 nycdavePremium,MVM
join:1999-11-16
Melville, NY
kudos:10 | reply to freyder
Re: Free HBO- is this for real? You have an account issue, not a CableCARD pairing issue. |
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 freyderPremium
join:2001-02-15
Plano, TX | reply to daghis
channel 131 shows the typical help videos for using the system. No pairing menu there.
All HBO channels say to contact your provider.
The online "My Verizon" service says I should have the service so I guess I'll have to call them get it resolved. |
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nycdavePremium,MVM
join:1999-11-16
Melville, NY
kudos:10 | reply to daghis
Channel 131 is the FiOS Help channel. If the CableCARD isn't properly paired with the host device, channel 131 will display the CableCARD pairing menu... |
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daghisPremium
join:2004-07-22
Canonsburg, PA | reply to freyder
said by freyder:FWIW, I got the email as well and while I did see the message on my Tivo I do not have HBO on 899.
The Tivo shows the "contact your provider" message when I tune to 899. Is your CableCARD properly paired with your TiVo? HBO is one of the few channels that requires the CableCARD to be paired with the box.
There's a test channel that you can check for pairing issues, but I don't recall what it is. Perhaps someone else has a better memory than I do. |
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| reply to ronsc1985
As of this morning, my service went from just the one channel unblocked to all of the HBO channels. I have received no communications indicating the reason for this change. |
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| reply to Surprised
I've had it for a few weeks now in VH04. All the HBO channels are unblocked not just 899 as is HBO on demand. |
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freyderPremium
join:2001-02-15
Plano, TX | reply to ohernan
I don't have a cable box.. just a Tivo.. no popup setting there that I could find. |
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said by freyder:FWIW, I got the email as well and while I did see the message on my Tivo I do not have HBO on 899.
The Tivo shows the "contact your provider" message when I tune to 899.
The HD HomeRun Prime does not list 899 as one of the channels that I receive.
Try turning off pop-ups in the cable box settings and see if you get channel 899 then. |
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freyderPremium
join:2001-02-15
Plano, TX | reply to Surprised
FWIW, I got the email as well and while I did see the message on my Tivo I do not have HBO on 899.
The Tivo shows the "contact your provider" message when I tune to 899.
The HD HomeRun Prime does not list 899 as one of the channels that I receive. |
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 bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | reply to c17chief
said by c17chief:I am in VHO8 as well and I got it.
Do you also receive complimentary Showtime?
Im in VHO7 and Showtime is included free for the area due to competition. I would doubt they would give this 3 month freebee to anyone that already has a free premium included. |
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said by nowayout:I wonder how they are picking customers for this? I haven't gotten it here in vho8.
I am in VHO8 as well and I got it.
Untill a couple days ago, I have been out of town since the beginning of the year. Just happened to notice an email about this late January. When I got home, sure enough, HBO is on.
I looked into the terms when I saw the email...like many others, I was thinking great, they took it upon themselves to turn on a trail on my account, for which I will have to cancel before getting billed. However, in the terms, it explicitly said it will automaticly be turned off on may 31, no action necessary, will not be billed, etc....so we'll see what happens. Looks good to me, although pretty evident it's probly got an ulterior motive as more as a trial in hopes people will keep it then it is a gift for being a good subscriber. Either way, I'm def not compaining. |
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| reply to vircotto
I received the same email last week. I wish they send out the email before they turned on the service.
I do not trust them, so I need to watch for this item on the June bill. |
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dmine45
join:2002-11-03
Fredericksburg, VA | reply to Surprised
No love in DC metro either. Bummer. |
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| reply to Surprised
No love here in Harrisburg yet. Bummer.
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cmthru
join:2005-03-19
Rockville, MD | reply to Surprised
Just to update my previous post (Feb 2). My free HBO got cut off a few hours ago. :-( Never got charged for it. |
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| reply to somebodeez
I'm also in the Pittsburgh area and received the email from them yesterday. I have all the HBO channels now. |
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| reply to Surprised
I just received yet ANOTHER phone call trying to get me to subscribe to HBO  I repeated that we were not interested and to please quit calling us about it. He said he'd remove our account # from his list and hung up before I got the chance to say anything else. |
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| reply to aztecnology
I got my email, but when I check HBO it still asks me to subscribe... |
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 No luck in Westchester county in NY. Tried last night |
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said by aztecnology:I got the same pop up message for free HBO on both of my boxes, so now I'm enjoying HBO until the end of May.
It just gave you the option to choose 'ok', i didn't choose on either box, I just changed the channel, then changed to one of the HBO channels and sure enough there it was...
I got my email today as well...
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