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Really? Pleading with Comcast? They won't publish QAM information and we are going to nicely ask them to add a channel? I want to know what you are smoking? I think someone needs to sue them. I need to know if they are required by the FCC to carry local channels, local HD channels??? I know this went both ways but don't know the current law. Because if they are and if they refuse to publish the channels on which they carry mandated broadcasts, I think a judge would take a dim view of that? Anyone know any of these answers??

And while we are talking lawsuits. How about Harmony Remotes.... will not accept xxx-xxx for favorite channels on their software - - only 6 characters allowed...

ttbomk = to the best of my knowledge

TTBOMK = To The Best Of My Knowledge.

Comcast and other cable companies do not support QAM; it just happens to be there! Local channels are always available OTA (Over The Air).

Good luck with your law suit!!

^^^ Problem appears to be solved. Looks like it was the result of my playing around with the captioning option on the TV (for some guests) and leaving it set to "Text 4".

Once turned back to "off" the gray box appears to have gone away!

Bryan:

You / we should all reconsider your position. First, I am not sure that they cannot be compelled to provide QAM information for local channels including HD. Yes, they are huge, but I can tell you that this would be the second lawsuit I have filed. I won / settled the first against a company I cannot mention nor why on a QAM issue. I am a litigation attorney but do not know or work in FCC law. I had to learn some of it for the last suit.

OF COURSE THEY "support" QAM, unless you mean by 'support' that they will help you with it. They PROVIDE QAM signals. Lack of their "help" with them is not the equal of they are not required to disclose their channel listings.

Again, I am relatively certain that the FCC law requires them to carry local channels and they are taking the ludicrious position that they may have to carry them on their QAM or Analog band, but they don't have to tell you what the numbers are. This position, if I am correct on the law, is untenable, but can only be proven so by someone willing to fight. I am too busy now and don't have enough knowledge of the Federal code. That's why I posted this looking for help.

Another of their defenses is that they provide them on the analog band (one of the reasons they still have 2-26 or so on analog??)

This is a potential class action issue and I will pursue it when I have time. And there's lots more. They may be committing fraud on a daily basis in my opinion in a second way. Before I accuse them publicly of certain acts, I would like someone to verify my view. At this point, it's only my opinion and I would not detail it here without proof. No one likes the big guy, but making false allegations is wrong and I won't do it.

Most of the people I talk to for help get lost in seconds. Just say QAM to someone who has no interest.

I have posted my listing for those who it can help. I am done here, but will check back to see if anyone can help me with the FCC law.

Stop begging. If you are entitled to something then demand it or take action. Within the next year, I hope to do so.

johnboy, you might want to ease up on the coffee just a bit.

+1

I had that issue to years ago, BDCat. Luckily you found the culprit.

Johnboy you missed 2 HD local channels.

18.437 ION
18.438 Spanish

They were actually going to give it a try on low VHF. The experiment must have flopped... Did anybody catch their test? STA for ch. 3 is from September 9th:

https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws...fac_num=167208

I think we can expect Comcast to shift around their QAM mappings over the next months as they settle on a new allocation of bandwidth.

There's really nothing that can be done about this; the ability to receive clear QAM is a bonus, not an actual service that comcast provides.

I myself no longer have cable but if I subscribe again I will likely just get a box, as it makes things a lot more convenient. I noticed they move much of the channels down into the former analog space, probably because these lower frequencies propagate better in the coax system.

The channels are up!!!!!!

452 Spike HD
453 Comedy Central HD
454 Fuse HD
455 WE TV HD
456 IFC HD
457 E! HD
458 Travel Channel HD
459 Lifetime HD
460 MGM HD
461 Style HD
462 G4 HD
463 TV One HD
464 Bio: The Biography Channel HD
465 Lifetime Movie Network HD
466 Planet Green HD
467 Encore HD
468 Hallmark Movie Channel HD
469 Fox Business Channel HD
470 CNBC HD
471 QVC HD
472 Big Ten Network HD
473 MTV HD
474 VH-1 HD
475 BET HD
476 CMT HD
477 NHL Network HD
478 NBA TV HD Sports
479 MLB Network HD
480 HBO 2 HD
481 HBO Signature HD
482 HBO Family HD
483 HBO Comedy HD
484 HBO Zone HD
485 HBO Latino HD
486 MoreMax HD
487 ActionMax HD
488 ThrillerMax HD
489 WMax HD
490 5 StarMax HD
491 Outermax HD
495 Starz Comedy HD
496 Starz Kids & Family HD
497 Starz Edge HD
501 - 503 iN DEMAND Pay-Per-View Pay-Per-View
509 iN DEMAND PPV HD High-Definition TV
515 The Movie Channel HD
516 The Movie Channel Xtra HD
517 Showtime 2 HD
518 Showtime Showcase HD
519 Showtime Extreme HD

wait it gets better
380 The Weather Channel HD
381 Cartoon Network HD
382 Nickelodeon HD
383 ABC Family HD
384 Disney Channel HD
385 Disney XD HD
394 Tennis Channel HD
395 Turner Classic Movies HD
396 ESPN U HD
397 CNN Headline News HD
398 TruTV HD
399 MSNBC HD

Would you care to share what area you are in?

They are certainly not up in my part of Plantation!

yes i am in Davie Pine Island Ridge Area (33324 zip)

Oh and BDcat weather channel in HD is 380

438 WSBS-22 Mega TV HD
439 WGN HD
440 WPBT-2 HD (PBS Miami) High-Definition TV
441 WSCV-51 HD (Telemundo)
442 WLTV-23 HD (Univision) - Coming Soon!
443 WAMI-69 HD (Telefutura) - Coming Soon!
449 ESPNews HD

sorry i missed a couple

Yup, I happened upon all the new HD channels last night too. Davie... 33328. I guess the Comcast digital migration of enhanced basic channels in Davie (and eventually to all of Broward) is paying off as BDCat told us about back in July. Now if Comcast would just go back to 2 channels per QAM instead of 3 and get the HD picture quality improved on some of the more-compressed HD channels (especially on ESPN/ESPN2 HD).. things will be really good.

WOW!! All those new HD channels! I may actually consider going back to cable when my Dish Network commitment is up.

My mom who lives in Plantation (zip code 33324) does not have any of the new channels yet.

Just checked my guide and I don't have those channels either! Lucky

BTW i'm in Coconut Creek/Margate area 33063.

Since Davie was the first area to go all digital they are also the first area to get the additional channels. The new channels usually follow a month or two or three after going all digital.

I called Comcast yesterday to ask about Plantation and I was told there is no date set for my area!

it does make sense that it would start in my part of Davie, as about four months ago, they had all people with analog cable to come to a meeting and get 2 free boxes, I guess freeing up the necessary space, I am also in an apartment building.

if you want to see the channel lineup use the address 9400 live oak place and pick any apartment up to 409 and zip code 33324. You can see the channel lineup.

Thanks for the info ortegaj. How does the PQ look? Are there any changes in the guide interface? Any change to On Demand? do you have High Speed Internet with Comcast also? Has that sped up?

No change to On Demand or the guide (some HD channels on the guide are still left blank even though the channel is there such as ESPNnews which does not say the name or programming), The internet has been significantly faster for about a month now. What is PQ?