Thanks, that was a great read and pretty much explained everything I needed to know. :)

I want my NESN...

http://www.boston.com/sports/nesn/aboutus/news/012006/

Does anyone know why the Basketball games on INHD are blacked out?

Does anyone know why the Basketball games on INHD are blacked out?

NBA Basketball is blacked on for us on INHD because these games are productions of NBA TV, a channel which Adelphia does not carry. Therefore we do not get the HD games either.

Great, ABC and Fox are out again.

This happens every other week, when are they going to get this right!?

Great, ABC and Fox are out again.

This happens every other week, when are they going to get this right!?

Both of these channels are working fine for me. I really think that something is wrong in your area, since this has been a few times now that you've been out on these channels, but others in the thread are not.

yeah, but calling Customer service is useless. What am I going to do?

yeah, but calling Customer service is useless. What am I going to do?
Have someone form Adelphia come out to check out your neighborhood.

I have a tech coming next week to install a cable card, I'll call Telemedia tomorrow and tell them to take a look at it when he's here.

I have a tech coming next week to install a cable card, I'll call Telemedia tomorrow and tell them to take a look at it when he's here.
Sounds like a good idea.

I am getting a lot of pixelization on Starz tonight. Yuck.

WB analog from last night was very grainy, worst picture I've ever seen with Telemedia.

BTW, ABC is back and running fine. Fox was working earlier, but is off again now, blank screen no audio.

edit, now fox works, must have just been just the minute I looked at the channel, it was between sources.

WB analog from last night was very grainy, worst picture I've ever seen with Telemedia.

BTW, ABC is back and running fine. Fox was working earlier, but is off again now, blank screen no audio.

edit, now fox works, must have just been just the minute I looked at the channel, it was between sources.
I would still make sure that someone from Tele-Media looks at the problem. It seems as if it comes and goes. Be sure to tell the person that other people who have Tele-Media are getting the channels to come in fine while they don't come in for you.

This might be a dumb question, but here goes. I currently have SAT, and they use a TERK splitter to route the cables from the basement to the respective rooms. Here is the question.

Could I replace the SAT input cable into the TERK splitter with the Cable input cable and be done with what I need to do to get cable to all the rooms in the house, or will I have to replace the splitter too? The Terk has one in at the end, and 13 outs on the sides.

it's not a splitter, it's a multi-switch, you have to change it too.

Still no NESN news? I know people who have DISH because Tele-Media will not get NESN. Idiots.

Still no NESN news? I know people who have DISH because Tele-Media will not get NESN. Idiots.

With Tele-Media as our cable provider, our chances of getting NESN are "slim to none" year in and year out. With Comcast having ownership of our cable system, those chances improve to "very likely". I've spoken to several people at Adelphia and Comcast about this topic, and although it's still too early to get into much detailed discussion with Comcast people, the consensus seems to be that Comcast will add NESN here after the acquisition. Aside from monthly price increases, NESN (or the lack thereof) is the biggest topic every winter and early spring for Tele-Media. Every year (starting in February-ish through April-ish) there will be at least a few stories in the area newspapers about Tele-Media not offering Red Sox fans NESN, and about more and more people flocking to Dish and DirecTV. I have a feeling that this year we will be able to watch NESN on cable in the Waterbury area for the first time, ever. (You Seymour area guys had NESN as a premium channel up until 2002).

Is it just me, or is there frequently digital blocking/noise in the STARZ HD and MAXHD and Discovery HD channels?

I've been running DTV and Tele-Media and comparing them to decide which to go with, and while I like the HD channel lineup from Telemedia a little bit more, the signal quality has some interference and blocking. DTV is rock solid except in a heavy storm.

I guess I'll call Tele-media to see if they can do anything about it, but it's not in the house as I have a cable from the box on the side of the house to the TV with no splits. They would have to do something outside, and what are the odds of that actually happening?

Is it just me, or is there frequently digital blocking/noise in the STARZ HD and MAXHD and Discovery HD channels?

I've been running DTV and Tele-Media and comparing them to decide which to go with, and while I like the HD channel lineup from Telemedia a little bit more, the signal quality has some interference and blocking. DTV is rock solid except in a heavy storm.

I guess I'll call Tele-media to see if they can do anything about it, but it's not in the house as I have a cable from the box on the side of the house to the TV with no splits. They would have to do something outside, and what are the odds of that actually happening?
It's not just you. It's an issue for everyone. I've sent the message along to a guy at Adelphia who usually gets stuff done pretty quickly. Hopefully this will be corrected soon.

Is he talking about digital corruption or compression artifacts? I've noticed over the weekend that those channels have had some infrequent corruption maybe once every half hour for a brief moment, but the artifacts from the compression have always been there (and are *horribly* distracting on flashy scenes). Not sure much can be done about the latter.

Is he talking about digital corruption or compression artifacts? I've noticed over the weekend that those channels have had some infrequent corruption maybe once every half hour for a brief moment, but the artifacts from the compression have always been there (and are *horribly* distracting on flashy scenes). Not sure much can be done about the latter.

No, it is not a compression artifact problem. It is the first thng you talked about, as you called it "corruption".

Correct, I'm talking about the corruption resulting in sometimes a number of 1X1 inch blocks out of place, and sometimes a whole row out of place. Add to that sometimes image outlines are all screwy.

How often are problems like this seen. With DTV I have never had this, ever, but have seen it in other cable systems.

In recent times it's been pretty good. I'd say maybe once every few months things will flake out for an evening but it's usually quickly remedied. This is the longest I've seen an issue like this go on.

I just heard back from Tim at Adelphia. He said it was a QAM problem, and the the engineers reconfigured that QAM toady. He wants to see if we still have any problems with Starz HD and Discovery HD. Let me know guys, thanks!

One less hurdle for Comcast and Time Warner to clear:

FTC clears Comcast, Time Warner to buy Adelphia (http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-01-31T224352Z_01_N31138486_RTRIDST_0_MEDIA-ADELPHIA-FTC-UPDATE-1.XML)

And here is another, more in-depth article. (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6303706.html?display=Breaking+News)
The FTC approval actually seemed like it might be harder to acheive than the FCC approval. And with the FTC out of the way and the FCC in day 242, we could be very close to the deal being completely approved. I can't imagine the FCC approval would drag on for 300 days, that's almost unheard of.

Discovery HD is crystal clear again so far tonight.

Any reason why CSI Miami last not was not in Hi Def?

Also, no Dolby Digital from WFSB.

Discovery HD is crystal clear again so far tonight.

Yep. Starz looks good as well. Seems like they fixed the problem. Thanks for your feedback guys.

Also, CBS is supposedly doing the SOTU in HD, yet WFSB has it in SD.

Is there a problem at WFSB?

Any reason why CSI Miami last not was not in Hi Def?

Also, no Dolby Digital from WFSB.

Seems that WFSB has not been broadcasting any HD shows the past few days. I haven't really gone through the Hartford OTA thread, but it's probably being talked about there.

I posted over there just now. It was mentioned, but just briefly.

The tech is at the house now and he told me the reason the channels don't work is because the HDMI on the box causes it to break up, and that I need to swap out the 8300HD for a non DVR box and the problem will go away.

Where do they find these people?

The tech is at the house now and he told me the reason the channels don't work is because the HDMI on the box causes it to break up, and that I need to swap out the 8300HD for a non DVR box and the problem will go away.

Where do they find these people?

You think that is bad? Surely you expected as much, no?

I have a Sony Qualia 006 and called their support because it seemed like an HDMI port went bad (which in the end it did not, it did however on the SAT box). The customer service rep could not comprehend how I could have both Cable and Sat being viewed from the one TV. He insisted that unless I ran the channel setup in the TV, that I would not get a picture.

Uh hello, I'm not using the TV tuner, rather one of seven inputs in the back...

I was stunned, literally, and dropped the subject and the call.

Well, he told me that there is possibly something wrong with the line and that someone will be coming out to check the nodes and climb the poles in areas to see what's going on.

On a side note, I had them install a cablecard, and the thing is awful. The picture is nice, but every 15 minutes or so the picture goes black for about 10 seconds.

I don't know if it's my TV or not, but will have to keep an eye out.

Comcast struck a deal to broadcast the Universal-HD Winter Olympic coverage on InHD2 for the two weeks they are on. I know this is a stretch but do you think our cable system will be following suit? It would be nice to have 24 hour Olympic coverage from Universal.

This is probably doubtful given Adelphia's current situation but maybe something could be worked out.

Comcast struck a deal to broadcast the Universal-HD Winter Olympic coverage on InHD2 for the two weeks they are on. I know this is a stretch but do you think our cable system will be following suit? It would be nice to have 24 hour Olympic coverage from Universal.

This is probably doubtful given Adelphia's current situation but maybe something could be worked out.

Would be nice, but I doubt it.

Tonight a new channel popped up in my guide. It is channel 780 and it's labeled "TEST". It's just a black screen with no program data.

Not sure if it's meaningful or not. I am going to investigate and see what I can come up with on this one.

Universal HD????

Olympic coverage????

Universal HD????

Olympic coverage????
I did ask Tim about that today but did not get a response yet.

My gut feeling is one of three things:

Olympic coverage: Certainly possible, but I think we would have heard something somewhere else here on AVS or the web about Adelphia getting a deal.

MSG or YES HD: Since no Adelphia systems offer either of these channels in HD, there is no common channel number that could give away if this is YES HD or MSG HD.

Just a test: They could just be testing something else, and not really prepping for a new channel.

Since no other Adelphia systems on the HD channel scheme that we have (HD channels in the 700s) have a channel 780, there's really no place for us to look for a hint. But I do know this; it isn't just a hiccup in the guide which is not associated with a channel. It is a live channel located on 699MHz, just has no audio or video. Also, I noticed that a new channel popped up on my QAM receiver, channel 110-3, it too is dark. Since my QAM tuner isn't that advanced, I can't tell if it's the same channel on 699MHz. I guess we'll wait and see!

Any of you guys home today? Anything going on with channel 780?

When I type in 780, it immediately takes me to channel 800, DVR channel. Suggestions?

When I type in 780, it immediately takes me to channel 800, DVR channel. Suggestions?

Which cable system are you on, Seymour or Waterbury? I'm in the Waterbury area and have a channel 780 labeled TEST.

Seymour

Seymour

Well I just spoke to Ray in engineering. He said that they are just running tests, and that there are no new channels coming. No news to report here.

Well I just spoke to Ray in engineering. He said that they are just running tests, and that there are no new channels coming. No news to report here.
There is no 780 channel listed so it looks like whatever testing they were doing is over.

The thing that we need to have happen is that the Comcast deal gets finalized QUICK! We are at a complete stand still until this happens.

There is no 780 channel listed so it looks like whatever testing they were doing is over.

The thing that we need to have happen is that the Comcast deal gets finalized QUICK! We are at a complete stand still until this happens.

I think the test had to do with the new equipment that Tele-Media got from Comcast for local channel distribution.

I still have the Test channel as of 5:30...

http://www.hallaway.net/avs/HPIM0001.jpg

Pretty good "screenshot" lol.. what tv/panel are you using?

