Is Comcast planning on adding any more HD channels this year?

bicker · 10-09-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 85MustangJeff

It's funny you say that actually b/c I asked for it in writing and they said they could not do that for me.

That is a very clear indication -- eh?

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Originally Posted by 85MustangJeff

It is unfortunate on their end over a telephone to make such promises and or statements to consumers like myself that they would be providing more HD content.

They're telling you about intentions. That's not unusual or inappropriate. I wish they'd say words like "intention" and "objective".

By the same token, I wonder how often they say words like that and get heat for using those words, no matter how correct they are. Consumers are often very unwilling to accept the reality that full and complete and absolute information is simply not forthcoming, nor warranted.

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Originally Posted by 85MustangJeff

Even field technicians I personally know are being told in meetings that it's on it's way and even the field techs are putting their hands in the air.

Well, of course, it is "on it's way". Those words are, as I alluded to, above, accurate. The question is whether consumers can accept such words, at their actual meaning, rather than the meaning implied by wishful thinking.

85MustangJeff · 10-09-2009, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by gijoe411

This from a guy who bought monster cables and a powercenter...

That is true and you can read! Those items were purchased BEFORE I was a member here and learned the other alternatives. Live and learn and learning everyday. What else ya got?

bicker · 10-09-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by gijoe411

This from a guy who bought monster cables and a powercenter...

Now now, be nice.

85MustangJeff · 10-09-2009, 07:12 PM

@BICKER

Listen all I am saying to you guys is what has been spoken to me verbatim over the phone by Comcast reps. I realize they are not the ones in charge of what happens. And yes you are right Bicker consumers can be SOB's and choose to hear what they want. IMHO they should just state that they have no idea what the intentions are for a particular market (in my case SE MA) rather than state what I already have said.

I didn't want to start a fight over this just stating what Comcast has been telling me for months on end that's all.

bicker · 10-10-2009, 05:02 AM

It is coming, Jeff. Just watch the local threads. There are 351 municipalities in the Commonwealth; each one is its own franchising authority, right? When your area will be converted isn't clear, but the conversion are underway.

June : Newburyport, Newbury, West Newbury, Rowley and Ipswich.

September :Ashland, Bellingham, Blackstone, Franklin, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Marlboro, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millis & Plainville

October : Arlington, Belmont, Burlington, Cambridge, Lynnfield, MIT, Nahant, Revere, Peabody, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham Wilmington, Winchester & Woburn

November:Attleboro, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Dighton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Hanson, Holbrook, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Stoughton, Swansea, Taunton, West Bridgewater & Whitman

Andover, Lawrence, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Methuen, North Andover & North Reading

January 2010:
Acton, Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Baldwinville, Bedford, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Clinton, Concord, Devens (Ayer) East Templeton, Edgewater Hills, Edgewater Terrance, Fitchburg, Framingham, Gardner, Hanscomb Airforce Base, Hudson, Lancaster, Leominster, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Lunenburg, Maynard, Otter River, Phillipston, Shirley, Southboro, Sterling, Stowe, Sudbury, Templeton, Townsend, West Templeton, Westford, Westminster & Winchendon MA

Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Salem, Somerville, Swampscott, Wakefield & Winthrop MA

February 2010:
Barnstable, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Yarmouth

Allenstown, Antrim, Boscawen, Bow, Canterbury, Chichester, Concord, Deering, Epsom, Henniker, Hillsboro, Hopkinton, Loudon, Pembroke, Weare

March 2010:
Billerica, Dracut, Lowell, Chelmsford, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Dedham, Sherborn, Waltham, Newton, Watertown, Wellesley, Weston, Wayland, Natick, Needham

85MustangJeff · 10-10-2009, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by bicker

It is coming, Jeff. Just watch the local threads. There are 351 municipalities in the Commonwealth; each one is its own franchising authority, right? When your area will be converted isn't clear, but the conversion are underway.

June : Newburyport, Newbury, West Newbury, Rowley and Ipswich.

September :Ashland, Bellingham, Blackstone, Franklin, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Marlboro, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millis & Plainville

October : Arlington, Belmont, Burlington, Cambridge, Lynnfield, MIT, Nahant, Revere, Peabody, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham Wilmington, Winchester & Woburn

November:Attleboro, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Dighton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Hanson, Holbrook, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Stoughton, Swansea, Taunton, West Bridgewater & Whitman

Andover, Lawrence, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Methuen, North Andover & North Reading

January 2010:
Acton, Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Baldwinville, Bedford, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Clinton, Concord, Devens (Ayer) East Templeton, Edgewater Hills, Edgewater Terrance, Fitchburg, Framingham, Gardner, Hanscomb Airforce Base, Hudson, Lancaster, Leominster, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Lunenburg, Maynard, Otter River, Phillipston, Shirley, Southboro, Sterling, Stowe, Sudbury, Templeton, Townsend, West Templeton, Westford, Westminster & Winchendon MA

Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Salem, Somerville, Swampscott, Wakefield & Winthrop MA

February 2010:
Barnstable, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Yarmouth

Allenstown, Antrim, Boscawen, Bow, Canterbury, Chichester, Concord, Deering, Epsom, Henniker, Hillsboro, Hopkinton, Loudon, Pembroke, Weare

March 2010:
Billerica, Dracut, Lowell, Chelmsford, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Dedham, Sherborn, Waltham, Newton, Watertown, Wellesley, Weston, Wayland, Natick, Needham

That is great information. Where did you get that from? I don't see my area listed yet. I am in Bristol County town of Acushnet. I actually believe that Acushnet and Comcast recently renewed the contract or whatever they call it.

