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oscargrouch
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 1:32 am Post subject:
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two questions:
anyone know what box comcast uses in atlanta for the hd/dvr combo?
anyone have any luck with comcast waiving the stupid setup fee ($29.50),
since i just paid one a year ago when the genius came over and hooked up my
hd box?
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:02 am Post subject:
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"oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | two questions:
anyone know what box comcast uses in atlanta for the hd/dvr combo?
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Don't know about Atlanta. In MD it's the SA 8000HD.
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anyone have any luck with comcast waiving the stupid setup fee ($29.50),
since i just paid one a year ago when the genius came over and hooked up my
hd box?
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I just went down to the Comcast office,returned my HD Box, and picked
up the DVR in a factory sealed box. Installed it myself. No problems.
No hassle.
Jim |
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oscargrouch
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:02 am Post subject:
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did you order the service and tell them you were going to do that first or
did you just show up there with your box?
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| Quote: | "oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
two questions:
anyone know what box comcast uses in atlanta for the hd/dvr combo?
Don't know about Atlanta. In MD it's the SA 8000HD.
anyone have any luck with comcast waiving the stupid setup fee ($29.50),
since i just paid one a year ago when the genius came over and hooked up
my
hd box?
I just went down to the Comcast office,returned my HD Box, and picked
up the DVR in a factory sealed box. Installed it myself. No problems.
No hassle.
Jim
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oscargrouch
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 2:02 pm Post subject:
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can you do ota with that box?
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| Quote: | "oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
two questions:
anyone know what box comcast uses in atlanta for the hd/dvr combo?
Don't know about Atlanta. In MD it's the SA 8000HD.
anyone have any luck with comcast waiving the stupid setup fee ($29.50),
since i just paid one a year ago when the genius came over and hooked up
my
hd box?
I just went down to the Comcast office,returned my HD Box, and picked
up the DVR in a factory sealed box. Installed it myself. No problems.
No hassle.
Jim
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Randy Sweeney
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject:
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OTA? from the cable guys?
no
"oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | can you do ota with that box?
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"oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
two questions:
anyone know what box comcast uses in atlanta for the hd/dvr combo?
Don't know about Atlanta. In MD it's the SA 8000HD.
anyone have any luck with comcast waiving the stupid setup fee ($29.50),
since i just paid one a year ago when the genius came over and hooked up
my
hd box?
I just went down to the Comcast office,returned my HD Box, and picked
up the DVR in a factory sealed box. Installed it myself. No problems.
No hassle.
Jim
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FlyByKnight
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject:
Re: Comcast HD/DVR |
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On 17-Nov-2004, "oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | anyone know what box comcast uses in atlanta for the hd/dvr combo?
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The Motorola 6208. However, they are in the early stages of rolling out the
Motorola 6412, which is a dual tuner model. I called yesterday and was told
they were out (they only received a limited amount for a "test rollout").
Others in the AHDTV Yahoo group have already had theirs installed.
Go figure.
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FlyByKnight
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject:
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On 18-Nov-2004, "oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | can you do ota with that box?
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Not with the Motorola. I doubt you can with the SA 8000HD, either.
Cable companies aren't good about letting in the competition. They like to
give you your local channels.
There is a Sony box (forget the number) that is an OTA, DVR, and also has a
QAM (cable) tuner. That would be the ultimate, but good luck getting the
cable company to register that box. You might get lucky and get all the
channels (essentially what you get with CableCard), but you won't have an
interactive guide, PPV, or VOD.
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Rich
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject:
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you wish... well, we all do really. Grand Rapids' (Kalamazoo) CBS
affiliant, WWMT, is run by complete morons and won't let the cable guys have
their signal. Fox isn't even on all the cable systems. The area I'm moving
to in two weeks has Charter service, and only ABC and NBC in HD. To pour
salt on the wounds, I'm only 7 miles from all the broadcast towers. I could
get a HD OTA signal with a coat hanger stuck in the back of the receiver (or
even a Terk, for that matter). ;)
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| Quote: | can you do ota with that box?
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"oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
two questions:
anyone know what box comcast uses in atlanta for the hd/dvr combo?
Don't know about Atlanta. In MD it's the SA 8000HD.
anyone have any luck with comcast waiving the stupid setup fee ($29.50),
since i just paid one a year ago when the genius came over and hooked up
my
hd box?