Pretty good "screenshot" lol.. what tv/panel are you using?
Not sure if you were being sarcastic or not, lol. I used my 32" "Orcom" LCD that I got from Tiger Direct. You may have never heard of the brand, but the TV is superb! Especially considering it was a 32" LCD for only $800.

I took the picture using my HP iPAQ 6515. Not too bad, used low quality picture settings. A PDA with a 1.3 megapixel camera is cool with me!

I compressed the picture in PhotoShop to cut down on file size.

Yeah I have the PPC-6700 phone with the 1.3MP. It's not for photographers, but works great for the occasional shot or ebay auction pic. I figured it was LCD because I didn't see a sign of scanlines. Looks pretty nice from the screenshot. I use a Westinghouse 37" 1080p myself. Love the thing especially when I'm watching Discovery HD at full resolution. =)

Anyone here ever use a cablecard from Telemedia? i got one installed, and it doesn't work. If I unplug it and plug it back in I'll get all digital and HD channels for a few minutes, then they turn off and it says no signal, and all I can get are analog.

I don't know if it's a TV or cablecard issue.

While we are talking about camera phones I have a Nokia 6682 smarphone with a 1.3 mp camera.

Oh, and I don't have that channel on the seymour system.

http://cmarks78.tripod.com/guide.jpg

Anyone here ever use a cablecard from Telemedia? i got one installed, and it doesn't work. If I unplug it and plug it back in I'll get all digital and HD channels for a few minutes, then they turn off and it says no signal, and all I can get are analog.

I don't know if it's a TV or cablecard issue.

While we are talking about camera phones I have a Nokia 6682 smarphone with a 1.3 mp camera.

Oh, and I don't have that channel on the seymour system.

http://cmarks78.tripod.com/guide.jpg
Yeah I'm in Naugatuck tonight and don't see it. I wonder why it's only in Waterbury. Oh well, doesn't matter since it's not really a new channel or anything.

Naugatuck?! That's my town, man! :)

Cable Cards are a nightmare for just about everyone. I am waiting for Cable Card V2 before eventhinking about going that direction.

Then I'll have to go return it on wednesday.

I think that some manufacturers are coming out with CableCard friendly DVRs. That's pretty cool becuase you will get your program guide (not from the cable company), plus you'll have your choice of DVR and not be stuck with Scientific Atlanta. That's pretty cool.

Then I'll have to go return it on wednesday.

Hey harlemn,
Check with the manufacturer of your television for the most current
firmware.
If you are geting the digi's and the channel map it sounds like the card
is mating to the TV.
That is our biggest issue with the cards where I work is getting them to
mate.
Maby you could try another card, it does help sometimes and worth a
try.
I have a Sony and did need a firmware update and has been fine for
about 9 months now.

Good Luck !

My TV is a Sony as well. How do I get a firmware update? Does that require a tech call?

My tv was under warranty so I went through a local tv repair shop that is
authorized by sony, I wasn't home when he was there but I think it was on a memory stik.
I have a KD-34XBR960 and this was back in the summer, this tv now has this firmware or better now off the shelf.
There is no ryme or reason with cablecards. Sony has byfare been the most succesfull of all the brands and they have issues once in a while.
2 of the same model Sony from the same local store bought within a week of eachother so the guy that owns the store that I was talking to was posotive they came from the sameshipment, one TV our tech was in and out of the house in 20mins and everything works.
The other tv he couldn't get it to work. I went there and spent about 3hrs there and tryed
4 cablecards,confirmed the latest firmware and nothing.
The TV would mate up with card but would never take commands to turn pay services on or off. Luckily the guy liked the DVR so he ended up with that.
My tv is the tester for all the cablecards that don't work at a customers house to verify the card is good or bad. We have mayby 70 customers with them and 100 cards total. We have found 1 bad card.
I don't blame the cablecards, cablecompanies, or the TV manufactures.
I do blame the feds that pushed the TV manufactures and cableco's to get these out to the consumer before they are fully developed.
I am looking forward to the 2way cards and hope there is some kind of diognostics that will return information when things aren't going well during the install to maby help know whats going on.

Post how it goes !

Two announcements regarding the sale of Adelphia to Comcast and Time Warner:

The FTC approves the sale of Adelphia after a 7 month investigation.

and

"[The Adelphia CEO] expects the sale to close by the end of the second quarter. "

There are many articles about this but the quote comes from this location (http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/01/30/daily22.html).

It looks like we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

It looks like we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I agree. It would be in everyone's interest (except those who will lose their jobs) for the FCC to approve this transaction as soon as possible. As customers, our channel lineups are frozen, with really no chance of any new channels. If this sale doesn't get done quickly, Mets fans will likely miss out on a number of their games. Sox fans like me will be forced to make a decision on whether or not I need to sign up for satellite TV again for NESN. Also, we are not going to be getting Universal HD's coverage of the Olympics, if we were Comcast subscribers we would. I appreciate everything that Adelphia has done with the former horrid Tele-Media in the last few years, but right now we really need to be Comcast.

Here is a very good article about the deal and the pending FCC approval, as well as the conditions that DirecTV and Echostar are demanding:

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6304924.html

Well I don't knw what Telemedia did, or what WVIT did, but pq on wvit tonight is much better than I remember seeing in a long time.

Well I don't knw what Telemedia did, or what WVIT did, but pq on wvit tonight is much better than I remember seeing in a long time.
WVIT did look pretty good. Also, the normal breakups and artifacts when they switch from SD to HD are no longer there. That was very annoying. Glad to see the improvement.

WVIT did look pretty good. Also, the normal breakups and artifacts when they switch from SD to HD are no longer there. That was very annoying. Glad to see the improvement.

PQ on Surface was terrific, Las Vegas was pretty good, but I only watched the first 20 minutes or so. PQ on Medium was excellent.

Good Job Telemedia!(since WVIT said it wasn't their fault)

On a side note here, in case you guys didn't know. The reason that WFSB was not showing HD for a few days a little while back is because they were installing some new hardware locally. You may have noticed that they have their own "3HD" but that shows up in the bottom-right during programming.

P.S. I still have channel 780, TEST.

Now Cox also has added Universal HD in time for Olympic coverage. Looks like we are suffering the consequences for being stuck in the middle of a sale.

Now it's CBS's turn for major problems. I know that they had a major problem last week and there was no HD for a few days, but now that it's back, it's all messed up. This is a still shot from CSI Miami. This isn't the only issue like this, and I've noticed it over the last couple programs I've watched. Don't know how far back it goes, I can't recall. The picture is absolutely awful.

http://www.marksrentals.com/cbs.jpg

This picture is worse.

http://www.marksrentals.com/cbs2.jpg

Bummer, looks like your Atari 2600 is shot man.

WFSB-DT is looking okay right now on my TV.

Yeah, I just turned on Criminal Minds and the pq looks pretty good, but it's a dark show with not much bright flashes like CSI Miami has.

Yeah, I just turned on Criminal Minds and the pq looks pretty good, but it's a dark show with not much bright flashes like CSI Miami has.
I too am having no problems right now with WFSB (Love Monkey).

Wow, lot of people on this thread right now. Everyone but Matt.

Anyone else notice the 3HD bug in the bottom right corner. I don't remember seeing that before last night's CSI.

ooh Remax commercial in HD, nice!

It's annoying because it's there PLUS the regular CBS logo.

Yeah, it is. Atleast Fox turns off their station bug after a few seconds.

Plus, it's there during commercials.

Now Cox also has added Universal HD in time for Olympic coverage. Looks like we are suffering the consequences for being stuck in the middle of a sale.

In case it makes you feel any better, and I'm sure it won't, the company that is buying your cable system hasn't shown any signs of adding Universal yet either. There's nothing on the INHD or INHD2 guide data showing Olympic coverage and there isn't a new channel showing up in the guide either.

I thought it was Comcast buying Adelphia/Telemedia, not Cox..

I thought it was Comcast buying Adelphia/Telemedia, not Cox..

That's correct.

I thought it was Comcast buying Adelphia/Telemedia, not Cox..
I was simply pointing out that because it seems that Adelphia can't negotiate a deal like companies who are not in the process of being sold, we are not going to see the addition of Universal HD like Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, and just today Charter.

Addicted2HD4Now.... Comcast is adding (and in some cases around the country, already has) added Universal HD. In places where bandwidth is an issue, they will be showing Universal HD's Olympic coverage on INHD2.

I was just reading back to the early days of this thread. It was kinda funny. I read the article that I posted about someone from Adelphia saying that Adelphia being sold (at that time they had just announced they'd be selling, had no buyer) would not affect Connecticut residents one bit.

Well we're not sold yet, and we've already been affected. We don't have WB or UPN in HD because our company won't be along for much longer. It also seems that we're not going to have HDTV Olympic coverage because of this. People I know at Adelphia don't know if they're going to have a job after this sale. Mets fans may get screwed out of part of the season because of this.

Just kind of funny how she downplayed the sale so much, when in fact it's already affected us when it hasn't even been completed yet.

Addicted2HD4Now.... Comcast is adding (and in some cases around the country, already has) added Universal HD. In places where bandwidth is an issue, they will be showing Universal HD's Olympic coverage on INHD2.

I know they are, and are supposed to. I just thought I'd let you know that the part of Comcast that will be in control of getting your area the new channels hasn't shown a sign of adding it yet. Just because other Comcast areas have added and all areas are supposed to add it in one form or another doesn't mean we, in CT, have it yet. Basically, I'll believe it when I see it.

I know they are, and are supposed to. I just thought I'd let you know that the part of Comcast that will be in control of getting your area the new channels hasn't shown a sign of adding it yet. Just because other Comcast areas have added and all areas are supposed to add it in one form or another doesn't mean we, in CT, have it yet. Basically, I'll believe it when I see it.
I think that the systems in CT and MA are facing some decisions to make. They are going to be giving (from what I heard) NESN HD it's own channel before baseball season starts. This is because NESN will be producing almost all of it's programming in HD starting with baseball season. This includes their studio shows, pregame, postgame, etc. Now they have to add Universal HD, whether it be a fulltime channel to start, or start airing its Olympic coverage on INHD2. Not to mention that some Comcast areas will also need to make room for Sportsnet New York HD. Just a guess, but I think that may be why you haven't seen or heard anything in a while from CT Comcast systems. But you should soon, considering the Olympics start this weekend.

It seems like many (if not all) of the Comcast systems in CT have bandwidth issues and are trying to figure out how to fit all these new HD channels on their system. The one system that does not have a bandwidth issue and can add all the HD channels they want (US!) cant do anything and get screwed. I just hope the someone at Comcast/Adelphia/Time Warner thinks about the customer and tries to speed up this transition.

It is ridiculous that every other cable system in the America is watching the Olympics on Universal HD even if they just added the channel for 2 weeks preempting another channel like InHD2. It is hard to believe Adelphia can not do anything in their current state!

And I will be one disgruntled Mets fan that will be making a lot of noise to Adelphia/Comcast if opening day is not on my television (HD or not)!

