[Rant] Be nice to have a halfway reliable Guide
Admittedly, I am "hooked" on The Closer reruns that have aired on TNT on Tuesday mornings from 3-5am EST: get up early to watch. Now I understand programming changes at the start of a month but this is...
View Article[X1-X2] Xfinity X1 now available to New Customers
I just heard a brand new radio commercial for the new Xfinity X1 cable box on local radio station 94.1 WIP Sports radio. But like others have said its currently only available for new residents and...
View ArticleHDHomeRun Prime CableCard Issues - Resolved
A few days ago I stopped being able to tune any channels with my HDHomeRun Prime. I purchased a new modem last week, called in to activate it, and since then nothing from the HDHR. Trying to tune...
View Article[X1-X2] Some channels went off air tonight
As in the past some channels went out tonight. Was watching the Lions game on channel 7 and it just froze on all tvs. Fox channel went out too. Good job Comcast just what I spend of 263.00 dollars a...
View Article[X1-X2] Enjoying new X1 service but not without a small problem
I was watching the evening news and two TVs were tuned to the same channel and the kitchen TV occasionally tune back to the previous channel saying tuning error. It's a regular X1 box. The X1 DVR in...
View Article[Content] CBS Sunday Football Blackouts
I live in the Philadelphia environs and for the second Sunday in a row, Comcast has "paid programs" scheduled on CBS instead of the New England Patriots! Eagles' games on FOX are not affected. Anyone...
View Article[Comcast Equip] Cisco thinking of getting out of the set-top box business?
Don't know how much to trust the NY Post, but here is their article on Cisco thinking of getting out of the set-top box business: Cisco thinking out of the set-top box biz NY Post - February 20, 2012...
View Article[Rant] Comcast customer service
Comcast is by far the WORST customer service company I have ever had the agony of dealing with! They are incredibly insensitive of my time, rude, inexperienced, and unprofessional. I also agree with...
View Article[X1-X2] X1 with my own modem
Since I decided to pull the trigger on X1, I heard it requires a modem to work. Can I use my modem (Motorola SB 6141). -- Stop the Comcast-Time Warner merger, I'd rather Time Warner buy out Comcast.
View Article[Merger] X1 Deployment in Time Warner Scientific Atlanta markets
Comcast is buying Time Warner and as we all know grandma's house is located in Maine (which I may own someday). The house is served by Time Warner and the system there is a Scientific Atlanta/Cisco...
View Article[Apps] Comcast TV App download issue
Has anyone else had an issue with the Xfinity TV not downloading shows? I click the Take It to Go button and it says Awaiting Download. Before the last update they made, it was working fine. I was on...
View Article[Comcast Equip] New XR8 device will allow older STBs to use RF remotes
Comcast may be preparing to deploy a new device called the "XR8" that would allow subscribers to control their STBs with RF remotes like the XR2 and XR5: Universal Electronics preps XR8, XR2 'aim...
View Article[Content] Local on the 8s
OK , so we've had the LO8s on the weather channel 245 HD until a week or so ago. It changed back to the national feed. So, I thought I'd try any contact the weather channel. To my surprise they wrote...
View Article[Content] Comcast of Central NJ Middlesex to add KVNV 3 MeTV on July 31st
The cross country move of KVNV from Ely, NV to Middletown,NJ/New York has not yet been made as far as I know, but according to Comcast of Central New Jersey's (Middlesex County) June bill we now have...
View ArticleTV OUT Solar Storm?
There is a solar storm in progress and my tv channels all pixelated and died. Anyone else having problems?
View Article[Price] Do local sales reps have better/different deals?
Let me preface this with saying that yes, I'm cheap... I came from the DirecTV world where I had to call in every 6-12 months to 'renegotiate' my price to keep it acceptable. That said, I'm finally off...
View Article[Apps] Chromebox and TV Go support?
I'm interested in buying a Chromebox primarily for TV Go out to my HDTV. Would this be supported or would it be blocked? I know there is a Chrome extension for it.
View Article[X1-X2] X1 problem,error code: Pr y or 9, now wait?
every time I call the recording says I'm one of their best customers, but....... Starting yesterday we started noticing problems with the x1. Looks like new server software dtd. about 9/8. It was...
View Article[Comcast Equip] XR2 Remote Zoom using Cisco RNG200 Box
Hi, I am using the Cisco RNG200 box for Xfinity TV, and have an XR2 remote control. One day I must have hit some whacky combination of buttons or something, because the picture zoomed in quite a bit. I...
View Article[Comcast Equip] Comcast Begins to Connect to Boxee's Cloud DVR
MSO Starts Limited Offer of E-DTAs That Let Boxee's New Video Device Access an Encrypted Form of Comcast's Basic TV Tier Comcast has begun to make available a new type of Digital Transport Adapter...
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