Restart the box that they aren't working on.I just unplugged the box for 30 seconds and then plugged it back in so it rebooted. The same three channels are still black while they appear on the other TV.

Maybe they passed my problem onto you.This is at my parent's house in White Hills.

Here is a diagnostic screen shot from channel 707 not working.

Stupid Question: How do I post an attachment?

Here is a diagnostic screen shot from channel 707 not working.

Stupid Question: How do I post an attachment?
Below the Submit Reply button you'll see a section called Additional Options. Under there you will see a section with a button that says Manage Attachments.

Well, Badboys 2 looks really good in HD.

It's Sunday night, my FOX, and ABC shouldn't be working, but they are.

They were SD for me at the same time they were SD for 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.
The race on FOX was not broadcast in HD since it was a Busch Series race.

The NBA game on ABC was in HD for me the entire game. I think you seeing something in SD on these channels was simply because the race was not in HD. Was the NBA game in SD also? That would be incredibly bizarre.

The race on FOX was not broadcast in HD since it was a Busch Series race.

The NBA game on ABC was in HD for me the entire game. I think you seeing something in SD on these channels was simply because the race was not in HD. Was the NBA game in SD also? That would be incredibly bizarre.The NBA game was in HD. I noticed the race was in SD when they mentioned that it was in Mexico and then the HD 24 commercial came on.

Also, I attached a pic of the diag screen that I was trying to do yesturday. Very odd that one TV worked and the other one didn't. Thoughts?

The NBA game was in HD. I noticed the race was in SD when they mentioned that it was in Mexico and then the HD 24 commercial came on.

Also, I attached a pic of the diag screen that I was trying to do yesturday. Very odd that one TV worked and the other one didn't. Thoughts?
There's your problem right there... -20 db! That is incredibly low. At that low a signal, there's a very good chance you won't get any picture at all.

Have the 'rents call Adelphia and schedule an appointment. They probably have a bad drop from the pole with a signal that low.

That jumped out at me too but was not sure of the exact numbers and haven't had time to look it up. Thanks for the advice. I will update when I know something further.

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.
If I have no Mets/SNY, and I'll even accept SD SNY...I'll be shopping elsewhere. These people really need to think about who is watching during the summer! The only things I really watch during the summer are baseball and the occasional other...I'll go elsewhere for the baseball...and the other will be wherever I go as well...it's that simple. They need to think..

-Marty

If I have no Mets/SNY, and I'll even accept SD SNY...I'll be shopping elsewhere.
Exactly! As will I.

If I have no Mets/SNY, and I'll even accept SD SNY...I'll be shopping elsewhere. These people really need to think about who is watching during the summer! The only things I really watch during the summer are baseball and the occasional other...I'll go elsewhere for the baseball...and the other will be wherever I go as well...it's that simple. They need to think..

-Marty
Keep in mind that none of your satellite options (DirecTV and Dish Networ) have agreements to carry SNY either. I wouldn't leave Tele-Media until you know for a fact that one of the two in fact has the channel.

Have I mentioned that I think it's completely unacceptable for the FCC review of this sale to still be going on here on day 276? The sale of ATT Broadband to Comcast took only 188 days to approve, the Echostar / Rainbow sale took 227, SBC / ATT took 199, Verizon / MCI: 199, Cingular / ATTW: 208, Sprint / Nextel: 157.

This thing seems like it's going to drag on forever. I am now convinced that we will see it go on longer than 300 days.... Just get it done!

What is the anticipated day for Comcast to take control?

I need to setup an appointment for Dish!

j/k

What is the anticipated day for Comcast to take control?

I need to setup an appointment for Dish!

j/k
ha!

But if you serioulsy were wondering about the date for the takeover, Adelphia tells me May 31.

wow, no posts in 3 days.

TNT HD is supposed to be added shortly, a CSR told me that the other day when I called













































Just kidding, thought some rumors would spark some chatting.

wow, no posts in 3 days.

TNT HD is supposed to be added shortly, a CSR told me that the other day when I called

Just kidding, thought some rumors would spark some chatting.
haha! I was about to ask you what the CSR was smokin. Yep, nothing going on much here. Also realized that this thread will probably be closed down after the changeover. We'll all be chattin' it up in the Hartford Comcast thread.

Here's some news: I have a sinking feeling that not only will we have no NESN, but no SNY either. Same goes for YES HD, in case a certain Yankees fan was wondering. I would really like to sign up with DirecTV for a year and see how things shake out at Tele-Media, but I don't want to buy a receiver for $400 and then be stuck with a two-year contract.

If anything's going to happen with any RSNs, I see MSG getting the axe. I believe we're paying somewhere around $2 a month to watch the Knicks suck ass.

I'm trying to figure out the total cost of everything before I step up to Digital cable / HDTV. Can someone tell me everything I *need*? I have Tele-Media and am reading the rates from here: http://tele-mediacable.com/Wat%20Service%20Rates.html

Right now, I simply just have Classic Cable (Broadcast Basic & Expanded Basic).

I like the Silver package (Classic Cable, Digital Basic & any 1 digital premium) for $69.70. I assume the "HD Plus" service is free, so that's $0. The DVR service is an additional $4.95 when purchased with a ValuePak.

Now I'm confused on the receiver part. Which one would I get?


S/A Digital Receiver & Remote $4.50
High Definition Digital Receiver & Remote $7.95
DVR Digital Receiver & Remote $7.95
HDTV Digital Receiver & Remote $7.95
HDTV/DVR Digital Receiver & Remote $7.95


That's the part I'm confused on.

Thanks for any help..

I have 2 HD DVR's, and no premium channels, but all the digital channels, and my bill was $90.

Take away one DVR and subsitute a different box and the difference is maybe $5.

For those basketball fans here, WFSB has posted a poll so that you can vote on what games you would like to see in HD. Here is a link to the OTA thread which has a post of JoeHorn from WFSB, http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7303381#post7303381.

I think it's great that they are asking our opinion, so go and vote! It seems to me that the Thursday evening choice of Greensboro is a no-brainer, but the others are interesting choices! Good job WFSB. Also note that they will be multicasting other games as well, although I don't think any cable systems will carry that.

Thursday and Friday should be designated as national holidays. Always a great time to watch 32 games in 2 days. I voted and I am glad that WFSB is taking this decision to the viewers. Past years we always complained about the tournament games that their station has stuck with. Now we only have ourselves to blame.

After the NCAA Tournament, baseball season will be officially on its way. Either SNY appears on my channel lineup or I will be looking for someone else to give my money to. I would gladly see MSG disappear to make room for the other RSNs. The only time MSG was on at my house was for the Mets games. Dump it and spend the money on channels that the viewers want to see.

Tim has just informed me that they reached an agreement to carry the NCAA tournament games that WFSB is carrying on its sub-channels OTA. He didn't give me channel numbers, but said they would be up and running likely in time for Thursday's slate of games.

They're still trying to work something out with NESN and SNY, he says.

Tim has just informed me that they reached an agreement to carry the NCAA tournament games that WFSB is carrying on its sub-channels OTA. He didn't give me channel numbers, but said they would be up and running likely in time for Thursday's slate of games.

They're still trying to work something out with NESN and SNY, he says.

:eek: Wow!!!! This has to qualify as one of the biggest surprises in this thread in a very long time. Tele-Media/Adelphia stepping up to the plate for one last horrah. (Hopefully it is not THE last and we get the RSNs up and running for Opening Day.) I will assume that these sub channels will be temporary and go away after the tournament?

This certainly makes a strong case for playing a little hookie from work at the end of the week.

:eek: Wow!!!! This has to qualify as one of the biggest surprises in this thread in a very long time. Tele-Media/Adelphia stepping up to the plate for one last horrah. (Hopefully it is not THE last and we get the RSNs up and running for Opening Day.) I will assume that these sub channels will be temporary and go away after the tournament?

This certainly makes a strong case for playing a little hookie from work at the end of the week.
They will be on temporary channels. If I find out what they'll be, I'll let you know. My guess is that they'll be somewhere in the 500's (or 600's to try and keep it seperate from sports packages).

Also, as far as SNY goes. Seems DirecTV isn't any closer to a deal than Adelphia is, at least from the reports I have heard. And you can pretty much rule out Dish Network, almost 0% chance of them getting SNY. You may have no alternative for Mets games if Adelphia doesn't get SNY.

They will be on temporary channels. If I find out what they'll be, I'll let you know. My guess is that they'll be somewhere in the 500's (or 600's to try and keep it seperate from sports packages).
On other cable systems that I have seen carrying sub channels, they have them listed with the HD channels. Since they are digital channels they may keep all WFSB-DT channels together to avoid confusion. It will be interesting to see how they handle these channels. It will be the first time we will have "temporary" channels and Sub channels.

And you can pretty much rule out Dish Network, almost 0% chance of them getting SNY.


What does Dish have against NY RSN's?

They don't have Yes, and don't have any idea if they will ever add it, and they won't have SNY?

They don't really care about the NY market, do they?

On other cable systems that I have seen carrying sub channels, they have them listed with the HD channels. Since they are digital channels they may keep all WFSB-DT channels together to avoid confusion. It will be interesting to see how they handle these channels. It will be the first time we will have "temporary" channels and Sub channels.


BillN96, What other systems have you seen carry subchannels? I am curious because I'm trying to find out whether Comcast will possibly do it.

I have to add a congratulations to you Telemedia folks for being able to see this. Who would have thought not long ago that both Telemedia and WFSB would come through this way!

BillN96, What other systems have you seen carry subchannels? I am curious because I'm trying to find out whether Comcast will possibly do it.

I have to add a congratulations to you Telemedia folks for being able to see this. Who would have thought not long ago that both Telemedia and WFSB would come through this way!
When I was in Florida, Brighthouse Cable carried all the sub channels for ABC, CBS, and PBS. I remember seeing subs on another system too but I can't remember the name (it was in California).

BillN96, What other systems have you seen carry subchannels? I am curious because I'm trying to find out whether Comcast will possibly do it.

I have to add a congratulations to you Telemedia folks for being able to see this. Who would have thought not long ago that both Telemedia and WFSB would come through this way!
Yeah, I remember about a year and a half ago or so that Tele-Media told me that discussions to carry WFSB HD were going very badly. A week later on a Sunday morning before the Patriots first game, the channel popped up out of nowhere. Guess things can change in a second in this business.

I just read that Adelphia in Ohio just agreed to carry the new Cleveland Indians sports network and will have it in time for Thursday's spring training game. This leaves some hope for you SNY fans that there can be a quick turnaround like that.

I just read that Adelphia in Ohio just agreed to carry the new Cleveland Indians sports network and will have it in time for Thursday's spring training game. This leaves some hope for you SNY fans that there can be a quick turnaround like that.A glimmer of hope remains.

Hmmm... Did a QAM scan just a few minutes ago and looks like Tele-Media is airing Playboy Espanol for free on channel 108-2, in case you horny-toads need your fix...in Spanish...

Does anyone have any pictures of what Adelphia's programming guide looks like? I am switching to Digital and getting the 8300HD soon and wanted to see the programming guide's "interface".

Does anyone have any pictures of what Adelphia's programming guide looks like? I am switching to Digital and getting the 8300HD soon and wanted to see the programming guide's "interface".
I don't have any screenshots of my own (lost my digital camera), but here are some from the net:

These are some screenshots from a Cablevision 8300HD. All screens are the same for Adelphia except for the first one, which is of the main VOD screen:
http://www.dslreports.com/speak/slideshow/11894426?c=714975&ret=L2ZvcnVtL3JlbWFyaywxMTg1MTIwOX5kYXlzPTk5OTl%2Bc3RhcnQ9MT Iw

Here's a screenshot of the VOD menu that I found on Adelphia's Media Services site. It has the default ugly purple buttons which turn a matching blue when you change the color scheme to Boardwalk on your 8300HD:
http://www.adelphiamediaservices.com/images/ondmd/scrnshot/xOD.jpg

Here is an article from Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com. He is very much on top of things that has to do with the Mets and MLB in general. The fact that he mentions TeleMedia by name is not good.


