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post #8431 of 10033
12/5/07 at 9:59am
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Originally Posted by scruffy7 View Post

there was an insert in the bills that went out in November that itemized all the rate hikes. as i recall there was an increase for the premium channels, but i don't remember exactly how much. if you go to twcsc.com and click on Products you can find pricing there although i don't know if it's the new rates.

Right, that insert is what I'm referring to.

It was about $8 per channel before, so $11+ per channel but I get the On-Demand I stopped paying for because I didn't want to pay for it anymore doesn't seem like a good deal.

But if it's $11+ with or without, I'll take with until I cancel one channel...



OK, I'm breathing easier now. The website shows $10.95 for 1 channel but $23.95 for 3, which is about what my bill showed, so maybe they are giving away the On-Demand with just a minor price hike on the channels themselves...
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post #8432 of 10033
12/6/07 at 4:50pm
Does anyone know what an acceptable signal strength level is for OTA? I got my attic antenna set up this evening and am pulling in all of the Columbia stations. Signal strength is varying between mid 60ish on the low end and upper 70ish on the high end. This is with the antenna temporarily wedged in the corner of the attic. Once it's permanently mounted it will be higher and I assume those numbers will go up a bit. Giving TWC the boot and switching back to DTV.
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post #8433 of 10033
12/6/07 at 7:23pm
DTV = Digital Television
D*=Directv
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post #8434 of 10033
12/6/07 at 7:42pm
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Originally Posted by kevinivey View Post

DTV = Digital Television
D*=Directv

Sorry, but I'll disagree with that any day of the week. Maybe if someone could possibly explain how Directv = D* then maybe I'll change my mind. Echostar=E* makes perfect sense, D* makes no sense. Maybe when Directv changes their name to Deathstar or maybe just Dstar I'll go with it.
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post #8435 of 10033
12/7/07 at 9:19am
Mark - What do you call Digital TV then?

DirecTV is known, here (and elsewhere) as D*, BECAUSE DishNetwork is E*. You figure out an easier way to distinguish the two, so be it...

Until then, you'll be corrected every time...it's not a big deal.
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post #8436 of 10033
12/7/07 at 12:06pm
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Originally Posted by ncxcstud View Post

Mark - What do you call Digital TV then?

DirecTV is known, here (and elsewhere) as D*, BECAUSE DishNetwork is E*. You figure out an easier way to distinguish the two, so be it...

Until then, you'll be corrected every time...it's not a big deal.

I'll go with you on the DTV=Digital TV not Directv. In my mind D* will never=Directv. Or should I say: I* m* m* D* w* n*=D* since apparently it's perfectly acceptable to represent a word by using the first letter followed by an asterisk? And before someone else jumps in and says that's how it's known, I really don't care, to me it's a ridiculous representation.
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post #8437 of 10033
12/7/07 at 12:24pm
That's how it's known.

AKA pizza pan, overly-compressed, limited connections, no locals service.
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post #8438 of 10033
12/7/07 at 2:37pm
and you have to pay for a rental box. Example: HD dvr $199 and second HD dvr $399 . I am not cheap ,and I wouldn't mind paying for a stb. if it was my box to do with what I want to . Also, they are pushing the non ota hd dvr this season.
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post #8439 of 10033
12/7/07 at 5:36pm
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Originally Posted by Mark Paquette View Post

Does anyone know what an acceptable signal strength level is for OTA? I got my attic antenna set up this evening and am pulling in all of the Columbia stations. Signal strength is varying between mid 60ish on the low end and upper 70ish on the high end. This is with the antenna temporarily wedged in the corner of the attic. Once it's permanently mounted it will be higher and I assume those numbers will go up a bit. Giving TWC the boot and switching back to DTV.

Mark,

I live in Irmo, and have an external antenna. You might be able to boost your numbers with an amp from Radio Shack. For me:

WIS -- 90s
ETV -- 100
WLTX -- 80s
WOLO -- 80s
FOX -- 0 - 25

Most of my signals are reflected. I be with an exteral antenna, you would have strong signal across the board.

David
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post #8440 of 10033
12/7/07 at 6:07pm
Yep, with my rooftop mast style antenna all channels are maxed.
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post #8441 of 10033
12/8/07 at 4:49am
With my indoor antenna all channels are between 75-88.

