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post #4711 of 10711
4/9/07 at 4:11pm
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I have to believe that if they are moving ESPN1/2HD out of the HD tier, it must be part of their new agreement with Disney. Wow, I will be hard pressed to justify that $7/month if ESPN1/2HD become free. I mean does anyone need INHD/HDNet/HDNetMovies? They basically stink.

This will be interesting to keep an eye on. If anyone gets are response please post it, because I think almost everyone would cancel the HD Pack if it is true.

In the press release they also said something about ESPN U being added, but it hasn't shown up yet.

http://www.timewarnercable.com/Inves...49&MarketID=17
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post #4712 of 10711
4/10/07 at 3:48am
Here is the reply I got-
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Thank you for contacting Time Warner Cable. Both ESPN in HD and ESPN2 in HD are available on regular digital cable. They are not included in our HD Pack.

Maybe the HD pack is only going to be unique HD channels - not HD versions of existing channels. Time to cancel the HD pack??
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post #4713 of 10711
4/10/07 at 4:56am
As of last night, I no longer get ESPN-HD via clear QAM. Still get ESPN2-HD via QAM. Anyone else in G'boro still getting ESPN-HD in the clear?
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post #4714 of 10711
4/10/07 at 8:43am
So they put ESPN2-HD on TWC? I haven't seen it yet. What channel #?

EDIT: Nevermind, I found it. 556
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post #4715 of 10711
4/10/07 at 8:52am
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Originally Posted by jabajet View Post

Here is the reply I got-


Maybe the HD pack is only going to be unique HD channels - not HD versions of existing channels. Time to cancel the HD pack??

Quite possibly. The remaining channels are definitely not worth $7/month. About the only thing I watch is "Nothing But Trailers" on HDNet, and they seem to have taken away "In Theaters" on INHD when they merged 1 & 2. Those were both good shows for HD a/v candy movie trailers.
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post #4716 of 10711
4/10/07 at 9:23am
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Originally Posted by jacksonian View Post

Quite possibly. The remaining channels are definitely not worth $7/month. About the only thing I watch is "Nothing But Trailers" on HDNet, and they seem to have taken away "In Theaters" on INHD when they merged 1 & 2. Those were both good shows for HD a/v candy movie trailers.

It will be interesting to see what channels they add to this "HD Pack" I doubt the notion that they will only put specialty channels in the tier(i.e. channels that dont already have an SD version.) will happen, I cant see them still having only 3 channels and asking for 7 dollars, unless they decide to charge 3 bucks or so for the pack. Are there any other HD channels that dont have an SD already on the system, that we dont have? Obviously if they go by this notion, A and E, Nat Geo, Mtv, Versus/Golf. all these hd would be in the free hd tier....
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post #4717 of 10711
4/10/07 at 12:07pm
Called Triad TWC today to cancel the HD Pack. Asked the woman to confirm that ESPN1/2HD were now available without the HD Pack. She said yes ESPN2HD is available now and that ESPNHD would be that way "this week". Not sure what she's talking about since everyone seems to already get ESPNHD without the HD Pack now.

I then asked about Versus/Golf HD, My48, and CW20. She indicated that for all of these (and ESPNU which I didn't even ask about) that "negotiations are in progress". They do love that answer. So nothing helpful on those fronts. I assume non news on any of them until they magically show up on the dial.

I actually meant to ask if they were going to add anything to the HD Pack to make it more appealing, but forgot. I am sure I would have been told "we are in negotiations" with lots of new networks for that tier.
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post #4718 of 10711
4/10/07 at 1:58pm
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Originally Posted by pwrmetal View Post

Called Triad TWC today to cancel the HD Pack. Asked the woman to confirm that ESPN1/2HD were now available without the HD Pack. She said yes ESPN2HD is available now and that ESPNHD would be that way "this week". Not sure what she's talking about since everyone seems to already get ESPNHD without the HD Pack now.