…i talked with a variety of people yesterday, including representatives from all sides in these discussions, along with fans, employees, media experts, and others, and this is the best read i can get…

The goal for SportsNet NY (SNY) and Cablevision is to reach an official agreement by today’s launch time of 5 PM EDT. However, if an agreement is not reached, Cablevision will consider running the network, as long as talks remain positive…

…i’ll believe that when i see it, though…

Once a price-per-customer is reached between SNY and Cablevision, DirecTV and the smaller cable providers will most likely suit…

Things with DISH look bleak, though…

There are a variety of smaller cable providers, such as TeleMedia, Adelphia and SusCom, that are in the process of being purchased by Comcast, a part-owner of SNY. In most every case, SNY will not appear on these systems until the purchases are made final, most likely around May and June…
I am not happy reading this. TeleMedia/Adelphia has surprised us before but I am not getting a good feeling about this one. The channel goes live today at 5pm with Comcast, Time Warner, and possibly CableVision customers getting the channel from the start.

Here is an article from Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com. He is very much on top of things that has to do with the Mets and MLB in general. The fact that he mentions TeleMedia by name is not good.


I am not happy reading this. TeleMedia/Adelphia has surprised us before but I am not getting a good feeling about this one. The channel goes live today at 5pm with Comcast, Time Warner, and possibly CableVision customers getting the channel from the start.
I believe that the Comcast systems in CT (Danbury, New Haven) are actually scheduled to have SNY added on the 30th despite today's launch.

Plus, I wouldn't call Tele-Media or Adelphia a small cable company. There are 87,000 subscribers here.

Plus, I wouldn't call Tele-Media or Adelphia a small cable company. There are 87,000 subscribers here.They would be concidered small when compared to Comcast, CableVision, DirecTV, or Dish.

Is anybody here home? Are the NCAA tournament channels up?

Is anybody here home? Are the NCAA tournament channels up?I am not home but my wife did not see any new channels starting after the music channels to the end. I was not going to push it with her with searching through the entire lineup. :rolleyes:

Unrelated, the March Madness On Demand Internet video is up and working fantastically.

The two WFSB sub-channels are live!

WFSB2 - Channel 150
WFSB3 - Channel 151

These channels will air out of market NCAA Basketball Tournament games.

The two WFSB sub-channels are live!

WFSB2 - Channel 150
WFSB3 - Channel 151

These channels will air out of market NCAA Basketball Tournament games.
Ya beat me to it.

I wrote an email to the general NESN feedback address last week, just seeing what was going on from their perspective. Also, to ask them about the status of geting NESN HD on Dish and DirecTV. I nearly fell out of my chair when I read the first line...

We are in business with Tele-Media, but NESN is not available in all
areas of CT. Fairfield county and select towns close to the county line
do not receive NESN. We would like to be available in that area and are
always looking to make changes.

We are not currently carried in HD on either Dish or DirecTV. We are
working hard to remedy this situation before the Red Sox season starts
in a few weeks, but I do not have a date in sight when the change will
be made. It is something we're working towards.

I sent her a reply asking her to clarify what she meant when she said that they are in business with Tele-Media. Did she mean that they have signed some kind of agreement, or did she mean they are simply working on a deal? Also good to hear that they are persuing satellite carriage of NESN HD. When I hear anything else on this, you know I'll let you guys know ASAP.

We are in business with Tele-Media, but NESN is not available in all
areas of CT. Fairfield county and select towns close to the county line
do not receive NESN. We would like to be available in that area and are
always looking to make changes.
It almost sounds like NESN will be carried by TeleMedia in some towns but not others. That would just make the fact that NESN is not avaliable even more painful.

It almost sounds like NESN will be carried by TeleMedia in some towns but not others. That would just make the fact that NESN is not avaliable even more painful.
I was just going to edit my post and add in that if in fact she means they have an agreement with Tele-Media, that it is only for the Waterbury system. You beat me to it once again, Bill.

You beat me to it once again, Bill.I am on my game during the tournament. ;)

I was just going to edit my post and add in that if in fact she means they have an agreement with Tele-Media, that it is only for the Waterbury system. You beat me to it once again, Bill.
If they had an agreement with either or both system, I think they would have announced it immediately. As the season approaches, so does the likelihood that Red Sox fans will jump ship for Dish Network or DirecTV. Tele-Media would like to avoid such defections, or even bring a few dish users back, and if they had news like this, they wouldn't keep it in their pocket.

If they had an agreement with either or both system, I think they would have announced it immediately. As the season approaches, so does the likelihood that Red Sox fans will jump ship for Dish Network or DirecTV. Tele-Media would like to avoid such defections, or even bring a few dish users back, and if they had news like this, they wouldn't keep it in their pocket.
I do doubt that there's an agreement. But either way, her statement "We are in business with Tele-Media" is encouraging.

If they had an agreement with either or both system, I think they would have announced it immediately...and if they had news like this, they wouldn't keep it in their pocket.You are thinking to rationally. Tele-Media is aweful at communicating channel changes. Their CSRs usually do not have a clue on what is going on, their web site is updated twice a year, and I usually do not see any mailings regarding these things. If it was not for AVSFourm, I know that I would not know what was going on. Take the WFSB sub channels: How is anyone supposed to know to look for channels 150 & 151 for extra tournament games? 99% of the subscribers have no idea what sub channels are let alone look for them. Don't overestimate the "Think Tank" that is TeleMedia.

You are thinking to rationally. Tele-Media is aweful at communicating channel changes. Their CSRs usually do not have a clue on what is going on, their web site is updated twice a year, and I usually do not see any mailings regarding these things. If it was not for AVSFourm, I know that I would not know what was going on. Take the WFSB sub channels: How is anyone supposed to know to look for channels 150 & 151 for extra tournament games? 99% of the subscribers have no idea what sub channels are let alone look for them. Don't overestimate the "Think Tank" that is TeleMedia.
I was actually suprsied to hear them mention Adelphia carrying the extra games, channels 150 and 151 specifically, mentioned on the WFSB news at 5. However, there are probably some who are confused as to whether or not they have Adelphia, since Tele-Media (...or is it Adelphia?) has an identity crisis. One commercial calls them Tele-Media, the next Adelphia. Your VOD menu says "Adelphia" but your bill says "Tele-Media".

Also, I'm very suprised that Tele-Media does not utilize the mail feature on the SA boxes to notify customers of such things.

Also, I'm very suprised that Tele-Media does not utilize the mail feature on the SA boxes to notify customers of such things.Most other cable systems do. (like Comcast)

Most other cable systems do. (like Comcast)
Well, now I know I'm going to have a dream tonight about waking up to the blinking mail indicator on my box. Turn my TV on and see a message saying that NESN has been added, only to find out it was sent in error. :)

I spoke to Karen at NESN (the person who emailed me yesterday). When she referred to being in business with Tele-Media, she was actually referring to Adelphia in Lyme and Norwich. According to her, NESN isn't negotiating with Tele-Media in Seymour or Waterbury at all. She said that Adelphia has a deal for the Norwich area, and adding NESN here would qualify under the same agreement. Not feeling too good about this situation now, someone's not telling the truth here...

Tele-Media is not involved with Adelphia in Lyme and Norwich at all. This sounds like the typical dead end that we get whenever Tele-Media and NESN are brought up together in the same subject. Hmmm....how many days until Comcast comes in again? Our rates will go up but at least we will have the channels we want.

Tele-Media is not involved with Adelphia in Lyme and Norwich at all. This sounds like the typical dead end that we get whenever Tele-Media and NESN are brought up together in the same subject. Hmmm....how many days until Comcast comes in again? Our rates will go up but at least we will have the channels we want.

Actually they are, Norwich and OL are run from the same headend in Norwich and there is an Adelphia Northeast sonet ring fiber interconnect that links most of the
Adelphia(and TM) headends together.
The poeple that Paul speaks with all the time are employed by Adelphia.
Hope it helps !

Actually they are, Norwich and OL are run from the same headend in Norwich and there is an Adelphia Northeast sonet ring fiber interconnect that links most of the
Adelphia(and TM) headends together.
The poeple that Paul speaks with all the time are employed by Adelphia.
Hope it helps !I'm sorry. When I said "involved" I was talking more of contracts and carriage agreements. Infrastructure is all connected to Adelphia. Thanks for the clarification.

No Prob, no need to be sorry,
I was just clearing that up incase one of their techs told you different.
I used to work there that's why I kinda follow this thread, some things I get a chuckle from.
Doesn't seem like too much has changed from what I hear from you guys and when I speak
with some of my former coworkers .

No Prob, no need to be sorry,
I was just clearing that up incase one of their techs told you different.
I used to work there that's why I kinda follow this thread, some things I get a chuckle from.
Doesn't seem like too much has changed from what I hear from you guys and when I speak
with some of my former coworkers .Obviously the technology has changes but I haven't seen much change in the operations and customer service since the Valley Cable days. :rolleyes:

Yea I have heard that name before, I worked in Norwich and it was Century Comm. before
Adelphia purchased them.

Tele-Media is not involved with Adelphia in Lyme and Norwich at all. This sounds like the typical dead end that we get whenever Tele-Media and NESN are brought up together in the same subject. Hmmm....how many days until Comcast comes in again? Our rates will go up but at least we will have the channels we want.
I'm just wondering why she's considering Old Lyme and Norwich as Tele-Media. And she must know what she's talking about, because she talked about Shelton being in Fairfield country and so on.

I really hope that she is wrong that there are no negotiations, and that I'm not being lied to by people at Tele-Media...

I'm just wondering why she's considering Old Lyme and Norwich as Tele-Media. And she must know what she's talking about, because she talked about Shelton being in Fairfield country and so on.

I really hope that she is wrong that there are no negotiations, and that I'm not being lied to by people at Tele-Media...
Perhaps one of the stumbling blocks is that it is not so easy to get that waiver for Shelton, and from what you have said, it would not be easy for Adelphia to get NESN for the Seymour system and block out Shelton.

It has been said time and again, but the greatest shortcoming the Seymour system has is in sports programming. Other than YES and MSG and ESPN, I think that's all there is.

Perhaps one of the stumbling blocks is that it is not so easy to get that waiver for Shelton, and from what you have said, it would not be easy for Adelphia to get NESN for the Seymour system and block out Shelton.

It has been said time and again, but the greatest shortcoming the Seymour system has is in sports programming. Other than YES and MSG and ESPN, I think that's all there is.
You may have a point. This is why it seems more likely to me that NESN may only get added in the Waterbury area, whether it be by Adelphia (yeah right) or Comcast. Once Comcast makes us all digital in a few years, it will then be possible to have NESN on the Seymour system. But who konws, by then NESN's home territory could expand to include Fairfield county.

Hmm.... I wonder if Tele-Media could make a swap with Charter for Shelton. Maybe tele-Media could get Woodbury from Charter in exchange for Shelton. Then you guys in Shelton could get the Sox on MLB EI. Hey, just throwing it out there.

I will tell you this. If DirecTV or Dish Network picks up NESN HD before this season starts, it's going to very VERY tempting to make the switch, even if Comcast promises us NESN for June or July.

Charter Blows!

Everyone who is interested in HD would drop cable and switch to Satellite if that happened.

You may have a point. This is why it seems more likely to me that NESN may only get added in the Waterbury area, whether it be by Adelphia (yeah right) or Comcast. Once Comcast makes us all digital in a few years, it will then be possible to have NESN on the Seymour system. But who konws, by then NESN's home territory could expand to include Fairfield county.

Hmm.... I wonder if Tele-Media could make a swap with Charter for Shelton. Maybe tele-Media could get Woodbury from Charter in exchange for Shelton. Then you guys in Shelton could get the Sox on MLB EI. Hey, just throwing it out there.

I will tell you this. If DirecTV or Dish Network picks up NESN HD before this season starts, it's going to very VERY tempting to make the switch, even if Comcast promises us NESN for June or July.
I'm going to wait to see what Comcast has in store for Shelton and NESN. But I'm tired of watching the Red Sox on the computer, and if there is no real movement on the NESN situation, I am going to go back to satellite TV one way or the other. It's not easy because of the trees here, and I really don't want a 10 foot pole on my roof, but I'm going to have to figure something out. I thought about contacting DISH, but I think their birds are even lower in the sky than DirecTV's.

I thought about contacting DISH, but I think their birds are even lower in the sky than DirecTV's.
That is correct. They are about 10 degrees lower.

Telemedia/Adelphia in Seymour Connecticut is a joke and I feel sorry for a person that does not have a clear shot to a Satellite, I have to tell you. Their dispatch / service department is a tragic comedy.

