SeattleAD
join:2001-10-01
Maple Valley, WA | reply to dvdby
Re: Comcast Seattle Adds 29 New HD Channels
So I guess this long list does not include Maple Valley. I have been waiting for CNN HD for a while. |
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kinglou0
join:2006-06-05
Kent, WA
| I'm just on the border of Covington/Maple Valley and still don't have these new channels. This is after getting mailers from Comcast in March saying they were starting the switchover and a mailer in April saying that on the 17th all of their upgrades would be complete. I even hooked up a old CRT tv i have in the garage to see if the analogs were gone and they were. Everything from 30 up to 74 were out. I guess i'll keep waiting because i'm not getting 50meg FIOS out in this area anytime soon. Thanks Comcast! |
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SeattleAD
join:2001-10-01
Maple Valley, WA
 ·Comcast
| Yeah, know what you mean about the analog channels. I had a Comcast cable box on one of my TVs - was about to watch the end of the baseball game, and low and behold even that TV gave me a screen that said I needed a DTV converter box. Turns out the cable box was bad. Changed it out and it was fine but did miss the rest of the game. I don't understand what the big deal is. It's not like Maple Valley or Covington is out in the sticks but we have no real choices out here. |
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synapse
join:2006-01-30
Seattle, WA | reply to Cruisezone
"guess i'll keep waiting because i'm not getting 50meg FIOS out in this area anytime soon. Thanks Comcast!"
Comcast has 50 Meg HSI and it is cheaper than FiOS... |
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dvdby
@clearwire-dns.net
| reply to Cruisezone
The best bet is, if you get the Seattle Times newspaper to check the announcement ad section once in awhile. That is the ONLY place I have ever gotten any info on channel updates, HD additions, etc...and I live on Lake Washington in Renton. I have never received any cards, letters, etc..on any new channels, changes occurring and I have been a Comcast customer for 7 years! |
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kinglou0
join:2006-06-05
Kent, WA
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said by synapse  :"guess i'll keep waiting because i'm not getting 50meg FIOS out in this area anytime soon. Thanks Comcast!" Comcast has 50 Meg HSI and it is cheaper than FiOS... i have the 50mb service but with fios i could have a higher upload speed and have a much more reliable connection. i never hear about overloaded nodes or speed being affected by weather with fios. |
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kinglou0
join:2006-06-05
Kent, WA | reply to Cruisezone
All HD channels came on today, they all look great except QVCHD(i don't really care about QVC) which looked like they had something on the camera lens. |
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gr0m1t
Premium
join:2003-07-03
Seattle, WA
| Anyone in Seattle seeing the new channels yet? I was under the impression that we should be seeing them soon, but I just called Comcast and according to the CSR that I talked to (I know, not the most reliable source) we in certain areas of Seattle (I'm in West Seattle) may not see these new HD channels until November or December! She claimed the reason is because a while back, when lines were upgraded, Seattle area was first, and therefore now has older lines than the surrounding areas that will need upgrading before the HD channels can be added.
I really hope this is just another case of the Comcast support people providing the wrong information. |
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johnjefferson3
@aol.com
| Unfortunately that comcast person who you talked to was correct, in fact Seattle will be completely Last!! in fact here is a link to an article that was posted if you do not believe it!
»blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/b···ate.html
looks like you may not get it to the End of the year, but it not surprising since the Washington State area started about 2 months later than the Oregon area and has about 2 more zones than Oregon does, in fact i think Oregon only has 1 zone left, from the information that i read from their thread, and then comcast will focus more on California, so that the West coast be done by 2009, with comcast focusing on east coast in 2010!!
I personally don't like comcast cherry-picking but it's their cable system so they call all the shots. |
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NotSoComcastic
@comcast.net | reply to Cruisezone
So two days after Fios installation started on my street the HD channels were switched on. Coincidence? |
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hillyard
join:2002-07-04
Everett, WA | reply to Cruisezone
No love here in Lake Stevens |
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TD Nickell
Premium,MVM
join:2006-09-26
Federal Way, WA
clubs:
| reply to dvdby
said by dvdby :
Well if you live in the following area's:
Algona, Auburn, Burien, Federal Way, Kent, King, Pacific, SeaTac and Tukwila, you are supposed to be getting the following added on or about May 12th.