I then asked about Versus/Golf HD, My48, and CW20. She indicated that for all of these (and ESPNU which I didn't even ask about) that "negotiations are in progress". They do love that answer. So nothing helpful on those fronts. I assume non news on any of them until they magically show up on the dial.

I actually meant to ask if they were going to add anything to the HD Pack to make it more appealing, but forgot. I am sure I would have been told "we are in negotiations" with lots of new networks for that tier.

Thanx for the update, I sent an email to Jack Stanley the piedmont triads branch president, asking about versus/golf HD, etc no reply, that was two days ago. Im debating cancelling that hd pack as well, but I do like a lot of the programming on inhd and hdnet.. we will all cancel and then they will add all this great stuff at a higher price, but the saps who chose to keep it will mantain the lower price just watch...
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post #4719 of 10711
4/10/07 at 2:52pm
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Originally Posted by Donniewb420 View Post

Thanx for the update, I sent an email to Jack Stanley the piedmont triads branch president, asking about versus/golf HD, etc no reply, that was two days ago. Im debating cancelling that hd pack as well, but I do like a lot of the programming on inhd and hdnet.. we will all cancel and then they will add all this great stuff at a higher price, but the saps who chose to keep it will mantain the lower price just watch...

There's some moderately decent stuff on those 3 channels, but it's just not worth anything close to an additional $7/month to me. TWC gets enough of my money as it is, so I was thrilled to be able to reclaim a tiny portion of it back. I think they will be left with very few subscribers to this HD pack unless they figure out some compelling channels to add to it.
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post #4720 of 10711
4/10/07 at 4:12pm
On channel 556 Espn2HD, do any of you guys get the "HDTV" in the info box for the programs that are in HD as we do on all the other channels? I dont, I know its nitpicky,just curious as to what you guys are seeing. Maybe its something that takes time to implement... who knows. thanx in advance.
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post #4721 of 10711
4/10/07 at 4:15pm
Have the Sports On Demand channels been available in clear QAM on TWC in Winston-Salem for awhile, or is this something new? While looking for ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD (which I found), I ran across about half a dozen baseball games in progress.
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post #4722 of 10711
4/10/07 at 5:24pm
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Originally Posted by DeKatt View Post

Have the Sports On Demand channels been available in clear QAM on TWC in Winston-Salem for awhile, or is this something new? While looking for ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD (which I found), I ran across about half a dozen baseball games in progress.

I think MLB Extra Innings is doing a free preview right now. That's my guess.
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post #4723 of 10711
4/10/07 at 5:52pm
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Originally Posted by pwrmetal View Post

I think MLB Extra Innings is doing a free preview right now. That's my guess.

you are correct sir. I cant see buying it tho, dont look too great in SD.
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post #4724 of 10711
4/10/07 at 5:54pm
Dear Donnie,


reply from customer service, of course the cookie cutter response, still no reply from President Jack Stanley...

Thank you for contacting Time Warner Cable. At this time, we are unsure whether the Versus/Golf HD Channel will be carried in our division. We are focused on offering more quality channels to our customers as soon as we are able. We have forwarded your request to our marketing department for further review. We appreciate your patience. If you need further assistance, please reply via e-mail or contact our 24 hour Customer Service department at 1-800-334-7143.
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post #4725 of 10711
4/10/07 at 7:19pm
Anyone notice abc hd on twc was not broadcasting dancing with the starts at 9-10pm est in hd?
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post #4726 of 10711
4/10/07 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by Donniewb420 View Post

Anyone notice abc hd on twc was not broadcasting dancing with the starts at 9-10pm est in hd?

ABC announced the problem was in NY and that they were feeding the entire country an upscaled SD signal.

It was not just TWC.