I have Direct TV, and so I had the brilliant idea to try out cable.

First installation required a call to their office an hour after they were supposed to show up, and then about 20 minutes later, wow, someone was here. I tried the service, and felt it was good enough to consider them for the whole house. So I set up another call.

AGAIN, an hour after they were to show up, I had to call them to find out where the hell they are.

Here's the absolute BS statement of the century. The central Adelphia/Telemedia service center cannot contact the Seymour office in any other manner than via e-mail according to Jerry 5362, who claimed he was the support floor manager.

People, we're in the year 2006, and this is what your going to stand by? Sorry, but a company and a service manager that has the initiative and a response capability of that level should not have customers.

I haven`t had any problems with their support or timing issues for tech visits or anything, so I guess I`m lucky. Really, my only gripe with Tele-Media is because they don`t carry NESN.

I haven`t had any problems with their support or timing issues for tech visits or anything, so I guess I`m lucky. Really, my only gripe with Tele-Media is because they don`t carry NESN.
I used to have problems with service, but that was before Adelphia came in. I must say that they show up here everytime they say they are going to, and the service is quite good. The picture quality is very good on channels 100 and up, and HDTV is very good quality. The high speed internet was very good and fast and reliable as well. The only reason I dropped it was because SBC gave me DSL for a ridiculously low price of $10 per month for the first 6 months. My only real gripe with Adelphia is the same....I can't watch my Red Sox.

When I get the 8300HD, will I need to use two remotes (the DVR remote and my TV remote), or is it possible to only use one? I am a little confused on this, as I know the DVR comes with its own remote.

When I get the 8300HD, will I need to use two remotes (the DVR remote and my TV remote), or is it possible to only use one? I am a little confused on this, as I know the DVR comes with its own remote.
You can program the Adelphia remote to control 3 additional devices, including your TV. Of course, your TV will need to be on the code list for the remote. Most are though, so I wouldn't worry too much.

Here's the absolute BS statement of the century. The central Adelphia/Telemedia service center cannot contact the Seymour office in any other manner than via e-mail according to Jerry 5362, who claimed he was the support floor manager. If you called the toll free number, they were npot telling you a tall one. They can only send an email.

Matt,

They have done even more since my e-mail to prove that they are fortunate to be in business, and I thought it was funny that 8 out of 10 people in line at the office were there to cancel service.

Regardless, if I were motivated enough, I could call you, so lets not say that it's not possible, just not easy enough for them to be interested. That is what I find unfortunate about their customer service department. Just not motivated to keep customers.

-P

So from reviewing I am assuming the comcast take over is good for customer service (cant get any worse then telemedia/adelphia) but bad for price and possible HD channel listing?

So from reviewing I am assuming the comcast take over is good for customer service (cant get any worse then telemedia/adelphia) but bad for price and possible HD channel listing?
Mixed opinions on whether Adelphia or Comcast support is better. No one really knows if the rates will go up, when they'll go up, or by how much. We should know more in May.

Here is the new guide that Comcast is rolling out for it's Scientific Atlanta boxes.

http://www.comcast.com/newguidesa/

I would expect that we will see this at some point from them after they take over. Looks sleek, hope it happens sooner than later.

I've been told that the May 31 date is now being pushed back, and the parties hope to have the sale completed in late June. If they set an exact date again, I'll post it.

What exactly does that mean?

When the deal is complete, will everything change instantly to Comcast, or will we still see the Adelphia name on things.

Examples:

Program Guide
Bills
Calling Customer Service
Service Techs

Any news on what will happen to the HDNet's and ESPN2?

I've been told that the May 31 date is now being pushed back, and the parties hope to have the sale completed in late June. If they set an exact date again, I'll post it.The latest news I have been reading is not good at all for Mets and Red Sox fans who want to see baseball this year.
(http://www.uticaod.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060322/SPORTS/603220323/1030)
It is very unlikely SportsNet New York, the new network that will televise Mets games regionally, will show up on local cable before the completion of the sale of Adelphia Cable to Time-Warner...Time Warner, which is part owner of the new network with the Mets and Comcast, serves most of Central New York, and its customers will receive Mets games. Adelphia has franchises in Auburn, Norwich and Utica, and customers in those areas will not get the games.I have been hearing the same things from multiple people around the region. Is it that hard to carry SportsNet NY on Adelphia systems soon to be owned by the company who owns it? :mad: I am SO mad right now I am seeing red but I don't really know who to get mad at. I am going to start lashing out at somebody so who should I direct it towards?

Do I get mad at Comcast for not willing offer this channel to its future customers driving Adelphia further into the ground and forcing some of their subscribers to leave? Everyone is saying that this channel is one that is of "great interest to their customers" and will be offered to "current Adelphia customers soon after the completion of the sale." Well, if it is something that they know many people want, wouldn't make sense to keep your future customers happy right before they are YOUR customers and are paying you money. Hey, I have an idea: Let's piss off these people right before we take them over and ask them to pay us more money and be patient while we go through transition.

Do I get mad at Adelphia for not paying the money asked by Comcast to carry this channel and drop the sinking ship that is MSG/FSN so that they can make room under their "salary cap" to offer SNY? It is obvious that Adelphia just does not care any more and you can not blame them for not wanting to spend any more money being in bankruptcy. BUT you can drop MSG/FSN which is so over priced and not carrying any major sport teams (I wouldn't call the Knicks a major sports team and their season is over). Then you can add SNY and still be save some money. Tele-Media/Adelphia is not paying any more money and giving what a majority of their customers want. Who cares if you burn some bridges by not carrying MSG, it is not like you are going to be in business much longer anyway. Give the customers what they want! Let Comcast renegotiate for MSG when basketball season starts up again.

Or do I get mad at the FCC for dragging their feet on this approval and their bickering back and forth between party lines turning it into something for them to carry out each other's political agenda? These people refuse to comment on when they might finish the review of this deal after taking record time (287 days and counting) looking this over while fighting back and forth over Net neutrality (http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/3762). Approve the deal (which is what is best for the customers) and then any decision made concerning can be applied to Comcast and Time Warner when it has been reached.

If any one of these three groups were to step up and do something, this issue would go away in a heart beat. Instead, Adelphia is getting further into debt, the customers are getting screwed, and no progress is made.

It is very surprising that Adelphia is just content to remain idle on the SNY issue. Forget the NESN issue right now, that's been a long-standing affair. They've lost a siginificant amount of customers because of their persistance in not offering NESN. And although there aren't nearly as many Mets fans as their are Yanks and Sox fans in the region, they are now getting ready to lose a lot more customers. As soon as you see DirecTV or Dish sign on to SNY, you'll begin to see Mets fans in their old Piazza jerseys lined up at Tele-Media returning their receivers. I'm told that they are negotiating, but that could mean a lot of things. It could simply mean that SNY has made an offer, and Adelphia is just sitting their looking at it twiddling their thumbs, that could be negotiating. And they say they are talking to both NESN and SNY, but not the same people are negotiating both deals. I mean, there really is zero chance of them adding both networks before Comcast comes in, so what's really going on here? Are they taking any of this seriously? Gosh!! (Napoleon Dynamite voice)

Just FYI....
Cablevision and SportsNet New York just announced their agreement. (http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-spnet0324,0,4546990.story?coll=ny-top-headlines) Most experts believe that DirecTV and many of the other cable systems were waiting for the Cablevision/SNY deal to be completed before they started signing agreements of their own.

Just FYI....
Cablevision and SportsNet New York just announced their agreement. (http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-spnet0324,0,4546990.story?coll=ny-top-headlines) Most experts believe that DirecTV and many of the other cable systems were waiting for the Cablevision/SNY deal to be completed before they started signing agreements of their own.
Where's the "except Adelphia" asterik? hehe

This article from the Torrington Register Citizen (Link (http://www.registercitizen.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16365568&BRD=1652&PAG=461&dept_id=464186&rfi=6))

Mets launch own network

Cablevision, which serves Fairfield County as well as Milford, Orange and Woodbridge, on Thursday announced a long-term agreement to carry the new Mets channel SportsNet New York, effective immediately.

The network, which will carry 125 regular-season Mets games, will be added to Cablevision’s Family Cable (expanded basic) level of service on channel 60. In Cablevision’s Litchfield service area, SportsNet New York will appear on channel 62.

A release said the agreement will also allow Cablevision to deliver to its high-definition customers an HDTV version of home Mets games carried by SNY.

Comcast has already added the channel to its New Haven and Branford systems, but not the Middletown area.

Cox Cablevision of Meriden/Cheshire is still considering the service, a spokeswoman said recently, but has not added it.

As for Adelphia, the financially troubled company that runs the old Tele-Media system in Seymour, spokesman Vince Caramanello said he’s had no requests for SNY.

"We’re aware the season is starting soon. But we have a larger concern about NESN," Caramanello said. "We still don’t have that."

Adelphia is due to change hands by the middle of this year, so that makes adding a pricey sports contract problematic and complicated.

"NESN (the Red Sox channel added by Cox just last year) is more of an important issue from a business sense," Caramanello said. "Low on the list is the Mets."

The Valley cable executive said he’s still talking to NESN officials but has been unwilling to take on the added cost "given their terms."


It's not looking so good for SNY, from what the GM has to say, but still hope for NESN. I was very surprised to hear him talk about NESN.

Paulie - You beat me to it again. I just read this and was going to post it and blast it. How can they say that they have had no requests for SNY? I have personally sent MANY requests to Tele-Media about carrying this channel. While this looks like good news for Red Sox fans, I can not believe there has been no requests for the Mets. I would imagine opening day this will change when fans turn on their televisions and notice that the games are no where to be found.

Give me my SNY!

This article from the Torrington Register Citizen (Link (http://www.registercitizen.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16365568&BRD=1652&PAG=461&dept_id=464186&rfi=6))

Mets launch own network

As for Adelphia, the financially troubled company that runs the old Tele-Media system in Seymour, spokesman Vince Caramanello said he’s had no requests for SNY.

I have been flooding Adelphia with requests for SNY and NESN as well as blasting Vince Caramanello for stating that there have been no requests. I ask that you all do the same for both SNY and NESN. It is about time Tele-Media adds some meaningful RSNs. Dump MSG and give us SNY and NESN.

Call Adelphia at 1-888-683-1000 and send a request at http://www.adelphia.com/contact_us/ asking for SNY and NESN. Please do both and let them know that you would like to see the Mets and Red Sox.

I emailed both of the Adelphia executives that Paulie gave me the email addresses for 2 weeks ago. I received no reply. It doesn't surprise me, but you would think they would have at least a boilerplate response they can automatically send out when a customer sends an email. Apparently not.

It's good to know that NESN is at least on the radar screen, but it actually surprises me that there's more demand for NESN in the valley than SNY. I know there are a lot of Red Sox fans here, but I didn't think they outnumbered Mets fans. I feel bad for the Mets fans....they are seemingly always playing second fiddle to the Yankees, and now apparently to the Red Sox as well. But I don't have too much sympathy. Misery loves company and I still don't have NESN.

I emailed both of the Adelphia executives that Paulie gave me the email addresses for 2 weeks ago. I received no reply. It doesn't surprise me, but you would think they would have at least a boilerplate response they can automatically send out when a customer sends an email. Apparently not.

It's good to know that NESN is at least on the radar screen, but it actually surprises me that there's more demand for NESN in the valley than SNY. I know there are a lot of Red Sox fans here, but I didn't think they outnumbered Mets fans. I feel bad for the Mets fans....they are seemingly always playing second fiddle to the Yankees, and now apparently to the Red Sox as well. But I don't have too much sympathy. Misery loves company and I still don't have NESN.
This is where there's a difference between the Seymour and Waterbury system areas. There are virtually no Mets fans in Waterbury or surrounding towns. There actually may be more Braves fans around here. I'm sure there are more Mets fans in the valley than there are in my area, but we all know there are more Sox fans overall than Mets fans in both areas combined, which is why it seems that Tele-Media is pursuing NESN while doing virtually nothing about SNY. I'm just happy that they are still negotiating instead of sitting around waiting to be scooped up.

What exactly does that mean?

When the deal is complete, will everything change instantly to Comcast, or will we still see the Adelphia name on things.

