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post #9121 of 9405
5/31/12 at 6:11pm
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Good luck to you tomorrow. Hope you get the tech out of Arizona to activate them. She was my third tech and she knew what she was doing.

Takes a bit to populate the channels after they are activated and the premiums take longer than the other channels. I had to wait a couple hours between my first and second call to make sure all the channels populated. The third call solved my issues with the plus packs not showing up.

should we have them do both cards on one call or make sure ones working before we do the second tivo?

sounds like Omaha had problems with DIYHD
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post #9122 of 9405
5/31/12 at 6:25pm
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Originally Posted by ajwees41 View Post


should we have them do both cards on one call or make sure ones working before we do the second tivo?

sounds like Omaha had problems with DIYHD

I only have one Tivo and it took 3 attempts over 2 days to get mine to work with all channels including plus pack and minus the DIYHD weirdness.

I guess I would try to gauge the knowledge of the tech if you can. If they're quick to want to roll a truck if a snafu happens then you have someone who doesn't know what they're doing. Try to pair them both on one call. You may not get all channels right away which they say is normal. If you have to call back a second time focus only on one box - if you get a tech less than knowledgeable you'll know pretty quick and can end the call, wait an hour and call back and try with another one. Once you get a knowledgeable tech you should get through both boxes quickly.
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post #9123 of 9405
6/1/12 at 1:37pm
well just tried calling the 1-877-820-8202 no answer after 15 min on wait.
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post #9124 of 9405
6/1/12 at 1:47pm
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well just tried calling the 1-877-820-8202 no answer after 15 min on wait.

Did u try the 933 number?
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post #9125 of 9405
6/1/12 at 1:48pm
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Did u try the 933 number?

you mean the local number?
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post #9126 of 9405
6/1/12 at 1:50pm
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you mean the local number?

Yes. First time I used the 800 number. Other two attempts I used local number.
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post #9127 of 9405
6/1/12 at 1:51pm
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you mean the local number?

You'll get out of town reps even with local number
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post #9128 of 9405
6/1/12 at 2:03pm
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Originally Posted by HDNewbie1028 View Post

You'll get out of town reps even with local number

1-877-820-8202 on the self install sheet

1-888-556-1193 found via Google search
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post #9129 of 9405
6/1/12 at 2:11pm
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1-877-820-8202 on the self install sheet

1-888-556-1193 found via Google search

I used the 800 number on the self install sheet
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post #9130 of 9405
6/1/12 at 8:55pm
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Question - can you check your signal strength on that channel?

Signal strength: 100% (1.6dBmV)
Signal quality: 75% (31.6 dB)
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post #9131 of 9405
6/1/12 at 9:07pm
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Signal strength: 100% (1.6dBmV)
Signal quality: 75% (31.6 dB)

Thanks for checking. Looks like I need to call out Cox to check the signal strength on the line going into my house. Either that or its the cable card.
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post #9132 of 9405
6/2/12 at 9:55am
got one card activated and it only gets the basic digital 109-125 and the lower tiers I have check later for errors

MP error
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post #9133 of 9405
6/6/12 at 11:36am
Moderators Note:

It's been observed that many of the recent discussions center around cable provider Cox. Is there any interest in my creating a separate Cox topic for this area and splitting it off from this topic? Or should things remain as is?
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post #9134 of 9405
6/6/12 at 11:59am
Ken how are the other local forums separated? Do they have separate areas for each provider, or are they like Omaha's right now?

I would vote for keep it the same unless other areas are separate cable and OTA
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post #9135 of 9405
6/6/12 at 3:55pm
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Originally Posted by Ken H View Post

Moderators Note:
It's been observed that many of the recent discussions center around cable provider Cox. Is there any interest in my creating a separate Cox topic for this area and splitting it off from this topic? Or should things remain as is?

I vote to split it,,gets frustrating reading about COX of Omaha.

HH
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post #9136 of 9405
6/6/12 at 4:48pm
I vote to split the Cox/Omaha discussion into a separate thread. 

Edited by JoelWNelson - 6/6/12 at 6:05pm
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post #9137 of 9405
6/6/12 at 5:28pm
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Originally Posted by ajwees41 View Post

Ken how are the other local forums separated? Do they have separate areas for each provider, or are they like Omaha's right now?
I would vote for keep it the same unless other areas are separate cable and OTA
Over time we've added any number of specific topics for the various local areas, based on demand. Take a look at the US Thread Index to see what is possible: http://www.avsforum.com/t/1269188/united-states-thread-index-find-your-local-discussion-thread-here

Having said that, Omaha / Lincoln is the 76th largest TV market. Between the 76th slot and the 30th slot, there are only 4 markets with more than one topic. Even markets as large as Dallas (#5) and Detroit (#11) only have one topic.

