18216467 RJ : I used to see six rows of channels at a time, now I only see five. :hmm:

I like to scroll through movies one at a time to read their descriptions. This is one additional button press for no good reason. It has no functionality besides annoying the crap out me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18216467 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:14:01 EDT The New Guide is Rude... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18210994 JoeyDee : While they're only a minor aggravation, I have to say it's little things like this that will make it easy to leave Comcast just as soon as someone comes up with a comparable HSI/HDTV package. For now I'm getting superior HSI, 12Mbps down, 2.4Mbps up, and as near as I can tell, as much HDTV programing as anyone out there.

But, this tacky guide change builds no customer loyalty. It's like "Disregard" for my convenience.

The free market is great. Someone will come along with a better product soon and I'll leave without regret.

Good Customer Relations, Comcast.

Joe]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18210994 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:26:09 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18188859 cypherstream : If only they would just move that ad down a little tiny bit, we would have that 6th row back! Look closely at that pic.

To get that visual glitch, go into the guide.
Now press My DVR
Go to My Recordings
Push Last twice.

This is Firmware 16.35 on a Moto 6412p2 cable box.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18188859 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:14:11 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18158743 Defiance82 : It sucks but It's not too bad.. For the amount of time I watch TV I could care less.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18158743 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:28:23 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18158628 Loker : it does not even really annoy me....would I rather it not be there? sure...but does it bother me enough to try and fight Comcast the whole way on it? not quite...
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"While preceding your entrance with a grenade is a good tactic in Quake, it can lead to problems if attempted at work." -- C Hacking]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18158628 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:59:11 EDT Re: The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18155951 me2000 : Cool.

Well, even though I've gotten used to them it still annoys me that Comcast can be so greedy to be doing this. They keep raising rates and are posting record profits. Comcast certainly doesn't need these ads to survive. It's only to add more revenue to the bottom line. Screw the customers! That seems to be the attitude.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18155951 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:28:08 EDT The One, The Only...iGuide Ads Thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18155440 seagreen : There is probably not a lot of need for a *new* thread every couple of weeks on this topic. So here ya go - a sticky thread just for this scintillating topic. ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18155440 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:53:37 EDT