Re: Time warner SDV deployment in Time Warner Cable TV/Voice http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20090718 en Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:45:58 EDT Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:45:58 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20317237 tiger72 : Kansas City is getting SDV during Summer 2008.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20317237 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:05:45 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20311850 Dampier :
said by Steve Mehs See Profile :

I find it interesting that New York and Texas divisions always get upgraded first. Not just SDV, but in general.

- Rochester and San Antonio were two of the first three franchises to get Start Over
- Rochester was the first to get upgraded to 7Mb Road Runner
- San Antonio was one of the first to get upgraded to 10Mb Road Runner Turbo
- Rochester and Syracuse were the first ones to get upgraded to 10MB Road Runner and 15Mb Road Runner Turbo
- San Antonio and Austin were the only ones to have Starz HD and Cinemax HD for a while
- Rochester and Syracuse were amoung the first to do digital simulcast of the analog line up
- Rochester is one of the few areas to offer Voice Mail at no additional charge and Caller ID on TV has been avalable for at least 2 years now here.
Rochester has historically always been considered a major TW test market for new products and services due to its high adoption rate of new technology, comfort with fast-paced changes in service offerings, a well educated high-tech oriented workforce, but a more "middle class" income base that gives key indications about price level tolerance and resistance. We were early adopters of Road Runner in general, beginning consumer beta tests in 1998. The DVR box was market tested in this area first as well.

However, we are not the only test market for Time Warner. Multi-room networked DVRs have not tested here, nor interactive cable system platforms (central Florida had that honor first).

Some of the product offerings and enhancements you mentioned come not because of a need to test those products, but rather to respond to market competition issues. Frontier Telephone gives Time Warner a real run for the money in offering value to telephone customers. Phone rates in this market are much lower than in other NY cities, requiring more value on TW's part in their telephone bundle (which still does not do as well here as in many other cities where phone rates are higher).

FIOS will drive broadband speeds upwards as TW adopts the position that stable markets with no competitive pressure don't require significant speed upgrades.

Channel lineups are developed both locally and nationally. Starz! is a premium product that was created by the old TCI, Inc., (AT&T Cable -> Comcast) that has never been heavily promoted or rolled out by Time Warner cable systems, which prefer to push HBO & Cinemax. Rochester barely mentions Starz! and does not offer its on demand counterpart to local subscribers.

Corporate TW signs affiliation agreements with networks guaranteeing x million households will have access, and then assigns priority to the addition of those networks to the various divisions' lineups. That's the primary driving factor for the addition of new networks. But local management can also play a significant role on which networks stay and which go from a market's cable dial based on subscriber demand.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20311850 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:51:53 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20278235 embj : Yup...anony23423 is right. We have the OCAP boxes, in the Raleigh/Fayetteville division, but no SDV yet. I'm sure that it's eminent, though. I've gotten a few things in the mail about them discontinuing a few On Demand interactive channels because of SDV.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20278235 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:47:56 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20277167 anon : TWC has not deployed SDV in Raleigh NC yet!

The boxs with the OCAP software are capable, but there is no channels and the service hasnt been implemtned yet.

On the new OCAP boxes press and hold SELECT on the remote, once the mail indicator on the box flashes press down arrow on the remote. Page through the diagnostics and there are 2 pages that pertain to SDV services, and mine say DISABLED or something like that.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20277167 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:31:15 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20276571 MyDogHsFleas : I was getting them again just last night. I flipped back after a couple of minutes and it was OK again.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20276571 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:40:50 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20275966 routerman90 :
said by MyDogHsFleas See Profile :

I know which channels are SDV because they often put up a screen with the message:

"Channel not currently available."

This lasts anywhere from a few minutes to hours and seems to occur randomly.
I am also in Austin. I used to see these occasionally but lately I have not seen these on any channels. I do have friends that tell me they see these. I guess it depends on what part of town you live in.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20275966 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:45:27 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20223784 bulvai : Kevin,

I've been waiting a while to get more HD out of my box, here in Plano. So, are you saying on March 27th we'll be able to receive all those channels on my HD tier?

Thanks,

~B]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20223784 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:11:37 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20180863 swintec : Have you seen it in action at all yet? Does it work well?
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said by swintec See Profile :

said by Kichigai See Profile :

I am curious how SDV will affect my Tivo since I am in the Dallas area?
It wont be positive. Last i knew it made the TiVo a paperweight but TiVo was working on a solution, I cant remember if I saw they found one yet.
Yes, there is a solution, it's called a "tuning resolver" and it's a modem sized unit that'll be issued by the cable company for these sorts of situations. The Tivo will need a software update and an open USB port.

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said by Kichigai See Profile :

I am curious how SDV will affect my Tivo since I am in the Dallas area?
It wont be positive. Last i knew it made the TiVo a paperweight but TiVo was working on a solution, I cant remember if I saw they found one yet.
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I know which channels are SDV because they often put up a screen with the message:

"Channel not currently available."

