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NowVOIP
In the beginning there was POTS
join:2006-03-05
Round Lake, IL | Re: but but but lol...instead of "More..More..More!!" it should be "Lies..Lies..Lies!!" | |
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join:2005-09-28
00000 | More of that Comcast math.  | |
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Comcablrtl
join:2003-10-25
Midwest
 ·Comcast
| They never advertise having 3 times as many HD "channels"; they advertise more HD content choices...which is true. A customer has access to more HD content, at any given time, than DTV and Dish Net. Personally, I like the idea of being able to access HD on OnDemand, rather than hoping something of interest would be available on DTVs line-up...which doesn't include 85+ unique channels anyway. | |
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
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Grand Rapids, MI
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·Comcast
| said by Comcablrtl  :They never advertise having 3 times as many HD "channels"; they advertise more HD content choices...which is true. A customer has access to more HD content, at any given time, than DTV and Dish Net. Personally, I like the idea of being able to access HD on OnDemand, rather than hoping something of interest would be available on DTVs line-up...which doesn't include 85+ unique channels anyway. Sorry, but that is a crock. My parents have Comcast HD, and when I showed them the HD I have with Directv, they were shocked. They would prefer all their locals were in HD through the Comcast system instead of a OTA antenna. While the In Demand HD channels are nice, they would prefer to have more channels like Science HD and Discovery HD (which isn't available to them yet).
This whole HD content thing used to be easy to figure out. Now you have Comcast counting HD Indemand PPV channels as content. Well, thats all fine and dandy, but it should be graded in terms of channels. | |
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jt66
@comcast.net
| Re: but but but its not indemand ppv because comcast dont have indemand ppv in hd. they only have ondemand hd content.some you pay for some you dont. i prefer hd on demand then just hd channels because i like picking what i want to watch when i want to watch it instead of settleing for whats on the current hd channel at the time. but for old people i can see your point. older people have a harder time getting use to ondemand. | |
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join:2007-11-26
Wayne, WV
·Suddenlink
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| said by Nightfall :said by Comcablrtl :They never advertise having 3 times as many HD "channels"; they advertise more HD content choices...which is true. A customer has access to more HD content, at any given time, than DTV and Dish Net. Personally, I like the idea of being able to access HD on OnDemand, rather than hoping something of interest would be available on DTVs line-up...which doesn't include 85+ unique channels anyway. Sorry, but that is a crock. My parents have Comcast HD, and when I showed them the HD I have with Directv, they were shocked. They would prefer all their locals were in HD through the Comcast system instead of a OTA antenna. While the In Demand HD channels are nice, they would prefer to have more channels like Science HD and Discovery HD (which isn't available to them yet). This whole HD content thing used to be easy to figure out. Now you have Comcast counting HD Indemand PPV channels as content. Well, thats all fine and dandy, but it should be graded in terms of channels. If you read the fine print for DirecTV they include the number of HD PPV channels in the overall total HD channels.
Taken from their own site: "In addition to the channel logos included here, the total channel count includes fifteen HD Pay Per View channels, and eight HD DNS channels." | |
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
clubs:
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·AT&T Midwest
·Comcast
| Re: but but but said by JBrown07 :said by Nightfall :said by Comcablrtl :They never advertise having 3 times as many HD "channels"; they advertise more HD content choices...which is true. A customer has access to more HD content, at any given time, than DTV and Dish Net. Personally, I like the idea of being able to access HD on OnDemand, rather than hoping something of interest would be available on DTVs line-up...which doesn't include 85+ unique channels anyway. Sorry, but that is a crock. My parents have Comcast HD, and when I showed them the HD I have with Directv, they were shocked. They would prefer all their locals were in HD through the Comcast system instead of a OTA antenna. While the In Demand HD channels are nice, they would prefer to have more channels like Science HD and Discovery HD (which isn't available to them yet). This whole HD content thing used to be easy to figure out. Now you have Comcast counting HD Indemand PPV channels as content. Well, thats all fine and dandy, but it should be graded in terms of channels. If you read the fine print for DirecTV they include the number of HD PPV channels in the overall total HD channels. Taken from their own site: "In addition to the channel logos included here, the total channel count includes fifteen HD Pay Per View channels, and eight HD DNS channels." I know, and as I said before, it should be based on HD channels. Not PPV channels or PPV movie and event "content". | |
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jt66
@comcast.net | they did not say channels. they said programing. make sure you listen to what they say and what words they use. i hate it when stupid people to read write. comcast has on demand programing in hd. so comcast has 3x more hd programming not channel. | |
| | mglunt
join:2001-09-10
Fredericksburg, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·VoicePulse
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Wow.... Aim high Comcast
While DTV and Verizon are pushing for 100, 150 by the end of the year, Comcast strives for... 50!!!
