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ClearQAM, Comcast, & the SF Bay Area

Last post by ToddD « Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:33 am
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by woodchuck » Mon Nov 05, 2012 1:40 am

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Anyone out here in the bay trying to pull ClearQAM off of Comcast? What channels are you getting? I have an InfiniTV rig and would love to add more channels via ClearQAM, but I'm not sure if it is worth the effort.

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Vote with your dollars. If your cable company starts encrypting the basic channels just because they can , then you should tell them in no uncertain terms how unhappy you are with that. Then, if you have another cable provider in your area, switch cable providers.

Get ready! Brighthouse is...

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Last post by ToddD
Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:33 am
NBC blocks recordings again

Last post by Randyored « Thu May 02, 2013 4:15 pm
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by prijo » Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:28 am
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I received the recording cancelled message tonight for the voice and revolution. This appears to have happened by mistake in 2098, 2009 and 2011 that I can find so far. Is anyone else able to record NBC tonight?

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Also props to the engineers at WCMH, as they were very willing to engage and resolve the issue quickly once we brought it to their attention.

I just got a vmail call from Columbus Insight (they still call themselves that). A guy left the message that THEY (Insight) fixed the problem on 4/29 and I...
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Last post by Randyored
Thu May 02, 2013 4:15 pm
How to get a CSR that can help

Last post by drtdiver « Wed May 01, 2013 11:16 pm

by drtdiver » Wed May 01, 2013 11:16 pm

Does anyone know how to get a Comcast CSR that can actually help with a billing problem. I have an issue with billing and every time I call I get a rep that just reads my bill back to me in very bad English and they don't understand the questions they just repeat the fees. Then when you explain you...

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Wed May 01, 2013 11:16 pm
Subscription Required

Last post by foxwood « Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:57 pm
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by BiggAW » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:53 am

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I got the Subscription Required error message on my Ceton InfiniTV 4 machine yesterday. I was out for the day, came back, and in that span of 10 or so hours, it had completely lost the ability to access anything exception ClearQAM. The obvious problem would be a Comcast one, which I called in and...

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Can you guys get a room? I'm fairly confident that nobody reading TGB is interested in your little spat, especially a week later.

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Last post by foxwood
Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:57 pm
Anything we can do about CCI flags?

Last post by erkotz « Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:33 pm
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by EZEd » Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:53 pm

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I am a TWC North Texas subscriber (Dallas/FW area). I hear all the time about how folks on Comcast and Verizon do not have CCI flags set to copy-once on many of their digital cable channels but for TWC customers all channels except locals are flagged copy-once CCI. Is there anything that can be...

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Beyond changing to another operator (not practical for most people), the only real options are to either complain to the cable operator or the FCC. There's something you can do (the name of it escapes me) where it's not actually a complaint, but you basically petition the FCC to make rules in a...

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Last post by erkotz
Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:33 pm
Criminal Minds (on KWPX/Comcast) set to No Copy?

Last post by choliscott « Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:49 am

by choliscott » Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:49 am

Ok I'm seeing this for the first time

Criminal Minds: Hanley Waters was not recorded. Recording Of This Content Is prohibited by the content provider

This wasn't just one time, but happened earilier today also (same show).

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Last post by choliscott
Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:49 am
Roku gets 300 Time Warner Cable channels

Last post by adam1991 « Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:47 pm

by adam1991 » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:47 pm

TWC subscribers only, of course.

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Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:47 pm
TWC FCC violation?

Last post by jziggity « Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:40 am
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by jziggity » Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:28 pm

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I have what I believe to be an FCC violation on the part of TWC - Milwaukee. I plan on submitting an online complaint with the FCC shortly, but figured I would post the specifics here and see what other people think.

Back on 11/21/12 I called TWC and got signed up with the new customer deal,...

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Richard - absolutely, I'm right there with you. I am glad it went in my favor. But I'm also not going to contact the FCC to advise them it was resolved. I'm going to let the complaint run its course and see if they contact me. Hopefully they will contact me and I can explain the full details of...

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Last post by jziggity
Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:40 am
Cable Amplifier Recommendation

Last post by jziggity « Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:34 pm
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by RealCodeGuy » Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:53 am

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Can anyone recommend a good cable amplifier? When I split the cable going to my Ceton card I always have signal problems. I would like to add another Ceton tuner but need to split the cable without losing signal. Thanks.

