http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/ Engadget HD Comments for Comcast gives Twin Cities 11 new HD options http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/
I thought it was kind of neat that I noticed Food Network last night and that Discovery had been renamed. I haven't noticed USA, but I guess the UNIHD (or something like that) would be Universal HD.

Can't wait for History, TLC is pretty much worthless now unless you like Trading Spaces .

Also good to see FSN, though one of the other channels played a lot of Twins and Wild games, which is called MOJO now.]]>Dec 12th 2007 11:31PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/We in god-awful TWC Wisconsin land also get a rate increase for 2008, like Comcast subscribers do, but all we got were 2 HD channels after the baseball-based TBSHD was added.
TBSHD does not really show HD programming, just stretched and distorted programming. TWC Wisconsin likes to say it adds only "quality" HD channels, so what the heck is TBSHD? Junk. Comcast should expand to take over all of Wisconsin and wrap it south to connect with Illinois where it exists, too, a better option than TWC ever was-or will be at this rate.
Though this was not discussed in the above article besides the HD channel additions and rate hikes there is one other mess not having Comcast:
Comcast is starting to add Tivo to its operation of its DVRs, but TWC sticks it to us subscribers with another nightmare called "Navigator", the mess TWC Nebraska had to battle with, so sucks to have TWC vs. Comcast for many reasons, doesn't it?]]>Dec 12th 2007 11:54PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/Dec 13th 2007 1:26AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/Dec 13th 2007 7:46AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/
I just got a new box (as mine was having problems), that has cable cards. I think it's the SA8000HD. No problems since then.

Now if somehow the stations just made sense. I hate going from 35, to 632, to 1901 switching stations. ]]>Dec 13th 2007 11:12AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/
I wish we had Sci-Fi HD, USA Network HD, Discovery HD, and Weather Channel HD (when it goes all HD) in SW Ohio.]]>Dec 13th 2007 11:34AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/Interesting. I am a SouthWest Suburbs Comcast Customer (Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka) which was on the old TWC system.

The latest channel sheet/rate card that I got from Comcast has
1) Fox Sports North HD on Channel 402
2) TBS HD on channel 442
both starting on 12/17.
What the new channel card does not have, but the Comcast TVPlanner web site has are
409 - UniversalHD
414 - FoodNetworkHD
427 - SciFiHD
441 - USAHD

The same letter also stated the Comcast would be adding "dozens more HD channels" in 2008.
We are also moving our OnDemand channels from the TWC channels of 1900-19XX to Comcast's Channel 1
]]>Dec 13th 2007 1:52PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/Dec 13th 2007 1:24PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/Dec 14th 2007 2:18AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://science.discovery.com/ for SciFiHD on channel 427. Oops. I also noticed last evening that the program guide for SciFi HD wasn't correct either.

Anyone else on the Comcast system see this? ]]>Dec 17th 2007 10:51PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/
As if that's not bad enough, every other month I had to call them and complain about how the bill went up yet again. Between the cost of HD equipment and service, plus HBO and SHO, my monthly cable bill was over $160, just for cable. When last month's bill went up by $40, I had it. They said no more discounts are available. To add insult to injury, within days I got a letter saying the rates would be increasing across the board yet again.

Enough for me. As of this week, I have satellite. The total bill has gone down by over $100 per month for the same service. In 12 months the only discount goes away, and it increases by exactly $20. Not $8 here and $4 there until I complain.

I can't believe Comcast really thinks people will continue to tolerate their treatment. They constantly told me to call back in a month and ask for another discount. Regularly they would "accidentally" cut me off. Several gave me an extension number to call them back later, only to never return my calls.

If you have the same disappointments with Comcast MPLS as I do... take similar action. Vote with your wallet. It's the only way they will start to listen to us!
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