And those Commercials are meant to mislead the average person into thinking Comcast has more HD channels. No denying their intent. | |
| | | fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| Re: but but but What are you talking about? DirecTV is already lying as well. They claim they have near 100 HD channels now.. last time I checked, there were only 50. (And that was just a week ago) Did they add 50 more last week?
What cracks me up is that everyone is doing this rah rah cheer leading routine for these "evil corporations" yet people are slit on each side of the BS they are flinging at each other.. you all are just caught up in the lies. | |
| | | | mglunt
join:2001-09-10
Fredericksburg, VA
·Verizon FIOS
·VoicePulse
| Re: but but but This page...
»www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/co···P4380112
Shows more than 50, and says it is a sample of what they have. I am just going by that.
Comcast is aiming for a whole 50 by the end of the year. That's a long ways off and they are shooting for 1/3rd as many as Verizon... which is the reason for my comment. | |
| | | | | fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| Re: but but but Ok.. so you're falling for the crap.
When I go to try and purchase EVERY POSSIBLE HD NETWORK *AVAILABLE* in my area, no matter what tier it's on.. I still do not come up with what they are claiming. Technically, if they have a regional sports channel which has, say, 10 networks, they can only count 1 of those to the end user if you're not allowed to purchase the network in your viewing area.
They can boast about their technical capability which may be correct, but when they are telling a customer that they have over 90 channels of HD available.. that's just not true.
When I actually did a line up check and counted the actual number of HD networks I could subscribe to, it was about 50. In many comcast systems, today, that's only about 13 networks.
Remove Comcast and their very weak HD commercials (which actually do annoy me even as true as they are) the gaps between Comcast and DirecTV are not THAT great... it's nothing but a horse race.
Cable will, again, pull out in front of Satellite. However, in the end, Satellite will not be able to offer what cable can on their own. Once things like DOCSIS3.0, Mpeg4, SDV, and the analog reclaim roll into full force, they will be able to bury satellite and not even think about it.
One thing people also forget.. while some are saying satellite has gotten on the ball and did something about it, it took satellite 3 years to get these networks up and running - AND THEY ARE THE BIRD COMPANY!.. remember?? they are supposed to be able to launch quicker than terrain based carriers.
Cable has been working towards expansion just as long.. satellite just got to the next check point quicker in this race. Cable/Fiber has a longer run to get to where they need to be.. however, they are nearing that check point too. When they reach their point, cable and fiber will have the advantage over satellite again. It's just a race that goes back and forth.
I, personally, don't see satellite as any great winner right now. They can enjoy their moment in the spotlight, but there are many MANY factors against them they must get over.. they have to evolve more than just from the sky.. they can't compete up there entirely. (Some services HAVE to be ground based) They HAVE to stop locking customers into contracts AND charing them up the ass to upgrade all the time. They HAVE to start diversifying their services on their own and stop the partnering game as that era will soon come to an end.
