mavericksp
@mchsi.com
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| [IA] Wish Mediacom has more HD channels
I moved from Chicago and had comcast before, switched to Mediacom here in Des Moines, IA with HD and guess what only 5 channels (without premium services) in HD. That is really bad. DirectTV has lot more channels in HD and so does Comcast. I am not sure if Mediacom is going to improve their service in these lines.
Hopefully, we will have more channels in HD soon here in Des Moines.
Is anyone else frustrated with this?? |
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Clever Name
Premium
join:2005-05-06
Davenport, IA | Yes, and I switched to directv.  |
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Service Tech
join:2008-01-25
Des Moines, IA | reply to mavericksp
Mediacom is expecting to add about 5 channels by the end of Jan or first couple of wees into Feb....Cnn, TBs, and 3 or 4 others |
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mavericksp
@sbcglobal.net | yeah I heard about that - and thats the only reason I am sticking to the plan. Lets see what they reveal from the Pandora's Box... |
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wth
Premium
join:2002-02-20
Iowa City, IA | reply to mavericksp
Shouldn't you have 7 in Des Moines? We do in Iowa City.
4 locals + ipt + espn &espn2
You'll need a box for the espn's, but there n/c
and there be 4-5 more added b4 the end on Feb |
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tsduke
Premium
join:2006-03-04
Waterloo, IA
| said by wth :and there be 4-5 more added b4 the end on Feb You must think it's really gonna happen this time. |
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wth
Premium
join:2002-02-20
Iowa City, IA
 ·Mediacom
| said by tsduke :said by wth :and there be 4-5 more added b4 the end on Feb You must think it's really gonna happen this time. They have to throw us a bone once and a while. ......B4 they hit us with the next price increase. |
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Scott72
join:2008-01-02
Mcgregor, IA
| reply to Service Tech
Still don't have my locals in HD like the commercials say you get. My local Fox just started sending an HD signal this morning in time for the Superbowl. Great news if you can go OTA. I can't. I have an HD DCT from Mediacom and they only provide me with two of my locals in HD. Gotta love false advertising. |
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Anonymous
Premium
join:2004-06-01
IA | Why is it false advertising? In Des Moines, IA they have all of the locals in HD AFAIK. They can't advertise specific ads for each city. |
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ryanthadude2
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join:2004-01-24
Walkerton, IN | reply to mavericksp
Consider yourselves lucky. While we have a small hand full of HD here in our area, none are locals. AFAIK all of our network affiliates broadcast an digital signal, too. |
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korndawg
join:2006-10-24
Garner, IA | We get NBC, ABC, and CBS but no Fox. KXLT is our Fox provider and not only does there SDTV suck, we can't get it in HD unless u are lucky with your antenna. As soon as my promo is up with mediacom, I'm headed straight to Directv. |
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wth
Premium
join:2002-02-20
Iowa City, IA
·Mediacom
| reply to Anonymous
said by Anonymous :Why is it false advertising? In Des Moines, IA they have all of the locals in HD AFAIK. They can't advertise specific ads for each city. True, but the Attorney General would probably say Mediacom should be running something like "Not available in all areas" on the bottom of the tv ad. |
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Scott72
join:2008-01-02
Mcgregor, IA
| reply to Anonymous
It's false advertising when only a select few markets are given the local HD feeds and the rest aren't. But yet they still run the ads in the markets that don't get the locals claiming you get all the locals in HD at no charge. Potential new customers that see that sign up thinking it's what they're going to get. What a nice surprise that must be when they learn you don't get what they claim you get on TV. It's pretty simple to me. If they aren't going to offer all the markets their locals in HD, then don't run commercials that say they do. |
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Scott72
join:2008-01-02
Mcgregor, IA
| reply to wth
said by wth :said by Anonymous :Why is it false advertising? In Des Moines, IA they have all of the locals in HD AFAIK. They can't advertise specific ads for each city. True, but the Attorney General would probably say Mediacom should be running something like "Not available in all areas" on the bottom of the tv ad. Exactly..But then they'd have to change the wording of the commercial being there's a line that says "if your a Mediacom customer you get your locals in Hi def at no charge" line. |
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devans999
join:2005-02-08
West Des Moines, IA
| reply to Anonymous
said by Anonymous :Why is it false advertising? In Des Moines, IA they have all of the locals in HD AFAIK. They can't advertise specific ads for each city. It's definitely false advertising when they are running ads saying they currently have TNT & TBS in HD, when they don't anywhere in their system. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
 ·AT&T Southeast
| said by devans999 :It's definitely false advertising when they are running ads saying they currently have TNT & TBS in HD, when they don't anywhere in their system. For what it's worth, I noticed three new channels "To Be Announced" listed in my EPG the other day. |
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Scott72
join:2008-01-02
Mcgregor, IA
| said by openbox9 :said by devans999 :It's definitely false advertising when they are running ads saying they currently have TNT & TBS in HD, when they don't anywhere in their system. For what it's worth, I noticed three new channels "To Be Announced" listed in my EPG the other day. I don't have that in my guide, nor have I seen the commercial for the new channels. I suppose that means we're getting stiffed again up here. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | It must be a conspiracy to deny you further HD channels along with your other phantom local HD channel. |
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brown8
@mchsi.com
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said by openbox9 :For what it's worth, I noticed three new channels "To Be Announced" listed in my EPG the other day. I have a TiVo and Sony DVR with CableCards and they currently have the following placeholders added:
835 TNT-HD
836 TBS-HD
837 CNN-HD
The channels are not live, there are just placeholders for them. Also, the existing non-local HD channels are not working, or turning on and off. Maybe they will be live soon.
By the way, I'm in Minnesota. |
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WhatHappend
@mchsi.com
| The following HD channels are working for me tonight on cable company HD DVR with Cable Card and Sony DHG500 w/Cable Card. The Cable HD DVR doesn't know the channels names or have any listings for them though. The SONY box has channels name but will have to wait until tonight to get guide data.
835 TNTHD
836 TBSHD
837 CNNHD
I live in Southern MN and these showed up but I lost 832 FSNHD. Mediacom can't do anything right. |
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