This lasts anywhere from a few minutes to hours and seems to occur randomly. When I call Time Warner they tell me to "reboot my box" which is BS because it's not my box. Then I ask them to check it themselves and they respond, "We can't. We don't have an HD TV here in our support area." They have to call up to someone else to check it. Unbelievable. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20168960 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:09:07 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20168740 luckykevin : dallas-fortworth metro will be getting sdv in 2008
first cities to see it:
arlington
dallas
mesquite
richardson
plano

these channels will be sdv:
vesus/golf hd
national geographic hd
cnn hd
tbs hd
a&e hd
history channel hd
discovery hd
animal planet hd
fsn southwest hd
hgtv hd
food network hd
as of 3/27/2008]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20168740 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:05:44 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20091352 Rombus : Just a point, the list is incorrect for SDV Deployment.

SDV is not yet launched in TWC NEO]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20091352 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:41:15 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20091252 Steve Mehs : Thanks, I knew about that I just didn't know what it called called. I thought all franchises were now handing out C and HDC terminals. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20091252 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:20:30 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20090929 ignorant : Any new box being issued will be an OCAP box, odds are must systems if not all are only purchasing HD boxes and HD DVR boxes at this point, no point in buying new non HD digital boxes.

Steve Mehs- OCAP (now called Tru2Way I believe) is the OpenCable Platform. It's basically a set of middleware for the separate security (Cable Card) boxes. Any new box being issued to a customer after July 1 2007 needs to be an OCAP box, however refurbished boxes can still be issued. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20090929 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:58:31 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20090764 Steve Mehs : What's OCAP anyways?

I find it interesting that New York and Texas divisions always get upgraded first. Not just SDV, but in general.

- Rochester and San Antonio were two of the first three franchises to get Start Over
- Rochester was the first to get upgraded to 7Mb Road Runner
- San Antonio was one of the first to get upgraded to 10Mb Road Runner Turbo
- Rochester and Syracuse were the first ones to get upgraded to 10MB Road Runner and 15Mb Road Runner Turbo
- San Antonio and Austin were the only ones to have Starz HD and Cinemax HD for a while
- Rochester and Syracuse were amoung the first to do digital simulcast of the analog line up
- Rochester is one of the few areas to offer Voice Mail at no additional charge and Caller ID on TV has been avalable for at least 2 years now here.
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P.S i did fine this »www.lightreading.com/blog.asp?bl···site=cdn]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20089785 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:58:23 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20087549 ignorant : All markets should have OCAP, unless the only boxes that are being issued are refurbished boxes. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20087549 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:19:41 EDT Re: Time warner SDV deployment http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20087478 Vchat20 : I also want to know where this data is coming from. As far as I have been able to surmise under my own investigation and by reference from Rombus See Profile, the NEO division neither has OCAP nor SDV deployed which are both listed in your data.

Not calling it all false, but would like clarification on the source of this data. I haven't been aware that TWC has been active in deploying in so many franchises now let alone at or before Nov. 2007.
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SDV Commercially Deployed for TWC
AS OF November 2007

Time Warner Cable Albany, N.Y.*
Time Warner Cable Syracuse, N.Y.*
Time Warner Cable Rochester, N.Y.*
Time Warner Cable Binghamton, N.Y.*
Time Warner Cable Austin, Texas*
Time Warner Cable San Antonio, Texas*
Time Warner Cable Oceanic Hawaii*
Time Warner Cable Portland, Maine*
Time Warner Cable Raleigh/Durham, N.C.*
Time Warner Cable Charlotte, N.C.*
Time Warner Cable Wilmington, N.C.*
Time Warner Cable Greensboro, N.C.*
Time Warner Cable Columbia, S.C.*
Time Warner Cable Green Bay, Wis.*
Time Warner Cable Milwaukee, Wis.*
Time Warner Cable San Diego, Calif.*
Time Warner Cable Kansas City, Mo.*
Time Warner Cable Ohio Systems*

Unknown SDV Deployment for TWC

Time Warner Cable Alabama
Time Warner Cable Barstow
Time Warner Cable Buffalo/Niagara
Time Warner Cable Clarksburg
Time Warner Cable Desert Cities
Time Warner Cable Erie
Time Warner Cable Fort Benning
Time Warner Cable Hudson Valley
Time Warner Cable Jackson, MS/Monroe, LA
Time Warner Cable Los Angeles
Time Warner Cable Myrtle Beach
Time Warner Cable National (non-clustered systems)
Time Warner Cable Nebraska (Lincoln)
Time Warner Cable New York and New Jersey
Time Warner Cable North Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth) (formerly Comcast)
Time Warner Cable Southern California
Time Warner Cable Southern Tier New York
Time Warner Cable Southwest (El Paso, Wichita Falls, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Border Corridor, Golden Triangle, Kerrville, Rio Grande Valley, and South Central)
Time Warner Cable Southwest Florida
Time Warner Cable St. John
Time Warner Cable Terre Haute

OCAP Deployment for TWC

Time Warner has deployed OpenCable-based set-tops in 13 divisions:

New York City and Northern New Jersey
Parts of Los Angeles (including Garden Grove, Chatsworth)
San Diego
Eastern North Carolina (Wilmington)
Raleigh, N.C.
Charlotte, N.C.
Lincoln, Neb.
Kansas City, Mo.
Milwaukee
Northeast Ohio
Cincinnati
Dayton, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio

Going All Digital
Staten Island, NY - Done
Woodside Queens, NY - Done
ALL NYC Systems in the next 18 months]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20083602 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:40:39 EDT