Cable, in many areas, is no saint as we all know.. but, unless you're blind, customers really really REALLY are not liking the idea of being "locked" into ANYTHING these days.. besides, I'm guessing that government bodies are going to start putting and end to them or at least erode their powers as what is already happening in the LONG over due cellular world. | |
| | fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| said by Mike :I thought comcast had 3 times as many HD channels as Direct TV and 4x as much as Verizon FiOS..... but...... they said on tv.... but.... How funny... you stressed the word "channels" in your comment stating that Comcast is claiming they had 3 times more channels... Can you produce a commercial or ad that states that...? or do you not pay attention like so many others.
Their claims, while weak, state that they have "more HD programs available at any given time"... meaning if you include the linear channels, and then each title available in OnDemand, while technically correct, they DO have more "programs" available in HD at any given time.. they do..
the argument is weak.. but true. | |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
| Hard to Believe Comcast Comcast, at least where we live, seems to have a huge internal communications problem. The technicians working the phones don't have any idea when or if certain features will be deployed. The technicians "on the ground" however seem to know this information.
It would be nice if the people on the other end of the phone had the same information as the field technicians.
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Sabre
Di relung hatiku bernyanyi bidadari
join:2005-05-17
·Comcast
| Re: Hard to Believe Comcast I can vouch for that, pnh, seeing as I used to work in the very same call centre that covers your area.
We were never told ANYTHING. I think the powers-that-be may have been afraid we'd either accidentally leak confidential information to customers, or get their hopes up for stuff that might end up getting delayed. At least those were the only semi-reasonable explanations I could come up with.
However, my experiences suggest that your internal communications accusation has a great deal of merit.
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Mount Airy, MD
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February 15th, @10:09AM
| Re: Hard to Believe Comcast said by Sabre :We were never told ANYTHING. Heh. I may have explained this before, but I will relate it again for added funniness:
Our town is split between 2 counties in Maryland (Carroll and Frederick). Each county has its own Comcast franchise, and the town itself also has a separate franchise.
Comcast planned to "deploy" enchanced services to Frederick county in mid-December, as we are in Frederick County, we got all these mailings and messages on both of our Comcast boxes telling us what a great thing this would be. We were told to be on the lookout for all these new channels on 12/11/2007.
12/11/2007 comes and we find that one of our boxes still retains the old channel lineup, and the other of our boxes got "zapped." The second box had the new channel lineup, but none of the channels came in. The even funnier part in all this was that this particular box actually got more HD channels than the first box that did not change.
I called Comcast to report the problem and they reset the "zapped" box so that it now showed the same channel lineup as the first box that was unchanged. The net result of this was that we lost HD programming.
The technician on the phone was clearly flustered by what happened so he offers to send out a field technician. 2 days later, the field technician calls right before he was scheduled to come over and explains to me that our whole town is being moved over to the Carroll county franchise, which has yet to be upgraded. I cancel the appointment as there is no need for the guy to come over.
I get charged $19.99 for the "service" call.
I call Comcast again to get that charge removed. They remove the charge but ask if I am interested in their phone service.
Supposedly, the Carroll county franchise is being upgraded, but I have a feeling that the same thing will happen again once that upgraded goes "live." I think that all the areas of Carroll and Frederick counties outside of Mount Airy will have the enhanced service, and our town will be left with what we have now. 
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL | Re: Hard to Believe Comcast Your just another in a crowded field. Their service is equally dispicable here in the midwest! | |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
| Re: Hard to Believe Comcast said by S_engineer :Your just another in a crowded field. Their service is equally dispicable here in the midwest! It gets even better, in a good way though.
I bought a 3rd HDTV. This one has a built-in ATSC tuner. I was surprised that not only do I get some of the HD channels that I thought I would need another box to receive, but I also get the local PBS station in HD, which doesn't come in on the Comcast boxes.
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| | fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| Honestly, PHN, it's not the job of customer service reps to tell customers about "what's coming"... it's their job to sell service, trouble shoot it, handle current account questions, and answer billing questions.