If there is enough local interest, another Cox specific topic can be added. What say ye?
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post #9138 of 9405
6/6/12 at 6:03pm
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Originally Posted by Ken H View Post

Over time we've added any number of specific topics for the various local areas, based on demand. Take a look at the US Thread Index to see what is possible: http://www.avsforum.com/t/1269188/united-states-thread-index-find-your-local-discussion-thread-here
Having said that, Omaha / Lincoln is the 76th largest TV market. Between the 76th slot and the 30th slot, there are only 4 markets with more than one topic. Even markets as large as Dallas (#5) and Detroit (#11) only have one topic.
If there is enough local interest, another Cox specific topic can be added. What say ye?

if it is split will all the cox posts in here move to the Cox Omaha thread, or will it start fresh?
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post #9139 of 9405
6/7/12 at 10:25pm
Has any one with a tivo on cox noticed tivo sent out a lineup change channel 19 went from TV guide to zap2it, but it's still airing TV guide programming?
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post #9140 of 9405
6/12/12 at 11:06am
I vote to create a separate Omaha Cox HDTV thread.
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post #9141 of 9405
6/12/12 at 1:23pm
My vote is we should keep this thread as is.
There is a lot of history here and most do not have time to search or read many threads.
Looking at the thread count, it is way to low to justify splitting it.

If anything we could change the title to "Omaha / Lincoln, NP, NE - TV" take out the HD so anything TV related to Nebraska is covered. All 3 DMA are covered Omaha, Lincoln/Kearney, and NP.
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post #9142 of 9405
6/16/12 at 5:57am
Why does KMTV run commercials at the end of the Letterman show that replace most of the musical guest performance? It happened 6/14 recently.
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post #9143 of 9405
6/16/12 at 10:07am
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Why does KMTV run commercials at the end of the Letterman show that replace most of the musical guest performance? It happened 6/14 recently.

I don't think anyone hear would know. did you contact KMTV?
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post #9144 of 9405
6/16/12 at 3:02pm
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I don't think anyone hear would know. did you contact KMTV?

I did now. I never hold much faith in web-listed contact addresses and many seem to get routed to the ignore bin.
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post #9145 of 9405
6/16/12 at 5:19pm
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Originally Posted by gpflepsen View Post

I did now. I never hold much faith in web-listed contact addresses and many seem to get routed to the ignore bin.

you could try the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Action3News
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post #9146 of 9405
6/29/12 at 11:43am

Time Warner Cable has dropped KPTM HD in favor of KFXL HD in Lincoln, Crete, David City, Fairbury, Seward and York as of 6/27.

 

http://www.timewarnercable.com/Nebraska/support/policies/channelchange.html

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post #9147 of 9405
6/29/12 at 12:17pm
considering it's a lincoln station smart move no need for 2 Fox stations
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post #9148 of 9405
6/30/12 at 5:15pm
KFXL must be enforcing there DMA market rights. Per FCC rules a SAT or cable cant not broadcast an other Network station from an out side DMA if there already is a station legally listed for that DMA (Lincoln-GI-Kearney). Where Fox 42 is listed as the Omaha DMA.

Now that KFXL is in HD, they can require this.

I wonder if there also getting close to switching to channel 15 (will still be listed as 51 in the remap) AND increasing power to FULL POWER so others can watch it?
Any one heard anything? Its been some time since the FCC oked it.


In other news, DIsh now has the Hopper which can automatically take out commercial from Prime Time Recorders. I wonder if Cox will add this feature? Of course Dish has law suite now over this.
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post #9149 of 9405
6/30/12 at 7:36pm
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Originally Posted by ScottChez View Post

KFXL must be enforcing there DMA market rights. Per FCC rules a SAT or cable cant not broadcast an other Network station from an out side DMA if there already is a station legally listed for that DMA (Lincoln-GI-Kearney). Where Fox 42 is listed as the Omaha DMA.
Now that KFXL is in HD, they can require this.
I wonder if there also getting close to switching to channel 15 (will still be listed as 51 in the remap) AND increasing power to FULL POWER so others can watch it?
Any one heard anything? Its been some time since the FCC oked it.
In other news, DIsh now has the Hopper which can automatically take out commercial from Prime Time Recorders. I wonder if Cox will add this feature? Of course Dish has law suite now over this.


What's the lawsuit about? I don't think Cox will do anything they can't even launch Ondemand via Tivo.
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post #9150 of 9405
7/1/12 at 12:18pm
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What's the lawsuit about? I don't think Cox will do anything they can't even launch Ondemand via Tivo.

 

Dish has a technology in their new DVRs (which I have and it's really nice) where, for recorded network programming, it automatically plays back the show without commercials.  Networks have sued Dish claiming the automatic skipping of commercials violates their agreements and undermines compensation for the programming.

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