Examples:

Program Guide
Bills
Calling Customer Service
Service Techs

Any news on what will happen to the HDNet's and ESPN2?
It's up to Comcast on how they want to handle that. Prediction: Program guide, commercials, email all changeover to Comcast relatively shortly after the handoff. They will remove the "an Adelphia company" from their logo, remain Tele-Medai for a while, but at the same time alerting customers via commercials and bill messages that their name will change. But this is all speculation by me.

As far as HDNet and ESPN2HD, I think the contract that Adelphia has for HDNet will still stand. And, I've been told that Comcast does have an agreement for ESPN2 HD, and will be launching it not too far in the future. So I don't think we'll end up losing any channels anytime soon.

When I was talking about the program guide changing in my last post, I was referring to any mention of "Adelphia" like on the VOD menu will change. I wasn't referring to channel lineup changes.

When I was talking about the program guide changing in my last post, I was referring to any mention of "Adelphia" like on the VOD menu will change. I wasn't referring to channel lineup changes.

But what about the new guide that comcast has, will we get that?

But what about the new guide that comcast has, will we get that?
The new Comcast guide is only an update to the on-demand guide. I don't know what their initiative is to even roll that out to current Comcast customers, so I really couldn't tell you.

I think I have a harlenm problem...

Seems like the last few nights including tonight, HBO HD and ESPN HD are freaking out. I am getting incredible pixelation and crazy sounds on both channels, which are both on the 567 MHz QAM. Checked my signal level, and it's fine. Actually, I have channels with a worse signal and a perfect picture and sound. Also, it only happens on one of my receivers. My other 8300HD is working just fine on these 2 channels with a worse signal!

Maybe my original 8300HD is dying....

I said I would update on my issue that I had at my parent's house a while ago and I just forgot. On post 1246 (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7249638&&#post7249638) I first started seeing issues at my parent's house with some of the HD channels going black on one TV and not the other. Using the diagnostic screen we determined that the signal was extremely low and called to have a cable guy come out.

It turns out the cable running from the utility pole to the house was worn due to rubbing against a tree, a squirrel chewing on the wire, or both. He said this was pretty common and ran a new line. This solved the issue. The channels came right back and the signal is strong. Again, sorry for the delay.

On another note, opening day in 4 days!

On another note, opening day in 4 days!
If there's no agreement for NESN by tomorrow, there will be none at all. This is essentially what I've been told.

Good news -- My problem with ESPN and HBO went away.
Bad news -- We're not getting NESN.

Good news -- My problem with ESPN and HBO went away.
Bad news -- We're not getting NESN.
What is the stumbling block with NESN? Is it simply the price per customer that Adelphia has to pay to NESN?

What is the stumbling block with NESN? Is it simply the price per customer that Adelphia has to pay to NESN?
Yes.

You do not have to switch to satellite in order to catch your Sox or Mets games. And since it seems that Comcast will be adding NESN and SNY at some point in the future, it would be tough to be stuck in a 2-year commitment to DirecTV, especially since the cost of an HD DVR is astronomical. Here is a solution that I am now using, see if you and your friends are interested.

Here's what you'll need:


SlingBox from Sling Media - Cost: 200.00 - 250.00
A location that has a cable service with either NESN or SNY (or both if it's Cablevision)
An available broadcast connection with at least 384kbps upload rate


You can check out the SlingBox at www.slingmedia.com. Basically, it's a standalone device that connects to various inputs, including cable as it has its own built in NTSC tuner. You can also connect it to a digital cable or satellite box and use the included IR transmitter to emulate remote control commands.

You then install the SlingPlayer on any computer and you can connect to your SlingBox and have full control to change the channels and watch NESN or SNY in excellent quality considering it's a stream across the internet. So if you're feeling adventurous, give it a try. I'm using my Comcast cable at the office in Farmington. At home, I installed the SlingPlayer on my home theater PC and put it in full screen on my HDTV. Works great.

You can check out the SlingBox at www.slingmedia.com. Basically, it's a standalone device that connects to various inputs, including cable as it has its own built in NTSC tuner. You can also connect it to a digital cable or satellite box and use the included IR transmitter to emulate remote control commands.

You then install the SlingPlayer on any computer and you can connect to your SlingBox and have full control to change the channels and watch NESN or SNY in excellent quality considering it's a stream across the internet. So if you're feeling adventurous, give it a try. I'm using my Comcast cable at the office in Farmington. At home, I installed the SlingPlayer on my home theater PC and put it in full screen on my HDTV. Works great.I have seen SlingBox used and it works very well. I was looking for a reason to purchase one myself and this may be it. Best Buy has them avaliable if you are looking to get one quick.

DirecTV’s program guide currently lists SNY set to appear on channel 625. Also DISH shows SNY on channel 438. Both are still not on the air but I would imagine they are very close to deals considering channel slots have already been saved. Expect this to be made official before opening day.

The new network will be available this Wednesday to DIRECTV customers within the SportsNet New York footprint who subscribe to any DIRECTV TOTAL CHOICE® programming package. DIRECTV will also offer SNY as part of its SPORTS Pack, which is available a la carte throughout the United States to all DIRECTV customers. The network will debut on channel 625. The agreement will also allow DIRECTV to deliver to its high-definition (HD) customers an HD version of select home Mets games produced by SNY. http://www.sny.tv/article.jsp?content=pr20060403

Guys I hope this is the right thread to post in. Right now my parents won't get rid of DISH because they are big Sox fans. They have it upstairs in the family room. I switched over to Telemedia a while ago because I wanted the locals in HD for my Pats. I thought we were gonna be getting NESN when we switched over to Comcast but it looks like we are not going to. Right now I have the 8300 HD DVR as my box. Is there a way for me to grab their cable, specifically NESN, onto my box so I can play it onto my TV. Hopefully the way would be cheaper than getting one of those boxes you were just talking about. Thanks for the help.

DirecTV’s program guide currently lists SNY set to appear on channel 625. Also DISH shows SNY on channel 438. Both are still not on the air but I would imagine they are very close to deals considering channel slots have already been saved. Expect this to be made official before opening day.
You beat me to it.

Also, I picked up my Slingbox on Ebay for 198.00 + 10.00 shipping from NY.

Guys I hope this is the right thread to post in. Right now my parents won't get rid of DISH because they are big Sox fans. They have it upstairs in the family room. I switched over to Telemedia a while ago because I wanted the locals in HD for my Pats. I thought we were gonna be getting NESN when we switched over to Comcast but it looks like we are not going to. Right now I have the 8300 HD DVR as my box. Is there a way for me to grab their cable, specifically NESN, onto my box so I can play it onto my TV. Hopefully the way would be cheaper than getting one of those boxes you were just talking about. Thanks for the help.You will not be able to take their cable from DISH and just plug it into your 8300HD box and watch TV. Satelite providers require an access card and a specific receiver box. You can use the Slingbox method as noted above or get a cheep DISH receiver and add another receiver to your parent's DISH plan just for the baseball season. I think it is only $6 or something to add another receiver.

So to answer your question, no. But you do have options since DISH is already in your home. Good luck.

Guys I hope this is the right thread to post in. Right now my parents won't get rid of DISH because they are big Sox fans. They have it upstairs in the family room. I switched over to Telemedia a while ago because I wanted the locals in HD for my Pats. I thought we were gonna be getting NESN when we switched over to Comcast but it looks like we are not going to. Right now I have the 8300 HD DVR as my box. Is there a way for me to grab their cable, specifically NESN, onto my box so I can play it onto my TV. Hopefully the way would be cheaper than getting one of those boxes you were just talking about. Thanks for the help.
If their receiver has dual outputs, then you could run that (all be it some long wires possibly) to one of your TV's inputs. If wires are an issue, you can get wireless AV transmitter and receiver, I've seen these. Check out Ebay.

P.S. We still may get NESN when Comcast takes over in July-ish.

If their receiver has dual outputs, then you could run that (all be it some long wires possibly) to one of your TV's inputs. If wires are an issue, you can get wireless AV transmitter and receiver, I've seen these. Check out Ebay.

P.S. We still may get NESN when Comcast takes over in July-ish.
My mlb.tv is renewing automatically as of Opening Day, and it looks like that's the only way I'm going to be able to see the Red Sox again this year, unless Comcast adds it in July. The dish is too much of a hassle with the tall trees. I can watch the Red Sox on mlb.tv because I'm in Shelton, which is not part of the NESN home area. The cost is $79 and the quality is not bad, considering it's a broadband streaming video signal. I would love to be able to sit back and watch it on TV instead of my computer screen, but at least I have something and I'll just keep my fingers crossed that something positive will happen when Comcast comes in.

I'll just keep my fingers crossed that something positive will happen when Comcast comes in.
That's pretty much what I'm gonna do. Here's something to look for: If Comcast does end up adding SNY in Hartford, I think that they will almost certainly add NESN here (along with SNY) when they come in. However, I believe that when Comcast takesover, the Waterbury and Seymour franchises will not be treated as one, as they are by Adelphia. So there could be more of a discrepancy in programming, especially sports, than there is now. Who knows, the Seymour branch could end up more like the Danbury Comcast system, and the Waterbury one being more like the New Haven or Plainville systems.

Well, once again I read a one liner that nearly had me falling out of my chair. This time, it was a brief article by Joe Palladino in the Waterbury Republican titled "Tele-Media may add NESN." I thought it could be a miracle, until I read through the article and though it does offer good vibes for both NESN and SNY, those vides only come in the way of a Comcast spokesman saying that they offer NESN in all their systems surrounding Waterbury, so he guesses it will be offered in Waterbury as well. So, that probably means that we'll still have to wait for the transaction to be complete, and then some for this to happen.

Man, I really got excited when I saw the title of that article, I thought a last minute miracle may happen today.

Was anyone able to watch the Yankee game last night in HD on Fox? Mine was blacked out for somereason. I finally just got my tv on Sunday and wanted to watch the Yankees last night and when I turned it on the screen was black. I believe the game was on YES, so I am not sure if thats why it seemed blacked out. I just hope there is nothing wrong with my TV or cable!

Was anyone able to watch the Yankee game last night in HD on Fox? Mine was blacked out for somereason. I finally just got my tv on Sunday and wanted to watch the Yankees last night and when I turned it on the screen was black. I believe the game was on YES, so I am not sure if thats why it seemed blacked out. I just hope there is nothing wrong with my TV or cable!I think you are referring to ESPN2-HD where the Yankees were on nationally last night. That should have been blacked out because of the YES Network covers it locally. You have to love MLB blackout rules. The same thing applied to the Mets game earlier in the day on ESPN-HD because SNY has the local rights to the game. Sorry you were not able to view it in HD. We are all waiting for Comcast to come in soon and fix our RSN mess.

I emailed Joe at the Republican American to clarify some of his article about NESN and Comcast. No resposne yet, we'll see. This is all just very depressing. No one is even answering any emails from me now.

I think you are referring to ESPN2-HD where the Yankees were on nationally last night. That should have been blacked out because of the YES Network covers it locally. You have to love MLB blackout rules. The same thing applied to the Mets game earlier in the day on ESPN-HD because SNY has the local rights to the game. Sorry you were not able to view it in HD. We are all waiting for Comcast to come in soon and fix our RSN mess.


Yes you are correct.. I did mean ESPN2-HD.. Thank you for confirming it was suppose to be blacked out.. I didnt think that actually ment a black screen though... lol.. So its a horriable catch 22.. If you have YES you can see more Yankee games, but chances are they wont be in HD unless they are on FOX or ESPN, which can't cover them if YES is..

THIS IS HORRIABLE!!

Yes you are correct.. I did mean ESPN2-HD.. Thank you for confirming it was suppose to be blacked out.. I didnt think that actually ment a black screen though... lol.. So its a horriable catch 22.. If you have YES you can see more Yankee games, but chances are they wont be in HD unless they are on FOX or ESPN, which can't cover them if YES is..

THIS IS HORRIABLE!!
If ESPN was broadcasting another baseball game they would have shown it instead of the black screen. But because the Yankees where playing the only game starting at 10pm that was the reason for the black screen. YES will broadcast all their home games, Mets series, and Red Sox series in HD. Possibly more but this is all they are saying right now.


Unrelated information, DirecTV's agreement with SNY includes the high definition channel. I updated my original post #1349 to reflect this.

Can you believe that in the Tele-Media area that there was no afternoon baseball on TV on opening day? Hmmmm, something's very wrong there.