To be honest, too, the field techs only SOMETIMES know what's coming only when they are either involved in the roll out, prior training of the technology, OR if an engineer or head end tech (someone up the chain) tells them, which these days, is rare.
I can't even begin to explain why upcoming information is being told to customers (because it's too complicated and I'd be attacked for stating why anyway) but still, wanting to know what's coming, and getting that information are two different things.
As exciting it is to know what may be coming, in a very competitive environment, this information just isn't told publicly any more. If this were the case, you think that they'd want Verizon, D*, or other carriers to be able to call up and get the info in order to get the other side ready to launch campaigns to hurt the launch of the new product? | |
| | | Zoder
join:2002-04-16
Miami, FL
| Re: Hard to Believe Comcast What you're saying makes sense. But what I don't get is why marketing does such a terrible job announcing channel additions in some markets. We never get notices in our bills or messages on the box. The only norices we get are are when channel is being removed. We had 6 HD channels added this week which I discovered scrolling through the guide. | |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
| Well I can fully understand and appreciate the reasons for not wanting to divulge information. Osbourne effect and all...
However, the problem we have is not that Comcast doesn't divulge information. They freely and openly disseminate information about new features (e.g., On Demand, more HD, etc.).
The problem though, is this information is almost always wrong.
It doesn't bother me too much, I actually seem to find it more comical than irritating, because even with all of this BS, I still believe I get a lot of value out of my Comcast service, especially when compared to getting satellite.
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GlobalMind
Domino Dude, POWER Systems Guy
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Hollywood, FL | Yea well.. Show me SPEED HD or it doesn't matter! ; ) | |
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pnh102
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Mount Airy, MD
| Re: Yea well.. said by GlobalMind :Show me SPEED HD or it doesn't matter! ; ) What's wrong with you? You don't like watching Versus Golf HD?
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Go ahead, make my day
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Margate City, NJ
clubs:
·Comcast
| Re: Yea well.. said by pnh102 :said by GlobalMind :Show me SPEED HD or it doesn't matter! ; ) What's wrong with you? You don't like watching Versus Golf HD? That is my favorite HD channel.
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Hollywood, FL
| said by pnh102 :said by GlobalMind :Show me SPEED HD or it doesn't matter! ; ) What's wrong with you? You don't like watching Versus Golf HD? LOL actually I do spend a good bit of time watching Golf...
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pnh102
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Mount Airy, MD
| Re: Yea well.. said by GlobalMind :said by pnh102 :What's wrong with you? You don't like watching Versus Golf HD? LOL actually I do spend a good bit of time watching Golf... I'm firing my writers. 
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raydog1
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La Vergne, TN | Re: Yea well.. They show cage fighting on that channel at night. Mmmmmmmm. . . broken faces in HD! | |
| ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN
| HD channels or HD shows I can see from the fox/comcast fight over the superbowl in HD and dishnetworks h.264 version of HD that this whole HD channel thing is a scam. I could have a 1000 HD channels and it won't mean anything if there are only 4 to 6 hours of programming per channel actually in HD. Why waste money on comcast TiVo or any other HD box. I just bought an antenna for OTA reception and I am content with that and just dnloading any other shows I want to see. | |
| | BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast Formerly ..
| Re: HD channels or HD shows said by ossito16 :I can see from the fox/comcast fight over the superbowl in HD and dishnetworks h.264 version of HD that this whole HD channel thing is a scam. I could have a 1000 HD channels and it won't mean anything if there are only 4 to 6 hours of programming per channel actually in HD. Why waste money on comcast TiVo or any other HD box. I just bought an antenna for OTA reception and I am content with that and just dnloading any other shows I want to see. Ok your post really annoys me. And I will tell you why , you think everything was shot in HD over the years ?
HD content just came as of late , any sitcoms were shot in HD are shown in HD. Blame your local broadcast partner if not. Because it is their fault.