It seems like many (if not all) of the Comcast systems in CT have bandwidth issues and are trying to figure out how to fit all these new HD channels on their system. The one system that does not have a bandwidth issue and can add all the HD channels they want (US!) cant do anything and get screwed. I just hope the someone at Comcast/Adelphia/Time Warner thinks about the customer and tries to speed up this transition.

It is ridiculous that every other cable system in the America is watching the Olympics on Universal HD even if they just added the channel for 2 weeks preempting another channel like InHD2. It is hard to believe Adelphia can not do anything in their current state!

And I will be one disgruntled Mets fan that will be making a lot of noise to Adelphia/Comcast if opening day is not on my television (HD or not)!
Dish, dish, dish! hehe. I may have to sign up with DirecTV again for my Red Sox.

I think that the systems in CT and MA are facing some decisions to make. They are going to be giving (from what I heard) NESN HD it's own channel before baseball season starts. This is because NESN will be producing almost all of it's programming in HD starting with baseball season. This includes their studio shows, pregame, postgame, etc. Now they have to add Universal HD, whether it be a fulltime channel to start, or start airing its Olympic coverage on INHD2. Not to mention that some Comcast areas will also need to make room for Sportsnet New York HD. Just a guess, but I think that may be why you haven't seen or heard anything in a while from CT Comcast systems. But you should soon, considering the Olympics start this weekend.

Right after I posted this last night I went back downstairs and the channel had been added just after midnight. It's on 208 (INHD2 is 207), 207 has a message saying it's down in order to bring UHD for the Olympics and then 208 will disappear again with 207 coming back.

My rough calculations have Comcast CT using 668mhz of 750mhz available. I'm sure I could be off up to as much as 10%, but that still leaves room to add at least a few HD channels.

They also removed analog HBO and TMC in a channel realignment months ago which opens up room for 4 HD channels, two were added at the time. That means there should still be room for 2 more. Maybe they're saving them for NESN HD and NYSN HD, who knows. Universal looks so good though, wish it were sticking around past the Olympics.

Right after I posted this last night I went back downstairs and the channel had been added just after midnight. It's on 208 (INHD2 is 207), 207 has a message saying it's down in order to bring UHD for the Olympics and then 208 will disappear again with 207 coming back.
This is good news for existing Comcast subscribers. However, it would be nice if Comcast would lend a helping hand to Adelphia for Olympic coverage and the start of the baseball season.

This is good news for existing Comcast subscribers. However, it would be nice if Comcast would lend a helping hand to Adelphia for Olympic coverage and the start of the baseball season.
There's no such thing as courtesy or favors in this business.

The only thing that exists in this business are price increases.

The only thing that exists in this business are price increases.
Yep. You'll never see prices go down on cable.

Time Warner just picked up the 2 week Olympic coverage on Universal HD. I think that is all the majors cable companies except for Adelphia. Thanks again Adelphia!

Time Warner just picked up the 2 week Olympic coverage on Universal HD. I think that is all the majors cable companies except for Adelphia. Thanks again Adelphia!
I got word today that there is nothing to report on any progress for us getting Universal's Olympic coverage or Sportsnet NY.

Anyone struggling to get HDMI working consistantly, do yourself a favor and go component if you want HD and SD to display properly... :(

I struggled with it for a while and after reading this forum came to the conclusion that I was not alone and gave up. I'm happy I did!!!

Anyone struggling to get HDMI working consistantly, do yourself a favor and go component if you want HD and SD to display properly... :(

I struggled with it for a while and after reading this forum came to the conclusion that I was not alone and gave up. I'm happy I did!!!
I think it has to do with each person's TV. My TV has no problem working with the HDMI cable from 8300HD, both HD and SD.

Um.. I have no problem at all either. My tv is a 1080p set so I locked the 8300HD output at fixed 1080i. Channel changes are smooth as butter and I have no clarity issues, other than poor broadcast artifacts ::frown Telemedia::.

Well, Fox is all screwed up again tonight. PaulieORF, can you call one of your contacts over at Telemedia and see if you can get someone to look into this. I had the tech out here and the problem still exists.

The Olympics HD were all screwy for a good 30 minutes, too. That could have been NBC/Universal's fault, though.

Well, Fox is all screwed up again tonight. PaulieORF, can you call one of your contacts over at Telemedia and see if you can get someone to look into this. I had the tech out here and the problem still exists.
I already had this looked into for you a few weeks ago when you first had the problem. There are no problems at their end, and since there are no problems for the rest of us, it must be something that is happeneing in your neighborhood. Do you know anyone in your neighborhood who has HDTV? If you do, have them try FOX when you're having the same problem.

The Olympics HD were all screwy for a good 30 minutes, too. That could have been NBC/Universal's fault, though.
Seemed longer than 30 minutes to me. I was checking out the Olympics on NBC thread and it definitely was a problem at NBC.

I already had this looked into for you a few weeks ago when you first had the problem. There are no problems at their end, and since there are no problems for the rest of us, it must be something that is happeneing in your neighborhood. Do you know anyone in your neighborhood who has HDTV? If you do, have them try FOX when you're having the same problem.


The only people that I know of that have HD are across the street, but they have Directv.

The tech that was here said something about the lines being hot, and that could cause a problem. I don't know what that means though. I guess I'll schedule another service call.

Seemed longer than 30 minutes to me. I was checking out the Olympics on NBC thread and it definitely was a problem at NBC.

Figured. Thanks for the info, I wasn't even aware of the Olympics on NBC thread.

The only people that I know of that have HD are across the street, but they have Directv.

The tech that was here said something about the lines being hot, and that could cause a problem. I don't know what that means though. I guess I'll schedule another service call.
Did he mention if he had fixed the "hot lines" problem?

Did he mention if he had fixed the "hot lines" problem?

He said they would send someone out, but I never heard back from them.

Is that such a thing? A "hot line"

He said they would send someone out, but I never heard back from them.

Is that such a thing? A "hot line"
I think it may have something to do with interference from power lines. Not 100% sure, but I think I may have heard of that before.

Well, either way I'm going to call them tomorrow and have them send someone to look at the neighborhood.

Anybody knows about Adelphia offering ABC HD and FOX HD for the area of Norwich .
And also when are we going to see any changes with Comcast?????

Anybody knows about Adelphia offering ABC HD and FOX HD for the area of Norwich .
And also when are we going to see any changes with Comcast?????
No ABC HD or FOX HD for Norwich until Comcast comes in.

I think certain benefits from Comacst should be prompt, like the addition of ABC HD and FOX HD. Others will take some time.

Maybe they can fix my problems with Fox HD!!

I never got a chance to call telemedia today to schedule a visit.

This (http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6518324634) was actually posted on the Comcast-TW-Adelphia clock page on the FCC's website. Like this is really going to halt this deal? This wreaks of Dish or DirecTV encourraging this guy to try and get someone to shed a tear. Gimme a break.

I have heard that the sale of Adelphia will happen no later than May 31. I have also heard that we may get screwed out of Red Sox and Mets games until then.

Newbie here....so please pardon the...newbieness....I stumbled across this site while searching for some information about Comcast's impending takeover of Tele-Media/Adelphia. I am very happy to find some discussion, especially regarding HDTV about my own cable system. I live in Shelton, and I'm hoping that some of you folks might know the answer to my question regarding the Red Sox. I have tried several times to get an answer from Tele-Media/Adelphia, and never talked to a single person who had any clue about what I was trying to get across.

Here goes. I am a huge Red Sox fan, and for years it was impossible to get the Sox in Shelton. NESN was offered in every other city in the cable franchise, but Shelton is in Fairfield County and it's outside NESN's territory. Then a couple years ago, Tele-Media dropped NESN altogether. Anyway, I jumped over to DirecTV and ordered the MLB Extra Innings package, and was very happy to finally get the Red Sox in Shelton. Then I moved from a condo to a house in Shelton, and the tall trees surrounding my property prevented me from continuing with the DirecTV service. So, back to Tele-Media I went. I ordered the MLB Extra Innings package from Tele-Media, only to find out that every Red Sox game was blacked out in Shelton. I tried, to no avail, to convince whoever I spoke to in Customer Service that Shelton should not be blacked out of the Red Sox on EI. Shelton is outside the NESN service area. They talked to me like I had three heads. After several fruitless discussions, I could only surmise that since every other city besides Shelton in the franchise area was in NESN's territory, Tele-Media threw one switch for the network, and they could not isolate only Shelton and not black the Red Sox out in this city.

The bottom line is that I want to see the Red Sox on my TV. I have been relegated to watching them for the past 2 years on mlb.tv in streaming video on my computer, and it's better than nothing, but not nearly as good as TV. Especially when you have 2 HDTV's just sitting there idle while you watch your computer screen. Has anyone else experienced this situation, and does anyone know if the Comcast takeover will allow me to watch my beloved Red Sox on TV?

Thank you, I appreciate any input anyone may have. This is an interesting thread. By the way, I am taking a shot at a cablecard for my downstairs HDTV, and the tech is coming on Wednesday to install it. I got tired of Adelphia charging me an extra $2 fee on top of the top of the $7.95 for an HDTV box simply because I have 2 of them.

Newbie here....so please pardon the...newbieness....I stumbled across this site while searching for some information about Comcast's impending takeover of Tele-Media/Adelphia. I am very happy to find some discussion, especially regarding HDTV about my own cable system. I live in Shelton, and I'm hoping that some of you folks might know the answer to my question regarding the Red Sox. I have tried several times to get an answer from Tele-Media/Adelphia, and never talked to a single person who had any clue about what I was trying to get across.

Here goes. I am a huge Red Sox fan, and for years it was impossible to get the Sox in Shelton. NESN was offered in every other city in the cable franchise, but Shelton is in Fairfield County and it's outside NESN's territory. Then a couple years ago, Tele-Media dropped NESN altogether. Anyway, I jumped over to DirecTV and ordered the MLB Extra Innings package, and was very happy to finally get the Red Sox in Shelton. Then I moved from a condo to a house in Shelton, and the tall trees surrounding my property prevented me from continuing with the DirecTV service. So, back to Tele-Media I went. I ordered the MLB Extra Innings package from Tele-Media, only to find out that every Red Sox game was blacked out in Shelton. I tried, to no avail, to convince whoever I spoke to in Customer Service that Shelton should not be blacked out of the Red Sox on EI. Shelton is outside the NESN service area. They talked to me like I had three heads. After several fruitless discussions, I could only surmise that since every other city besides Shelton in the franchise area was in NESN's territory, Tele-Media threw one switch for the network, and they could not isolate only Shelton and not black the Red Sox out in this city.

The bottom line is that I want to see the Red Sox on my TV. I have been relegated to watching them for the past 2 years on mlb.tv in streaming video on my computer, and it's better than nothing, but not nearly as good as TV. Especially when you have 2 HDTV's just sitting there idle while you watch your computer screen. Has anyone else experienced this situation, and does anyone know if the Comcast takeover will allow me to watch my beloved Red Sox on TV?

Thank you, I appreciate any input anyone may have. This is an interesting thread. By the way, I am taking a shot at a cablecard for my downstairs HDTV, and the tech is coming on Wednesday to install it. I got tired of Adelphia charging me an extra $2 fee on top of the top of the $7.95 for an HDTV box simply because I have 2 of them.
First of all, let me welcome you to the thread.

