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mountlaurel
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mountlaurel to Mike Wolf

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Re: New Guides for SA/Cisco Areas (Info from Ted Hodgins Blog)

Thanks for reply back. Hopefully our day (Garden State) is still on for next Tuesday (16 APR 2013) for Cable card update. I did read your post (Mike) about when Comcast adds Ondemand for TIVO that the 800 Model cable cards won't work. I do have a 800 Model card.

SoJoSteve
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SoJoSteve

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Ah, wonderful Garden State Cable customers, we live so close to Philly headquarters, yet we are on the worst system (Cisco) and we still can't get caller ID on our telly. Why are we treated like the Cinderellas of the Comcast customers? Oh right, because we CAN'T switch to FIOS and satellite TV sucks! I guess this is our "Gotcha" moment.

Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Tuckerton, NJ

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mountlaurel, between you and me I think Comcast got it wrong with claiming that the 800 won't work. The only difference I've seen so far between the 800 and the 801 aside from the label is the 800 has secure micro software version 3.14 and the 801 has secure micro software version 5.03 which matches the 803 card in the RNG200N which is setup for two way communication with On Demand. The firmware the 801 was running was 1.5.2_F.p.1401 built in 2009 and the firmware the 800 and 803 was running was 1.5.2_F.p.2401 software built in 2010. Now all three are running the same 1.5.2_F.p.3001 firmware so I'm going to assume that they are going to be indistinguishable once in the cablecard slot with the exception of the secure micro software version which may or may not end up being the biggest hang-up.

mountlaurel
@army.mil

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mountlaurel

Anon

"MikeWolf" Let us know if you do receive the "Not Authorized" message this week with the New Cable Card software with your TIVO.

telcodad
MVM
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ

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MVM

to mountlaurel
said by mountlaurel :

Hopefully our day (Garden State) is still on for next Tuesday (16 APR 2013) for Cable card update.

From this item posted yesterday on the Comcast Help and Support Forum, it looks like your area's update is still on schedule for next week:

From: »forums.comcast.com/t5/Xf ··· 7#M72435
From ComcastTeds
4-12-2013 3:13 PM

SCHEDULE UPDATE
Customers in the areas listed below are currently scheduled to get the referenced on-screen guide updates and new features next week.

NEW JERSEY
Allentown, Atco, Audubon, Barrington, Bellmawr, Berlin, Birmingham, Blackwood, Blenheim, Bordentown, Browns Mills, Burlington, Camden, Carney’s Point, Cherry Hill, Chesterfield, Clementon, Collingswood, Columbus, Cookstown, Creamridge, Crosswicks, Eastampton Twp., Erial, Fieldsboro, Florence, Fort Dix, Gibbsboro, Glendora, Gloucester City, Gloucester Twp., Haddon Heights, Haddonfield, Hainesport, Hilltop, Hi-Nella, Jacksonville, Jacobstown, Jobstown, Juliustown, Laurel Springs, Lawnside, Lindenwald, Lumbertown, Magnolia, Mansfield, Maple Shade, Marlton, McGuire AFB, Medford, Merchantville, Moorestown, Mount Ephraim, Mount Holly, Mount Laurel, New Egypt, New Lisbon, North Hanover, Oaklyn, Pemberton, Pennsauken, Pine Hill, Pitman, Roebling, Runnemede, Shamong, Sicklerville, Somerdale, Southampton, Stratford, Tabernacle, Trenton, Vincentown, Voorhees, Westmont, Woodlynne, Wrightstown

Details on the new features available are detailed in the initial post in this thread. Additional information can be found at »www.xfinity.com/meetyourguide

Additional locations will be announced as they are confirmed. All locations are expected to be completed in early 2013. Thanks for your patience.

FifthE1ement
Tech Nut
join:2005-03-16
Fort Lauderdale, FL

FifthE1ement

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Lol, telco is like a fact machine! I don't care who owns it but it SUCKS! LOL! Comcast use the Tivo or Cisco guides and give them to us next week, pretty please?!

5th

telcodad
MVM
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ

telcodad

MVM

said by telcodad:

said by mountlaurel :

Hopefully our day (Garden State) is still on for next Tuesday (16 APR 2013) for Cable card update.

From this item posted yesterday on the Comcast Help and Support Forum, it looks like your area's update is still on schedule for next week:

From: »forums.comcast.com/t5/Xf ··· 7#M72435
From ComcastTeds
4-12-2013 3:13 PM
:

Oh well, sorry, but it appears that the update for the Garden State system has just been postponed yet again:

From: »forums.comcast.com/t5/Xf ··· 3#M72611
From ComcastTeds
4-15-2013 12:30 PM
:
Apologies to our customers in the NJ areas listed above; our local management team in NJ has postponed the delivery of the referenced update for now due to some higher priority business needs and to address some customer facing issues.

As I get additional updates I will provide them here. Thanks.

Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Tuckerton, NJ

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Member

I'm stunned and appalled by what just happened.
Jim184
join:2013-04-11
Barnegat, NJ

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I understand that x1 has it's issues but so dose the menu system that we have right now. But comcast is touting that the x1 system is infinitely better than the menu system we have now and they don't mind telling you that if you don't like your current menu system you can pay for professional installation to get the new x1 system. basically though my beef is the length of time this is taken also when they first roll this out they never mentioned that it would cost you more money to get these features and benefits that they were saying they were going to give you.

mountlaurel
@army.mil

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I knew it didn't happen when about 6:34 AM this morning I was watching "Action News" (Ch 806) and received the "Black Screen". Then I checked the Software and it stayed the same.
SpHeRe31459
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join:2002-10-09
Sacramento, CA

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said by Jim184:

I understand that x1 has it's issues but so dose the menu system that we have right now. But comcast is touting that the x1 system is infinitely better than the menu system we have now and they don't mind telling you that if you don't like your current menu system you can pay for professional installation to get the new x1 system. basically though my beef is the length of time this is taken also when they first roll this out they never mentioned that it would cost you more money to get these features and benefits that they were saying they were going to give you.

