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Visited a buddy in Douglasville yesterday and he's been fully migrated. I'm pissed because I don't understand how you migrate people less than 3 miles from me. Comcast will never get it. Never.

Today (the day of Entourage Season 7 Premiere), HBO is out in Atlanta.

Comcast will *NEVER* get it.

Anyone notice that some of the QAM digital channels on the basic cable over Comcast are now gone? I've got my cable plugged straight into my HDTV in my bedroom without one of those little converter boxes and this has worked just fine for the past couple months for picking up the HD digital feeds for the major network channels. Now, many including ABC, NBC, CBS are gone, while the smaller locals like PBS are still there.

I'm in Acworth.

Thanks for posting. I went to OTA from Comcast limited basic about 7 weeks ago and I'm in Acworth too, off of Wade Green Road. This just adds icing to the cake. BTW, the OTA HD Atlanta stations look great

Comcast reset the PSIP information for the local HD broadcasters
early Saturday morning (just in time for the USA/Ghana World Cup game
on ABC to disappear). If your bedroom TV receives the local network
channels as 2.1., 5.1, 11.1 and 46.1, rescan and look for 98.3, 98.804,
73.30 and 73.10. Comcast plays this game every couple of months, so be
prepared to switch back to the prior mapping in the future.
Some TVs ignore the TVCT (terrestrial virtual channel table) data,
so you can end up with two sets in the same house using different
mapping.

I'm in 30047 (Lilburn). We were told our analogs would be gone as of 6/15, well two weeks later, we still have them, which means no WOM upgrade. Now comcast is saying 7/13..at this point I'm not sure if I believe them. Are we the only zip code remaining not to be upgraded yet?

I am in 30047 also (off Indian Trail) and have been given so many dates to this point that I have just given up. I called about a week ago for another matter and decided to ask the rep and she said that there is no date in their system.

Looks like the analogs are gone in 30135 as of last night. The disappearance of Bravo last week was just an omen of coming events. Now I have to deal with a DTA on the bedroom TV. Bummer.

30044 hasn't been upgraded yet either. Of course every single friend I have with Comcast has been upgraded. I'm getting my old Dark Side (DirecTV) dish swapped out to get ready to go back to them. Not my fault Comcast can't get their $hit together.

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I got a treat over the holiday weekend with every HD channel I've seen referenced here being added to my lineup in 30135. They loaded them sometime Friday without locking the subscription channels, so I got to explore all of the Big10 network and CBS Sports type channels over the weekend for free. Looks like they locked them down Sunday night, but it's good to know that everything is available in HD now.

Does anyone know when the upgrade happens in 30040?

I am in 30041 (Cumming) which is an old Adelphia market with an infrastruture that is "different" from an original Comcast installed infrastructure in other areas of Metro ATL, or so I have been told by customer no service. We will be the dead last to get converted (if ever) due to the huge expense of changing out the "headend" gear that is apparently the heart of the system. I am thinking that all of the STB's will have to be replaced as well which is another deterrent.

Please someone chime in if you have heard differently.

I woke up this morning to find that the guide had been updated on my box. DVR now has folders for each show. The box was incredibly unresponsive for a short while - I unplugged the box to reset it (to no avail), but after about 5-7 minutes it started operating normally. Haven't had time to fully explore the update but the folders are a big improvement! I'm in 30306, VaHi

Has anyone seen a new Star on TWC HD? Atlanta is one of the cities which will go beta.


http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r24466510-

Which DVR do you have? What is the version number for the upgrade? Supposedly, there is a pending upgrade for the new Moto DCX-3400 DVRs that has not made it's way to Atlanta yet.

Edit: Yes, it's the A28 upgrade.

Cheers,

jr

The update started rolling out here in Lilburn around 330am this morning. All menu's, the guide and DVR functions were unavailable until about 430am. So far all I really see is the folders but hopefully there are some updates so that the DVR will stop re-recording shows that I have already watched.

As far as getting weather info, I prefer ch 212....it's always there, no waiting for "locals on the 8".

I have a new guide in the Town Lake area of Woodstock. I could not find the 'Record only in HD' feature that I have seen attributed to the new guide in other parts of the country. Maybe we got a 'slim' version.

I have a DCX-3400 dvr, I first saw the new guide last night.

Yep, I'm DCX-3400 too. I am still having an issue with the box not being particularly responsive since the update. Seems to take multiple presses of buttons on the remote to get it to play anything off the DVR, but after it gets going for a few minutes it seems normal. It's putting a crimp in my morning ritual of watching The Daily Show while I eat breakfast!