It is true, Shelton is in an odd situation. The rules for where the Red Sox (and Bruins) can be seen are set by the sports leagues. So it's very easy for Dish Network and DirecTV subscribers to just order MLB EI and get Sox games (living in Fairfield County which is the only county in New England that is not in the Boston broadcast area.) But for cable, it's a whole other animal.

Years ago, Tele-Media offered NESN as a premium channel (much like HBO) to subscribers in the Seymour system. But, if you lived in Shelton, they simply would not allow you to get the signal descrambled by their analog converter. I knew a few Sox fans who had so called "hot boxes" in Shelton to get NESN anyway, illegally. So it was very easy for Tele-Media to isolate NESN to only those customers in their Seymour system in New Haven County (this is because Tele-Media owned the Waterbury Franchise, BTW). Then we all know what happened from there: Tele-Media's contract with NESN ran out in 2002 and in negotiations, Tele-Media wanted to renew a premium channel charge, but NESN said absolutely not, as they no longer had any such deals with any video carriers. So Tele-Media removed the channel and has never offered it since (to either Seymour or Waterbury systems).

Every year since then, and just about every year period for the Waterbury area, the issue of NESN comes up. And last year we actually had out best chance yet, when NESN was going to offer the channel for less because of the NHL strike and no Bruins hockey that season. But just as Tele-Media (now Adelphia) was showing interest in that deal, NESN pulled it off the table, so we didn't get NESN. Even though Cox Communications and Cablevision did, and Comcast New Haven the year prior.

And as I'm sure you have read, or will read in the posts in this thread, Adelphia is in a rare state of being almost a "lame duck" as far as negotiating a major carriage agreement for a channel such as NESN. However, speaking to some people at both Adelphia and Comcast, it seems borderline likely that Comcast will add NESN here whenever the transaction is closed and Comcast starts integrating us into their system. That's the good news.

Speaking to a guy at Adelphia last year (Tim, director of Marketing) while they were in negotiations with NESN, I asked him about Shelton. He said that he thought that a waiver could be worked out with MLB and the NHL to allow NESN to be carried in Shelton.

Turning back to Comcast, there are some scenarios that could play out. Let's not forget that this thread is actually covering 2 separate cable systems (Seymour and Waterbury.) If a waiver for NESN in Shelton became a non-option, then I could really see Comcast doing something like this: Seymour gets YES, SNY, and MSG for RSNs. Waterbury (with all of its towns in NH County) gets YES, SNY, and NESN. I actually believe something like that is likely to happen if a waiver cannot be obtained.

So there you have it all in a nutshell. What you have to be worried about as a Shelton resident is Adelphia/Comcast's ability to get that waiver.

So there you have it all in a nutshell. What you have to be worried about as a Shelton resident is Adelphia/Comcast's ability to get that waiver.
Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to respond. But perhaps I can ask you one more question. Even if Shelton failed to get a waiver, I would pay the $150 a year for the EI package if the system would only not black out the Red Sox in my town. The Red Sox should not be blacked out on EI in Shelton, but Tele-Media does it anyway. Since Shelton is not in the NESN territory, it should be eligible to receive the Red Sox on EI. But I guess the cable company either can't or won't do it, and blackout Shelton along with the rest of the system.

I'll just have to wait and see what Comcast brings to the table. There are plenty of Red Sox fans in this area. Until Comcast comes in, I'll just have to watch on the computer yet again. Thanks again for all the info.

Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to respond. But perhaps I can ask you one more question. Even if Shelton failed to get a waiver, I would pay the $150 a year for the EI package if the system would only not black out the Red Sox in my town. The Red Sox should not be blacked out on EI in Shelton, but Tele-Media does it anyway. Since Shelton is not in the NESN territory, it should be eligible to receive the Red Sox on EI. But I guess the cable company either can't or won't do it, and blackout Shelton along with the rest of the system.

I'll just have to wait and see what Comcast brings to the table. There are plenty of Red Sox fans in this area. Until Comcast comes in, I'll just have to watch on the computer yet again. Thanks again for all the info.
As far as Extra Innings goes, there's nothing that can be done. As long as your cable head-end is IN Boston broadcast territory, you will suffer the same blackouts as everyone else on that system. The cable company only gets one feed, and that feed blacks out Red Sox games.

As far as Extra Innings goes, there's nothing that can be done. As long as your cable head-end is IN Boston broadcast territory, you will suffer the same blackouts as everyone else on that system. The cable company only gets one feed, and that feed blacks out Red Sox games.
Thank you. For the first time in 3 years, I finally found someone who had the ability to answer these questions. And it helps me alot as we go into this season. If I want to watch the Red Sox on TV, I have to get Dish Network or DirecTV on at least 1 TV and buy the EI package. And then hope for the best sometime down the road with the waiver. My problems with satellite TV are two-fold. First, I am going to have to put up a huge pole somewhere so that the dish can see over the trees. Second, everything I've read about satellite TV is that the HDTV quality is not as good as cable. That's one thing I'm very satisfied with regarding Adelphia. My HDTV reception is really good, and now they added ABC to the fold and I have never had a problem with one of my HD channels. I may hit a bump in the road on Wednesday with the cablecard, but up to now, HDTV has been the one shining star for me regarding Adelphia. Of course, the channels below 100 still not being digital still upsets me, as an HDTV does not receive nondigital stations well.

Well, I'll keep coming back here. I appreciate the response.

Thank you. For the first time in 3 years, I finally found someone who had the ability to answer these questions. And it helps me alot as we go into this season. If I want to watch the Red Sox on TV, I have to get Dish Network or DirecTV on at least 1 TV and buy the EI package. And then hope for the best sometime down the road with the waiver. My problems with satellite TV are two-fold. First, I am going to have to put up a huge pole somewhere so that the dish can see over the trees. Second, everything I've read about satellite TV is that the HDTV quality is not as good as cable. That's one thing I'm very satisfied with regarding Adelphia. My HDTV reception is really good, and now they added ABC to the fold and I have never had a problem with one of my HD channels. I may hit a bump in the road on Wednesday with the cablecard, but up to now, HDTV has been the one shining star for me regarding Adelphia. Of course, the channels below 100 still not being digital still upsets me, as an HDTV does not receive nondigital stations well.

Well, I'll keep coming back here. I appreciate the response.
You're welcome. As a person who has been fighting for close to 10 years to get NESN in the Waterbury area, I've been forced to find the people at Adelphia who can give you real answers. I've actually become "buddies" with the director of Marketing, as he's always answered all of my questions and has been a straight shooter. He's the one who really filled me in on everything.

Stay tuned to this thread, because as you can read in many of the previous pages, whenever I get any info I always post it here immediately.

Tommyk8, pm sent

I guess I should ask a question on a topic other than baseball.

I have been reading through this thread and there's a lot of great info in here. I read somewhere that Adelphia has one of the most advanced cable systems in the state rolled out for the Seymour franchise. But if I am correct, the channels below 100 are still not digital. Why is that, and is there a plan to upgrade these channels to digital in the near future?

Thanks.

I was at the seymour office a few weeks ago, and one of the people at the desk told someone that they would have to upgrade their analog converters to digital very soon as there would be no more analog channels.

Don't know how true that was, but this is what I heard.

I was at the seymour office a few weeks ago, and one of the people at the desk told someone that they would have to upgrade their analog converters to digital very soon as there would be no more analog channels.

Don't know how true that was, but this is what I heard.
Well, they are going to be rolling out digital simulcast sometime soon. Not sure if it will be Adelphia or Comcast doing it though. I believe their equipment is compatible with Comcast's ADS systems, so it won't be a problem for the future if Adelphia does it.

I think they will stop giving out analog converters soon. This will be the start of the transition to all digital, and the elimination of analog channels. But I actually think analog will take a few years to kill off. And even at that, I believe they still may offer broadcast basic (channels 2-20'ish) in analog for quite some time.

Well, they are going to be rolling out digital simulcast sometime soon. Not sure if it will be Adelphia or Comcast doing it though. I believe their equipment is compatible with Comcast's ADS systems, so it won't be a problem for the future if Adelphia does it.

I think they will stop giving out analog converters soon. This will be the start of the transition to all digital, and the elimination of analog channels. But I actually think analog will take a few years to kill off. And even at that, I believe they still may offer broadcast basic (channels 2-20'ish) in analog for quite some time.


Hope so, WB has looked really bad lately. My cable card is completely not working now, and my 8300HD is on it's way out. Need to take a drive up to Seymour on Wednesday.

Hope so, WB has looked really bad lately. My cable card is completely not working now, and my 8300HD is on it's way out. Need to take a drive up to Seymour on Wednesday.
I work in Farmington and we have Comcast cable in the office. We get the following channels in ADS:

2 WSFB
3 CN8
4 WVIT
6 WTIC
8 WTNH
9 WCTX
10 WHPX
11 WTXX
13 WRDM
18 WUVN
22 CSPAN
42 Disney
70 QVC

The ADS channels look good, and I'm hoping the ADS channels on our system will look similar.

Just curious, what does ADS stand for?

My best guess is Analog Digital Simulcast, am I close?

Just curious, what does ADS stand for?

My best guess is Analog Digital Simulcast, am I close?
I shouldn't have called it ADS in the last post. ADS stands for All Digital Simulcast. Of course it won't be ADS until it's ALL of the channels, and currently we only get a few (in Farmington). So I'll just call it DS for now.

This almost confirms what I heard about May 31 as a target date for the deal to close. This out of Utica about Adelphia and TW:

http://www.uticaod.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060220/BUS/602200308/1052

Just so you know, FOXDT wasn't working again on Saturday night.

Just so you know, FOXDT wasn't working again on Saturday night.
Had no trouble here.

But CPTV HD has been buggy lately.

This almost confirms what I heard about May 31 as a target date for the deal to close. AID=/20060220/BUS/602200308/1052[/url]
When I was at Tele-Media in Seymour on Saturday to return my modem, they said Comcast was taking over on May 1. Seems to be about the same timeline, I'm sure it will happen very quickly after the last regulatory approval is final.

When I was at Tele-Media in Seymour on Saturday to return my modem, they said Comcast was taking over on May 1. Seems to be about the same timeline, I'm sure it will happen very quickly after the last regulatory approval is final.
Thanks for the info Tommy. From what I've gathered, Comcast has been working with engineering at Tele-Media, getting new equipment in place and other things. This has been happening since sometime in January. I think is what the channel 780 labeled "TEST" in Waterbury has to do with.

Either way, we'll probably only have a few more bills coming from Tele-Media.

I work in Farmington and we have Comcast cable in the office. We get the following channels in ADS:

2 WSFB
3 CN8
4 WVIT
6 WTIC
8 WTNH
9 WCTX
10 WHPX
11 WTXX
13 WRDM
18 WUVN
22 CSPAN
42 Disney
70 QVC

The ADS channels look good, and I'm hoping the ADS channels on our system will look similar.

