Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL
| reply to FSugino
Re: Comcast Chicago Suburbs Going All Digitail 9/29/09
said by FSugino  :said by vj9999 :I got the letter today for Bartlett. July 27, 2010 seems to be the date. Same date for Schaumburg. It's comcastic! How meny people will still have comcast then after direct tv goes 200 HD? |
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Ruggiero
join:2008-07-24
Schaumburg, IL
| reply to ihaddsl
There's a big difference between the Nov. 10 changes (changing which tier several existing channels are part of, which requires little to no capacity) and the changes that will occur next year (adding dozens of HDs, which requires some of the capacity that is created when the expanded basic channels are converted from analog to digital).
The time involved is needed to deploy set-top boxes and digital adapters to the hundreds of thousands of affected Chicago-area customers so they can continue seeing the expanded basic lineup. |
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FSugino
VIP
join:2001-12-04
Schaumburg, IL
| reply to vj9999
said by vj9999 :I got the letter today for Bartlett. July 27, 2010 seems to be the date. Same date for Schaumburg. |
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Spiderman865
join:2005-12-27
Joliet, IL | reply to djdanska
Westmont and Downers Grove are on the Elmhurst head end. Romeoville head is parts of Naperville, Romeoville, Joliet, New Lenox, Homer Glen and others.
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djdanska
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join:2001-04-21
Glen Ellyn, IL
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| reply to ihaddsl
said by ihaddsl :I'm on the elmhurst headend and got a letter yesterday about all digital on June 22, 2010. talk about long notice. This seems a bit ridiculous that they started on Nov 10 by moving a few channels, and the rest wont be complete for 8 more months. what the *&*^ is comcast doing that it takes them that long? June?!?! Oh man. I might be moving next year. Not sure. I will have to make sure i move in an area already done! Is there a list of cities that have already done this? I think the following areas have done it:
Wheaton
West Chicago
Glen Ellyn
Warrenville
Parts of Naperville
What other areas have done it? I don't want to move to Westmont or Downers Grove or something without those channels if i don't need to!
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ihaddsl
join:2001-12-05
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I'm on the elmhurst headend and got a letter yesterday about all digital on June 22, 2010. talk about long notice. This seems a bit ridiculous that they started on Nov 10 by moving a few channels, and the rest wont be complete for 8 more months.
what the *&*^ is comcast doing that it takes them that long? |
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andyross
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL
| reply to Spiderman865
Here in Schaumburg, they moved some of the ClearQAM channels. The stuff on 124 and 125 (795MHz and 801MHz) are now on 79 and 80 (555MHz and 561MHz). Maybe too many DTA's were having problems with crappy wiring giving weak signals at the higher frequencies. There may be more changes. I had to force my Samsung into a full scan as I was using 80 with a channel modulator. Once the Samsung sees a channel as analog, it will refuse to 'convert' to digital. |
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vj9999
join:2008-04-16
Bartlett, IL | reply to blips
I got the letter today for Bartlett. July 27, 2010 seems to be the date. |
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blips
join:2001-04-17
Addison, IL
| reply to Spiderman865
If Comcast does not offer DTA's in my area, does that mean we are not all digital?
If we are not all digital, does anyone know when Bartlett will go all digital? Also, will we get more HD channels when we go all digital? I'm hoping for the Cartoon network in HD. |
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL
1 edit | reply to ChipMonster
said by ChipMonster :T'aint nothin. Got my letter today - on the Rolling Meadows/Palatine head-end. Warning me they're going all digital on August 24, 2010. That's what it really says... along with some package changes this month. Nice 9-month notice - and nice wait for all those HD channels that neighbor Schaumburg is already getting. UVerse available here - and of course DirecTV. I'll be looking to switch. I was right they do want to lose NW Chicago land to dish, direct, and AT&T.
And the $15 to $20 /m per HD dvr does not help.
Direct tv is so much better and now I would at lest think that comcast will be at least have a lot more by now but no in over a year where I am they have added just about no HD.
UVerse has that 2HD / 2sd limit. |
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ChipMonster
join:2009-03-17
Schaumburg, IL
| reply to Joe12345678
T'aint nothin. Got my letter today - on the Rolling Meadows/Palatine head-end. Warning me they're going all digital on August 24, 2010. That's what it really says... along with some package changes this month.
Nice 9-month notice - and nice wait for all those HD channels that neighbor Schaumburg is already getting.
UVerse available here - and of course DirecTV. I'll be looking to switch. |
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mikedz4
join:2003-04-14
Weirton, WV | reply to Spiderman865
maybe I should have convinced my aunt/uncle to go with dish or directv since they were told att didn't have underground lines for uverse in their area. |
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mhornet
join:2003-01-22
Oak Forest, IL
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said by mikedz4 :yeah I know. What happened to steger, crete, monee,etc? Did comcast forget about these areas? The Homewood headend appears to be nothing more than a neglected stepchild to Comcast. It seems our area is /always/ the last to receive upgrades of any sort. |
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL
| reply to mhornet
said by mhornet :Over in the Comcast Chicago thread on AVS, its being reported that the DeKalb head end will go all digital May 25, 2010. So now we know that there will still be doing transitions on 5/25/10, but there is still no date for the true southern cities in Cook and Will counties. Thats just great. that long? by then Direct tv will likely have 200 HD channels.
What is with it with comcast do they want to lose NW Chicago land to dish, direct, and AT&T?
I can see the tower of the Mt. Prospect super head that covers a big area and still has a big analog line up and lacking hd.
I got direct tv because of that and the better price and bigger and better HD DVR. |
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mikedz4
join:2003-04-14
Weirton, WV | reply to Spiderman865
yeah I know. What happened to steger, crete, monee,etc? Did comcast forget about these areas? |
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mhornet
join:2003-01-22
Oak Forest, IL
| reply to mikedz4
Over in the Comcast Chicago thread on AVS, its being reported that the DeKalb head end will go all digital May 25, 2010.
So now we know that there will still be doing transitions on 5/25/10, but there is still no date for the true southern cities in Cook and Will counties. Thats just great.
Can anyone from Comcast give us some good news? |
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andyross
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL | reply to kitekrazy
Yes. CLTV now requires Digital Starter or higher and a full cable box or CableCard device. It's not available through expanded basic/ClearQAM or with a DTA. |
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kitekrazy
join:2002-01-31
Joliet, IL | reply to Spiderman865
So what is the deal with CLTV? Did they move it to a different package?
I've got a Comcast digital tuner but CLTV is missing. |
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andyross
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL
| reply to Shab
So far, Comcast is still removing encryption on the expanded basic level digital channels. There is no PSIP, though, so you have to get used to weird channel numbers like 125-203, 85-2, etc...
The HD versions of channels available in expanded basic are still encrypted and require a full HD cable box or CableCard device. |
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Shab
@mcleodusa.net
| reply to Spiderman865
I live in Highland Park. We received a letter saying that we would receive a letter soon regarding switching to all digital. Right now I get the main broadcast channels only in both standard and HD through QAM (CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, WGN). I am curious as to whether we will be getting the extended basic via QAM such as TBS, TNT, USA. |
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