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story category Charter Doubles HD Channel Count in Louisiana
Switched Digital video arrives in some markets...
(old news - 08:45AM Monday Dec 10 2007)
tags: business · bandwidth · cable · HDTV · Charter Pipeline
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While it traditionally sit in last place when it comes to customer satisfaction, Charter is starting to step up to the plate in terms of HD offerings. The company has recently doubled the number of HD channels being offered in recent weeks, bringing their total to 44 channels (at least in Louisiana). Via the use of switched digital video, which frees up additional network bandwidth, the operator hopes to offer 100 channels by the end of next year.

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tiger72
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Saint Louis, MO
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TWC

I'm glad to hear SDV is moving forward in some places. I wish Time Warner would get it soon, as TWC's HD offerings are the only thing i'm disappointed with.
permalink · 2007-12-10 08:57:44 · Reply to this
shashinka

join:2000-09-16
West Boylston, MA

Re: TWC

charter need to steps up and make it HD, TWC has
permalink · 2007-12-10 12:36:55 · Reply to this
fiberguy
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Re: TWC

Huh?? they need to? .... it sounds like they are.

When ever you launch something like this, you do it in a test market first for several reasons.. sounds like LA is the test market.
permalink · 2007-12-10 12:44:33 · Reply to this

WiseOldNerd
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Phoenix, AZ
·Cox HSI
·Qwest.net
·Charter Pipeline

Their Priorities Are Screwedup

Charter should pay more attention to getting their basic systems functioning well in all of their areas before doing addons in some. Their service in Newport, Oregon is a bad joke and basically sucks. Their so called HD tier is minuscule, and what is worse, they provide no HD from the Portland stations, which are the network stations and might be deemed "local" for Newport. Furthermore, the picture quality of the signal from a HD box was far worse than the picture delivered by the built in tuner on my set.

While I would like to keep Charter for simplicity's sake, I am ready to move to Dish as soon as I can get my HOA to approve an antenna on my garage roof. Personal experience has now proven correct all of the negative comments about Charter expressed by others. They really need to get their sh*t together or get out of the business!
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permalink · 2007-12-10 10:47:32 · Print · Reply to this

ilikeme
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Houston, TX
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Re: Their Priorities Are Screwedup

said by WiseOldNerd See Profile :

Charter should pay more attention to getting their basic systems functioning well in all of their areas before doing addons in some. Their service in Newport, Oregon is a bad joke and basically sucks. Their so called HD tier is minuscule, and what is worse, they provide no HD from the Portland stations, which are the network stations and might be deemed "local" for Newport. Furthermore, the picture quality of the signal from a HD box was far worse than the picture delivered by the built in tuner on my set.

While I would like to keep Charter for simplicity's sake, I am ready to move to Dish as soon as I can get my HOA to approve an antenna on my garage roof. Personal experience has now proven correct all of the negative comments about Charter expressed by others. They really need to get their sh*t together or get out of the business!
By law you dont have to get your HOA to approve a Dish Network or Direct TV antenna. The HOA can not tell you you cant have it.
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permalink · 2007-12-10 10:50:33 · Print · Reply to this
Clever Name
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join:2005-05-06
Davenport, IA

lol

DirecTV has gotten cable companies a little worried. I switched already but it's nice to see them squirm a little anyway.
permalink · 2007-12-10 12:17:04 · Reply to this

vermonster

@charter.com

Re: lol

How about introducing digital simulcast, VOD, and VoIP in all markets?

-A
permalink · 2007-12-10 14:00:53 · Reply to this
bufbarnaby

join:2002-01-06
Riverside, CA
·Charter Pipeline

Charter is a bad joke here...

In Riverside , Calif. though we have a very good expanded basic package and many HD channels , the service has been down a lot in the 2 months iv`e had it. I actually had an outage over the Thanksgiving weekend and when the cable tech. showed up , he found a bad connection out near the tap. He said nothing of a charge and didn`t have me sign a workorder , but when I went online it showed a $35 charge !!! The off-shore Charter people would not take the charge off...so I took my box to the local office and said , take off charges or this box and service are terminated and i`ll call the BBB. The charge was taken off STAT as well as reimbursement for the days lost.This company needs to be put out of their misery. Satellite BTW had 100% up-time in the years I had it.
permalink · 2007-12-10 14:54:46 · Print · Reply to this
charterbites

join:2005-11-19
Covington, LA

I would give it all up

My 10meg is rarely above 3 or 4 meg even off peak. I would love to have 16/2 and NO HD channels if I had a choice!
permalink · 2007-12-10 18:01:34 · Reply to this
Oreo72

join:2007-09-05
Madisonville, LA

Re: I would give it all up

In Louisiana I get 42 HD channels and it is not on a switched network. Please erase the comments on this article about SVD. This is not the truth.
permalink · 2007-12-11 14:54:06 · Reply to this

charter user

@pfizer.com

Big Deal

Yea - Smithsonian HD, Wealth HD, MOJO, HGTV etc has me excited........

WNOL-DT - WB
WDSU-DT - NBC
WGNO-DT - ABC
WYES-DT - PBS
ESPN HD
ESPN2 HD
Fox Sports Net Southwest - HD
Golf Channel / Versus HD
Discovery HD
Animal Planet HD
The Learning Channel HD
The Science Channel HD
HD Theater
TNT - HD
Universal HD
MHD
A&E HD
History Channel HD
The Weather Channel HD
Smithsonian HD
Wealth TV HD
HDNet
HDNet Movies
MOJO
HGTV HD (DO NOT USE)
Food Network HD (DO NOT USE)
HBO HDTV-East
Cinemax HDTV-East
The Movie Channel HDTV-East
Showtime HDTV-East
Showtime Too HD
Showtime HDTV-West
Starz HDTV-East
Starz Edge HD
Starz Comedy HD
Starz Kids and Family HD
Starz HDTV-West
permalink · 2007-12-11 14:58:04 · Print · Reply to this
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