said by whatthe :

Do they have hd dvrs available? Or how about if i got tivo, any chance of getting cable cards?

said by whatthe :

Thanks for the info. Looks like I will need to look elsewhere if I want hd. Seems kind of crazy they are unable to provide hd service, but oh well.

said by Cableman32 :

Should be some more in a week or two.

said by kmcss :

I had a real nice (new style) HD box until it burned out over 2 months ago. All they could give me to replace it was an HD box that was a real old one that didn't have HDMI port. It had a poor picture on both HD and SD. I went back in every week to get a replacement and was told the newer boxes haven't come in yet. Called Dish Network and had it installed in 2 days. They gave me a free DVR and receivers for 3 rooms. Now I have more SD and HD channels for less cost. It has been a week now and I am real satisfied. Farewell Mediaom Forever.

said by kmcss :

I already know what the rate will be per month after the 6 month reduced rate period and it is still less then Mediacom. Do you mean that Mediacom will never jack up there rate? Well dream on. Dish Network Rules!

said by danawhitaker :

"Don't forget about severe thunderstorms."

Really? About two weeks ago (June 17th/18ish) one night when we had severe storms my cable TV was completely knocked out too. The internet worked fine, but the TV went out right while I was trying to get information about a tornado warning. So it can happen with cable as well.

And, we had a lovely cable outage this past Sunday morning when it was perfectly nice outside, it lasted about four hours. Analog TV was fuzzy, digital was dead, internet was dead, phone was obviously dead.

Every service has its benefits/weaknesses. Not being able to get an HD box, I'd say that's a HUGE weakness. I have mine, but I'm afraid it's starting to die or have problems and knowing I can't replace it with another one if something goes majorly wrong is distressing.

said by IowaStudent :

Let me clarify What I should have said is Thunderstorms effect's Satellite MORE then Cable that however isn't to say that Thunderstorms can't take down Cable as well, it is just that thunderstorms have a tendecy to mess with sat. more. As like you mentioned Cable goes out as when it storms I have lost my cable at school for a brief time

said by IowaStudent :

Don't forget about severe thunderstorms.

said by surf1080 :

What are people's experience with waiting on a list for the HD receivers? I'm moving to Moline, IL in on Friday and I was put on the list because they have neither HD or HD/DVR receivers available.

said by surf1080 :

What are people's experience with waiting on a list for the HD receivers? I'm moving to Moline, IL in on Friday and I was put on the list because they have neither HD or HD/DVR receivers available.

said by whatthe :

I guess it has only been a little over a week, but am I wasting my time waiting to get an hd box. I would really like to give mediacom a chance, but don't want to wait 2 weeks and hear nothing. What is causing the shortage, everyone switching from satellite? /end sarcasm

said by BAINCH :

PM me your customer number and I get you an HD box right away.

said by Anonymous :

There is a wait list. If you help anyone this way he/she will be 'cutting in line'.

said by BAINCH :

]So send me the whole waiting list then.

said by soitgoes2 :

It's absolutely absurd that they regularly have waiting lists for this basic equipment.

I can understand a waiting list every once in a while (inventory issues can occur occasionally), but I don't understand why it just goes on and on...

said by soitgoes2 :

It's absolutely absurd that they regularly have waiting lists for this basic equipment.

I can understand a waiting list every once in a while (inventory issues can occur occasionally), but I don't understand why it just goes on and on...

said by whatthe :

The only thing I can think is that they have conceded the hd market. I called customer service and was told some areas have been out of hd equipment for six months. There is no way anybody is going to wait over a month.

said by tsduke :

BAINCH, no disrespect intended, but wouldn't the Des Moines office be able to give you that? If there boxes available why aren't they being shipped to DM to cover the waiting list?