Time Warner Cable adding 18 HD channels in North Texas

After being forced to wait months upon months to get the HD channels it was rightfully owed (okay, so we made that last bit up), the folks in North Texas are finally being treated properly this time around. According to a Time Warner Cable bulletin posted in the Dallas News, the entire North Texas metroplex -- included Arlington, Carrollton, Dallas, Irving, Garland, Plano, Richardson and Graham (just to name a few) -- is being gifted at once. There are 18 newcomers headed to town, and if all goes to plan, they'll be live just hours after you read this. Hit the read link (or just have a look above) to see what all is on deck. [Disclosure: Engadget is part of the Time Warner family]

[Thanks, Joe]

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 9:23PM]

Cable just gets better and better!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 10:19PM]

Too little, WAY too late.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 11:48PM]

Amazing how much expansion there is in areas with uverse and fios ;0

mule

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 11:55PM]

sorry already left for fios

[tikicult Posted Dec 17th 2008 8:31AM]

Me too!! TWC can go to hell. They sucked.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 17th 2008 9:49AM]

I hate how the Dallas area is called North Texas. Everyone knows Wichita Falls is North Texas. :)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 17th 2008 3:56PM]

I just visited my best friend at his new house in southern Garland, and boy does his TWC suck.

First of all, I think the cableman gave him an old "HD" cablebox. I have not seen this old generic looking Motorola model before, I had seen another friend with a TWC Motorola cable box that looked alot similar to the one I'm using with Fios.

What's even worse is that they set up an HD cable box, and connected it thru coax, no HD cables at all.

The box was also supposed to have DVR functionality, but it apparently doesn't work. I tried to see if Fios was available in his area, but the website doesn't recognize his address.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 17th 2008 7:56PM]

I have TWC because I'm addicted to TiVo. I only watch shows on the major networks, so many of the other HD channels aren't of interest. With that said, I've been pleased with my service for the past few years. These new channels are great... although, they haven't rolled all of them out. TLC and the Weather Channel show "Reserved For Future Use" whenever I tune to them, but others are broadcasting. I live in McKinney, so I'm interested if others are experiencing the same.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 18th 2008 3:29PM]

Since 2/3 of the population of the city of Dallas lives in Multi-Family dwellings that means no FIOS for us, and we'll take an extra helping of HD from TWC - thank you very much.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2008 3:11AM]

Richardson here...Seems these channels started today. I am missing Planet Green & ABC Family HD.

Mule: That is funny. I actually just checked and U-verse is finally available in my area. I guess that's what it takes to light a fire under TWC...

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 25th 2008 7:48PM]

Honestly they give me USA and G4 HD, and maybe BBC and i am good. Those are the only 3 channels left that i actually watch anything off of not yet in HD. Science Channel in HD though, thank god for that :D

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 11th 2009 3:54PM]

When will get WGN HD for the Cub games?