said by turnerbrewer:I called Comcast again this week and the CSR told me that the X1 platform is not available in my suburb of Atlanta, but it is available. Again, I was told that it is only available to "NEW" Triple Play customers subscribing to the "$199 & $139 plan".
Those are the two plans that she quoted. She then stated that the X1 box will be available this fall to current customer who subscribe to the two highest priced Triple Play packages.
I asked her if the X1 guide would be offered on any existing equipemnt and her reply was "No, that Comcast would only offer the X1 guide to Triple Play customers on the higher priced tiers.
If this is true the Comcast has lost my TV business. I am tired of the outdated guide when other competitors offer a better user interface. The channels that are piped thru the box are the same, but it is the user interface that makes the experience. Comcast update the guide! There is nothing "AWESOME" about Comcast. Ever wonder why they do not display their "Program Guide" during their commercials?
If you subscribed to Comcast then you would know why....
The following quotes are from Comcast's Ted Hodgins, Sr. Director, Video Product Development - Navigation, in Media & Entertainment, "New Guide for Scientific Atlanta Cable Boxes" blog and state that the X1 Guide will be deployed on specific existing Cisco and Motorola equipment in 2013. Comcast has failed to meet some schedule dates so it probably will be longer in some markets. Notice how vague the wording is with the use of "some" in the second quote.
quote:
We continue to test and trial the new cloud-based X1 guide on our Cisco RNG cable boxes and the plan would be to deliver the X1 experience (On-Screen Guide 3.0) on the Cisco RNG 200N and the Cisco 150N cable boxes by the end of 2013.
»Re: New Guides for SA/Cisco Areas (Info from Ted Hodgins Blog)
quote:
The newer Motorola DCX series of boxes in some markets are scheduled at some point in 2013 to get the new X1 guide (also knows as On-Screen Guide 3.0).
»Re: New Guides for SA/Cisco Areas (Info from Ted Hodgins Blog)