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Re: New Guides for SA/Cisco Areas (Info from Ted Hodgins Blog) said by telcodad:said by turnerbrewer:It is frustrating that Comcast keeps "patching" the outdated IGuide instead of offering a guide that the customers want.
Well, it looks like Comcast may be putting more priority on improving its OSGs now: Comcast forms CoMPASS team to develop next generation user interfacesBy Steve Donohue, FierceCable - October 23, 2012 » www.fiercecable.com/story/comcas···12-10-23 Lol, but we probably won't see the results of this until 2015 by Comcast standards. 
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said by kenmanblue:Thanks Russ. I've just now posted there, and hopefully will get an explanation soon.
The following posts are from Comcast's Ted Hodgins, Sr. Director, Video Product Development - Navigation, in Media & Entertainment, "New Guide for Scientific Atlanta Cable Boxes" blog and states that On-Screen Guide 2.0 with AnyRoom DVR functionality is available in Boynton Beach, Florida. NOTE: Ted changed his answer. The last quote (in bold) is his new answer. On-Screen Guide 2.0 with AnyRoom DVR is NOT available in Boynton Beach, Florida. quote:
Hi Ted,
I live in Boynton Beach, Florida, an area that is supposed to have all these great features, such as anyroom DVR, caller ID ON TV, control of DVR recordings from an iPhone or iPad and others. In fact, if I go,to Comcast online, it encourages me to order upgrades like Anyroom DVR, which it says is available. And yet, it is not. I have placed many calls to Comcast, and agreed to do the upgrade. The CSR was unable to understand why these features did not work. They escalated the issue, gave me a ticket number, and called me back 10 days later to tell me they have delayed the upgrade in my area. No one seems to know when it will actually take place, or what the problem is. Can you help figure this out? I don't know if its just my specific community or a larger area. I'm certainly not in any kind of remote area, nor a new subdivision. I'd appreciate anything you can do to help.
Kenneth Reisman | October 22, 2012 7:47 PM
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Hello Mr. Reisman, thanks for reaching out.
In your area of FL, On-Screen Guide 2.0 is definitely available today when you have a subscription to AnyRoom DVR. We would need to professionally install new cable boxes in all cases.
On-Screen Guide 2.0 includes DVR Manager, Caller ID to the TV and many other new features. More info here: »www.xfinity.com/onscreenguide2
Apologies for the incorrect information you received. I've asked that someone from the local Comcast Florida team give you a call to go over the details with you.
Ted Hodgins replied to comment from Kenneth Reisman | October 23, 2012 4:27 PM
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Hello Mr. Reisman, thanks for reaching out.
Apologies for the conflicting information you received. I've asked that someone from the local Comcast Florida team give you a call to go over the situation with you.
It sounds as though your area is one last small area where this new guide is not yet available. I should have some more information soon as to when your area is targeted. It should be very soon.
Ted Hodgins replied to comment from Kenneth Reisman | October 23, 2012 4:27 PM
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said by FifthE1ement:said by telcodad:said by turnerbrewer:It is frustrating that Comcast keeps "patching" the outdated IGuide instead of offering a guide that the customers want.
Well, it looks like Comcast may be putting more priority on improving its OSGs now: Comcast forms CoMPASS team to develop next generation user interfacesBy Steve Donohue, FierceCable - October 23, 2012 » www.fiercecable.com/story/comcas···12-10-23 Lol, but we probably won't see the results of this until 2015 by Comcast standards. I agree this will further delay getting the X1 Guide deployed to the majority of Comcast customers. Comcast will be spending its time and efforts forming CoMPASS instead of working on the X1 guide and testing it. I hope the person Comcast finds to run CoMPASS doesn't decide to start all over again.
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kudos:2 | Well seeing that X1 appears to pretty much be the same program guide that Verizon FIOS has had for over a year - I hope they put some more people on creating new ideas...
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kudos:1 | Comcast needs to get the guides deployed to more people without having to stop the deployment to send out a patch. After that, Comcast can add more features. Also, the guides need to take advantage of the STB hardware. For example, the Cisco RNG 200N supports AnyRoom DVR but it is only deployed in some of the SA/Cisco markets and the Pace X1 gateway has six tuners but the X1 guide only allows 2 shows to be recorded at the same time.
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Comcast needs to push the X1 guide to the existing customers boxes now.
Push the guide to compatible boxes. What incentive do I have to stay with Comcast and the A28 IGuide when I can go with DirecTv and receive a free HD Genie with 5 tuners? Comcast even cripples their own X1 box by only allowing 2 of the 6 tuners to operate... Comcast reminds me of IBM circa 1979/1980's. They are arrogant and refuse to listen to their customers.
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kudos:1 | I don't think the software for the X1 Guide is ready for either the Motorola or Cisco STBs. The X1 Guide is only being deployed on the Pace X1 Gateway.
Comcast is trying to take advantage of the new Pace X1 Gateway by only allowing new triple play customers to get it. Comcast plans to offer it to existing customers after the "new" wears off. This could be a matter of months or years.
I think the real problem is that it takes Comcast years to produce the Guide software and get the bugs out. Comcast is forming the CoMPASS group to address this, but even that will take a long time before it produces good results. In the meantime, Comcast will continue losing customers because of this.
