coffaro
Moonie
Premium
join:2003-07-05
Arlington, TX
clubs: | Working on it
Comcast is already working on this in some areas... |
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dslhater
Premium
join:2001-09-24
Chicopee, MA
clubs: | Charter
I wish Charter would go all digital here in Massachusetts instead of deleting digital channels and or moving them to the analog side. |
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Dude111
An Awesome Dude
Premium
join:2003-08-04
USA
 ·Time Warner VOIP
| reply to coffaro
Re: Working on it
In my area,TIME WARNER does still broadcast ANALOG (from 2 - 83,A-1) They repeast the analog one's above on the digital side (Which i think sucks!!!!! If your paying for DIGITAL SERVICE,and you go ABOVE 100,you should see the DIGITAL side of it)
Ah well.......... |
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MPScan
Premium
join:2001-08-24
Boston, MA
| Local Government
I think the problem is the local government's. Many of these large cable companies have contracts with each local town that state they must broadcast analog channels. Many elderly people get just the basic packages of OTA channels and public access which runs like $10/mo, and they don't need a box.
It's going to take more than a wish on the part of the cable companies to get the local govt's to change this. |
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sabersaw
Premium
join:2001-08-21
Dayton, OH
| is bandwidth really the problem?
why is this even a issue... they offer VOD, HSD services VoIP, and they are trying to say that lack of bandwidth is the hold up, I smell BS. The sat. companies are convincing the general public that their all digital format is the way to go.. thank god for competition. |
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Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
Premium,VIP
join:2003-11-26
| reply to Dude111
Re: Working on it
said by Dude111  :In my area,TIME WARNER does still broadcast ANALOG (from 2 - 83,A-1) They repeast the analog one's above on the digital side (Which i think sucks!!!!! If your paying for DIGITAL SERVICE,and you go ABOVE 100,you should see the DIGITAL side of it) Ah well.......... Yes it sucks but I guess your cable company is short in QAM and need to upgrade their network. The cable company I work for (Canadian) is feeding 100% digital channels to their subscribers. It takes more QAM but it helps to fights against satellite companies. We're working with 750Mhz and few 500Mhz networks.
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DaSneaky1D
one wall to block them all
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-29
The Lou
 ·Charter Pipeline
| reply to dslhater
Re: Charter
Charter's ways of migrating customers to digital is to raise prices until it's almost stupid to keep analog-only service.
Those channels they moved will eventually come back over to digital.
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dslhater
Premium
join:2001-09-24
Chicopee, MA
clubs:
| like analog extended basic costing $50.25 and Digital complete basic costing $54.95 At one point last year I couldn't afford it and when I took the digital box in to save some money I was given those rates I looked at her funny and took the box back lol |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
·Comcast
·Patriot Media
| cable card
Cablecard is really the solution, I would by a Digital ready TV, and not be cluttered with there boxes. If they were smart they would push cablecard and sets to customers. Not drag everyone along with these stupid cable boxes.
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Monster Rain
Premium
join:2002-08-03
USA
| reply to dslhater
Re: Charter
said by dslhater :I wish Charter would go all digital here in Massachusetts instead of deleting digital channels and or moving them to the analog side. Read the ARTICLE
"That's the future," said a Charter spokesman. "Digital simultrans and all-digital are in Charter's plans." |
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Dude111
An Awesome Dude
Premium
join:2003-08-04
USA
·Time Warner VOIP
| reply to coffaro
Re: Working on it
Your lucky being able to provide 100% digital service.......
I just think they are just trying to get by with the cheapest they can do......They could carry the DIGI side of some of those,but since they have them already analog,they dont...It makes me sick......(You can tell which ones are digi and analog by the amount of tyme it takes to authorize it when you goto it (DIGITAL take about 3 seconds,analog comes up instantly) |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
 ·AT&T Midwest
| No analog = no Comcast here
Once analog is gone and I need a converter box on every TV then Comcast is out the door and DirecTV is in. The only thing keeping me on cable right now are those analog NTSC channels which any TV in the house can get without additional equipment. DTV has much better service for less $ and I can pick up local broadcast with an attic antenna if necessary and inject that into my house's coaxial distribution system.
Around here the few simulcast channels look much better on analog than digital anyway due to Comcast's incompetence. Can't wait until every channel is overcompressed crap. 
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Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
Premium,VIP
join:2003-11-26
| reply to Dude111
Re: Working on it
said by Dude111 :Your lucky being able to provide 100% digital service....... Shouldn't be called luck and I think that were us cable companies are vulnerable, they don't see their network as the crown jewel of the company. Could be what will take down cable companies that will have ignore that fact when VDSL will be publicly released.
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ke4pym
join:2004-07-24
Charlotte, NC | reply to RadioDoc
Re: No analog = no Comcast here
You *ARE* aware that you'll need a STB for every TV (unless its a dual tuner output like Dish has) when you sign up for DirecTV? Oh, don't forget the $4.95/box add on to your bill for them, too. |
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ke4pym
join:2004-07-24
Charlotte, NC | reply to DaveNJ
Re: cable card
Have you seen the problems people are having with CableCARD? Not to mention the fact that the current version of CableCARD does not support PPV/VoD.
Maybe CableCard 4.0 will be the solution. |
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ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN | reply to DaveNJ
Right now they have advantage since digital cheater box does not exist. get to charge high prices again. But just a matter of time though. |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI | reply to Corvus
Re: Working on it
QAM is a modulation technique!!! A cable company can not become short in QAM, the become short in bandwidth or open frequencies. If you actually work for a cable company you should at least have the proper terminology down. |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to ke4pym
Re: No analog = no Comcast here
said by ke4pym :You *ARE* aware that you'll need a STB for every TV (unless its a dual tuner output like Dish has) when you sign up for DirecTV? Oh, don't forget the $4.95/box add on to your bill for them, too. Same situation as all digital cable, really, so there is no reason to stick with cable. Comcast charges per converter too. The only difference is the dish and multiswitch setup to feed the receivers. If I have to reconfigure everything anyway, Comcast is out the door in favor of something more customer-centric.
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Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
Premium,VIP
join:2003-11-26
| reply to imrf
Re: Working on it
said by imrf :QAM is a modulation technique!!! A cable company can not become short in QAM, the become short in bandwidth or open frequencies. If you actually work for a cable company you should at least have the proper terminology down. I used the term short in QAM to illustrate the fact that all current QAM in use are full (full bandwith used).
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Jesus saves, but only Buddha makes incremental backups. |
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coffaro
Moonie
Premium
join:2003-07-05
Arlington, TX
clubs:
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to sabersaw
Re: is bandwidth really the problem?
said by sabersaw :why is this even a issue... they offer VOD, HSD services VoIP, and they are trying to say that lack of bandwidth is the hold up, I smell BS. The sat. companies are convincing the general public that their all digital format is the way to go.. thank god for competition. The biggest problem we have.......:(
Can't add more stuff with out banwith and we are all out of it. |
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