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Definitely check out I picked up the EDA-FT08300 awhile back. Yes, it is expensive, but was absolutely worth it in my mind. The cabletvamps.com site has a lot of great info on it too. By way of example, when the cable company tech guys (2 of them) originally came to my place to do the initial...

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Last post by jziggity
Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:34 pm
More Signal Problems

Last post by Crash2009 « Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:54 am
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by Crash2009 » Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:14 am

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So its been a couple months with the BDA-S4 installed. The Samsung is hooked up to a STB (DCX3400) gets a slight bit of pixelation once in a while. The Ceton has been running great. I finally had time to actually watch one of my recordings the other day and 1:29:00 in to the movie, captured this...

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I just got off the phone with Bill Odennell, an engineer at PCT International. They manufacture a unity gain amp with a special port for the voice cable modem. The model number is PCTVC9U

I have pretty much given up on Comcast, they are such a waste of time, 3 times on site here (6 hours),...

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Last post by Crash2009
Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:54 am
Updated Charter Service

Last post by erkotz « Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:19 pm
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by Jonny561201 » Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:58 pm

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Hey Guys/Gals,

My wife recently went to the Charter office to sort out our new cable service as they are no longer doing 2 year contracts, and they are also moving away from the allowing user supplied modems. In going to sort out our access she went ahead and added some channels to our lineup as...

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If you have a Ceton InfiniTV, feel free to open a support ticket and we will get it sorted out.

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Last post by erkotz
Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:19 pm
Lack of CableCard support in Canada

Last post by Crash2009 « Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:27 am
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by Crash2009 » Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:07 pm

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STC, Do you have a CableCard in your Infini? I heard that some cable companys up there don't offer the cards yet. How would someone setup an infini if a CableCard was unavailable with their service?

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Yea, It is too easy to get in there. Canada does need a taller fence.

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Last post by Crash2009
Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:27 am
Charter to go Simulcrypt for DCAS (ATI DCT alert)

Last post by rv65 « Thu Nov 15, 2012 12:20 am

by rv65 » Thu Nov 15, 2012 12:20 am

Sounds like Charter is going Simulcrypt, so they can deploy a new Downloadable encryption system that will work with new boxes. This will render ATI tuners useless on Charter, once this gets deployed. No word on when Charter will do this, but this will be a long transition and Charter will file a...

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Last post by rv65
Thu Nov 15, 2012 12:20 am
Charter in SoCal removing Analog...

Last post by TeddyR « Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:59 am

by TeddyR » Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:59 am

Just recieved a flyer in the mail that Charter (SoCal, Glendale, CA) is going 100% Digital.

The conversion is to start on or shortly after 12/4/12

They are offering 2 DTAs free for 12 months if you get it from now till 30 days of the converstion date.

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Last post by TeddyR
Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:59 am
TWC Digital Adapter - What Channels Will I Receive?

Last post by soccerdad « Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:56 pm
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by soccerdad » Sun Nov 11, 2012 1:21 pm

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We got the notice that TWC will be dropping some of the analog channels and converting them to digital only. They are offering a digital adapter that will be free for a couple of years. I already have the extended tier digital service and a couple of STBs along with a cable card. Anybody know what...

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I also checked and it looks like they have two different kinds of boxes, one with HDMI out and one with just coax. I am not sure what they offer in my local store. As I noted, I don't have digital in anyway.

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Last post by soccerdad
Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:56 pm
Cablecard question

Last post by adam1991 « Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:20 pm
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by Jefe » Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:51 am

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Lets say I wanted to add a cable card to my Comcast account to use with my hd prime. Would i be able to use it at my office or would it only work at home.

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Isn't that nice.

My advice still stands.

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Last post by adam1991
Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:20 pm
FCC Approves Encryption of Basic Tier Channels

Last post by ragnarrok « Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:29 pm
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by richard1980 » Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:14 am
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The FCC has now approved the encryption of the basic tier for all-digital cable systems. The FCC defines an all-digital system as one in which no television signals are provided using the NTSC system (in other words, if there are no analog channels, the system is considered all-digital). The FCC...