. YES will broadcast all their home games, Mets series, and Red Sox series in HD. Possibly more but this is all they are saying right now.


Really? On their normal channel (for me its 39) or do they have an HD channel that I do not get?

Really? On their normal channel (for me its 39) or do they have an HD channel that I do not get?
Tele-Media does not carry YES HD games.

Really? On their normal channel (for me its 39) or do they have an HD channel that I do not get?
When Comcast comes in this channel should be added. Right now you need another cable provider or I think DirecTV may carry the HD games as well.

Wow, I can't get a hold of anyone at Tele-Media. Either they're very busy, or they're just sick of me.

Wow, I can't get a hold of anyone at Tele-Media. Either they're very busy, or they're just sick of me.Maybe they are busy making agreements with all of our RSN channels. :rolleyes: (I couldn't say it with a straight face either.)

Maybe they are busy making agreements with all of our RSN channels. :rolleyes: (I couldn't say it with a straight face either.)
Like that annoying Bob's Discount Furniture commercial says, "I dooouubt it!"

Just so you know, SNY is now available on Dish Network, channel 438.

Also, I got a response from Tim. He said they are still working on NESN and SNY.

Nothing new to report.

I was bored, so I looked at the Cablevision lineup in Watertown. My mouth waters when looking at their local sports selection:

60 MSG (Knicks, Rangers, Devils)
61 FSN NE (Celtics)
62 SNY (Mets)
68 NESN (Red Sox, Bruins)
71 YES (Yankees, Nets)

HD versions of all of the above channels are also available. (SNY shares a channel with INHD2 and is only on during Mets games).

That's nine professional sports teams that Cablevision delivers to its customers. Tele-Media gives us Knicks, Rangers(some), Devils(few), Yankees, and Nets. We don't get all Rangers or Devils games because of the bizarre version of MSG that we receive. So we don't even really get a full 5 pro sports teams. Tele-Media gives us half the local sports teams that Cablevision does.

I understand that Cablevision owns the Knicks and Rangers. You could take them out of the equasion and their offering to their customers is much better than Tele-Media's. Tele-Media's local sports offering is the weakest in Connecticut.

This sounds good for Mets fans. I'm going to assume it means Tele-Media as well:

http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1144472999250530.xml&coll=1

"SNY expects a deal with Adelphia in the coming days, leaving only Cox and Charter systems in Connecticut unsigned. "

"SNY expects a deal with Adelphia in the coming days, leaving only Cox and Charter systems in Connecticut unsigned. "

One can only hope. Now that the first week has past, I am sure many fans (both Red Sox and Mets) just realized that they have no way to see their team on television and have provided extra pressure by making upset phone calls to the customer service department. This may push Adelphia to make a temporary deal to bridge the time until Comcast and Time Warner takes over.

I have a new appreciation of what the Red Sox fans have been going through. What really gets me is that I would gladly pay the $150 or whatever it is for the MLB Extra Innings package if it meant that I would be able to watch my Mets. I would imagine that many other fans are in the same boat in this area and around the country (i.e. California). I wonder how much more money MLB would make by lifting the blackout restrictions on their Extra Innings package? Not that it will happen but just a thought.

One can only hope. Now that the first week has past, I am sure many fans (both Red Sox and Mets) just realized that they have no way to see their team on television and have provided extra pressure by making upset phone calls to the customer service department. This may push Adelphia to make a temporary deal to bridge the time until Comcast and Time Warner takes over.

I have a new appreciation of what the Red Sox fans have been going through. What really gets me is that I would gladly pay the $150 or whatever it is for the MLB Extra Innings package if it meant that I would be able to watch my Mets. I would imagine that many other fans are in the same boat in this area and around the country (i.e. California). I wonder how much more money MLB would make by lifting the blackout restrictions on their Extra Innings package? Not that it will happen but just a thought.
What also sucks is that for the last couple of years, our normal blackout restrictions were not enforced on ESPN HD, but they were on ESPN analog. So, we could get Red Sox, Mets, and Yankees games on ESPN HD. Not this year, looks like they fixed that glitch.

Here is an article with an interesting quote:

Local baseball fans frustrated that NESN, the cable channel carrying Red Sox baseball, has never been added to the cable lineup in Waterbury, should note that Tele-Media's parent company, Adelphia, declared bankruptcy and is in the process of being acquired by Time Warner and Comcast. The deal to have the two media giants carve up Adelphia is slowly making its way through the FCC. No target date is set for when the local franchise shift will occur.

However, a Comcast spokesperson admitted that the company is close to acquiring Tele-Media, and he hinted that Red Sox fans might be pleased.

http://www.rep-am.com/story.php?id=4994
Reading this it sounds like the Tele-Media acquisition is being handled separate from the Adelphia acquisition. I thought the two were joined at the hip but the more I think about it, Adelphia and Tele-Media are two separate companies and two separate purchases would have to be made. Adelphia is bankrupt and being acquired. Tele-Media is not bankrupt and is being purchased out of convenience by Comcast in the Connecticut area.

Paulie, what are your thoughts about this? Do you think these are two separate deals being made? If so, if Comcast purchased Tele-Media tomorrow, what would stop them from making an agreement with SNY and NESN? It is known that the Tele-Media group were the ones holding up NESN. Can you get this confirmed that these are two separate deals? And if so, how close is Comcast to buying out Tele-Media's stake in Adelphia in our area?

Now all we need is YES in HD and we'll be all set.. lol

I'm a Yankee fan, but totally feel for the Red Sox and Mets fans around me that have hard time catching a game in HD or not..

Both teams play the Yankees, so it just means more games on TV and more options..

Im a sports fan in general..

Here is an article with an interesting quote:


Reading this it sounds like the Tele-Media acquisition is being handled separate from the Adelphia acquisition. I thought the two were joined at the hip but the more I think about it, Adelphia and Tele-Media are two separate companies and two separate purchases would have to be made. Adelphia is bankrupt and being acquired. Tele-Media is not bankrupt and is being purchased out of convenience by Comcast in the Connecticut area.

Paulie, what are your thoughts about this? Do you think these are two separate deals being made? If so, if Comcast purchased Tele-Media tomorrow, what would stop them from making an agreement with SNY and NESN? It is known that the Tele-Media group were the ones holding up NESN. Can you get this confirmed that these are two separate deals? And if so, how close is Comcast to buying out Tele-Media's stake in Adelphia in our area?
I mentioned this article a few days ago, if you look back in the thread for the post titled "Tele-Media may add NESN." No, Tele-Media is not being acquired separately by Comcast. Tele-Media is Adelphia using the Tele-Media name for familiarity purposes only, that and the name of our cable company has changed many times within the last 10 years. I too got the same feel from the article as you did, but I spoke to Joe, the writer of the article, and the way he worded it did make it sound like what you said, but I confirmed that all he was reporting in this article is what I've been told by Comcast officials for the past few months, that Comcast will probalby add NESN and SNY to the Waterbury lineup when the sale is complete.

I see that ESPN fixed the "glitch" that allowed us to see Red Sox games on ESPN and ESPN2 HD on Wednesday nights. Oh well, Slingbox for me tonight.

I mentioned this article a few days ago, if you look back in the thread for the post titled "Tele-Media may add NESN." No, Tele-Media is not being acquired separately by Comcast. Tele-Media is Adelphia using the Tele-Media name for familiarity purposes only, that and the name of our cable company has changed many times within the last 10 years. I too got the same feel from the article as you did, but I spoke to Joe, the writer of the article, and the way he worded it did make it sound like what you said, but I confirmed that all he was reporting in this article is what I've been told by Comcast officials for the past few months, that Comcast will probalby add NESN and SNY to the Waterbury lineup when the sale is complete.
Sorry for the repeat. I am working on a severe lack of sleep recently.

I see that ESPN fixed the "glitch" that allowed us to see Red Sox games on ESPN and ESPN2 HD on Wednesday nights. Oh well, Slingbox for me tonight.
I know I have talked about this before but either we should be in the New York market or the Boston market. I don't see how MLB can get away with blacking out both markets. Pick one!!! They are 2 different cities 200 miles apart.

Sorry for the repeat. I am working on a severe lack of sleep recently.
I guess Joe Palladino should have titled the article "Comcast may add NESN" instead.

This is weird. My email notifications have stopped working for this thread, but they continue to work on all other subscribed threads. I tried unsubscribing and then resubscribing, but it still doesn't work. Been this way for about a week now.

This is weird. My email notifications have stopped working for this thread, but they continue to work on all other subscribed threads. I tried unsubscribing and then resubscribing, but it still doesn't work. Been this way for about a week now.

I just checked this thread and noticed a bunch of messages since my last alert. But I realized the problem, I wasn't logged in, so it didn't send an email since it didn't know I visited the site.

I just checked this thread and noticed a bunch of messages since my last alert. But I realized the problem, I wasn't logged in, so it didn't send an email since it didn't know I visited the site.
Well, like I said, I get all notifications, even while I'm sleeping, for all threads except for this one.

FYI: I've been told that NESN and SNY are "priorities" at Tele-Media. I hope we see something soon.

Tele-Media's domain (tele-mediacable.com) has expired. I noticed while attempting to see if they had made any changes to the site. Interesting to see if they renew it or not. But right now if you go to it, you get the Network Solutions page.

FYI: The Mets game on ESPN tonight will not be blacked out. This is new this season, in that whenever ESPN has a Monday night game, it is not subject to local blackouts.

A little HD treat for you, Bill.

FYI: The Mets game on ESPN tonight will not be blacked out. This is new this season, in that whenever ESPN has a Monday night game, it is not subject to local blackouts.

A little HD treat for you, Bill.
I always check to see if they might have forgot to blackout a Mets game anyway but I am glad to hear that I will be able to watch tonight's game. First game with the Braves this year and Pedro is on the mound so it should be exciting. Let's go Mets!

Looking ahead at the Sunday and Monday Night Baseball games on ESPN-HD for the local teams:
Monday, May 1st - Yankees vs. Red Sox
Monday, May 15th - Red Sox vs. Orioles
Sunday, May 21st - Yankees vs. Mets
Monday, May 22nd - Yankees vs. Red Sox
Monday, June 6th - Red Sox vs. Yankees

Hopefully by this date we will have Comcast and the RSNs will be added.

The Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay is not blacked out on InHD tonight!!! This is probably an oops so tune to it and don't change the channel.

EDIT: Nevermind. Right after the first out the picture froze and then went black. Damn Tele-Media. Give us our RSNs!!!

The Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay is not blacked out on InHD tonight!!! This is probably an oops so tune to it and don't change the channel.

EDIT: Nevermind. Right after the first out the picture froze and then went black. Damn Tele-Media. Give us our RSNs!!!
Yes, I too was teased.

OK, non sports talk. Yesterday and today the Guide on my 3250HD boxes is so sloooooow that I am ready to take a baseball bat to them.

OK, the sports reference creeped in, but is anyone else seeing this? God, it is just intolerably slow.

OK, non sports talk. Yesterday and today the Guide on my 3250HD boxes is so sloooooow that I am ready to take a baseball bat to them.

OK, the sports reference creeped in, but is anyone else seeing this? God, it is just intolerably slow.
Sorry, all I have in my house are 2 8300HDs and 2 3100s. The guide on all my boxes seems to be fine.

On a completely different note, my email notifications for this forum now seem to be working again, horray!

mine have been working the whole time that yours haven't.

I want my YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mine have been working the whole time that yours haven't.

I want my YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't count on it until Comcast. Despite what people at Adelphia are telling me about NESN and SNY, I'm now resigned to the fact that we don't see them until Comcast comes in.

Also, Matt....Have you tried rebooting your 3250s?

Does that mean a few more weeks?

Or more likely a few more months?

Does that mean a few more weeks?

Or more likely a few more months?
Months. I think that it may be realistic to expect Comcast to be in control here by August.

Rebooting made them SLOWER!!

They just started working at a kind of OK speed in the last hour.

Fox and ABC problem are back!!!

But, it's only on one TV, it comes in perfect in my living room, but my bedroom won't come in.

What could cause this?

Bad splitter or bad wire? Anything else?

OK, I fixed it. The cable going into the back of the box was loose.

Why would that cause only two channels to go down?

And I hope that wasn't my problem all along because I'd feel really stupid. However, I haven't had the problem for a long time.

