dmorales125
join:2009-10-27
Linden, NJ
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Re: [HD] Comcast of Union: ~40 HD channels coming Nov 5th
Well my friends. I couldn't wait anymore for Comcast to update the channels. I checked last week to see if FIOS was available in Linden, NJ and prestor chango it was. So I made the switch and I am loving everything about it. The internet speed to the TV signal. Well its been a long ride with Comcast. Hope o see some of you over at the FIOS post soon. |
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sansri88
Go digtal you analog laggards
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join:2005-12-17
New York, NY
clubs: 
 ·Comcast
| Congrats on your switch to FiOS. I no longer have a need to switch since Comcast now carries all the HD that I could really want (save maybe a few channels) and the internet is fine here too. Just waiting for a few international networks and all will be amazing here in Comcastland.
Hopefully you're not a Knicks/Rangers/Devils/Islanders fan, otherwise you're SOL on getting them in HD.
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NYU FAS Computing |
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cypherstream
Looking forward to the future of things.
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join:2004-12-02
Reading, PA
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1 edit | Congrats on your new HD.
For me however, if Fios were available, and if Comcast had lots of HD (it currently doesn't in my area), I would still switch to Fios.
Why? To shove it in Comcast's face on how user interface matters. It's the face of the product, it's what customers interact with day in and day out... it's what leaves a long lasting impression regarding the brand.
I'm not the only one who thinks this way... Here's two sites out of many:
»www.businessinsider.com/time-for···e-2009-3
»www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/08/ca···-better/
If Verizon is smoothly sailing towards an 'app store' environment for the TV, then I will choose Verizon. Twitter or Facebook from the TV? Great. Full color channel logo's to help me in a sea of 100's of channels? Great! Movie cover art to help titles stand out, awesome! Multi-Room DVR so I can finish watching a recording in the bedroom, even cooler.
So let's weigh the scales, and just for comparison's sake, both providers had the exact same lineup SD & HD, and DOCSIS 3.0 is rolled out so Internet packages are similar. Verizon still wins out in my book because of their updated user interface with widgets, home networking support and commitment to keep improving their platform.
If Comcast were to lay anyone off, it should be the people who design their archaic 1990's user interface. I think my 3.58 MHz Super Nintendo in 1992 had better graphics.
Heck look at these tiny little HD media devices that literally run circles around the Comcast experience:
»gizmodo.com/5397986 |
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sepaperson
@comcast.net
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FIOS.. been there, done that, back to Comcast. Service great, billing a nightmare, customer service a close second. Bundled this month, unbundled next month, bundled again, unbundled again. After six months of calls for continued mistakes, wrong prices and mis-billings, enough was enough. Not worth the hassle for color icons.  |
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BBguy27
join:2009-07-14
Linden, NJ | reply to sansri88
anyone notice that there are two LMNHD channels. I know the one on channel 835 is supposed to be regular lifetime hd but on my box i have 2 LMNHD's. |
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Jersey G
@comcast.net | I am in Belleville, on Comcast of Union and I still do not have these new channels. They did move the locals to the 800's but I still do not have all the new ones. Anyone else experiencing the same issues? |
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stick9999
@comcast.net | reply to sansri88
I live in Summit and just got the new HD channels this morning on one box. A different (newer) box still doesn't have it. Comcast told me channels should be rolled out by Tue. Good luck. |
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CableCord
@comcast.net
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I had the same problem with my boxes in Summit too. I called Comcast and had them send a hit to all of my boxes, even the non-hd ones to play it safe, and now they list all the new channels. Everything is working properly. The channels were rolled out on Thursday. |
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dyhrdmet
join:2008-10-25
Springfield, NJ | wow. everything was up and running for me on the 5th (in Springfield). |
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Nicoben
@lehman.com | reply to sansri88
Is it possible no additions to the HD lineup in Jersey City still? Aren't we part of the Union system? |
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celeritypc
For Lucky Best Wash, Use Mr. Sparkle
Premium
join:2004-05-15
Caldwell, NJ
| said by Nicoben :
Is it possible no additions to the HD lineup in Jersey City still? Aren't we part of the Union system?
No. Jersey City is its own system. If I'm not mistaken, the Jersey City headend is on Kennedy Blvd near St. Peters College. |
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NJD79
join:2009-04-08
Jersey City, NJ
| reply to sansri88
Does anyone have any information on when the World of More will arrive in Jersey City? It seems strange (well, maybe not) that Comcast has bypassed our system after upgrading Union and Meadowlands. They now seem to be focused on Central and Southern NJ systems. |
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sansri88
Go digtal you analog laggards
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join:2005-12-17
New York, NY
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An update as to how much free space we now have.
It does not seem like there is anything on ch 38, 39, or 40. No signal on all three. 72, 73, 96, 98, 99 also is giving no signal, and no DTA message.
41, 42, 57 58, 59, 60, 61, 69, 70, 71 have the DTA message still.
43-50, 55, 56, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, are all 3:1 HD muxes.
51, 52, 53, 54, 68, 75 are 2:1 HD muxes
74 has multiple channels on it, all SD.
The new 3:1 HD muxes seem to account for all the new HD channels that were added, and it looks like there were some other shifting as well. We still have enough space for quite a few HD channels as well as those international channels that come with the second round of adds (or at least I think they do).
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Sriram Satish
NYU Stern Center for Research Computing
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dmasterscott
Comcast Of NJ II
join:2006-10-14
Woodbridge, NJ | When does the second round usually happen? If we still have space, I wonder why they left out some of the channels in the first round... |
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dyhrdmet
join:2008-10-25
Springfield, NJ | reply to sansri88
Interesting that they took away all those analogs and aren't using them (still showing the DTA message). you're right that there's plenty - maybe for all the HD movie packages. |
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JoeSammamish
join:2009-06-10
Sammamish, WA
·Comcast
| said by dyhrdmet  :Interesting that they took away all those analogs and aren't using them (still showing the DTA message). you're right that there's plenty - maybe for all the HD movie packages. The pattern out west has been cut 20 analogs and replace with a DTA message that sticks around for about two weeks. Four weeks after the first analog cut, cut another 20 analogs and replace with a DTA message. New HD channels are added about two weeks after the second analog cut (six weeks after the first cut).
Sounds like you guys are getting close to seeing new HD. We have about 100 HD channels here in the Seattle area. It's pretty nice. |
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dyhrdmet
join:2008-10-25
Springfield, NJ
| said by JoeSammamish :said by dyhrdmet :Interesting that they took away all those analogs and aren't using them (still showing the DTA message). you're right that there's plenty - maybe for all the HD movie packages. The pattern out west has been cut 20 analogs and replace with a DTA message that sticks around for about two weeks. Four weeks after the first analog cut, cut another 20 analogs and replace with a DTA message. New HD channels are added about two weeks after the second analog cut (six weeks after the first cut). Sounds like you guys are getting close to seeing new HD. We have about 100 HD channels here in the Seattle area. It's pretty nice. we had 2 waves of analog cuts back in August and September with 40 new HD in early November. We still have some of those DTA messages 2 months later, plus open space. I hope we're nearing new HD, but other parts of this area were ahead of us and haven't seen the second wave of new HDs yet. |
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sansri88
Go digtal you analog laggards
Premium
join:2005-12-17
New York, NY
clubs: | Maybe the second phase of HD adds will be all together for all the systems. |
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