Now knowing this , how the hell do you expect channels to have HD content ready for 100 % of the time ? Want them to reply the 8 hours of content over and over each day ? If you want to wait on it then feel free , but don't gripe about a lack of content when we have 7 years of mainstream sitcoms and about a year of original programming already done in HD.
Even the movie re mastering studios are busting hump to get the content out there faster.
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| | | ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN
| Re: HD channels or HD shows I understand what you are saying, the problem is with these companies advertising something that the general non tech public does not fully understand. It should be explained along with those adverts that actual HD content is limited even though the channel has the capability to show HD. Do see where I am going? RCN is a small player in the cable game. They could just create a bunch of public channels, put one 30 minute infomercial in HD, and start advertising they have the most HD channels. Now imagine a two year contarct where you have 72 hours to cancel without penalty and then you learn that actual he content is at a minimum. You could have saved some money on the box or package chosen. That is why I was trying to say I will wait until more HD content is out there and 1080p content at that. | |
| | | | fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
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February 15th, @11:22PM
| Re: HD channels or HD shows Do you need a label that says "caution, hot coffee" too? Or, do you need one on the hair dryer that says "don't use in the bathtub?"
To be honest, more people need to spend time educating themselves and learning about the technologies. Why should Comcast, Cox, Verizon, DirecTV or Dish spend time educating people on technology other than what the benefits are?
You also have to remember that these networks, while not broadcasting programming originally shot in HD, ARE up converting the picture to HD which is FAR superior to the SD counterpart, even in digital. (ie: native HD and up-converted HD)
Just because it's not in wide screen doesn't mean it's not "hd"...
I'll also save you some time. Don't hold your breath on 1080p programming from your favorite (or most hated) network carrier.. On that statement alone, I'd REALLY encourage you to google and research HD. | |
| | | | | ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN
| Re: HD channels or HD shows You are preaching to the choir. Just by me engaging in a discussion about this topic is in itself letting you know that I am a person who not afraid of to learn the details about technology. I agree that more people should learn about the new tv standards but you know that is not going to happen. Kids should also study more in school and abstain from drugs and sex, dream on. I will research more about what you said about 1080p. I still refuse to chunk out $200+ for some HD DVR box. | |
| | | | | | fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| Re: HD channels or HD shows The issue, today, is that society and everything about it is expanding in so many ways and becoming more and more complex. But, to be honest, we are no different now in the year 2008 as they were in the 1960's when things changed. Back in the 60's, it was a far more advanced time than it was, say, i n the 30's.
As we grow and mature, things get more intense. TV is no longer just plugging in an antenna and turning the tv on with the "clicker"... it's not even about adding analog cable.. it's HD, DVDs, sattelite/digital cable, home theaters.. and COMPLICATED "clickers"..
Even at my age (36) I'm finding that the technology curve is harder and harder to keep up - probably as it was for my grandfather in his days...
The fact/point is that as we evolve, life becomes more complicated.. people will either take some steps to educate themselves, or get left behind which ultimately makes them feel helpless... (or as some might say, ignorant).. | |
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Transmaster
Onward Through The Fog
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | Well one of them Will be RFD-HD I have alway enjoyed RFDTV it has a bunch of unique shows.
»www.rfdtv.com
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jslik
That just happened
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join:2006-03-17
clubs: | Re: Well one of them Yes! The Big Joe Polka Show in HD!  | |
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cypherstream
There's no place like 127.0.0.1
join:2004-12-02
Reading, PA
clubs:
·Cingular Wireless
| Where is the bandwidth coming from in the remaining 65%? 50-60 HD channels is GREAT! It's about time Comcast publically announces plans to increase HD channel capacity. We've already heard it enough from Cox, Charter, Verizon, DirecTV, Dish Network, etc...
One thing that questions me, is where are they getting the bandwidth?
