Mazzani
@comcast.net | reply to Cruisezone
Re: Comcast Seattle Adds 29 New HD Channels
Just got off the phone with a Comcast rep. She stated that the new channels should be rolled out to the Everett area by the end of January. Here's hoping sooner becuase I don't want to keep zooming in on SD LB of Nip/Tuck! |
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egcarter
join:2004-10-10
Keaau, HI
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said by tzs  :No Comedy Central? ...snip... Comedy Central HD was just introduced on January 13th. Systems of Cablevision (NY area) are the first to get it. Cox and DirecTV will start introducing it later this month.
They have very little native HD programming at present. Season 13 of SOUTH PARK (March 11th) will be HD, along with a few other programs (SARAH SILVERMAN,etc). THE DAILY SHOW and THE COLBERT REPORT are not produced in HD as yet. |
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wkupike2000
@microsoft.com | reply to Mazzani
Still nothing new for the downtown Seattle area. This is highly disappointing to say the least. |
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comcast user
@microsoft.com | reply to Cruisezone
Are these available on Digital Starter package? |
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D Smoke
join:2002-06-14
Minneapolis, MN | reply to Cruisezone
I wish they would bring these to Minneapolis, I have all the movie channels, I would love having them in hd |
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NotForYou
@comcast.net
| Report from Lynnwood. The Alderwood Mall Kiosk has flyers with all the channels the OP listed but when I asked the rep when they would be turned on, he said "slowly, a couple channels at a time". I still have nothing on my boxes. Maybe it's tied to the digital move of channels 30-80 for Comcast. I got the letters for NTAs last week. |
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beast89
@comcast.net
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I live in Seatac. I called Comcast and the rep said he lives in Everett and doesn't have the channels yet, but 8 blocks from him people have the channels. so I said when will we get the channels. he said Comcast doesn't have a time frame. they are still clearing bandwidth. i said well if it aint up by Feb I'm going to Direct TV. I pay to much money for the poor selection of HD provided. |
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ComeOnComcast
@starbucks.com
| Well said! I've been complaining for quite a while to Comcast and they must catch up to the satellite networks for dedicated HD channels (who really cares about having access to "1,000 HD Choices" at any given time?! Do people realize that many of these so-called HD choices are just a few minutes in length (i.e. previews, highlights, etc)!! |
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drewfell
join:2005-01-27
Puyallup, WA
clubs: | reply to Cruisezone
It's 2/1/09 and still no new channels out here in South Hill Puyallup. I said it before and I'lll say it again.
False Advertising.
Both a flyer and my last bill said the channels would be available back in December. |
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ethanwa
join:2009-02-24
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Has anyone gotten these channels yet? Here it is almost March and STILL nothing. I'd really love to have these in HD.
I'm out in Covington (near Kent) and I have 50 down / 10 up on my Internet (Extreme tier) yet still no HD channel upgrades. What gives??? |
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goojackson
@comcast.net | I am in zip code 98446 and I also don't have these channels yet. kinda ridiculous that we pay the same price as people that do get the channels, and if you call them about it, all they tell you is "you'll get them eventually". |
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dvdby
@clearwire-dns.net | reply to Cruisezone
Yes, it is a huge joke!! Sure be nice to have bigger playing field to choose from in the world of cable Pay TV. |
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synapse22
@comcast.net | reply to Cruisezone
The additional HD channels are not false advertising.
They told me it is part of a stratified roll out of the channels to the whole washington market called HD Jumpstart. By then end of the year everybody will have them. |
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synapse
join:2006-01-30
Seattle, WA | And yes, I do have the 29 additional HD channels... |
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dvdby
@clearwire-dns.net
| reply to Cruisezone
I don't doubt they are coming, however; Comcast should do a MUCH better job informing people when and if new channels are coming. The only messages I ever get via my set-top box are for the same idiotic wrestling and boxing PPV events. There was never a head's up about their addition of MLB Network, and on and on....The only time I find out I have something new is scrolling the guide and seeing new channels that have suddenly popped up. |
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Comspastic
join:2007-10-22
Seattle, WA
 ·Comcast
 ·magicjack.com
| reply to Cruisezone
Seattle Market HD Channel,s
1. I work in the Field in this Market.
2. New HD Channels as of today 2/28/2009 are Only available on Mercer Island part of the 860MHZ overlay project started in Jan.
3. We are getting ready for Phase 1 of 2 ADS Conversion, going to happen starting in March-August by NODE no schedule is written (Phase 1 all channels 30-99 switch to ADS, hence DTA Rollout.)
4. Phase 2 of 2 is scheduled for 2010. (Phase 2 all channels 2-29 switch to ADS.)
5. In between Phase 1 and 2 we will start adding channels, what channels and when we will have them will not be released.
All other questions relating to New HD Channels need to go to the call center.
The Person that Started this Thread, either lives in Everett (Inside a FIOS Footprint) or in Mercer Island.
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JimBob2
| I live in Lynnwood/Edmunds, within a FIOS footprint, and I don't have the channels. The issue is that we see the flyers, at kiosks, yet get no information. I did get the ADS rollout notice and I've switched to DTAs. Hopefully, all this is sooner rather than later (unless I switch to FIOS). |
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luvhd
@rcn.com
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with that kind of slow schedule better if one switches to fios if available.
said by Comspastic :Seattle Market HD Channel,s 1. I work in the Field in this Market. 2. New HD Channels as of today 2/28/2009 are Only available on Mercer Island part of the 860MHZ overlay project started in Jan. 3. We are getting ready for Phase 1 of 2 ADS Conversion, going to happen starting in March-August by NODE no schedule is written (Phase 1 all channels 30-99 switch to ADS, hence DTA Rollout.) 4. Phase 2 of 2 is scheduled for 2010. (Phase 2 all channels 2-29 switch to ADS.) 5. In between Phase 1 and 2 we will start adding channels, what channels and when we will have them will not be released. All other questions relating to New HD Channels need to go to the call center. The Person that Started this Thread, either lives in Everett (Inside a FIOS Footprint) or in Mercer Island. |
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Puyallupguy
@metrokc.gov | reply to Cruisezone
I live in Puyallup, closer to Good Sam hospital, so not fully on SouthHill, but I've had the new channels for about a month. |
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synapse
join:2006-01-30
Seattle, WA
·Comcast
1 edit | reply to Comspastic
said by Comspastic :Seattle Market HD Channel,s 1. I work in the Field in this Market. 2. New HD Channels as of today 2/28/2009 are Only available on Mercer Island part of the 860MHZ overlay project started in Jan. 3. We are getting ready for Phase 1 of 2 ADS Conversion, going to happen starting in March-August by NODE no schedule is written (Phase 1 all channels 30-99 switch to ADS, hence DTA Rollout.) 4. Phase 2 of 2 is scheduled for 2010. (Phase 2 all channels 2-29 switch to ADS.) 5. In between Phase 1 and 2 we will start adding channels, what channels and when we will have them will not be released. All other questions relating to New HD Channels need to go to the call center. The Person that Started this Thread, either lives in Everett (Inside a FIOS Footprint) or in Mercer Island. Comspastic is not entirely correct in his statements.
1. Cant agrue with that, but please get your facts right.
2. The 860 plant is available in spots across all of WA state, thus the additional channels are available in more places than just Mercer Island. I have them, and there were 2 more launched Monday - Nickelodeon HD (679) and Spike HD(659).
3. Nope, it is by Head-End
4. The channels should be available to all later this year.
Once we all get DTA's, the HD channels will be broadcasted to everybody because they will not have to broadcast the same channels 3x (SD, Analog and HD). Analog takes a lot of bandwidth... |
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