You're probably only seeing the Dolby "D" on those channels in the info/flip bar, but you probably have full ADS in Farmington now. I checked a couple of days ago and the Plainville system (which Farmington is a part of) is full ADS. The picture quality is quite a bit better than the analog so it's very easy to tell, but to verify I went into the diagnostic screen on all channels. Also, I'm assuming Canton is still part of the Plainville system (at least that's what the map on the DPUC site still says).

You're probably only seeing the Dolby "D" on those channels in the info/flip bar, but you probably have full ADS in Farmington now. I checked a couple of days ago and the Plainville system (which Farmington is a part of) is full ADS. The picture quality is quite a bit better than the analog so it's very easy to tell, but to verify I went into the diagnostic screen on all channels. Also, I'm assuming Canton is still part of the Plainville system (at least that's what the map on the DPUC site still says).
I think you're right. I believe they are full ADS now. But I only knew of these channels because they are the only ones that are "in the clear" and I was able to receive using our plasma TVs built in QAM tuners.

Whether the takeover date is May 1st or May 31st, that is still 1 to 2 months of the baseball lost for Red Sox and Mets fans and no HD for Yankee fans.

I am going to be a VERY upset customer when there is no way for me to see Mets games. I have sent e-mails to both Adelphia and Comcast asking them to work together to provide SportsNet New York at the start of the season. Although it will probably fall on deaf ears, it makes me feel better doing something.

Whether the takeover date is May 1st or May 31st, that is still 1 to 2 months of the baseball lost for Red Sox and Mets fans and no HD for Yankee fans.

I am going to be a VERY upset customer when there is no way for me to see Mets games. I have sent e-mails to both Adelphia and Comcast asking them to work together to provide SportsNet New York at the start of the season. Although it will probably fall on deaf ears, it makes me feel better doing something.
One would think that Comcast/Adelphia would not want to risk defections to DirecTV or Dish Network by unhappy Mets fans. Hopefully, they will work something out.

As for the Red Sox, as Paulie explained above, it seems that all of the Seymour system except Shelton would benefit from NESN being added. Unless a waiver is obtained, Shelton would still be a problem, although I would at least hope that if the rest of the system got NESN, it would no longer be necessary to black out the Red Sox on EI, and we could get the Red Sox in Shelton by buying that package. If you want to see the Red Sox on TV, it appears that Shelton, CT is the worst city in the country to live in.

Or if you want to see the Yankees, no Yes HD from Telemedia, no YES at all from Dish, and Directv has Yes part time, but doesn't play all the games.

Hopefully YES HD will be a full time channel soon.

So, I finally got a chance to swap my box for a new one. I don't have any of the HD channels, HDNet, etc., but I have all the HD movie channels!

Don't know if I should call and tell them to send a signal to the box or not.

One would think that Comcast/Adelphia would not want to risk defections to DirecTV or Dish Network by unhappy Mets fans. Hopefully, they will work something out. Agreed. I would jump ship in a minute if I were able to get a dish signal from my location. PLEASE...work something out! This could finally be the year and I miss half of it.

As for the Red Sox, as Paulie explained above, it seems that all of the Seymour system except Shelton would benefit from NESN being added. Unless a waiver is obtained, Shelton would still be a problem, although I would at least hope that if the rest of the system got NESN, it would no longer be necessary to black out the Red Sox on EI, and we could get the Red Sox in Shelton by buying that package. If you want to see the Red Sox on TV, it appears that Shelton, CT is the worst city in the country to live in. I actually had some fun with this last year. The Red Sox were on InHD last year and the game was blacked out. I called and vented on some poor CSR for a half hour because I finally had enough. I understand that the game gets blacked out because nationally to protect local market television and ticket sales. So here was my simple question to the CSR: :rolleyes: What market am I in? If I am in the NY Market then blackout those games. If I am in the Boston market then black out those games. But you can NOT say that I am in BOTH markets and blackout all New York and Boston games. I do not get NESN, Boston local channels, or in the Boston DMA so way was it getting blacked out? So after going around in circles with him about this for a while about how MLB designates the areas and blah, blah, blah I tell him that I want the Boston local channels and NESN. If I live in this market then it is my right to receive the channels that I I am in the market for. (Sometimes I like to argue with people just to argue. ;)) That got us on a fun little discussion but I thought it made my point: That this whole thing does not make sense.

Needless to say that I did not get me anywhere but it was fun (and therapudic) to vent my frustrations out on someone else. Shelton is that half of one percent where the MLB blackout rules do not work. I wish they would change from geographical radius to zip code like everyone else in the media world. If I am in the NY market than give me the Boston national games. If I am in the Boston market than give me the Boston local channels so that I can watch them. Seems simple enough to me.

Bottom line: I can not be in two baseball markets at the same time. Give me the national broadcast or the local broadcast .

I get to go home from work early today (boss in Paris) and my cable is out, ah! My internet is working though.

I'm going to try and find out more about this May 1st thing....

He said that May 31 is the target date for Comcast to start here.

Adelphia is talking to both SNY and NESN to "try" and work out some sort of deal.

That's it folks!

(and my cable is back, yay!)

What about yes??

What about yes??
No news on YES HD.

My new box won't pick up any of the HD channels, and I'm getting all of the movie channels even though I don't subscribe to them.

What's going on? I was just on the phone with a CSR and he re-sent the signal to the box to update it, but I'm still not getting the HD channels.

Any ideas?

My new box won't pick up any of the HD channels, and I'm getting all of the movie channels even though I don't subscribe to them.

What's going on? I was just on the phone with a CSR and he re-sent the signal to the box to update it, but I'm still not getting the HD channels.

Any ideas?
This "signal" can take up to 45 minutes to hit you, although in my experience it usually happens in less than a minute. If an hour goes by and your channels aren't right, give them a call back.

Reset the box and then have another signal sent maybe, that's my only suggestion.

CSR said they can't resend the signal as it's bad for the box.

Never heard that one before.

CSR said they can't resend the signal as it's bad for the box.

Never heard that one before.
I've heard them use that excuse before. I don't know if it's true, or if it's just an "urban legend".

well, at 6 I'll shut the box off, turn it back on, and see if I have the channels. If not, I'll call CS again.

I can't get through to CS. It says that due to high call volume, my call can't be transferred to CSR and to call back later.

OK, CSR told me that they had the wrong serial number on my account. But, she couldn't add it, she had to send an email to seymour to have them add it. No ETA as to when it would be fixed.

OK, CSR told me that they had the wrong serial number on my account. But, she couldn't add it, she had to send an email to seymour to have them add it. No ETA as to when it would be fixed.
That's ridiculous. So the person who gave you your box screwed up. If this isn't corrected by tomorrow, I'd get very pissed if I were you, and request a credit for not getting the services you are paying for.

I don't understand why the girl on the phone couldn't add the receiver to my account.

Needless to say that I did not get me anywhere but it was fun (and therapudic) to vent my frustrations out on someone else. Shelton is that half of one percent where the MLB blackout rules do not work. I wish they would change from geographical radius to zip code like everyone else in the media world. If I am in the NY market than give me the Boston national games. If I am in the Boston market than give me the Boston local channels so that I can watch them. Seems simple enough to me.

Bottom line: I can not be in two baseball markets at the same time. Give me the national broadcast or the local broadcast .
I have had more ludicrous conversations with Customer Service on this topic, and I can say that it was not therapeutic for me, it only made more frustrated. It was not until Paulie was able to explain it to me in this forum that it finally makes sense. Shelton is not in two markets, it's in the New York market. But the headend is in Seymour and every other community in the franchise is in the Boston market, so they make one blackout decision for the whole system. Shelton should not have Red Sox games blacked out on ESPN and InHD ...absolutely not....but we do, and that's not going to change.

The frustration does not end there. In my relentless pursuit to watch the Red Sox, my only option was mlb.tv in streaming video on the computer. So I ordered it, and I got blacked out there, too. And Shelton's zip code is not on the blackout list. So I called mlb.tv, and at least they know what they're talking about when it comes to blackouts. Seems that I had cable internet, and the headend is located in Seymour, so mlb.tv "detected" that I was in the blackout zone. I had to get a special cookie from mlb.tv 3 times per year that let me get past the blackout. So that's the only way I can get to see the Red Sox games, since tall trees prevent me going to the dish.

I know this. The above scenario was not going to change under Adelphia. Things can be no worse with Comcast, and could be a whole lot better for Red Sox fans in Shelton, so I'm hoping for the best.

That's ridiculous. So the person who gave you your box screwed up. If this isn't corrected by tomorrow, I'd get very pissed if I were you, and request a credit for not getting the services you are paying for.

All fixed. Called back and got a CSR that was able to add the receiver to my account.

All fixed. Called back and got a CSR that was able to add the receiver to my account.
Glad to hear that.

Speaking to the man, there is some slim hope for getting one or both of these RSNs before Comcast comes in. It's as simple as this:

Adelphia is in active negotiations with both networks.
Adelphia wants to offer these services to their customers.
Both NESN and SNY want to be carried in our area.

The very thing that I thought could deprive us of both of these networks could very well be what helps make it happen. If NESN and SNY want to be carried in this area bad enough, they may offer some sort of short-term deal to carry us through the Comcast takeover. I am more optimistic than weeks ago because then I was told that they'd leave the decisions to Comcast, and now I'm told that they are in fact negotiations for both networks.

Cross your fingers...

Get some negotiations started with YES, us Ffld County people like the Yankees!

Get some negotiations started with YES, us Ffld County people like the Yankees!
From what I understand, YES wants a substantial amount for YES HD. Adelphia finds it hard to dump a lot of money into an HD RSN on its own, when networks such as NESN and SNY do not charge extra for their HD channels. This could be why we don't have it as when Tele-Media (prior to Adelphia) negotiated the deal with YES, seems they never put any kinda of stipulation about new services from YES in the future, in this case HD. Of course, this is about 20% fact and 80% assumption on my part.

Speaking to the man, there is some slim hope for getting one or both of these RSNs before Comcast comes in. It's as simple as this:

Adelphia is in active negotiations with both networks.
Adelphia wants to offer these services to their customers.
Both NESN and SNY want to be carried in our area.

The very thing that I thought could deprive us of both of these networks could very well be what helps make it happen. If NESN and SNY want to be carried in this area bad enough, they may offer some sort of short-term deal to carry us through the Comcast takeover. I am more optimistic than weeks ago because then I was told that they'd leave the decisions to Comcast, and now I'm told that they are in fact negotiations for both networks.

Cross your fingers...
We know that NESN will not negotiate a deal where Adelphia can charge a separate fee for NESN. Adelphia has not been willing to add it before, but it seems Comcast has felt otherwise elsewhere in CT. We can only hope that the powers that be at Comcast have given Adelphia the nod to proceed in anticipation of the takeover.

We know that NESN will not negotiate a deal where Adelphia can charge a separate fee for NESN. Adelphia has not been willing to add it before, but it seems Comcast has felt otherwise elsewhere in CT. We can only hope that the powers that be at Comcast have given Adelphia the nod to proceed in anticipation of the takeover.
Actually, prior to Adelphia taking control of the company, Tele-Media was only willing to offer NESN as a premium channel. When Adelphia took over about 3 years ago (took complete control of the system) negotiating for NESN changed. And as of today, Adelphia realizes that they have no chance for getting such a deal for NESN. The only agreement they could get is an expanded basic cable carriage deal. If they were still hoping for a per-sub premium deal, negotiations would only last as long as it took NESN to laugh at Adelphia.