I always check to see if they might have forgot to blackout a Mets game anyway but I am glad to hear that I will be able to watch tonight's game. First game with the Braves this year and Pedro is on the mound so it should be exciting. Let's go Mets!

Looking ahead at the Sunday and Monday Night Baseball games on ESPN-HD for the local teams:
Monday, May 1st - Yankees vs. Red Sox
Monday, May 15th - Red Sox vs. Orioles
Sunday, May 21st - Yankees vs. Mets
Monday, May 22nd - Yankees vs. Red Sox
Monday, June 6th - Red Sox vs. Yankees

Hopefully by this date we will have Comcast and the RSNs will be added.


Wont those Yankee games listed be on YES.. there for blacked out?

Wont those Yankee games listed be on YES.. there for blacked out?
MLB and ESPN have a new agreement this year for Monday night games that ESPN carries. ESPN and bypass local blackout restrictions up to 3 times a year for each MLB team. So, there will be 3 Yankees games, 3 Red Sox games, and 2 Mets games (one was already used up for them) that will be available on ESPN/ESPN2 on Tele-Media this season.

I just found this article online. Wouldn't it just be hilarious if the heavily Yankee fan populated area of Milford got NESN, while here in the Waterbury area where it's 50/50 Sox/Yanks fans doesn't?

NESN fans planning to make pitch (http://www.connpost.com/ci_3743615)

My friend, and great source for information Tim Burt, has left Adelphia for an opportunity at Time Warner.

I will let you know in the coming days if I will be able to get another source at Adelphia for reliable information.

Come on!!!!!!!!!

Yankees vs Red Sox in HD on EPSN, and it's blacked out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This really sucks!

Come on!!!!!!!!!

Yankees vs Red Sox in HD on EPSN, and it's blacked out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This really sucks!


i couldnt agree more.. This is BS..

Come on!!!!!!!!!

Yankees vs Red Sox in HD on EPSN, and it's blacked out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This really sucks!
ESPN has decided to not use tonight as one of the blackout-free games.

My friend, and great source for information Tim Burt, has left Adelphia for an opportunity at Time Warner.

I will let you know in the coming days if I will be able to get another source at Adelphia for reliable information.


I heard that most people at his or higher level are having to re-apply with Comcast for other positions or go elswhere, that's the bad thing about buy-outs.

This is going to start happening at Eastern in a couple of months also.

I This is going to start happening at Eastern in a couple of months also.
Why is that? Is ECC being purchased?

Are there going to be any incentives to keep us as a comcast customer?

As of right now, it looks like they will be taking HD channels away from us, they better offer us a better deal on pricing.

Are there going to be any incentives to keep us as a comcast customer?

As of right now, it looks like they will be taking HD channels away from us, they better offer us a better deal on pricing.
Not that I am a huge football fan but one channel to note is the NFL Network. From what I have been gathering, Comcast and the NFL network are (looking for nice words here) not very friendly towards each other because of past issues that I'm not too sure about. Now that the NFL Network will start showing actual live games including the first one on Thanksgiving Day, this is really giving the channel some leverage but Comcast reportedly has not budged from their position.

Wouldn't it be something if Comcast took away HDNet, HDNet Movies, and the NFL Network from the former Adelphia customers? Early on, this has the potential to be real bad for Adelphia HD customers. I don't think that adding all the local HD RSNs would soften that blow.

Why is that? Is ECC being purchased?


Yep, got the word last week, looks like September it will we final .
Metrocast is the new name.

Yep, got the word last week, looks like September it will we final .
Metrocast is the new name.
Same Metrocast that operates in New Hampshire?

Not that I am a huge football fan but one channel to note is the NFL Network. From what I have been gathering, Comcast and the NFL network are (looking for nice words here) not very friendly towards each other because of past issues that I'm not too sure about. Now that the NFL Network will start showing actual live games including the first one on Thanksgiving Day, this is really giving the channel some leverage but Comcast reportedly has not budged from their position.

Wouldn't it be something if Comcast took away HDNet, HDNet Movies, and the NFL Network from the former Adelphia customers? Early on, this has the potential to be real bad for Adelphia HD customers. I don't think that adding all the local HD RSNs would soften that blow.
I want to emphasize what I've been told from Comcast. It will be some time before there even is the possibility of losing any channels. We are more likely to benefit from new channels like NESN, SNY, NECN, CN8, etc.

I want to emphasize what I've been told from Comcast. It will be some time before there even is the possibility of losing any channels. We are more likely to benefit from new channels like NESN, SNY, NECN, CN8, etc.
I understand but I was more thinking about length of contract agreements. NFL Network went live on Adelphia on 1/3/05. Do we know how long that carriage agreement was for? If it was a 2 year contract then right after New Year's (in the middle of the football season) it could go black. Just a thought.

Comcast has a long way to go as far as national HD channels are concerned. It could be that they are not that aggressive because many of their systems lack the bandwidth needed to carry any more HD channels. However, one good thing that Adelphia has done is upgrade almost all of their systems so bandwidth is not an issue. It would be interesting to see if Comcast's attitudes about adding more HD channels begins to change after the aquisition is completed.

I understand but I was more thinking about length of contract agreements. NFL Network went live on Adelphia on 1/3/05. Do we know how long that carriage agreement was for? If it was a 2 year contract then right after New Year's (in the middle of the football season) it could go black. Just a thought.

Comcast has a long way to go as far as national HD channels are concerned. It could be that they are not that aggressive because many of their systems lack the bandwidth needed to carry any more HD channels. However, one good thing that Adelphia has done is upgrade almost all of their systems so bandwidth is not an issue. It would be interesting to see if Comcast's attitudes about adding more HD channels begins to change after the aquisition is completed.
I doubt that Comcast and the NFL will have a standoff, causing millions of customers to miss the games.

I doubt that Comcast and the NFL will have a standoff, causing millions of customers to miss the games.I hope so.

Same Metrocast that operates in New Hampshire?


Yes the same Metrocast, they also have systems in Penn., and Maryland.

Once again, we get screwed. Yankees vs. Red Sox in HD on INHD. 2 nights in a row in HD, both times blacked out!

Once again, we get screwed. Yankees vs. Red Sox in HD on INHD. 2 nights in a row in HD, both times blacked out!
Rained out anyway. All this did was cause INHD to be blacked out for a very large chunk of time when there was no game on anyway.

I just heard from the GM of Tele-Media, Vince Caramanello. He believes the only way we'll get the Red Sox or Mets here is when the sale to Comcast is completed. He did confirm that the latest date for that to happen is August.

I also heard back from someone at NESN, pretty much telling me the same thing. She assured me that when an agreement is reached between Comcast and NESN for the former Tele-Media area, we will hear about it (along with any NESN HD on DirecTV or Dish news).

More bad news. August? The time that it is taking to complete this sale is way too long and the reason is all political. No one cares about the consumer. If NESN and SNY were on our system, the sale would pretty much be a non-issue. Another example of the big company screwing over the customer.

Gotta love this! I was watching the very end of SportsCenter on ESPN HD, and Fred Hickman says "Coming up next, the Red Sox and Blue Jays on ESPN and ESPN HD. Those of you in the Boston area will see ESPNEWS."

Guess we're in the Boston area, huh? So we should have the Boston sports network. I laugh at stuff like this now.

This is ridiculous....

http://www.hallaway.net/avs/day333.gif

Yeah, I wanted to watch that game, just to see some HD sports, and it was blocked out. I'm in the NY DMA, that game should not have been blacked out.

I'm really thinking about going to Dish.

Yeah, I wanted to watch that game, just to see some HD sports, and it was blocked out. I'm in the NY DMA, that game should not have been blacked out.

I'm really thinking about going to Dish.We're in Shelton! According to Tele-Media and MLB, we are in the Boston and New York areas. :rolleyes: I can understand the reason for the blackout rules but PICK ONE!!! It is physically impossible for me to be in New York AND Boston at the same time! Why don't they black out the Philadelphia games since we are a short ride away from there too?!? (See my numerous rantings about this in previous posts. I'm too tired to get started on this right now.)

We're in Shelton! According to Tele-Media and MLB, we are in the Boston and New York areas. :rolleyes: I can understand the reason for the blackout rules but PICK ONE!!! It is physically impossible for me to be in New York AND Boston at the same time! Why don't they black out the Philadelphia games since we are a short ride away from there too?!? (See my numerous rantings about this in previous posts. I'm too tired to get started on this right now.)
Here's the deal, and I think you know it, but in case others don't, here we go:

Living in Shelton, you live in Fairfield county, which is in the NY broadcast area only. If you sign up for Dish or DirecTV, you will get only NY locals, no Hartford/New Haven locals. You will also only receive the NY RSNs, no NESN or FSN New England. And that is the way that it is supposed to be.

However, living in Shelton, your cable company is Tele-Media which is located in Seymour, which is located in New Haven country, which is located in both the NY and Boston broadcast area. Cable companies only receive one feed from a programmer, and if that feed is for a Red Sox game, you living in Shelton, even though you are not in the Sox blackout area, will also be blacked out. Just pretend that when you receive cable service, you're receiving it AT the head-end location, as that's where the one and only feed from the programmer comes in.

Bottom line.... It's stupid that Tele-Media is your cable provider. You're cable provider should be someone that is also located in Fairfield county. If that were the case, you would not be blacked out from Red Sox games on ESPN or on the MLB Extra Innings package.

Who knows... Maybe Comcast will swap Shelton with some other cable company and one of their towns... Stranger things have happened.

If they do that it better be with Cablevision. If they swap them with Charter I will be out of there sooooooooo fast.

Cablevision would be really nice.

Now you are teasing me with the (very) remote possibility that I may have Cablevision one day? I would take that over Comcast any day of the week. :)

Yeah, I wanted to watch that game, just to see some HD sports, and it was blocked out. I'm in the NY DMA, that game should not have been blacked out.

I'm really thinking about going to Dish.
I have completely run out of patience. I will be getting ahold of DirecTV this week to see if they can find a way to see over my trees and, if so, I will finally be able to see my beloved Red Sox on TV.

I have completely run out of patience. I will be getting ahold of DirecTV this week to see if they can find a way to see over my trees and, if so, I will finally be able to see my beloved Red Sox on TV.

Go with Dish, their HD is better, and they offer more channels. Except for YES, and that's why I never switched to them.

I talked to Vince again today. He told me that Tele-Media is status quo until after the sale to Comcast is complete. This means that we will see no new services or channels added until August.

Come August they will tell us no new channels until November. Come November they will say no new channels until February. Come February, all Tele-Media customers will be with Dish or Directv, and it won't matter how many channels they add cause they'll have no customers.

This is horrible customer service and a horrible start to a new company.

Come August they will tell us no new channels until November. Come November they will say no new channels until February. Come February, all Tele-Media customers will be with Dish or Directv, and it won't matter how many channels they add cause they'll have no customers.

This is horrible customer service and a horrible start to a new company.
Well, there's really nothing else that can be done. They really have no bargaining power as far as negotiations, and Comcast would have to give Adelphia approval for adding any costs. Trust me, you will be glad that Tele-Media didn't add YES HD, or TNT HD, NESN or SNY prior to the Comcast deal, because you will pay a hell of a lot less for these channels under a new Comcast agreement than you would under Adelphia. Why would Adelphia add say YES HD for an added price when we will likely get it added for no additional cost in a few months under Comcast? I know it's hard to do, but try to look at it from the business point of view. It really makes not sense to add new services for more money now than it would be to get them for far less in a few months.

I talked to Vince again today. He told me that Tele-Media is status quo until after the sale to Comcast is complete. This means that we will see no new services or channels added until August.We expected this to happen as soon as we got word of the pending sale. They teased us with the possibility of adding some RSNs and able to be flexible in adding the sub-channels during the NCAA basketball tournament.

I thought Comcast would have been more proactive in trying to retain Adelphia subscribers (especially with a channel that they are part owners of). Obviously it is another case of the big company that does mot care about their customers. I am currently looking into satellite alternative but having issues with trees. I am still looking to find a way to fool MLB.tv. It is completely unfair for fans in their team's home market be put in this position.

Why would Adelphia add say YES HD for an added price when we will likely get it added for no additional cost in a few months under Comcast? I know it's hard to do, but try to look at it from the business point of view. It really makes no sense to add new services for more money now than it would be to get them for far less in a few months.I find it hard to believe that they couldn't work out a temporary deal through August until the Comcast deal goes through.