Agreed. It wasn't supposed to be anything premium, and as we know they will eventually roll out X1 to existing RNG hardware, so it will at some point become quite a bit less premium.

Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Tuckerton, NJ

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mountlaurel, by the way I haven't gotten a black screen yet on my TiVo's or on my RNG200N. I'm really sorry about the delay. I know that if this had happened to me again for the fourth time, I'd be ticked off to put it mildly and PG.
Jim184
join:2013-04-11
Barnegat, NJ

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Mountlaurel, I wish I felt your pain. If only NJ Comcast management decided to halt the update a few days earlier. I would have .25 and be a lot happier. Though Mike would be ticked. Hopefully you'll get your update soon

Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Tuckerton, NJ

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My new mission is to get Xfinity On Demand for the TiVo Premiere. After that, get Comcast to convert to MPEG4 for all HD channels across the board

mountlaurel
@army.mil

mountlaurel

Anon

Mike-Wolf, can you work your magic and try to find out when the Garden State, NJ customers will receive the "Cable card" software update. This is driving me crazy with my TIVO Premiere get the message "Channel Not Available" It was happening a lot last night to "Comcast Sportsnet" - ch. 847. I couldn't even watch the Flyers game at all at one point. Thanks

Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Tuckerton, NJ

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I'll see what I can do, I just need to find my whips and chains

Really sorry about the cablecard issue your having. An idea I had was to run down by you and retrieve the card and either upgrade it in my area or swap it with an updated card, or run down and pick up your TiVo, bring it up by me and hook it up in my area so it would update the firmware, then run it back down by you. However I don't know if Comcast would have a hissy fit.

mountlaurel
@comcast.net

mountlaurel

Anon

Thanks Mike Wolf. I'll just wait for the Cable Card upgrade. It's funny didn't have No problems last night. It comes when you least expect it (Channel Unavailable - Message). I do check the comcast.net forum thread on this frequently.
Jim184
join:2013-04-11
Barnegat, NJ

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Mike updating his card that way would not work because Comcast could tell that card dose not belong in that aera. Even if it did update It may not work in his area anymore Because they are not set up For the new updates. But that was a very gracious gesture on your part so thank you..

Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Tuckerton, NJ

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I figured that might be the case Jim, but I figured it would be worth a shot, I mean it would be better then letting mountlaurel suffer because of some dumb decision by an uninformed Comcast decision maker.

mountlaurel
@comcast.net

mountlaurel

Anon

This is Cable Card software update should resolve the "Black Screen" and "channels not Available" problems-correct??? with TIVO Premiere's

Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Tuckerton, NJ

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Yes mountlaurel. I haven't gotten a black screen or "channel not available" message yet.
The vendor, ie Cisco, created and designed the new firmware that fixes the authorization error that we are talking about here, back in April of 2011, a month after I complained to Ted Hodgins in his Comcast Voices blog. The problem was Comcast is just now pushing that firmware out to our area 2 years later. Here is the release notes »tools.cisco.com/search/d ··· W8UiSfyS which addresses the black screen troubles.

mountlaurel
@army.mil

mountlaurel

Anon

I appreciate all the feedback for this problem. Funny thing is all day Sunday it never happened once (either of the two).

Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Tuckerton, NJ

Mike Wolf

Member

Maybe Comcast figured out the cause of it and fixed it without having to push the new firmware.

mountlaurel
@army.mil

mountlaurel

Anon

Mike - Thought so too, but it happened last night switching back from ch 890 (TCM HD) to ch 847 (Comcast Sportsnet). The same old "Channel not available" message. Need Cable card firmware update pushed to Comcast of Garden State, NJ customers soon!!!

telcodad
MVM
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ

telcodad

MVM

FYI - The latest update on the S26 deployment:

From: »forums.comcast.com/t5/Xf ··· 9#M74247
From ComcastTeds
5-10-2013 2:34 PM

SCHEDULE UPDATE

Customers in the areas listed below are currently scheduled to get the referenced on-screen guide updates and new features next week.

LOUISIANA
Calhoun, Collinston, Downsville. Eros, Monroe, Richwood, Sterlington, West Monroe

MISSISSIPPI
Bolton, Brandon, Byram, Canton, Clinton, Flora, Florence, Flowood, Goodman, Laurel, Jackson, Madison, Meridian, Pearl, Pelahatchie, Pickens, Puckett, Raymond, Richland, Ridgeland, Star, Terry, Tougaloo, Utica, Whitfield

Details on the new features available are detailed in the initial post in this thread. Additional information can be found at »www.xfinity.com/meetyourguide

Additional locations will be announced as they are confirmed. All locations are expected to be completed this year. Thanks for your patience.
telcodad

telcodad

MVM

FYI - The latest update on the S26 deployment:

From: »forums.comcast.com/t5/Xf ··· 3#M74910
From ComcastTeds
5-21-2013 3:35 PM

... Memphis schedule was moved to the first week of June.