Yes, the new channels went live with a HUGE catch. I'm one of the few who watch ONLY the HD channels (minus movie channels). So as a result, I don't pay for extended basic cable. I pay for digital + HD figuring that's really all I want is HD. Well, I used to get Discovery HD Theatre and now I get Discovery Destination in its place. Plus, I don't get most of the newly added HD channels, including Discovery HD Theatre. It appears that Cox pulled a fast one on us long-time HD subscribers. Those new channels pop up a dialog telling me to contact Cox to purchase them. I'm assuming this means they want me to buy extended basic in order to get these few new "extended(?!)" HD stations. To me this is just wrong considering how far behind Cox has always been on HD content. I've patiently waited for the long-promised HD content to show up on Cox and when it does they bend me over to get it. I'm strongly considering switching to Dish as a result. From what I see, when you buy HD on Dish, you get a lot more HD channels (even if some of the HD they provide is only pseudo-HD).
That's messed up. Doesn't Cox claim on their site (cox.com/lasvegas anyway) that the only HD you should have to pay extra for are premium movie channels?
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Yes, the new channels went live with a HUGE catch. I'm one of the few who watch ONLY the HD channels (minus movie channels). So as a result, I don't pay for extended basic cable. I pay for digital + HD figuring that's really all I want is HD. Well, I used to get Discovery HD Theatre and now I get Discovery Destination in its place. Plus, I don't get most of the newly added HD channels, including Discovery HD Theatre. It appears that Cox pulled a fast one on us long-time HD subscribers. Those new channels pop up a dialog telling me to contact Cox to purchase them. I'm assuming this means they want me to buy extended basic in order to get these few new "extended(?!)" HD stations. To me this is just wrong considering how far behind Cox has always been on HD content. I've patiently waited for the long-promised HD content to show up on Cox and when it does they bend me over to get it. I'm strongly considering switching to Dish as a result. From what I see, when you buy HD on Dish, you get a lot more HD channels (even if some of the HD they provide is only pseudo-HD).
That's messed up. Doesn't Cox claim on their site (cox.com/lasvegas anyway) that the only HD you should have to pay extra for are premium movie channels?