But you had a point with the Comcast thing, I believe. Legally, Comcast can still have no hand in the day to day operations of Adelphia. But, if off the record they can say to Comcast, "Look, if we don't offer Sportsnet NY, you're going to lose a lot of customers that we currently have to Dish and DirecTV, and you'll lose more Red Sox fans as well." Then maybe Comcast could "bless" Adelphia in negotiating for these two networks.

But you had a point with the Comcast thing, I believe. Legally, Comcast can still have no hand in the day to day operations of Adelphia. But, if off the record they can say to Comcast, "Look, if we don't offer Sportsnet NY, you're going to lose a lot of customers that we currently have to Dish and DirecTV, and you'll lose more Red Sox fans as well." Then maybe Comcast could "bless" Adelphia in negotiating for these two networks.I am hoping that people are actually thinking at Adelphia/Comcast and this turns out to be true. I know for a fact that I would be the happiest person in the world if I got to see my Mets in glorious HD on SportsNet NY begining opening day Saturday, April 1st. :D

Yankees fans already have their channel on the system so I do not want to hear any whining from them until Comcast takes over.

I am hoping that people are actually thinking at Adelphia/Comcast and this turns out to be true..
Yup, just try not to get your hopes up too much. Far too many times in this kind of situation, it's the customers who get screwed. But this time if the customers get screwed, the cable company will be screwed by people flocking to dish TV.

Yup, just try not to get your hopes up too much. Far too many times in this kind of situation, it's the customers who get screwed. But this time if the customers get screwed, the cable company will be screwed by people flocking to dish TV.
Dish Network does not carry YES?

That is correct. DirecTV carries NESN, MSG, FSN, YES, and likely SNY shortly.

That is correct. DirecTV carries NESN, MSG, FSN, YES, and likely SNY shortly.
I'm really surprised that Dish Network does not have a contract with YES. 140 Yankees games are on YES, and here in the biggest TV market in the country, no Yankee fan is going to opt for Dish if they can't watch their Yankees at all.

Well, let's compare Cablevision's (in Litchfield) RSN lineup to Adelphia's (Waterbury/Seymour)

Cablevision:
FSN NE
MSG
YES
NESN
SNY
MSG HD
YES HD
NESN HD
SNY HD

Adelphia:
YES
MSG

If an agreement isn't reached with one or both NESN and SNY, I'll move to Watertown...geez. Oh yeah, and Cablevision's extended basic cable costs 46.95, while Adelphia's costs 46.75. Glad I'm saving that whopping .20 cents by having the weakest regional sports offerings in the state of Connecticut.....

Well, let's compare Cablevision's (in Litchfield) RSN lineup to Adelphia's (Waterbury/Seymour)

Cablevision:
FSN NE
MSG
YES
NESN
SNY
MSG HD
YES HD
NESN HD
SNY HD

Adelphia:
YES
MSG

If an agreement isn't reached with one or both NESN and SNY, I'll move to Watertown...geez. Oh yeah, and Cablevision's extended basic cable costs 46.95, while Adelphia's costs 46.75. Glad I'm saving that whopping .20 cents by having the weakest regional sports offerings in the state of Connecticut.....
Following up on your post that NESN might be able to get a waiver to come to Shelton, which is outside the current NESN franchise area, did YES have to get a waiver to come into Seymour/Waterbury/Litchfield, or does their franchise area overlap with NESN's?

Following up on your post that NESN might be able to get a waiver to come to Shelton, which is outside the current NESN franchise area, did YES have to get a waiver to come into Seymour/Waterbury/Litchfield, or does their franchise area overlap with NESN's?
All of Connecticut with the exception of Fairfield county is within both the NY and Boston broadcast area.

All of Connecticut with the exception of Fairfield county is within both the NY and Boston broadcast area.
In that case, I would imagine that both YES and SNY would object to NESN getting a waiver to come into Shelton, as Fairfield County is the only place in CT where they don't have to go head-to-head for viewers. I'm sure that won't stop Adelphia/Comcast from negotiating a deal with NESN, and they will probably just restrict our boxes in Shelton so we won't be able to receive it.

In that case, I would imagine that both YES and SNY would object to NESN getting a waiver to come into Shelton, as Fairfield County is the only place in CT where they don't have to go head-to-head for viewers. I'm sure that won't stop Adelphia/Comcast from negotiating a deal with NESN, and they will probably just restrict our boxes in Shelton so we won't be able to receive it.
As long as analog channels are on the cable system, they will not be able to block it out. I doubt SNY would have objections since Comcast owns part of it. If YES does, then either Adelphia/Comcast threatens to pull the plug on YES (i HIGHLY doubt they'd play that kind of hardball, especially for the Yankees) and more than likely could just end up compensating YES somehow.

Well,

Right now Fox HD, ABC HD and PBS HD are all down.

I've had it, I'm going to Dish.

Well,

Right now Fox HD, ABC HD and PBS HD are all down.

I've had it, I'm going to Dish.
Once again, they are all up fine for me. These three channels are all on the 711mhz QAM. If I were you, I'd check my db levels on these channels. Something in your area is causing this frequency to crap out on you. Please let me know exactly what your dbmv leve is at for this QAM.

Here are some pictures.

First NBC, which is working.

http://www.marksrentals.com/nbc.jpg

Now Fox, which doesn't work.


http://www.marksrentals.com/fox.jpg

OK, NFL HD doesn't work either.

OK, NFL HD doesn't work either.
You've got an excellent signal on FOX. Do you have shows that are scheduled to currentlly be recorded on FOX? If so, cancel the recordings, turn your box off, then back on and see if FOX is working. Next thing to try is unplugging your DVR for a few seconds, then plugging it back in. This really seems like a problem with your box, given the strenght of your signal being so well.

Here are some more

NFL network


http://www.marksrentals.com/nfl.jpg


http://www.marksrentals.com/nfl2.jpg


Now more of fox

http://www.marksrentals.com/fox1.jpg


http://www.marksrentals.com/fox2.jpg

You've got an excellent signal on FOX. Do you have shows that are scheduled to currentlly be recorded on FOX? If so, cancel the recordings, turn your box off, then back on and see if FOX is working. Next thing to try is unplugging your DVR for a few seconds, then plugging it back in. This really seems like a problem with your box, given the strenght of your signal being so well.


They don't work on either of my boxes.

I'll unplug the box and see what happens.

Restarted the box, no difference.
@#$#^@$(#&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Restarted the box, no difference.
@#$#^@$(#&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Something really strange is going on in your area then. I have worse readings than you on all the channels you've provided screenshots for, and I am having zero problems with any of them. FOX and NFL are both at 0dbmv for me and are coming in just fine. As a matter of fact, you have such a high signal on NBC (10 dbmv) that it's warning you (orange text). I know you already had someone out there to check it out, but you really need to just get someone else out there to check out the problem. When you call, be sure to mention that someone had already come out to check the problem out but that nothing got fixed. Also be sure to mention that it happens on and off, and with good signal levels. Good luck.

Here are some more pictures if they mean anything.

http://cmarks78.tripod.com/tv010a.jpg

http://cmarks78.tripod.com/tv011a.jpg


http://cmarks78.tripod.com/tv012a.jpg


http://cmarks78.tripod.com/tv013a.jpg


http://cmarks78.tripod.com/tv014a.jpg

All my HD stations in Shelton are coming in with perfect clarity with the exception of PBS. Masterpiece Theater is breaking up.

Something really strange is going on in your area then.
Harlenm,
I am on Buddington Road and have had no issues with any HD channels all day except some minor breakups with PBS which looks like a PBS issue. Also, I was at my parent's house today in White Hills of Shelton (3pm - 7pm) and they also had no issues with their HD lineup.

I am not sure what is causing the issues with your signal but it seems to be localized to your street or house.

Harlenm,
I am on Buddington Road and have had no issues with any HD channels all day except some minor breakups with PBS which looks like a PBS issue. Also, I was at my parent's house today in White Hills of Shelton (3pm - 7pm) and they also had no issues with their HD lineup.

I am not sure what is causing the issues with your signal but it seems to be localized to your street or house.


I was on Buddington tonight!! Cutting across from Huntington to Bridgeport Ave I go Buddington to Mill St down to Bpt Ave.

Anyway, you are probably less than 4 miles from my house.

TommyK, where are you located?

All my HD stations in Shelton are coming in with perfect clarity with the exception of PBS. Masterpiece Theater is breaking up.
The PBS problem is just that, a PBS problem. You'll notice (at least from what I've seen) that when the regular analog SD simulcast is on 724, there is no breakup. But when they switch to HD, there is.

harlenm,

I have a crazy idea. Your signal levels are very high. Lowering your signal may help fix this problem. Do you have any spare splitters lying around? If so, at the point that the cable goes into your box(es), connect a splitter, and then go through that splitter into your box. If you don't have any splitters, don't go crazy with this idea, just call Adelphia and have them come out once again.

Also, your "corr. bytes" which indicates how many bytes were recived in error by the box is extremely high. I've never seen that many before.

I was on Buddington tonight!! Cutting across from Huntington to Bridgeport Ave I go Buddington to Mill St down to Bpt Ave.

Anyway, you are probably less than 4 miles from my house.

TommyK, where are you located?
I am located off North Street by the Monroe border close to part of Jones' immense property.

I am located off North Street by the Monroe border close to part of Jones' immense property.
In fact, my brother lives 7/10ths of a mile away just over the Monroe border and he has Charter Cable and can see the Red Sox on Extra Innings. 7/10ths of a mile. So close, yet so far.

In fact, my brother lives 7/10ths of a mile away just over the Monroe border and he has Charter Cable and can see the Red Sox on Extra Innings. 7/10ths of a mile. So close, yet so far.
I believe Charter serves a small number of people in Shelton, as a matter of fact.

Charter sucks, my parents had them, the picture was awful. But then ofcourse, I don't have some of my channels so I shouldn't talk bad about Charter.

Anyway, I just put on a Female to Female adapter and a cheap cable to try and lower the signal level as Paulie suggestd, since I have no splitters laying around.

Charter sucks, my parents had them, the picture was awful. But then ofcourse, I don't have some of my channels so I shouldn't talk bad about Charter.

Anyway, I just put on a Female to Female adapter and a cheap cable to try and lower the signal level as Paulie suggestd, since I have no splitters laying around.
Results?

I don't think that a cheap piece of cable and an f/f connector will lower your signal that much. Hopefully it's just enough to help you out, though I doub it.

Results?

I don't think that a cheap piece of cable and an f/f connector will lower your signal that much. Hopefully it's just enough to help you out, though I doub it.


Can't check now, recording so I can't change channels, will check at 10.

Check back just after 10, I'll post results.

I just realized that I'm the only regular on here that's on the Waterbury system. And just about everyone is from Shelton, yikes!

OK, no difference, fox still doesn't work.

Telemedia is coming out Wednesday.