If only 15% of the systems will have SDV functioning by years end, and then 20% are doing major analog bandwidth reclamation, what happens to the other 65% of Comcast's footprint?
I know my area has been very slow to add HD. Comcast in general focused heavily on CDV last year. Let's hope this year is a huge focus back on their main product... digital TV.
My system will be adding 8 HD channels starting on 2/17. That will bring us up to 30 total HD channels. Rumor has it that every quarter they will add a group of 6-10 new HD's. If they add 8 HD's in Q2, then 8 more in Q3 and finally 8 more in Q4, we would be up to 54 HD channels. Sounds about right on target. | |
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RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL
·AT&T Midwest
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February 15th, @12:06PM
| Re: Where is the bandwidth coming from in the remaining 65%? The bandwidth comes from not actually doing the upgrade in more than two thirds of their footprint. They've learned a lot from the FCC: It seems that as long as you have one system actually running what you advertise you can claim it for your entire operation. It works for HSI and I'm sure it will work for their imitation HD. Quite clever, those marketing lawyers.
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CJ145
join:2002-12-17 | They get forgotten about like my area. I still only have 13HD channels, not including USA/FX/A&E/History/Discovery/Spike/Sci-Fi. I would switch to a dish if I could put one up. :| | |
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Fyi4u
| In some areas it has to do with the actual plant. In Central PA's Comcast area because of the various aquisitions which created the region, while MOST of the systems are running with 750mhz of frequency, there are still several areas with only 550mhz available on their plant.
Unfortunately because those 550 plants have less bandwidth to play with currently, they sometimes don't get all the new channels which are launching in other parts of the region. Unfortunately I don't currently know the plans on when/if they are gonna upgrade those systems.
An easy way to tell if you are on a 550 plant or 750 plant within Central Pa.... I believe pretty much all the 750's currently have VoD, while the 550's I think are still without. | |
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cypherstream
There's no place like 127.0.0.1
join:2004-12-02
Reading, PA
clubs:
·Cingular Wireless
| Re: Where is the bandwidth coming from in the remaining 65%? Yeah in Reading we are built to 750 MHz. They are using Scientific Atlanta System III RF line gear and nodes.
Our highest channel is 118 (759 MHz) which is a 256QAM carrying the GAME (MLB/NHL) channels.
I think they built Lebanon, Pottsville and Reading around the same time using the same RF gear. | |
| JamesDax
join:2001-02-24
Philadelphia, PA
·Comcast
| Philly will be lucky to get 30 Well, one thing for certain. Philadelphia won't be part of that 15%. Heck we are behind most of the country as far as the current HD line up. Comcast is based in Philly too. The just built the tallest building in the city as well.
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BIGDOG_3
join:2002-09-27
Belleville, WI | Re: Philly will be lucky to get 30 by the end of the year? By then DirecTV will have 150+ HD channels..They will always be behind. | |
| | | majortom1029
join:2006-10-19
Lindenhurst, NY | Re: Philly will be lucky to get 30 Directtv coutns all the different versions of channels like abc as a seperate hd channel. I am sure if the cablecompanies did this they would look like they have tons of hd channels also. | |
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join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL | Re: Philly will be lucky to get 30 They already do. All those PPV channels, which aren't actually channels, are counted by Comcast.
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| id_deleted
join:2003-05-01
Salt Lake City, UT
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February 15th, @12:56PM
| So this is what we all bought into the HDTV hype for? The latest so called "HD" channel additions in my area have made TNTHD look good, and anyone who has ever watched TNTHD knows how pathetic that is. There is very little actual HD content at all on the newly added channels, but we do get lots of 4:3 commercials and infomercials to watch along with grainy shoddily upconverted SD of syndicated reruns. Even a cheap upconverting DVD player looks better than 98% of their so called HD programming.