Joe L.
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post #4727 of 10711
4/11/07 at 7:07am
I just cancelled the HD Pack and the only channels I lost was HDNet and HDNet Movies, still have INHD, ESPNHD and ESPN2HD. Maybe they will be adding HD content in the future(hopefully), but not worth $6.95 for the HD Pack now.
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post #4728 of 10711
4/11/07 at 7:19am
Thanks for the heads up. I think I'll do the same thing. But you'd think they would surely figure out that no one's going to pay $7 for HDNet/HDNetM, unless of course they're up to something.
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post #4729 of 10711
4/11/07 at 8:23am
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Originally Posted by jabajet View Post

I just cancelled the HD Pack and the only channels I lost was HDNet and HDNet Movies, still have INHD, ESPNHD and ESPN2HD. Maybe they will be adding HD content in the future(hopefully), but not worth $6.95 for the HD Pack now.

Yea I never quite understood why they stated INHD was in the HD pack i have always had it, long before I ordered that pack...
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post #4730 of 10711
4/11/07 at 8:35am
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Originally Posted by fairtomiddlin View Post

As of last night, I no longer get ESPN-HD via clear QAM. Still get ESPN2-HD via QAM. Anyone else in G'boro still getting ESPN-HD in the clear?

An update: I did a rescan, and once again receive both ESPN-HD and ESPN2-HD in the clear via QAM.
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post #4731 of 10711
4/11/07 at 8:44am
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Originally Posted by Donniewb420 View Post

Yea I never quite understood why they stated INHD was in the HD pack i have always had it, long before I ordered that pack...

This must be different between Kville/Winston and Greensboro. I am definitely not getting InHD since cancelling. (Nor is a coworker of mine who also cancelled yesterday.)
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post #4732 of 10711
4/11/07 at 1:50pm
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Originally Posted by fairtomiddlin View Post

An update: I did a rescan, and once again receive both ESPN-HD and ESPN2-HD in the clear via QAM.

Where are you located? Are you receiving a signal from the W-S headend or G'boro? Thanks.
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post #4733 of 10711
4/11/07 at 2:01pm
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Originally Posted by DaveWolf View Post

Where are you located? Are you receiving a signal from the W-S headend or G'boro? Thanks.

I'm in Greensboro.
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post #4734 of 10711
4/11/07 at 6:47pm
Out of nowhere tonight my HD Pack dissapeared and said I had to subscribe again??? even tho i never cancelled it.
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post #4735 of 10711
4/11/07 at 7:08pm
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Originally Posted by Donniewb420 View Post

Out of nowhere tonight my HD Pack dissapeared and said I had to subscribe again??? even tho i never cancelled it.

Talk to Larry in CS he said they are having "issues" at the head-end on Spring Garden Street, and that is causing the problems, he informed not to unplug the STB or U will loose all channels... no timeframe on return of the channels.
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post #4736 of 10711
4/11/07 at 7:28pm
And according to the ad's, I should consider going back to cable from satellite because of cost? Selection? Rain showers? With issues like this, I think not. I feel sorry for you cable subscribers. You are paying way too much money for service this bad for this long. Sat has its issues but loosing channels for no reason isn't one of them.
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post #4737 of 10711
4/11/07 at 9:27pm
Speaking of rain fade. I had occasional rain fade with the 3 LNB dish and also some fade with the 18" round dish before it, but since I've gotten the 5 LNB dish I haven't had rain fade once.
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post #4738 of 10711
4/12/07 at 12:43am
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Originally Posted by uncrules View Post

Speaking of rain fade. I had occasional rain fade with the 3 LNB dish and also some fade with the 18" round dish before it, but since I've gotten the 5 LNB dish I haven't had rain fade once.

God knows i have - but of course I'm in the lightning capital of the world.
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post #4739 of 10711
4/12/07 at 4:20am
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Originally Posted by HDTVFanAtic View Post

God knows i have - but of course I'm in the lightning capital of the world.

Florida? I thought you were in California?
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post #4740 of 10711
4/12/07 at 4:46am
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Originally Posted by HDTVFanAtic View Post

God knows i have - but of course I'm in the lightning capital of the world.

Do you have the AT-9 dish or slimline? I have a slimline.
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