* Being added to Digital Starter:
#620 Speed HD
#651 E! HD
#652 Bravo HD
#653 Lifetime HD
#654 Travel HD
#655 Fox News HD
#657 CNN HD
#658 CNBC HD
#659 Spike HD
#664 TBS HD
#679 Nick HD
#680 Cartoon HD
#692 QVC HD
#693 G4 HD
#694 BIO HD
#697 AMC HD
#698 LMN HD
* Channels being added to Digital Preferred:
#205 RLTV
#517 Encore HD
#622 ESPNews HD
#649 WE TV HD
#650 Style HD
#656 Fox Business HD
#681 Disney XD HD
#690 Fuse HD
#691 TV One HD
#695 Planet Green HD
#699 IFC HD
* Channels being added to Premium:
#530 Starz Family HD
#531 Starz Comedy HD
#533 Starz Edge HD
* Channels being added to PPV:
#804 IN Demand Events HD
I am assuming if you live in these areas you have been notified by Comcast that these are coming, lol. I live in Renton/Newcastle area so i guess I will be summer or later before I see anything. Oh, by the way, I found this info in the Want ad section of the Seattle Times, not through Comcast. They must think everyone reads the paper!
I got them here in Federal Way on the 13th of May,and i have to say it was worth waiting for.I hope the rest of you guys get them soon! |
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spike010101
Premium
join:2003-11-28
Lacey, WA | reply to Cruisezone
Federal way is sooo close to Lacey/Olympia, I hope it gets down here soon. |
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dvdby
@clearwire-dns.net | reply to Cruisezone
If you live in these area's, you will have all the new HD channels by August 5th.
Bellevue, Carnation, Clyde Hill, Fall City, Hunts Point, Issaquah, Medina, Mercer Island, Newcastle, North Bend, Pine Lake, Sammamish, Snoqualmie, and Yarrow Point. |
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Mike 0
@comcast.net
|  reply to Cruisezone
South Seattle, MLK & Orcas
TiVO/dual MCard
517 - 681 inclusive, with the notable exception of FoxHD, all were "no signal" but TiVO description was appropriate. Fox HD was full on. 681-699 inclusive had accurate TiVO descriptions but no errormessage. Odd that the "Green Channel" described an "Emeril Cooking for the Military" though  |
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TD Nickell
Premium,MVM
join:2006-09-26
Federal Way, WA
clubs:
| reply to Cruisezone
More HD channels this morning in Federal Way! 
619-CBUTD
621-ESPNU
630-NBAHD
631-NHLHD
632-B10HD
633-CBSCH
634-TNNSD
635-OUTHD
661-MSNBCD
686-CMTHD
687-VH1HD
688-MTVHD
689-BETD
700-MGMHD
701-TCMHD
703-HALLD
704-CMDYD
705-TRUTVHD
706-TWCHD
I'm not sure about the premium channels |
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sansri88
Go digtal you analog laggards
Premium
join:2005-12-17
New York, NY
clubs: | Very cool that they gave you CBUT (CBC I presume) in HD.
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Sriram Satish
NYU FAS Computing |
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JoeSammamish
join:2009-06-10
Sammamish, WA | reply to TD Nickell
Very cool!
In the Eastside suburbs, we're supposed to see those channels in about two weeks. Hopefully they roll out on schedule. |
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TD Nickell
Premium,MVM
join:2006-09-26
Federal Way, WA
clubs:
| reply to sansri88
said by sansri88 :Very cool that they gave you CBUT (CBC I presume) in HD. I was very surprised to see CBUT-CBC Vancouver in HD,but i have it! |
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kinglou0
join:2006-06-05
Kent, WA
1 edit | reply to Cruisezone
Of course, CBC-HD came out after the Stanley Cup. Oh well, thanks Comcast for all the new channels today. Get BBCAmerica-HD up as soon as possible. Weather Channel looks pretty cool in HD.
Channel 705 is showing truTV-HD even though it's listed as to be announced and no channel description. |
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