I just realized that I'm the only regular on here that's on the Waterbury system. And just about everyone is from Shelton, yikes!


And I'm the only regular on here that has these problems!!!

AVS needs to have a chat feature or something for times like this when a bunch of us are on here.

And I'm the only regular on here that has these problems!!!
The key is to get a cable technician there while your HD stations are crapping the bed. They will call in and find out that the system is normal, and they will then know that the problem is real and can finally work towards fixing it once and for all.

The key is to get a cable technician there while your HD stations are crapping the bed. They will call in and find out that the system is normal, and they will then know that the problem is real and can finally work towards fixing it once and for all.
And if you can't get them there while it's happening, you should show them the screenshots you took and posted here. They clearly illustrate the high signal with the screwed up pictures, or lack there of.

The key is to get a cable technician there while your HD stations are crapping the bed. They will call in and find out that the system is normal, and they will then know that the problem is real and can finally work towards fixing it once and for all.


It does it at night, and only every once in a while, so there is no way to have a tech here.

That's why I took all the pictures that I did.

I went digging around on the web and found this MS Word doc from Dec 31, 2004:

ADVISORY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT (http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DPUCUndocketed.nsf/411bd1cb6513945b85256d0300565bc1/85256a63004def9685256f97007184b3/$FILE/ADVISORY%20COUNCIL%20ANNUAL%20REPORT%202004.doc)

I found this line to be VERY interesting:
"The council expressed support of a prompt addition of TV Polonia and NESN based on subscriber requests"

Hmmm.....

I went digging around on the web and found this MS Word doc from Dec 31, 2004:

ADVISORY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT (http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DPUCUndocketed.nsf/411bd1cb6513945b85256d0300565bc1/85256a63004def9685256f97007184b3/$FILE/ADVISORY%20COUNCIL%20ANNUAL%20REPORT%202004.doc)

I found this line to be VERY interesting:
"The council expressed support of a prompt addition of TV Polonia and NESN based on subscriber requests"

Hmmm.....
It means that subscribers have been asking for it, but that Adelphia did not follow the Advirsory Council's advice...at least not yet. Demand for NESN will never be stronger than it was after the Red Sox championship in 2004.

It means that subscribers have been asking for it, but that Adelphia did not follow the Advirsory Council's advice...at least not yet. Demand for NESN will never be stronger than it was after the Red Sox championship in 2004.
I just never knew that the advisory council essentially told Adelphia to get NESN promptly (which they didn't). I was always told that the advisory council just didn't give a crap about NESN and listening to the people who want it.

Hey,
How's it going? I am new to this forum because I live in Waterbury and just got HDTV hooked up last week on philips 37" in. LCD So far I am pretty happy with it but I have a few questions.

1. I received an Explorer 2100HD box. This equipment works but it seems outdated and I wonder if I can be receiving a better signal with a newer box. Does everyone else have this model box? I know they offer a DVR for more money but I'm not interested in that right now.

2. What is the deal with NFLHD? There is always grey vertical bars present? This is not the case with any other of my HD channels.

3. Does anyone know of additional HD channels that will becoming available? Specifically Yes HD?

Thanks and I'm glad I found this thread. I used the TV threads extensively to choose a TV, it was very helpful.

~Derrick

Hey,
How's it going? I am new to this forum because I live in Waterbury and just got HDTV hooked up last week on philips 37" in. LCD So far I am pretty happy with it but I have a few questions.

1. I received an Explorer 2100HD box. This equipment works but it seems outdated and I wonder if I can be receiving a better signal with a newer box. Does everyone else have this model box? I know they offer a DVR for more money but I'm not interested in that right now.

2. What is the deal with NFLHD? There is always grey vertical bars present? This is not the case with any other of my HD channels.

3. Does anyone know of additional HD channels that will becoming available? Specifically Yes HD?

Thanks and I'm glad I found this thread. I used the TV threads extensively to choose a TV, it was very helpful.

~Derrick
Welcome to the thread.

I wasn't even aware that they were giving out 2100HD boxes. From what I knew, they only had 3250HD and 8300HD. I'm not sure they will give you a 3250HD if you requested, since it's not like an upgrade (ie 8300HD DVR).

NFLHD does not show much HD content currently. There are only 2 shows that are in HD, "Game of the Week" and "Six days to Sunday". It just so happens that NFL Network chooses to use grey bars instead of black ones (like every other channel) when showing non-HD content.

Read through this thread to get up to speed with regards to any new HD channels. Too much for me to type in this thread.

We have an Explorer 3250HD on both the upstairs and downstairs TV. We did have a DVR box on the downstairs TV, but didn't subscribe to DVR service, so they called and said they had a shortage of DVR boxes and would we mind if they swapped it out? I said sure, swap it out, and they unfortunately swapped it for a standard digital box that didn't get HDTV. That annoyed me, but in retrospect, it's not surprising. So we had to get them back out again and they put in another 3250. It seems fine for receiving the HD signal.

I spoke to the chairperson of the Tele-Media of Seymour Advisory Council. He seems to think that we won't get NESN (or possibly SNY) until Comcast takes control. He said that the council had met with a represenative from Comcast, and he expressed to him that NESN is in high-demand within the cable franchise area.

This is good news overall, but it's not good news for those who would like to catch the first pitch for either the Red Sox or Mets.

I'll let you guys know anything more that I hear.

Fox and ABC, etc. are back.

Here are new screen shots.


fox( I think)
http://www.marksrentals.com/fox3.jpg

nbc(I think)

http://www.marksrentals.com/nbc3.jpg

Fox and ABC, etc. are back.

Here are new screen shots.


fox( I think)
http://www.marksrentals.com/fox3.jpg

nbc(I think)

http://www.marksrentals.com/nbc3.jpg
After seeing these shots, it seems more likely that your problem is a result of too much signal. Probably just needs to be dumbed down by Tele-Media.

What's the number to the right of the signal 0/sec (avg) mean?

I notice a huge difference in the not working vs. working

What's the number to the right of the signal 0/sec (avg) mean?

I notice a huge difference in the not working vs. working
These are average errors per second. I'm not sure which errors they represent though.

2 errors per second average is normal though, so don't be alarmed about that stat.

These are average errors per second. I'm not sure which errors they represent though.

2 errors per second average is normal though, so don't be alarmed about that stat.


One of the pictures shows 60069 errors per second. Wow, can someone do the math and figure out the time between errors.

here,

http://www.marksrentals.com/nfl.jpg

One of the pictures shows 60069 errors per second. Wow, can someone do the math and figure out the time between errors.
Yikes! :eek:

Has everyone's PBS HD been screwed up for the last couple days?

Has everyone's PBS HD been screwed up for the last couple days?
Yup.

PaulieORF or BillN96,

What's involved with adding bandwidth to a system? Is it headend equipment or is there more to it? I don't expect Comcast to do that anyway, but it's just a question I've been meaning to ask.

PaulieORF or BillN96,

What's involved with adding bandwidth to a system? Is it headend equipment or is there more to it? I don't expect Comcast to do that anyway, but it's just a question I've been meaning to ask.

Well, this might not answer your question, but this is what I heard.

For every analog channel turned off, there is room for 4 Digital channels, or 2 HD channels.

Atleast that is what I heard.

So when the analog's get turned off, there will be a lot of room for HD channels.

PaulieORF or BillN96,

What's involved with adding bandwidth to a system? Is it headend equipment or is there more to it? I don't expect Comcast to do that anyway, but it's just a question I've been meaning to ask.
Very expensive headend equipment. And you can't really just add bandwidth, you need to overhaul an entire system.

Well, this might not answer your question, but this is what I heard.

For every analog channel turned off, there is room for 4 Digital channels, or 2 HD channels.

Atleast that is what I heard.

So when the analog's get turned off, there will be a lot of room for HD channels.
Actaully, it's more like room for 3 HD, or about 10 SD, depending on what bitrate is given for each channel. But Tele-Media, for instance, doesn't use a single QAM for more than 3 HD.

I haven't gotten any answers to my emails to Tim lately. I don't know if it's because he's busy or sick of my bitchin' :D . I spoke to Keith, the chairman of the Waterbury Cable Advisory Council today. He's a big advocate of NESN, and having it added here. He said that it has constantly been one of the top two issues that they deal with every meeting. There isn't one council meeting that goes by without discussion about NESN. The council has done almost all it can (like the Seymour council), and has advised Tele-Media to negotiate a deal for NESN. He said that Adelphia is just at a standoff with NESN.

The council meets bi-monthly and their next meeting is actually tomorrow night at 5:30. He invited me to attend, but unfortunately I will be in the middle of a server upgrade at the office and will likely be unable to attend. He said that Tele-Media is bringing along a Comcast repr tomorrow, and they will be asking him some questions and talking about Comcast's plans for the area. I asked him to ask some questions for me regarding NESN and SNY, not just the Comcast guy, but the Adelphia people as well. Specifically, if any kind of deal could realistically be reached for NESN and/or SNY prior to the Comcast deal.

I will report back to you what I hear, when I hear it.

I will report back to you what I hear, when I hear it.Hopefully we will have a definitive answer regarding Opening Day tomorrow.

Hopefully we will have a definitive answer regarding Opening Day tomorrow.
I wouldn't count on a definitive answer, but am just hoping to hear anything that could give us some hope, or shatter that hope.

Very expensive headend equipment. And you can't really just add bandwidth, you need to overhaul an entire system.

Thanks.

By the way, now that the Olympics are over, INHD2 is back but Universal HD is still on our 750mhz Comcast system. Something else for you to look forward to when Comcast takes over Adelphia. Kinda strange that they've never added TNT-HD to my system because of bandwidth constraints, but now that ADS is complete we were able to add Universal HD to the lineup.

Thanks.
So were you just curious about this topic overall, or were you thinking about your Comcast system?

So were you just curious about this topic overall, or were you thinking about your Comcast system?

You're too quick, I edited my post a split second after I originally posted it :D

PaulieORF or BillN96,

What's involved with adding bandwidth to a system? Is it headend equipment or is there more to it? I don't expect Comcast to do that anyway, but it's just a question I've been meaning to ask.Adding bandwidth not only involves the lasers for the headend equipment but also the fiber that goes that needs to be installed to each node. Another thing that needs to be taken in account is the massive amount of labor that goes into laying all that fiber. Time Warner recently shared some numbers on upgrading one of their systems to 750mhz. They estimated $16,000 to $17,000 per mile just for the fiber.

Needless to say, adding bandwidth is a very costly and time consuming project. (Some of us can remember when Tele-Media went through their Digital Rebuild project several years ago.) You can't blame the cable companies putting off adding bandwidth because of the cost and impending rate hikes associated with it. But with all the new cable services coming out, many cablecos are being forced to find "creative ways" to save bandwidth and this normally results in over compression of channels and lose of picture quality.

There are many, many factors but I think this gives you a taste of what is involved.

Well, the repair guy just left, and guess what, he couldn't find anything wrong.

He said he would have a tech guy come out and look around, but he said it's very difficult to fix an intermittent signal.

His recommendation was to call back when the problem happens again.

Well, the repair guy just left, and guess what, he couldn't find anything wrong.