I find it hard to believe that they couldn't work out a temporary deal through August until the Comcast deal goes through.
I agree with you, as far as SNY goes. I can't see why they can't come up with some sort of agreement with the leverage that Comcast has being part owner.

Has anyone else here noticed that INHD seems to be blacked out every night at 7:00 no matter what is scheduled? For instance, tonight Arena Football is supposed to be on, but INHD is dark.

http://www.nhregister.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=16593819&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=517515&rfi=8

Looks like this will go through on June 7, and we should see AT&T rolling out IPTV at the end of the year.

http://www.nhregister.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=16593819&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=517515&rfi=8

Looks like this will go through on June 7, and we should see AT&T rolling out IPTV at the end of the year.

I also noticed in an article about this in the Waterbury Republican that AT&T expects to have at least half the state covered by their IPTV service within three years.

I also noticed in an article about this in the Waterbury Republican that AT&T expects to have at least half the state covered by their IPTV service within three years.
Is IPTV able to deliver the same quality reception as cable TV, including HDTV? If so, the faster AT&T has it in place, the better.

Is IPTV able to deliver the same quality reception as cable TV, including HDTV? If so, the faster AT&T has it in place, the better.
Yes. However, initially (what I've been told) you will only be able to be tuned to one HD channel at a time per household(not good for HD DVR, let alone 2 of 'em!), and up to 3 other SD channels. I have been told that they will increase this limit greatly at some point in the future, maybe even when it's initially rolled out in CT.

I have an slightly off topic question. I have a friend that is in the Eastern CT Cable company region of CT (I'm in a backwater low priority Comcast area). I heard on the radio that Eastern CT Cable was bought out by a major cable company but didn't hear what company.

I just can't find any news reports (local newspaper, the Day, or google searchs) and I am wondering if I heard the radio wrong?? Since I couldn't find any Easter CT Cable threads I thought I would post this question here as TeleMedia is another small CT cable player and you have a bounch of posts of AT&T / mergers, etc....

Do anyone have information on "Eastern CT Cable" being bought or any suggestions on where to find this information out. It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and I appologize for being off-topic.

I have an slightly off topic question. I have a friend that is in the Eastern CT Cable company region of CT (I'm in a backwater low priority Comcast area). I heard on the radio that Eastern CT Cable was bought out by a major cable company but didn't hear what company.

I just can't find any news reports (local newspaper, the Day, or google searchs) and I am wondering if I heard the radio wrong?? Since I couldn't find any Easter CT Cable threads I thought I would post this question here as TeleMedia is another small CT cable player and you have a bounch of posts of AT&T / mergers, etc....

Do anyone have information on "Eastern CT Cable" being bought or any suggestions on where to find this information out. It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and I appologize for being off-topic.
Eastern CT Cable is being purchased by Metrocast. They operate some systems in PA and NH.

Sox and Yanks are not blacked out yet on INHD. Too bad it's the YES HD feed though. I'm still gonna watch my NESN SD feed through my Slingbox, can't stand Yanks announcers :-).

Well, the entire game was shown on INHD and not blacked out. I only know cuz I switched to it from time-to-time. This happened once 2 years ago, Sox were playing the Angles at Fenway on INHD, and the entire broadcast was not blacked out. Looks like someone at InDemand fell asleep at the switch again. Oh yeah, and outcome of the game was pretty nice too! :)

They went up on 2 premium packages, like Showtime, but pretty much every other change is a price drop! Yay!

http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DPUCUndocketed.nsf/6e9beec82815c42f85256a61005a47fc/85256a63004def968525716f00705618/$FILE/05-15-06%20SCORED%20SCHEDULE%20A-Waterbury.doc

They went up on 2 premium packages, like Showtime, but pretty much every other change is a price drop! Yay!

http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DPUCUndocketed.nsf/6e9beec82815c42f85256a61005a47fc/85256a63004def968525716f00705618/$FILE/05-15-06%20SCORED%20SCHEDULE%20A-Waterbury.doc



Is that only for new customers, like most of there promotions or deals are?
Or should we see a change in our bills shortly?

It look slike it id for everyone. I would rather see NESN and SNY added then lowering the price. Small consolation for screwing your customers.

The price reduction will not doubt be "temporary" until Comcast takes over. Then the rates go back up. ;)

It look slike it id for everyone. I would rather see NESN and SNY added then lowering the price. Small consolation for screwing your customers.

The price reduction will not doubt be "temporary" until Comcast takes over. Then the rates go back up. ;)
I have never seen cable prices go down before, so something is definitely up. I have a feeling that this has a direct relation to the impending sale.

I talked to Vince today, and he informed me (and I felt stupid) that the rates aren't really down, they just removed the equipment charge from the price of the package, so that the package price matches all their rate cards.

Oh yeah, I also spoke to Vince again and was told that Comcast would not be keeping the Tele-Media name, and their first initiative will probably be the name change.

There are rumors in the HDTV Programming forum that Comcast will be adding ESPN2-HD and NFL-HD to their lineups. It looks like we do not have to worry about these channels going anywhere during the next contract talks.

Further more, June is almost here and 2 out of the 3 regional baseball teams still can not be seen on Tele-Media. This is completely unacceptable as we are held captive by a lousy cable provider. (Can not get satellite without major landscaping.) I am beginning to grow tired of my daily e-mails asking for SNY and NESN to our lineup. If these channels were being withheld because of ridiculous demands (i.e. Cablevision vs. YES) it would not make me so upset. But when you know that these channels will turn on as soon as this deal gets finalized and there is no real reason for the delay other than politics and the dragging of feet by the FCC, THAT is what burns me up.

(See http://www.njtelecomupdate.com/lenya/telco/live/tb-JVUK1148489411448.html for more FCC dragging their feet.)

Today is Day 355. We can't get a decision by now!?! FCC: Approve the deal and worry about the Net Neutrality and all the other politically charged things as a separate issue so this merger can finally be put in motion. All these people care about are their own agendas. What about taking care if the people that you are supposed to serve?

At least I am not alone in my frustration. This link shows a letter from a mayor in Florida urging for a "speedy" approval sent 2 weeks ago. (http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6518335862)

There are rumors in the HDTV Programming forum that Comcast will be adding ESPN2-HD and NFL-HD to their lineups. It looks like we do not have to worry about these channels going anywhere during the next contract talks.

Further more, June is almost here and 2 out of the 3 regional baseball teams still can not be seen on Tele-Media. This is completely unacceptable as we are held captive by a lousy cable provider. (Can not get satellite without major landscaping.) I am beginning to grow tired of my daily e-mails asking for SNY and NESN to our lineup. If these channels were being withheld because of ridiculous demands (i.e. Cablevision vs. YES) it would not make me so upset. But when you know that these channels will turn on as soon as this deal gets finalized and there is no real reason for the delay other than politics and the dragging of feet by the FCC, THAT is what burns me up.

(See http://www.njtelecomupdate.com/lenya/telco/live/tb-JVUK1148489411448.html for more FCC dragging their feet.)

Today is Day 355. We can't get a decision by now!?! FCC: Approve the deal and worry about the Net Neutrality and all the other politically charged things as a separate issue so this merger can finally be put in motion. All these people care about are their own agendas. What about taking care if the people that you are supposed to serve?

At least I am not alone in my frustration. This link shows a letter from a mayor in Florida urging for a "speedy" approval sent 2 weeks ago. (http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6518335862)
It is true, Comcast is going to start rolling out ESPN2 HD, and in some cases, NFL HD beginning in June. They've actually had the agreement for a while now. It is no longer rumor, as Comcast has sent along this info to subscribers in the areas that will be getting the channels.

As far as the FCC goes.... I don't have much more to say. There was a time when I couldn't picture this approval taking any more than 250 days. Here we are over 100 days beyond that, and I see no reason that it won't be another month or month-and-a-half before this decision is made.

I heard the deal is was going to be complete this week or next.
You guys are getting real close !

I heard the deal is was going to be complete this week or next.
You guys are getting real close !
So you heard the FCC will approve it this week or next? Seriously, this needs to happen as soon as possible. It's kind of depressing being in the current state that the company is in (because of the impending deal). This needs to happen now.

I heard the deal is was going to be complete this week or next.
You guys are getting real close !This is HUGE news if this is correct and the FCC is close to approving this deal. Maybe by the end of June we can start seeing some changes. :D

It is true, Comcast is going to start rolling out ESPN2 HD, and in some cases, NFL HD beginning in June. They've actually had the agreement for a while now. It is no longer rumor, as Comcast has sent along this info to subscribers in the areas that will be getting the channels.

As far as the FCC goes.... I don't have much more to say. There was a time when I couldn't picture this approval taking any more than 250 days. Here we are over 100 days beyond that, and I see no reason that it won't be another month or month-and-a-half before this decision is made.

I wonder if Telemedia customers will be the only ones in CT with ESPN2HD when the Comcast deal is finalized. I've been trying to find out if we'll be seeing it, but haven't heard anything yet.

I wonder if Telemedia customers will be the only ones in CT with ESPN2HD when the Comcast deal is finalized. I've been trying to find out if we'll be seeing it, but haven't heard anything yet.
From what I've heard only some select Comcast systems will be receiving it initially. My guess is that it's a bandwidth thing. If you're on a 750mhz or higher system, I would think there's room for the channel.

McDowell Confirmed to Fill FCC Seat (http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-fi-fcc27may27,0,6914578.story?coll=la-headlines-politics)

This is what was making it take so long for FCC approval.

After spending some hours in the humid sun, I figured I'd come in and watch some on demand. Well, on demand is not working on either of my 8300HDs. It just sits there at the screen with the film loading bar forever. It does, however work on both of my 3200 SD boxes. Is it broken for any of you guys too? It was working last night.

After spending some hours in the humid sun, I figured I'd come in and watch some on demand. Well, on demand is not working on either of my 8300HDs. It just sits there at the screen with the film loading bar forever. It does, however work on both of my 3200 SD boxes. Is it broken for any of you guys too? It was working last night.It works for me but it seems to take a long time to load. What On Demand channel are you looking at?

McDowell Confirmed to Fill FCC Seat (http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-fi-fcc27may27,0,6914578.story?coll=la-headlines-politics)

This is what was making it take so long for FCC approval.Excellent. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Let's hope a speedy approval and transition from this point forward.

It works for me but it seems to take a long time to load. What On Demand channel are you looking at?
It's doing this for all the on demand channels. Now if I tune to an on demand channel, I still get the constant scrolling film, but now if I try to change the channel away from the one I'm on, the receiver locks up and I am forced to unplug and plug it back in.

From what I've heard only some select Comcast systems will be receiving it initially. My guess is that it's a bandwidth thing. If you're on a 750mhz or higher system, I would think there's room for the channel.

Hopefully you're right since I'm on a 750mhz system. Fingers crossed.

It's doing this for all the on demand channels. Now if I tune to an on demand channel, I still get the constant scrolling film, but now if I try to change the channel away from the one I'm on, the receiver locks up and I am forced to unplug and plug it back in.
My on demand is working now.

Hey guys wondering if someone can give me a hand I just set up my panny plasma and my 8300 hd I have gone through the hd set up wizard and everything works fine but if I power down my box when I turn everything back on everything is back in 480i untill I go through the wizard. However when I go into the wizard all the green dots are lit up next to the format. Maybe I am just missing a step or a setting
Thanks in advance for any help

Hey guys wondering if someone can give me a hand I just set up my panny plasma and my 8300 hd I have gone through the hd set up wizard and everything works fine but if I power down my box when I turn everything back on everything is back in 480i untill I go through the wizard. However when I go into the wizard all the green dots are lit up next to the format. Maybe I am just missing a step or a setting
Thanks in advance for any help
What type of connection are you using, HDMI or component? I've heard of this problem with some people who are using HDMI.

Looks like the deadline has been extended from July 31 to August 31, read down some in this article:

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6338738.html?display=Feature&referral=SUPP

What type of connection are you using, HDMI or component? I've heard of this problem with some people who are using HDMI.


I have this problem using HDMI, it's a pain.

You don't have to go all the way through set up to get it back though. Just press the two buttons to enter setup, then press power.

Looks like the deadline has been extended from July 31 to August 31, read down some in this article:

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6338738.html?display=Feature&referral=SUPP


Great!