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| said by Russ:I don't think the software for the X1 Guide is ready for either the Motorola or Cisco STBs. The X1 Guide is only being deployed on the Pace X1 Gateway.
Comcast is trying to take advantage of the new Pace X1 Gateway by only allowing new triple play customers to get it. Comcast plans to offer it to existing customers after the "new" wears off. This could be a matter of months or years.
I think the real problem is that it takes Comcast years to produce the Guide software and get the bugs out. Comcast is forming the CoMPASS group to address this, but even that will take a long time before it produces good results. In the meantime, Comcast will continue losing customers because of this.
I think we all agree with everything you said but it's pure BS! Why should new customers be entitled to the latest and greatest while those who have "stuck" and I mean that in the most literal sense of the word, get stuck back in 1999 with iGuide?! Any other company would be out of business but hey monopolies are a great business model. Sometimes I think the extent of Comcast's coders are two monkeys in a room with a computer, lol.
Why disable the other tuners on the X1? Why not have day plus and day minus as one of the first basic features on the X1? When will Comcast ever push out an update? These are questions we probably won't find out till 2014. In fact I'd be willing to make a bet with someone on this forum. $100 if Comcast releases the new update, I'll be sporting, to 50% of it's install base by October of 2013! Anyone want to pick a month and get in the pool?
What blows me away is that I don't even think Comcast writes or codes the guide? I know iGuide was on just about every cable operators boxes? So what have they been doing for years?
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kudos:1 | I don't know if the other tuners were deliberately disabled for some marketing reason or if Comcast simply couldn't get the guide software to correctly record more than 2 shows at the same time and that is why the other tuners were disabled. Also, why hasn't Comcast deployed an AnyRoom DVR Guide for the Pace X1 Gateway? |
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kudos:1 | Ted has changed his answer and now says that On-Screen Guide 2.0 is NOT currently available in Boynton Beach, Florida, but should be soon. Click the following link that includes his new answer.
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Yay Comcast - I like how the S26 update has slipped from the Summer, to the Fall, and now it looks like it won't come to most people until 2013.
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kudos:1 | The following post is from Comcast's Ted Hodgins, Sr. Director, Video Product Development - Navigation, in Media & Entertainment, "New Guide for Scientific Atlanta Cable Boxes" blog and states that further deployment of the S26 Guide is being delayed until December.
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All of our areas where we use Cisco or Scientific-Atlanta branded cable boxes (including your area of NH) are expected to receive this guide update and new features including DVR Manager and Caller ID.
Our next new deployments are now targeted for December. I don't have a specific date for your area that I can share just yet. Once I do I will be sure and share that information here.
There have been a few minor issues with a small number of cable boxes that we have adjusted in order to have a better overall customer experience. The recent storms and some competing priorities are some reasons why our next locations have moved to December. Apologies for the delay.
We do have these new features out to about 12% of our Cisco-SA footprint and the plan is to get these new features out to all areas as soon as possible. Thanks for your continued patience.
Ted Hodgins replied to comment from Scott | November 13, 2012 1:27 PM
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said by GoodOmens:Yay Comcast - I like how the S26 update has slipped from the Summer, to the Fall, and now it looks like it won't come to most people until 2013.
I just want to be able to properly record TV shows...
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1 edit | said by TexasAnt :what is the eta of the software update to screen guide 2.0, I really want to use the features in my service, and no I have no need to purchase anywhere DVR, as i have one tv and one DVR and no I do not need triple play, who uses land lines? grandpa?
See »Re: New Guides for SA/Cisco Areas (Info from Ted Hodgins Blog)
Guide S26 should be deployed either in December of this year or more likley next year.
You probably wouldn't get On-Screen Guide 2.0 unless you get AnyRoom DVR and it will be in limited areas.
The X1 Guide (aka On-Screen Guide 3.0) is scheduled to be deployed by late 2013. My guess is there will be more scattered deployments in 2013 and it will be 2014 or later before it is available across the country.
Comcast is in the process of forming a new Guide development team and there is no telling how this will affect Guide deployments. See
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said by TexasAnt :.... who uses land lines? grandpa?
well at least 9.3 million grandpas subscribed to comcast for landline phone service at the end of 2011 according to Reuters...
As of December 31, 2011, its cable systems served 22.3 million video customers, 18.1 million high-speed Internet customers and 9.3 million voice customers and passed more than 52 million homes and businesses in 39 states and the District of Columbia.
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kudos:1 | said by The Q:said by TexasAnt :.... who uses land lines? grandpa?
well at least 9.3 million grandpas subscribed to comcast for landline phone service at the end of 2011 according to Reuters... As of December 31, 2011, its cable systems served 22.3 million video customers, 18.1 million high-speed Internet customers and 9.3 million voice customers and passed more than 52 million homes and businesses in 39 states and the District of Columbia. source: » www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/c···=CMCSA.O I know in my area, with the widespread power outages after Superstorm Sandy hit, some cellular carriers' services went out, but my Verizon POTS service kept working fine. Some of my neighbors who had Comcast CDV and FiOS voice also lost their phone service as the battery backups failed after a few hours.
Then, in the middle of all this, I even got a call from Verizon on my POTS line asking about switching over to FiOS! I told them about the above, and said NO WAY!
The caller then said it was just a matter of time, in my area, that the POTS service will be discontinued. I said OK, I'll just keep my copper line until they clip it from my home then!
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