And Gary J - You keep cracking on D*/DTV's (just for you mark ) PQ, and I've yet to see a major difference between what my in-laws get with TWC and what I get with D*. This, of course, is with the new channels...not the original channels that are slightly lower....and I dont' really count ESPN since ESPN looks like crap on both sides...because ESPN doesn't (IMO) do a good job with that anyways...
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post #8442 of 10033
12/8/07 at 5:07am
ESPN HD looks awesome on TWC for me.
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post #8443 of 10033
12/8/07 at 5:08am
The carolina game look like crap and you know it. It wasn't TWC or D* fault. It's ESPNs feed.
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post #8444 of 10033
12/8/07 at 1:54pm
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Originally Posted by ncxcstud View Post

It's ESPNs feed.

I seriously doubt that.
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post #8445 of 10033
12/8/07 at 2:08pm
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Originally Posted by bdfox18doe View Post

I seriously doubt that.

So does Granny. And Granny knows best.
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post #8446 of 10033
12/10/07 at 6:29am
I did a little tweaking this weekend and got the antenna mounted on a pole. I'm now I'm consistently getting signal strength in the low 80's to upper 70's. Experiencing no dropouts or picture problems so I think I'm good to go.
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post #8447 of 10033
12/10/07 at 1:42pm
Just noticed I am getting National Geo HD channel 844 on TW in Surfside.
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post #8448 of 10033
12/10/07 at 3:06pm
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Originally Posted by HDWow View Post

Just noticed I am getting National Geo HD channel 844 on TW in Surfside.

Bubba's Fish Shack & Scotty's in Surfside is where we hang out..
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post #8449 of 10033
12/12/07 at 9:11am
My Directv installation went smoothly so I'm completely off TW now. Still learning the ins and outs of the Directv DVR. Picture quality between the 2 is pretty much a wash. The HD channels on Directv looks awesome, some of the SD stuff is so so. I will say that the locals look better via the antenna than they did on TW. So I now have Big 10 network and NFL network, more HD channels and better looking locals via OTA.
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post #8450 of 10033
12/12/07 at 11:04am
It's supposed to rain Saturday.
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post #8451 of 10033
12/12/07 at 12:25pm
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Originally Posted by Gary J View Post

It's supposed to rain Saturday.

Get off the rain thing already. I had Directv way up north for 10+ years and can count on 1 hand the number of times I had issues with rain fade. That was with rain, snow, ice, sleet and whatever else falls out of they sky up there in the winter.
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post #8452 of 10033
12/12/07 at 1:34pm
Mark, my son and my mother both have been using directv for around 10 years and both of them tell me the same thing. I have never seen it go out and I've been at one or the other's house in thunderstorms and rain and I have never seen any problems.
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post #8453 of 10033
12/12/07 at 1:53pm
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Originally Posted by Mark Paquette View Post

Get off the rain thing already. .

Oh, Gary's just perpetually grumpy. Must be from living with Granny.
Either that or living in(on?) Pawleys Island and it's really bad golfing

And, My D* doesn't fade very often..more than my TWC, but less than my E*...
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post #8454 of 10033
12/12/07 at 6:01pm
welcome to the land of a multitude of HD channels Mark .

Plus, you now get to see my Cowboys stomp all over the Panthers on NFLHD
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post #8455 of 10033
12/12/07 at 11:36pm
Anybody else hearing a loud crackle in the front channels of the 5.1 audio on WLTX. That sounds like crap. Wish they would get this fixed already!
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post #8456 of 10033
12/13/07 at 4:49am
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Originally Posted by TechMan View Post

Anybody else hearing a loud crackle in the front channels of the 5.1 audio on WLTX. That sound like crap. Wish they would get this fixed already!

Ditto!
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post #8457 of 10033
12/13/07 at 6:39am
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Originally Posted by ncxcstud View Post

welcome to the land of a multitude of HD channels Mark .

Plus, you now get to see my Cowboys stomp all over the Panthers on NFLHD

Thanks, I'm loving it. It's still like a "kid in a candy store" experience for me. NFLHD: where have you been all my life?

I'll also add a "me too" for wishing WLTX would fix their audio problem. I know someone who works there, I'll try sending an email and find out who is responsible for the audio quality. It's been going on far too long. If I watch a sporting event on WLTX, it's usually so bad that I turn the TV sound off and listen to some music.
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post #8458 of 10033
12/13/07 at 10:38am
Agreed! Aside from the annoyance, I do have concerns about potential damage to my speakers from the crackling. I'm not a speaker expert, but it seems like this cannot possibly be good for the longevity of the speakers.
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post #8459 of 10033
12/13/07 at 7:07pm
Anyone have any idea when the CW station is going to go HD? I know they've got digital up, any chance HD will get there soon?
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post #8460 of 10033
12/13/07 at 7:13pm
Why not contact them?
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Mailing Address:
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803-714-2347

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803-691-3848

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803-714-2348 (office)
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803-714-2348 (office)
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314-256-4606
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