dawk2008
@rcn.com
| [CATV] HD on Demand....when ?
Ok so I read here about 2 months ago that by June RCN will "significantly upgrade" their HD on demand.
When exactly will that be coming ? ...I thought when we got the NCAA snippets a few months ago in HD we were on the way to getting more HD content but nada since then. Anyone have any data ? |
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rcnman
Jason Nealis
Premium,VIP
join:2003-05-02
Herndon, VA
| It's coming, we are working on it each and every day. This entailed a full swap out of all legacy VOD servers in each market. Chicago and Boston are near compeltion. We hope to have HD content to start showing up within a month at least in those two markets. |
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damink23
join:2002-08-19
Waltham, MA | Will the new VOD include Howard Stern On Demand? |
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rcnman
Jason Nealis
Premium,VIP
join:2003-05-02
Herndon, VA | I wish it would but at this time we do not carry HOD. |
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Dawk2008
@rcn.com
| reply to dawk2008
well its good to know its coming at some point.
It seems it will follow the same pattern as the Aptiv 3.0 rollout. Chicago, Boston, DC, and dead last is NYC and Lehigh Valley.
Any logic as to why the lehigh valley is last ? Are we the smallest subscriber base ? |
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jmirabella
Joe Mirabella
Premium,VIP
join:2003-10-20
New York, NY
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·VoicePulse
·ViaTalk
edit:
May 6th, @06:07PM
| We schedule the installations around other projects happening in the same time frame and available manpower..
Chicago is cutting over to new hardware tomorrow morning - Boston possibly the week after.. Once all the cutovers are complete, we will try to update on a time frame for any launches..
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Joe Mirabella
VOD Systems Engineer
RCN Corporation
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damink23
join:2002-08-19
Waltham, MA | "We schedule the installations around other projects happening in the same time frame and available manpower.."
Is there something else getting updated in the Boston area next week? |
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jmirabella
Joe Mirabella
Premium,VIP
join:2003-10-20
New York, NY | Analog crush is next in boston.. |
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alanisrox69
join:2005-03-29
Bethlehem, PA | Have HD-VOD won't snatch up bandwidth from other HD channels will it? Like what is happening on Comcast right now?
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rcnman
Jason Nealis
Premium,VIP
join:2003-05-02
Herndon, VA
| said by alanisrox69  :Have HD-VOD won't snatch up bandwidth from other HD channels will it? Like what is happening on Comcast right now? Nope 
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Jason Nealis,
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alanisrox69
join:2005-03-29
Bethlehem, PA
 ·RCN CABLE
edit:
May 7th, @12:35AM
| said by rcnman :said by alanisrox69 :Have HD-VOD won't snatch up bandwidth from other HD channels will it? Like what is happening on Comcast right now? Nope Whew! Bring it on then!
PA first! Can I bribe you? Send some strippers to the office perhaps? 
-Derek-
PS. I meant to say "Will HD-VOD...." up there...but I guess you got it lol.
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moulder3
join:2007-05-21
Boston, MA
| reply to rcnman
said by rcnman :said by alanisrox69 :Have HD-VOD won't snatch up bandwidth from other HD channels will it? Like what is happening on Comcast right now? Nope That is FANTASTIC news!!! I'm so glad to hear (once again) RCN isn't taking the easy way out and following Comcast. I will continue to refer friends in Boston (who, like me, are wired for both RCN & Comcast) to RCN. I'm happy to patiently wait for HD-VOD, when it means you aren't effectively downgrading our current services, like Comcast is doing to its customers.
I know many of us sometimes vent on this board (and I include myself) but I hope everyone at RCN knows we stay with you for NOT making the moves Comcast has made. Specifically, not squeezing (aka compressing) HD channels and not throttling/limiting/capping your internet. |
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alanisrox69
join:2005-03-29
Bethlehem, PA
·RCN CABLE
| said by moulder3 :That is FANTASTIC news!!! I'm so glad to hear (once again) RCN isn't taking the easy way out and following Comcast. I will continue to refer friends in Boston (who, like me, are wired for both RCN & Comcast) to RCN. I'm happy to patiently wait for HD-VOD, when it means you aren't effectively downgrading our current services, like Comcast is doing to its customers. I know many of us sometimes vent on this board (and I include myself) but I hope everyone at RCN knows we stay with you for NOT making the moves Comcast has made. Specifically, not squeezing (aka compressing) HD channels and not throttling/limiting/capping your internet. I absolutely agree! There is 0 reason for compressing and throttling internet. Props to RCN Can't wait for this upgrade!
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eddiecsr
@rr.com
| reply to Dawk2008
said by Dawk2008 :
well its good to know its coming at some point.
It seems it will follow the same pattern as the Aptiv 3.0 rollout. Chicago, Boston, DC, and dead last is NYC and Lehigh Valley.
Any logic as to why the lehigh valley is last ? Are we the smallest subscriber base ?
i would say order is done by which market is most competitive. chicago has competition from at+t and comcast.boston and dc has fios and comcast. nyc has timewarner and lehigh has some mom/pop cable company. |
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damink23
join:2002-08-19
Waltham, MA | reply to jmirabella
I know RCNMAN stated that Boston's digital upgrade looks like it will happen in July. Would this happen sooner with the upgrade to VOD? |
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machpost
join:2002-01-11
Washington, DC | reply to dawk2008
Any word on when the analog crush and HD-VOD will be happening in D.C.? |
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alanisrox69
join:2005-03-29
Bethlehem, PA
·RCN CABLE
| reply to eddiecsr
said by eddiecsr :
i would say order is done by which market is most competitive. chicago has competition from at+t and comcast.boston and dc has fios and comcast. nyc has timewarner and lehigh has some mom/pop cable company.
Not quite. That "mom/pop" cable company is actually the FIRST cable provider in the world.
While their base may not be as large today, I wouldn't call them a mom/pop cable company. 
Regardless, SecTV's HD stuff sucks...compressed channels, pixelations all the time (dishes are not aligned properly)...
RCN > *.*
-Derek-
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dawk2008
@rcn.com
| Oh I would definitely say Service Electric is "mom and pop"
I had it before RCN and it totally sucks. Internet is horrible, HD is compressed and overall service is terrible.
Thinking about it...I can see why Lehigh Valley is last with RCN...they regard service electric as no competition...and they are correct. |
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damink23
join:2002-08-19
Waltham, MA | reply to dawk2008
Is Boston still on tap to be upgraded this week? If so, what changes should we notice? |
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jmirabella
Joe Mirabella
Premium,VIP
join:2003-10-20
New York, NY | nothing on your end will be different. After the servers get cut to the new platform, we can then sign deals for more content / HD content / etc.. I am just doing the server work, no idea on what deals, what content, HD, etc will be done. |
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