He said he would have a tech guy come out and look around, but he said it's very difficult to fix an intermittent signal.

His recommendation was to call back when the problem happens again.
Did you show him the pictures which showed a high signal with ungodly amounts of errors per second?

Did you show him the pictures which showed a high signal with ungodly amounts of errors per second?

Yeah, I did.

He said what the box shows doesn't necessarily show the problem. He said the signal level outside is perfect, and he just doesn't know what could be causing a problem that only shows up once a week or so.

I don't know if I'm ever going to get the problem resolved.

PS, he changed the splitter in the basement and the connector on the side of the house.

Sorry about the bad luck with the cable guy.

If this is possible, it may help to know if any of your neighbors are seeing the same issue. That way you would know how localized the issue really is.

I don't know anyone in my neighborhood, and I doubt there are anyone that has HD by me, as I think the average age on my street is 60.

You're too quick, I edited my post a split second after I originally posted it :D
I'm the quickest draw on AVS, hehe.

I don't know anyone in my neighborhood, and I doubt there are anyone that has HD by me.

Interesting thing about Sunday night... I live in Shelton by the Housatonic River.

I had issues also and I don't have a box. I use a QAM tuner only. I had issues with ABC 707 cable and ABC CH 10/8 OTA. and could not watch either. Same problems but cable was more stable but still unwatchable. I have antenna in the attic with a antenna pointed to get NBC and a pre-amp and splitter and a smaller one pointed to get ABC OTA and use the cable to get CBS on 703 ABC 0n 707 and NBC on 730.

OK.. both OTA and cable was trash for ABC but NBC (OTA and Cable) was good and CBS (Cable) was good... So I thought that ABC was the problem...

Hmmmmm... :confused:

Jack

Okay...

I relayed some questions to the chairman of the GWCC (Greater Waterbury Cable Council) yesterday, and he gave a copy of that email to a rep from Comcast, as well as the Assistant GM at Tele-Media. These questions concerned NESN, SNY, and what will happen to channels that Comcast currently doesn't have agreements to carry (HDnets, ESPN2HD).

The AGM, Ernie Magaro, called me this morning to inform me of that. We also had a short discussion about NESN. He said it's unlkely that we will see NESN or SNY added to our lineup prior to the Comcast takeover. He said he would keep me informed on anything that may happen, as far as the possible addition of NESN before the Comcast takeover. He also summarized our chat in an email which he sent to me and forwarded to Tele-Media's GM and the Comcast represenative.

The Comcast rep (Dan) will be checking with Comcast to see if they have any answers to my questions.

As always, I will let you guys know when I hear anything.

If you want any specifics, please PM me.....

Okay...

I relayed some questions to the chairman of the GWCC (Greater Waterbury Cable Council) yesterday, and he gave a copy of that email to a rep from Comcast, as well as the Assistant GM at Tele-Media. These questions concerned NESN, SNY, and what will happen to channels that Comcast currently doesn't have agreements to carry (HDnets, ESPN2HD).

The AGM, Ernie Magaro, called me this morning to inform me of that. We also had a short discussion about NESN. He said it's unlkely that we will see NESN or SNY added to our lineup prior to the Comcast takeover. He said he would keep me informed on anything that may happen, as far as the possible addition of NESN before the Comcast takeover. He also summarized our chat in an email which he sent to me and forwarded to Tele-Media's GM and the Comcast represenative.

The Comcast rep (Dan) will be checking with Comcast to see if they have any answers to my questions.

As always, I will let you guys know when I hear anything.

If you want any specifics, please PM me.....
Great job, Paulie. I'll tell you what would be very helpful to me is if you have some email addresses of these guys for me to write to. There is strength in numbers, and I can be at least one other voice to keep NESN and SNY at the front of their minds. I particularly also want to talk to them about the quandry we are in here in Shelton with not being able to get the Red Sox on EI either.

Thanks for all the info on this topic.

Tom

YES!!!!!!!!!!!

I know I always say this when you guys talk about NESN, but I want my Yankees in HD!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!

I know I always say this when you guys talk about NESN, but I want my Yankees in HD!
It is very unlikely (maybe more unlikely than NESN) for Adelphia to add YES HD before Comcast comes in.

It is very unlikely (maybe more unlikely than NESN) for Adelphia to add YES HD before Comcast comes in.

Just hope it gets added not too long after Comcast takes over.

This would be the ideal lineup.
CBSHD
ABCHD
NBCHD
FoxHD
Inhd
Inhd2
HDNet
HDNet Movies
ESPNHD
ESPN2HD
DiscoveryHD
NFLHD
TNT-HD
UniversalHD
NESNHD
SNYHD
YESHD
MSGHD
FOOD Network HD(When Available)

Assuming you meant ABCHD. I'd also like WBHD, or whatever it will be after the merger.

FOOD Network HD(When Available)
Mmmmm......

Assuming you meant ABCHD. I'd also like WBHD, or whatever it will be after the merger.


fixed it.

Got some more info from the chairman of the GWCC. He said that Comcast may keep the Tele-Media name here until 2007. Because they don't want to come in and raise rates right away, they may hold off until after this baseball season to add NESN and SNY. Could be a season of just the Yankees on cable here.

But, someone at the GWCC meeting asked the Comcast represenative how many phone calls it will take before they start taking the NESN demand seriously, unlike Adelphia. He said that they are already taking it seriously. So who knows.

When asked about what would happen to channels like the HDNets and ESPN2HD, the Comcast rep gave no clear answer, and seems as if the only way we may keep these channels is if Comcast gets agreements for them.

If that's the case I will switch to Dish Network as soon as the channels get dropped.

When asked about what would happen to channels like the HDNets and ESPN2HD, the Comcast rep gave no clear answer, and seems as if the only way we may keep these channels is if Comcast gets agreements for them.

That's consistent with what I was told by a Comcast employee a while back when I asked if Adelphia's agreement for ESPN2HD and HDnets would have any impact on existing Comcast line-ups.

Because they don't want to come in and raise rates right away, they may hold off until after this baseball season to add NESN and SNY. Could be a season of just the Yankees on cable here.If the Sportsnet NY channel is not added I will leave and I know many others that have or will be doing the same. They will loose more customers not adding these channels than raising the bill by a couple bucks. The Comcast system is not going to give us the Comcast channel because of rate hikes??? You just can't make this stuff up! I am already being raped by the amount of money I pay for cable. We have all expected that the rates would increast when Comcast takes over because they are...well, Comcast! Don't make it worse by with holding programming. 99% of customers will not mind if you add a couple dollars to a digital package (not the basic package) for these new channels. (Or save some money by dumping one's that nobody cares about!)

Oh, and another thing. I would like them to TRY and pull HDNet and ESPN2-HD from my kung-fu grip. Just because all of their other cable systems suck and do not have the bandwidth to handle all of these channels should that mean we have to give up our channels? Just man up and renew the existing Adelphia contract for those areas. I am already not liking being under the Comcast umbrella. I thought they were going to put their good foot forward and try to win over their new customers. Instead I am comparing Dish and DirectTV packages to see which one I an going to move to before April 1st.

After a glimmer of hope I read all this garbage and it just makes me furious. They are going to have one pissed off customer if they try to pull this crap during the baseball season. This is ridiculous! :mad:

Paulie - forward this post to the Comcast/Adelphia reps and let them know how their customers really feel about this situation.

If the Sportsnet NY channel is not added I will leave and I know many others that have or will be doing the same. They will loose more customers not adding these channels than raising the bill by a couple bucks. The Comcast system is not going to give us the Comcast channel because of rate hikes??? You just can't make this stuff up! I am already being raped by the amount of money I pay for cable. We have all expected that the rates would increast when Comcast takes over because they are...well, Comcast! Don't make it worse by with holding programming. 99% of customers will not mind if you add a couple dollars to a digital package (not the basic package) for these new channels. (Or save some money by dumping one's that nobody cares about!)

Oh, and another thing. I would like them to TRY and pull HDNet and ESPN2-HD from my kung-fu grip. Just because all of their other cable systems suck and do not have the bandwidth to handle all of these channels should that mean we have to give up our channels? Just man up and renew the existing Adelphia contract for those areas. I am already not liking being under the Comcast umbrella. I thought they were going to put their good foot forward and try to win over their new customers. Instead I am comparing Dish and DirectTV packages to see which one I an going to move to before April 1st.

After a glimmer of hope I read all this garbage and it just makes me furious. They are going to have one pissed off customer if they try to pull this crap during the baseball season. This is ridiculous! :mad:

Paulie - forward this post to the Comcast/Adelphia reps and let them know how their customers really feel about this situation.
I understand how you feel completely. The timing of the Comcast takeover couldn't be much worse. Right smack dab in the middle of baseball season. It's gotta happen one way or the other: Add NESN, SNY or both either befor this baseball season, or add it after. They need to realize that losing sports fans is more costly to them than your average customer. People who want to watch NESN or SNY are more likely to want to order MLB Extra Innings, and are more likely to be interested in other sports, and may order the digital package so they can get the FSN College networks, ESPNU, CSTV, etc. They may also be inclined to order things scuh as NHL Center Ice, NBA League Pass, and ESPN Full Court. And then you just look at us compared to other cable companies in the state. We are the only ones who only have two RSNs, and you really can't call MSG a regional sports network anymore (not in the ranks of NESN, SNY, YES). As far as losing channels, we'll just have to sit tight and see what happens. I'm not ready to completely judge Adelphia or Comcast yet, but with baseball season fast approaching I'm going to have to, and they're going to have to decide if they want to lose me as a customer, and lose all the Mets fans as well.

Right now, the only advantages that cable TV holds for me are:

1. I don't have to put a ten foot pole on my house with a dish on it.
2. More HD stations, and better quality
3. I get CT local stations

With DirecTV, I would lose the CT local stations, but still have plenty of the NY locals, it would be cheaper, and I would be able to see the Red Sox on Extra Innings and get NESN on the Sports Pak. I'd also get SNY to watch the Mets. If we lose some HD channels when Comcast takes over, the HD advantage cable holds over DirecTV will be lost as well. On top of it all, it would be cheaper, probably by $15 per month even after adding HBO, the Sports Pak and HDTV service. I also hear that DirecTV is upgrading their HD offerings, and soon will be adding quite a few additional HD channels.

Directv also has TNT now.

The only reason I left them was because I wanted an HD DVR and didn't want to spend $1000 on it.

Waiting to see their new DVR, and might be interested in trying Dish. The only thing that keeps me looking away from Dish is their lack of Yes, SD or HD.

FOX-HD, ABC-HD, and CPTV-HD are both not working this afternoon. No NASCAR or NBA in HD. I know CPTV has been having issues and ABC and FOX are both from NY. Is anyone else seeing these issues? Are they on the same QAM?

ABC,FOX, and CPTV are on the same QAM. All of these channels are coming in fine for me here in Prospect.

I have the channels working fine, but they are SD, not HD. Maybe they passed my problem onto you.

They are in SD on one TV and not coming in on the other TV. Both are using 8300HD boxes with component cables. Hmmm...

Edit: The 24 commercial on FOX was in HD at 4:24pm.

Restart the box that they aren't working on.