What type of connection are you using, HDMI or component? I've heard of this problem with some people who are using HDMI.


I am using hdmi I wonder if an adapter(hdmi>dvi) would work?



I have this problem using HDMI, it's a pain.

You don't have to go all the way through set up to get it back though. Just press the two buttons to enter setup, then press power.

Have you called them at all? I have someone coming to look at it tommorow they seem to think its something with the box I am also gonna try and call scientific atlanta Its too much of a pain to do it everytime I want to watch tv

Oh and by the way do you use upconvert 1 or 2? 1 puts evertyhing in 1080i and 2 is 720p I think

The problem is the communication between the box and the TV via the HDMI cable.

When you change inputs, or power the tv off, the box no longer receives a signal and thinks that the TV can only support 480, so it switches the output to that.

I don't know if there is any way around it. I've been through 2 boxes, and they both did it.

Switch to component cables if it really bothers you.

This thread popped up this evening in the Programming area. Keep a close eye. If this is true, it will really tempt me to give DirecTV a try.

D* Adding NESN HD!!!!! (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=683293)

DirecTV's HD is heavily compressed and downrezzed. Our Tele-Media HD is vastly superior, despite the slight compression they add.

As for DVI and HDMI, Scientific Atlanta boxes will NOT work with the majority of DVI and HDMI connections out there. Sound & Vision talked about this twice last year. SA doesn't seem to give a sh!t.

DirecTV's HD is heavily compressed and downrezzed. Our Tele-Media HD is vastly superior, despite the slight compression they add.

As for DVI and HDMI, Scientific Atlanta boxes will NOT work with the majority of DVI and HDMI connections outI there. Sound & Vision talked about this twice last year. SA doesn't seem to give a sh!t.
If the rumors are true about NESN HD on DirecTV, I would have to think that it will be an MPEG 4 channel located on one of the new satellites, spotbeamed to New England. From what I've heard, the quality of DirecTV's MPEG 4 is much better than what they are currently doing for MPEG 2 national HD channels. If DirecTV told me that they guarantee me NESN HD (along with Hartford locals which launch on June 28) by July 1, I would switch, that's how much the Sox influence my decision making.

Reminder: Tonight's Red Sox/Yankees game on ESPN-HD is a national game and will NOT be blacked out in the Boston and New York markets.

Reminder: Tonight's Red Sox/Yankees game on ESPN-HD is a national game and will NOT be blacked out in the Boston and New York markets.
Damn skippy!

Looks like my 8300HDs received a software update this morning, as they were both on channel 2. The only difference I can notice is that it now shows the and time in a different style text in the porgram info bar at the bottom of the screen. Didn't have time to see if anything else was different, or if my SD boxes got the update as well.

**I did just check one of my SD boxes, and it has not gotten any update. It still shows that day and time of the program in the small bold font, like the channel numbers.

Mine was on channel 2 as well, and like you, I don't see any differences.

Mine was on channel 2 as well, and like you, I don't see any differences.
You have an 8300, right? Did you notice that the text size for the day and time on the program info bar changed like mine?

Don't know. Don't remember what is was like before.

This update have anything to do with allowing Comcast to take over the boxes?

This update have anything to do with allowing Comcast to take over the boxes?
I doubt it.

Today I went to my cousin's graduation party and spoke to a guy who works for Charter Communications. He told me that Comcast has already pretty much taken over, at a management level at least, the Tele-Media system. He said that almost all of the Adelphia people he used to talk to area gone, and replaced with area Comcast people. He said that they have done a lot under wraps, since the sale isn't final they can't go out trumpeting any of this. He also tells me that he heard that when Adelphia was looking to make a deal for NESN or SNY back in April, that Comcast told Adelphia they'd have to drop MSG if they wanted to do it, and obviously Adelphia didn't. So it's likely that whenever we get NESN or SNY, we'll see MSG go bye-bye.

That's pretty much it. He did tell me that Adelphia and Charter had an agreement where employees of one company who lived in the other's coverage area would get premium service (everything) free. Living in Waterbury, he had gotten this deal. But since Comcast took over (and does not have such a deal with Charter) he only gets expanded basic, no digital, for free.

FYI - In case you were not aware, Comcast did add ESPN2 HD to the systems with available bandwidth on 6/9. That means you won't be losing that channel when Comcast takes over.

Comcast also just added MHD (the 24 hour HD MTV channel). It shows mostly concerts and performances from its family of networks (MTV, VH1 and CMT). This channel combined with Universal-HD, TNT-HD, the RSNs, the the channels we already get, we may have one of the best HD lineups you can get.

Rumor has it that more HD channels will be added to Comcast soon. Now if the FCC would just get off their lazy...

You have an 8300, right? Did you notice that the text size for the day and time on the program info bar changed like mine?

Noticed a few differences the last few days.

There are now 4 fast forward speeds, not 3.

Also, when the program comes to an end, there is an option to press "live tv", which didn't used to be there.

Comcast also just added MHD (the 24 hour HD MTV channel). It shows mostly concerts and performances from its family of networks (MTV, VH1 and CMT). This channel combined with Universal-HD, TNT-HD, the RSNs, the the channels we already get, we may have one of the best HD lineups you can get.

Rumor has it that more HD channels will be added to Comcast soon. Now if the FCC would just get off their lazy...

Bill,

Do you have any info as to wether it's been added in CT or not? Also NESN HD became a full time channel in MA and NH, hopefully that'll be the case in CT as well. Any info?

Bill,

Do you have any info as to wether it's been added in CT or not? Also NESN HD became a full time channel in MA and NH, hopefully that'll be the case in CT as well. Any info?I know it is on in the Boston area and should be added to all systems with the avaliable bandwidth.

I know it is on in the Boston area and should be added to all systems with the avaliable bandwidth.

I knew that too :) I guess I'll run home at lunch and see if it's on here or not.

I knew that too :) I guess I'll run home at lunch and see if it's on here or not.
NESN HD launches on channel 200 on CT Comcast systems beginning next week. They talked about it during the Sox pregame show tonight.

NESN HD launches on channel 200 on CT Comcast systems beginning next week. They talked about it during the Sox pregame show tonight.

Yeah, I heard that too. MHD should be added shortly as well. Things look to be shaping up well for whenever buyout is finalized and the Adelphia areas become Comcast areas.

I had my DirecTV setup this weekend. I got the new Ka/Ku band dish setup, so I'll be ready for the Hartford HD locals on the 28th, along with any other MPEG-4 channels that DirecTV plans to offer. It's pretty cool having Universal HD and TNT HD. I'd gladly trade INHD and INHD2 in for them. Right now I'm watching the Yankees @ Nationals in HD, and it looks pretty good.

I'm going to keep Adelphia for high speed internet since DSL at speeds above 384kbps is not available at my house. So now I have my Sox, will have HD locals on the 28th (I have WNBC-DT right now because WVIT is O&O), and hopefully the NESN HD rumors come true. Comcast can do their thing, and if I find it enticing enough again some day, I may take them up on one of their dish buy-back promos.

I had my DirecTV setup this weekend. I got the new Ka/Ku band dish setup, so I'll be ready for the Hartford HD locals on the 28th, along with any other MPEG-4 channels that DirecTV plans to offer. It's pretty cool having Universal HD and TNT HD. I'd gladly trade INHD and INHD2 in for them. Right now I'm watching the Yankees @ Nationals in HD, and it looks pretty good.

I'm going to keep Adelphia for high speed internet since DSL at speeds above 384kbps is not available at my house. So now I have my Sox, will have HD locals on the 28th (I have WNBC-DT right now because WVIT is O&O), and hopefully the NESN HD rumors come true. Comcast can do their thing, and if I find it enticing enough again some day, I may take them up on one of their dish buy-back promos.

Wow. I'm surprised you did that with Comcast taking over soon. When they take over you'd be adding Universal HD, NESN HD (full time) and MHD. I don't know if that would be immediate or not. New Haven has TNT HD so you might have even had that as well. Hopefully, for your sake, DirecTV is adding NESN HD on a full time basis to even things out a little bit.

Did you buy a DVR box from DirecTV. If so, how much did you have to pay up-front?

Wow. I'm surprised you did that with Comcast taking over soon. When they take over you'd be adding Universal HD, NESN HD (full time) and MHD. I don't know if that would be immediate or not. New Haven has TNT HD so you might have even had that as well. Hopefully, for your sake, DirecTV is adding NESN HD on a full time basis to even things out a little bit.

Did you buy a DVR box from DirecTV. If so, how much did you have to pay up-front?
I did not buy the HD DVR, as the one that is out now is not MPEG-4 compliant. I got an H20 receiver, which is MPEG 4 for free, along with an SD DVR for $50. I didn't get as good a deal as a new customer would, since I am actually a returning customer, reactivating an old account.

I can now let things settle with Comcast, and if I so desire to go back, I will.

I left directv cause I wanted an HD DVR. Won't go back to them until they have the new one with a lease option.

If Comcast does a good job and has good HD offerings, will stay with them.

I left directv cause I wanted an HD DVR. Won't go back to them until they have the new one with a lease option.

If Comcast does a good job and has good HD offerings, will stay with them.
From what I've heard, the MPEG-4 DVR will be released on August. I will probably get that when it comes out.

I had my DirecTV setup this weekend. I got the new Ka/Ku band dish setup, so I'll be ready for the Hartford HD locals on the 28th, along with any other MPEG-4 channels that DirecTV plans to offer. It's pretty cool having Universal HD and TNT HD. I'd gladly trade INHD and INHD2 in for them. Right now I'm watching the Yankees @ Nationals in HD, and it looks pretty good.

I'm going to keep Adelphia for high speed internet since DSL at speeds above 384kbps is not available at my house. So now I have my Sox, will have HD locals on the 28th (I have WNBC-DT right now because WVIT is O&O), and hopefully the NESN HD rumors come true. Comcast can do their thing, and if I find it enticing enough again some day, I may take them up on one of their dish buy-back promos.
Congratulations on breaking free of the chains of Adelphia. I hope everything works out for you. As for me, since I have waited this long for Comcast, I am going to stick it out for another month or two until Comcast comes in. My hopes are high with the new HD channel additions along with their existing HD offerings.

I can understand why you did it. It pains me not being able to watch the Mets on a daily basis. I can only go to so many games and the channel 11 does not carry enough games to satisfy me. Be sure to let Adelphia know why you left (I am sure you did :)) and we'll try to keep you informed on what is happening in the area if/when Comcast takes over.

Thank you for all your help and input on the thread.

Congratulations on breaking free of the chains of Adelphia. I hope everything works out for you. As for me, since I have waited this long for Comcast, I am going to stick it out for another month or two until Comcast comes in. My hopes are high with the new HD channel additions along with their existing HD offerings.

I can understand why you did it. It pains me not being able to watch the Mets on a daily basis. I can only go to so many games and the channel 11 does not carry enough games to satisfy me. Be sure to let Adelphia know why you left (I am sure you did :)) and we'll try to keep you informed on what is happening in the area if/when Comcast takes over.

Thank you for all your help and input on the thread.
Not entireely free, since i'm keeping Adelphia HSI. And I'm not leaving this thread, I'll still be around, don't you worry about that.

Not entireely free, since i'm keeping Adelphia HSI. And I'm not leaving this thread, I'll still be around, don't you worry about that.
:D

Congratulations on breaking free of the chains of Adelphia. I hope everything works out for you. As for me, since I have waited this long for Comcast, I am going to stick it out for another month or two until Comcast comes in. My hopes are high with the new HD channel additions along with their existing HD offerings.

I can understand why you did it. It pains me not being able to watch the Mets on a daily basis. I can only go to so many games and the channel 11 does not carry enough games to satisfy me. Be sure to let Adelphia know why you left (I am sure you did :)) and we'll try to keep you informed on what is happening in the area if/when Comcast takes over.

Thank you for all your help and input on the thread.

I suspect that SNY would be added in SD at least when, or sometime after, Comcast takes over. Most of the Comcast areas in southern and western CT now have it. The 84 corridor seems to be the defining line on what Comcast systems currently carry it.

Quick question

I had to shut the power off to my cable box, and it deleted all my recordings, as well as my list of what to record.

Why did this happen? And does it always happen when the power is turned off? I had it turned off for about 3 hours.