If they cannot offer channels with viable content originating from an actual 1080i or 720p HD source and presented in 16:9 or OAR then they should not even waste our time, its nothing but a publicity stunt. There should be some kind of qualifications for a channel to call itself an HD channel so that they cannot continue to falsely advertise low bitrate grainy garbage like this as HD. I did not buy an HDTV to obtain the equivlent of the current cable channel lineup in what they are falsely claiming to be High Definition, in fact I would be happy with even fewer HD channels than they currently offer if the overall picture quality were even close to what all the HD hype promised us. I can just rent an HD DVD from netflix if I want real HD entertainment now, so anything the cable company does has become quite irrelevant. In fact, if it were not for the occasional presentation that actually gets it right, I would likely drop my cable HD subscription altogether at this point. | |
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Morac
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ | I get less than 25 channels. There are 24 HD channels in my system. Of that 6 are local stations, 6 are pay stations and the remaining 12 are "free". | |
| neufuse
join:2006-12-06
Indiana, PA | a lot here now... Already get 36 HD channels here but only ever watch 3 of them... History HD, Discovery HD and NBC HD (local news is in HD on them)... nothing really that great on the others | |
| Leinie
join:2003-12-11
Osseo, MN
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February 15th, @08:22PM
| Ya right HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA - YA RIGHT, tell me more Comcast! Oh ya you will be getting Boomerang too I bet!
Also I am sure you will get the Big Ten Network...
Thats why I switch to Dish - best move I have ever made. | |
| | fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| Re: Ya right Osseo MN? Maybe you should do your homework before you post. Since you've switched to Dish, you obviously have no idea what is being offered in the area.
You'll also notice that there are very few people complaining from the MN market.. why is that? It's one of the better systems in the nation. Apparently you're hard to please. There are many people around that would love to have what Comcast provides in the Twin Cities. | |
| | | Leinie
join:2003-12-11
Osseo, MN
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February 16th, @12:48AM
| Re: Ya right I do know whats being offered, I was with comcast and had 3 hd dvrs plus 2 other standard digital converters.
Before comcast I was with at@t and before that mediaone.
So I have been with the group since 1999.
Don't tell me I don't know what is being offered.
I don't care about other parts of the county - who cares as I don't live there.
If I am not happy that is all that matters to me - do others pay my bill? I think not. My triple play bill was $220 plus a month with all the discounts I was being offered with all the movies channels and what not.
I was missing out on Big Ten basketball and also have waited years for Boomerang.
I don't care if it is one of the better systems in the nation if they don't have what I want then I guess its my right to say and do what I want.
Oh ya I don't live in Osseo - when I put in my zipcode that is what it shows.
I would never live in Osseo as it sure does not have much to offer, hmmmm kind of like Comcast!
Oh Ya, just like it says under your name "My Views Are My Own" - so I guess you know exactly what I mean above....
Also what homework should I of been doing?
I was posting regarding comcast having 50 to 60 hd channel by years end. Maybe you should do you homework first... | |
| | | | fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
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February 17th, @03:19AM
| Re: Ya right Bla Bla Bla..
What was that all about? seriously... your response was filled with "I don't care.. I don't care... " so, were you just ranting? are you so full of authority that you came here to say "this is the way it is and that's that!" ...?
You are right to your opinion, but to be honest, I was pointing out that the overwhelming majority of people disagree with you, around these parts.
As for your "I was posting regarding comcast having 50 to 60 hd channel by years end. Maybe you should do you homework first..." ... you seem to know more and are eluding to the fact that you can shed more light to this topic.. so what is it?
Comcast made a statement.. you can't disprove them.. until the end of the year.. and that IS a fact.
For the record, I HAVE done my homework.
Also, while you're mocking my "my views are my own".. you did so incorrectly. I'm often accused of being a paid shill.. my statement is to shut immature people up who have nothing better to add to a conversation/debate other than the ever so tired and typical "you're just a paid mouthpiece" return. | |
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Comcast Aims For 50-60 HD Channels
