Comcaster912
join:2009-07-05
Berwyn, IL
| reply to schja01
Re: Comcast Chicago Suburbs Going All Digitail 9/29/09
said by schja01  :So Comcast is maintaining some minimal analog service through the digital conversion? Yep, until 2012, so far. Basic Service (local channels) will stay analog. |
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Comcaster912
join:2009-07-05
Berwyn, IL
| reply to Joe12345678
said by Joe12345678 :said by Ruggiero :2. There will DEFINITELY be more HD coming this fall. Details coming in the next several weeks. More HD as in what the city of Chicago has now? Will there be more high speed internet data channels as well? More VOD HD and SD slots? Eventually, once the Subrurbs, Illinois, Indiana, and parts of Michigan are changed, the whole area will have more HD than Chicago has now. |
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Comcaster912
join:2009-07-05
Berwyn, IL
| reply to Big Bears Fan
Comcast's entire footprint! Some East Coast and West Coast areas are already done. |
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djdanska
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Glen Ellyn, IL
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1 edit | reply to Big Bears Fan
Galesburg is pretty lucky to have comcast. I have friends in Abingdon i visit a lot and they have mediacom. Now, if you think comcast is bad. Imagine horrible analog quality (always gets full of static), Sat signal not found, resetting mta's, and the horrible hd lineup. I can only hope that comcast gets mediacom! For once, i am actually proud to have comcast!
(But if comcast ever tries to give me a pace hd-dvr, i will flat out REFUSE IT! This thing sucks! We are on our 3rd dvr with mediacom! Every day or so, you have to unplug it for it to work right.)
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kb1
join:2008-11-15
South Bend, IN
| reply to Comcaster912
said by Comcaster912 :said by Joe12345678 :said by Ruggiero :2. There will DEFINITELY be more HD coming this fall. Details coming in the next several weeks. More HD as in what the city of Chicago has now? Will there be more high speed internet data channels as well? More VOD HD and SD slots? Eventually, once the Subrurbs, Illinois, Indiana, and parts of Michigan are changed, the whole area will have more HD than Chicago has now. Comcaster912, I live in South bend, IN part of The Greater Chicago Region do you have any idea when I will get the letter? Thanks. |
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Big Bears Fan
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It took a little while to come to appreciate Comcast after Insight but they have added a few hd channels.They seem to be reliable good picture quality.It is hard to wait for the world of more and project cavalry and the addition of the mass of hd programming.Comcast is our only hope because of line of sight no satelite options.Just hoping the statement more info in a few weeks doesn't drag out to 6 to 8 weeks. I hate all that secretiveness even though it goes along with that corporate planning and all.I have seen what lookslike the Comcast bucket truck going street by street in some areas of town.Hard to believe Abingdon doesn't have Comcast .East Galesburg and Knoxville are Comcast. |
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djdanska
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| I have friends in knoxville, and have dealt with insight there a few times. Did not like insight with the wacky lineup numbers but I hope that has been changed. Abingdon and south to avon and st. Augustine are all mediacrap. I pray for the day they get bought out by comcast. Internet is fast when it works though. We have 10/1 (possibly faster now.) Even have a business line. That is usually rock solid though.
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Comcaster912
join:2009-07-05
Berwyn, IL
| reply to kb1
said by kb1 :Comcaster912, I live in South bend, IN part of The Greater Chicago Region do you have any idea when I will get the letter? Thanks. So far, the first areas Comcast sent letters to were West Chicago and Romeoville. No communication yet on other areas recieving the letters, though more might have been sent out. |
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Big Bears Fan
@comcast.net
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Comcast aligned our HD channels in the 900's and color coded cartoons and sports and news,Wish we had such things as if there is a digital and HD channel the higher quality would automatically display . My thing with the change from Insight to Comcast was that after the switch that Insight started loading up on HD where it took quite a while for any changes. I still check the Insight website and they have more HD than we do here.They often ask their customers which channels they would like to see added.I haven't had any trouble with customer service or repairs .internet was running 12/2 but has dropped down to slightly less than 10/2 (9/3) for some odd reason. Just trying now to hold out for the 51 hd channel additions like out wet or large change like in Michigan.If we would get the postcard notifying the switch and forth coming hd.Last April new customers could not signup for basic analog any longer.Too bad Comcast is not training more crews to perform the change over 'even hiring temporary personel so it could be performed in more areas simultaneousely. |
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Ruggiero
join:2008-07-24
Schaumburg, IL | reply to Big Bears Fan
Starting in the western Chicago 'burbs . . . but ultimately throughout the state. |
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Ruggiero
join:2008-07-24
Schaumburg, IL | reply to insomniac
DTAs will be available July 29. |
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL
1 edit | reply to Spiderman865
old ad |
will the old direct tv ad about this from the time when the city of Chicago did this show up aging as well as the radio ones?
I have clip of the old add. |
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cypherstream
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1 edit | But DirecTV also requires a box, and not only that, a satellite dish with a clear view of the southern sky. So you still have to 'act', and in fact installing a dish is more work than just getting a DTA.
I don't think their ad is very fair to be honest. Granted it's all advertising, but notice how every company always leaves out that one little detail. |
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL | but a DTA will not get all that you pay for and back then they did not have free boxes on comcast.
also ads had pay more or get less. |
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kb1
join:2008-11-15
South Bend, IN
| reply to Comcaster912
said by Comcaster912 :said by kb1 :Comcaster912, I live in South bend, IN part of The Greater Chicago Region do you have any idea when I will get the letter? Thanks. So far, the first areas Comcast sent letters to were West Chicago and Romeoville. No communication yet on other areas recieving the letters, though more might have been sent out. Thanks Comcaster912. I just figured that since I am part of the Greater Chicago region I would get the
letter but it looks like its not going to happen in my area later this month or for awhile |
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL | I head that some one in mount prospect il may of got one. |
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Comcaster912
join:2009-07-05
Berwyn, IL
| reply to kb1
NEW UPDATE:
For the chicago area (IL, IN, western edge of MI), there will be a total of 51 cities/communities to change to the World of more, with all digital programming.
The service upgrades, which are yet to be dated, will soon include close to 100 HD channels, a ton of International/ethnic programming (which is now scarce per area), including a spanish tier of cable, that is only available in chicago (all digital) right now.
For the internet, the goal is 100MB speeds, another increase in speed.
*please note, again, the service changes are yet to be announced, but the systems are to be digital in 51 locations by Dec 2009 starting with Romeoville on Sept 29th.
will post as more details arrive. |
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Big Bears Fan
@comcast.net | Hey Comcaster912 do you know how the headends or areas are structured ? Or where I can find that info for our area ?If things are headed west from Romeoville then Aurora,Springfield,Bloomington,Peoria,Anything like that ?? |
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Comcaster912
join:2009-07-05
Berwyn, IL
| There is a short term list for the starting cities...ill get those posted today.
So far the lists haven't been made public yet, though romeoville, west chicago, and peoria are included in the first cities, but I have to see further details. give me a few hours. |
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL | reply to Comcaster912
any plans to move sci-fi / Syfy and speed to starter like the other comcast areas? |
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