I still have one TIVO box so I guess I will wait and see. Thank you for the info.

JEFF

bicker · 10-10-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 85MustangJeff

That is great information. Where did you get that from?

Here. There is a poster, kenvt, who posts the list as it gets updated, and a poster, L Supreme, who posts confirmations of the letters going out as soon as they're mailed (i.e., as soon as it becomes public information, he helps us all know it). (Generally, a small portion of the towns we actually know about a few days earlier, because subscribers to that thread who live in those towns received their notification and posted. For example, I posted the first notification about Burlington... so if you have electronic billing notification, that thread won't help you know things any earlier than you'll find out about them yourself. However, it does very clearly show that they are upgrading the Boston area, very steadily.)

85MustangJeff · 10-10-2009, 01:57 PM

Thank you very much! If it happens here I will post it...

Thanks!
JEFF

crball · 11-13-2009, 09:22 AM

Just noticed that channels 246 and 247 are active on the GR feed. There is no channel guide info yet but 246 appears to be TRU TV HD and 247 is IN Session HD.

10-09-2009, 07:12 PM	#19
85MustangJeff HD Rocks! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Acushnet, Massachusetts Age: 34 Posts: 103	@BICKER Listen all I am saying to you guys is what has been spoken to me verbatim over the phone by Comcast reps. I realize they are not the ones in charge of what happens. And yes you are right Bicker consumers can be SOB's and choose to hear what they want. IMHO they should just state that they have no idea what the intentions are for a particular market (in my case SE MA) rather than state what I already have said. I didn't want to start a fight over this just stating what Comcast has been telling me for months on end that's all. __________________ Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector 100" Screen 16:9 Format Fixed Frame Monster Speaker Cables & HDMI Monster HDP 2400 Panasonic DMP-BD55 Comcast HD Tivo Direct TV HD DVR Onkyo HT-R530 2 Def Tech Pro Monitors 800 1 Def Tech Pro Center 1000 ****************************** FUTURE PURCHASES Definitive Technology ProMonitor 800 @4 Pioneer Elite SC07 HT Receiver

10-10-2009, 01:57 PM	#23
85MustangJeff HD Rocks! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Acushnet, Massachusetts Age: 34 Posts: 103	Thank you very much! If it happens here I will post it... Thanks! JEFF __________________ Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector 100" Screen 16:9 Format Fixed Frame Monster Speaker Cables & HDMI Monster HDP 2400 Panasonic DMP-BD55 Comcast HD Tivo Direct TV HD DVR Onkyo HT-R530 2 Def Tech Pro Monitors 800 1 Def Tech Pro Center 1000 ****************************** FUTURE PURCHASES Definitive Technology ProMonitor 800 @4 Pioneer Elite SC07 HT Receiver

11-13-2009, 09:22 AM	#24
crball What is HD? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2	Grand Rapids, Michigan Comcast changes Just noticed that channels 246 and 247 are active on the GR feed. There is no channel guide info yet but 246 appears to be TRU TV HD and 247 is IN Session HD.

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bicker High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Burlington, MA Posts: 1,532	It is coming, Jeff. Just watch the local threads. There are 351 municipalities in the Commonwealth; each one is its own franchising authority, right? When your area will be converted isn't clear, but the conversion are underway. June : Newburyport, Newbury, West Newbury, Rowley and Ipswich. September :Ashland, Bellingham, Blackstone, Franklin, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Marlboro, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millis & Plainville October : Arlington, Belmont, Burlington, Cambridge, Lynnfield, MIT, Nahant, Revere, Peabody, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham Wilmington, Winchester & Woburn November:Attleboro, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Dighton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Hanson, Holbrook, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Stoughton, Swansea, Taunton, West Bridgewater & Whitman Andover, Lawrence, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Methuen, North Andover & North Reading January 2010: Acton, Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Baldwinville, Bedford, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Clinton, Concord, Devens (Ayer) East Templeton, Edgewater Hills, Edgewater Terrance, Fitchburg, Framingham, Gardner, Hanscomb Airforce Base, Hudson, Lancaster, Leominster, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Lunenburg, Maynard, Otter River, Phillipston, Shirley, Southboro, Sterling, Stowe, Sudbury, Templeton, Townsend, West Templeton, Westford, Westminster & Winchendon MA Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Salem, Somerville, Swampscott, Wakefield & Winthrop MA February 2010: Barnstable, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Yarmouth Allenstown, Antrim, Boscawen, Bow, Canterbury, Chichester, Concord, Deering, Epsom, Henniker, Hillsboro, Hopkinton, Loudon, Pembroke, Weare March 2010: Billerica, Dracut, Lowell, Chelmsford, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Dedham, Sherborn, Waltham, Newton, Watertown, Wellesley, Weston, Wayland, Natick, Needham