It does seem that most of the Atlanta Comcast DVR owners got the new A28 software upgrade. There seems to be some complaints over in this thread about the new update since January of this year. Missed recordings, slow response, and guide not having as many days worth of future upcoming shows. Interesting read if you want more info about the upgrade.

I've been following that thread since Comcast gave me a DCX-3400 as a replacement for the older Moto DVR.

Fortunately, I have not experienced the problems others seem to be having with the 3400 (looking for a "knock on wood" smiley), but we'll see how the new firmware works out.

I only have 3 or 4 shows set up for recording, and I probably won't get around to trying the Firewire port until football season.

Cheers,

jr

I also got the TV guide updated to a28 on my DCX 3200 (HD - non DVR) box today.

I also noticed the box firmware was updated from 22.33 to 22.65. According to a post in the AVS Forum Motorola DCX series thread - "22.65 adds support for Multi-room dvr as well as support for MPEG-4 content."

From what I have seen and comparing the FW version that I have here (outside of Philadelphia), the A28 guide version that you have in Atlanta is different than what I have....probably newer...Some of the early reported issues from other locations may not be relevant to your area (hopefully).

YMMV

Can someone tell me, explicitly & in great detail () where the Comcast office is in Cobb County? I used the online tool & the guy told me 250 Cobb Parkway but as far as I can tell that address does not exist. I drove up to (I think) hgwy 92 on 75 N & then came back down the length of Cobb Parkway looking for the Comcast office.

I want to add a DCX 3400 (or whatever is the box with the bigger hard drive, 'cause the one I have now has to be trimmed every 4 days) to my account & I want to go to the office to make sure that is what I get. TIA

Good luck...I can ride a golf cart to my Comcast office....not that this has anything to do with your query..it just made me thankful for not being in traffic.

Even if you found the office, there's no assurance they would have the box you desired. You'd probably have better luck if you call CC and have them mail the DCX 3400 box to you. You would then activate the box as instructed. You also need to return the old box to avoid its monthly rental charge. I'm not sure if they'll send a parcel box for return of old STB, but you can return it to any CC office.

We got A28 in 30030 (City of Decatur) on Tuesday. So far, I'm loving it. I was looking forward to the added features, and they're great (especially the more robust search options), but so far the thing that has me most pleased is the box is MUCH more responsive. It's most noticeable using the 30-second skip and 15-second instant replay. Menus and even OnDemand load faster. It's great! I'm using a DCT 3416.

The menu option for remote DVR management is there, and it gives me an activation code to enter on the website, but when I go there, it still says "coming soon" for my zip and won't let me enter the activation code. Annoying.


That's exciting news. I still love my Weather on the 8s, even if the rest of TWC has gone to Hell. It'll be nice to finally have it in HD.

The guy in the online chat told me to GO to the office. This will be an additional box.


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So I make the trip to 3425 Malone Drive in Chamblee & pick up a DCX 3400 (for an additional 30 bucks a month) & get back home. Plug it in via HDMI & nothing. The front panel says it is outputting 480p & my TV says it is getting a 480p signal. Power cycle a few times & make sure the HDMI cable from the cable box to my receiver to my TV is good. Still nothing. Hooked up component (my receiver will translate to HDMI) still nothing. Now I'm worried that the box is "locked" or whatever. Got out the old reliable Yellow analog. STILL NO PICTURE.

Maybe it takes some time as the 3400 displayed dui the first time it came on & every time I power cycled it. So I move my old HD DVR to the bedroom. Plugged in & he powers right up (with no guide of course). Go back to the living room & I now have the normal analog & component & HDMI outputting 480p & 480p only!. Also things like menu, guide or info do not work.


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Got into the menu. It was set to output 480p over HDMI. No problemo I think, I 'll just change it around. Well after I set it to display the resolutions that my TV support over HDMI I try to go back to normal television watching mode. Now the 3400 is totally unresponsive. It will not come on & the front panel will not light up. I can go back into the setup menu. I change back to 480p (still thinking this box is locked) & try to get back to at least where I started. Now the box is totally dead.

This has to be said. Comcrap sucks donkey ba%^! This is an inferior service, with inferior equipment , with inferior quality (compared to D*) for a superior (as in higher for less channels) price.

Well I pulled the plug & it came back on to the menu. So did I just drive 42 miles just to get a box that is either defective or thinks that it has been "tampered" with or what? Anybody got any ideas, before I get on the phone?

lovswr..sound to me like your box is set to output only 480P...have you gone into the settings and changed it? Nice wiki is available for those not familiar with this. Let google be your friend...