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In my experience, that scan no longer comes up with usable channels. I can check them but I don't get a signal. The channels seem to move around without notice, so you may have to go and configure it every once in awhile. For me, that included looking up the channel on the silicon dust page, which...
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Last post by ragnarrok
Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:29 pm
What is considered "Perfect Signal"?

Last post by newfiend « Sun Oct 28, 2012 10:09 pm
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by TheOsburnFamil » Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:34 pm

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I'm curious what is considered to be a perfect signal strength?

I think my download stream is really good but my up isn't. My cable modem is on the same split branch as my Ceton tuners and TAs-- and according to it, my strengths are as follows:
Downstream:
SNR = 37db
Pwr Lvl = 0dBmV

Upstream:...

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All you need to know is right here:

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Last post by newfiend
Sun Oct 28, 2012 10:09 pm
[SOLVED] Drop Amp

Last post by barnabas1969 « Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:44 pm
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by werds » Wed Oct 17, 2012 5:51 pm

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So I recently moved into a rental, my previous home was smaller and I was able to wire cat 6 to every room. In this location the landlord does not want me to wire any cat 6 as I am not a pro lol. So what does this have to do with a drop amp?

It appears that every room had coax run through to it...

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I've never seen coax wiring done any way other than to run each line all the way out to the point of entry.

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Last post by barnabas1969
Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:44 pm
Thank-you James

Last post by Crash2009 « Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:30 pm

by Crash2009 » Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:30 pm

Comcast ticket # CR299959176

Once again James hit the ball out of the park. After a couple days dicking around with front line reps, I finally got James on the phone. He saw the problem right away, repaired it, and all the premium channels were coming through within seconds.

Thanks again

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Last post by Crash2009
Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:30 pm
Verizon FiOS TV Media Server Announced

Last post by Scallica « Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:39 am

by Scallica » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:39 am

The full feature set of this server is still unknown, but one interesting feature is its ability to stream multiple high-def stream simultaneously to 3rd party devices connected to your home network.

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Last post by Scallica
Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:39 am
NFL Networks and Time Warner

Last post by barnabas1969 « Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:58 pm
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by OneAn9ryN00b » Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:47 pm

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yay NFL Network finally coming to TWC....but if you notice the (*) at the end, and the small print at the bottom Some services are not available to CableCARD customers. Quick question....is that legal per FCC rules.

I have noticed my cablecard updated last night with the new channels....but I...

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Channels added successfully but no program information though. Is that normal with this tool?
Yes, until you get some kind of guide data being downloaded for that channel. You can manually assign the channel to a guide listing service in Guide Tool (or in Media Center's menu)... but if none exists...

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Last post by barnabas1969
Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:58 pm
Making sense of the numbers

Last post by UCBearcat « Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:22 am
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by UCBearcat » Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:57 am

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I've been tooling around the diagnostic menus in my HDHR Prime. I recently removed an unecessary split in my coax to get a little better signal. I know about the -10 to 10 dBmV bit.. zero being perfect.
I'm just curious what the two different levels are all about... See -5dBmV and 2dBmV
Which one...

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I know it's an old thread, but sort of a continuation... sort of.

So I finally had the chance to rewire the coax in my house to increase signal strength and eliminate uneccessary runs... It has only been a couple days, but I've noticed some oddities since the change. Might be coincedence, but I'm...

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Last post by UCBearcat
Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:22 am
I love my cableco

Last post by adam1991 « Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:21 pm

by adam1991 » Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:21 pm

WOW Cable. I've had them ever since they bought out Americast years ago; I couldn't wait to get rid of Time Warner.

Today underscores why. I discovered a problem with my broadband speed; while it took a bit of persistence to muddle through some front-line reps, I got the problem solved in a couple...

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Last post by adam1991
Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:21 pm
Cisco STA1520 - Time Warner

Last post by UCBearcat « Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:27 am
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by UCBearcat » Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:27 pm

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I just wanted to pass along some info that I received while speaking with the TWC CC tech yesterday, in case this may help someone else. The issue was that none of my switched digital channels would tune, and the light on my Cisco STA1520 was blinking. Power cycle of the TA did not help. CC tuned...

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Looks like I'm running the general version that you indicated. I don't know when they started pushing this version or for how long my Cisco unit sat in the warehouse... but I've had thsi unit since February or March. So, it's hard to say how long I've been running this F/W.

SOFTWARE VERSIONS
PTV...

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Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:27 am

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