I just went down to the Comcast office,returned my HD Box, and picked
up the DVR in a factory sealed box. Installed it myself. No problems.
No hassle.
Jim
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject:
Re: Comcast HD/DVR |
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"oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | did you order the service and tell them you were going to do that first or
did you just show up there with your box?
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I called Comcast first, and they told me to just go to the office.
They signed me up for the box and gave it to me on the spot.
Jim
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"oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
two questions:
anyone know what box comcast uses in atlanta for the hd/dvr combo?
Don't know about Atlanta. In MD it's the SA 8000HD.
anyone have any luck with comcast waiving the stupid setup fee ($29.50),
since i just paid one a year ago when the genius came over and hooked up
my
hd box?
I just went down to the Comcast office,returned my HD Box, and picked
up the DVR in a factory sealed box. Installed it myself. No problems.
No hassle.
Jim
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject:
Re: Comcast HD/DVR |
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"oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | can you do ota with that box?
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No - cable only.
Jim
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"oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
two questions:
anyone know what box comcast uses in atlanta for the hd/dvr combo?
Don't know about Atlanta. In MD it's the SA 8000HD.
anyone have any luck with comcast waiving the stupid setup fee ($29.50),
since i just paid one a year ago when the genius came over and hooked up
my
hd box?
I just went down to the Comcast office,returned my HD Box, and picked
up the DVR in a factory sealed box. Installed it myself. No problems.
No hassle.
Jim
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oscargrouch
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:21 pm Post subject:
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see, the fuckers here in atlanta say you don't have that option and if you
look up the offices online, it specifically says 'digital and other advanced
services equipment cannot be picked up at a cable store'...fuckers
<*jimanno@comcast.net*> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
did you order the service and tell them you were going to do that first
or
did you just show up there with your box?
I called Comcast first, and they told me to just go to the office.
They signed me up for the box and gave it to me on the spot.
Jim
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"oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
two questions:
anyone know what box comcast uses in atlanta for the hd/dvr combo?
Don't know about Atlanta. In MD it's the SA 8000HD.
anyone have any luck with comcast waiving the stupid setup fee
($29.50),
since i just paid one a year ago when the genius came over and hooked
up
my
hd box?
I just went down to the Comcast office,returned my HD Box, and picked
up the DVR in a factory sealed box. Installed it myself. No problems.
No hassle.
Jim
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oscargrouch
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:21 pm Post subject:
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if they liked to give me my local channels, they'd work something out with
cox and give me abc
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On 18-Nov-2004, "oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
can you do ota with that box?
Not with the Motorola. I doubt you can with the SA 8000HD, either.
Cable companies aren't good about letting in the competition. They like to
give you your local channels.
There is a Sony box (forget the number) that is an OTA, DVR, and also has
a
QAM (cable) tuner. That would be the ultimate, but good luck getting the
cable company to register that box. You might get lucky and get all the
channels (essentially what you get with CableCard), but you won't have an
interactive guide, PPV, or VOD.
--
Chris
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oscargrouch
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:21 pm Post subject:
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yeah, i saw on avs that people were having problems with that box...do you
know what they're charging for it? i probably should wait so i don't have
to pay ANOTHER 30 clams
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On 17-Nov-2004, "oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
anyone know what box comcast uses in atlanta for the hd/dvr combo?
The Motorola 6208. However, they are in the early stages of rolling out
the
Motorola 6412, which is a dual tuner model. I called yesterday and was
told
they were out (they only received a limited amount for a "test rollout").
Others in the AHDTV Yahoo group have already had theirs installed.
Go figure.
--
Chris
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FlyByKnight
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:07 pm Post subject:
Re: Comcast HD/DVR |
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On 19-Nov-2004, "oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | see, the fuckers here in atlanta say you don't have that option and if you
look up the offices online, it specifically says 'digital and other
advanced
services equipment cannot be picked up at a cable store'...fuckers
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The web site says that, but I just picked up my 6412 from the Marietta store
an hour ago.
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Thumper
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:07 pm Post subject:
Re: Comcast HD/DVR |
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:11:32 -0500, "oscargrouch"
<leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | see, the fuckers here in atlanta say you don't have that option and if you
look up the offices online, it specifically says 'digital and other advanced
services equipment cannot be picked up at a cable store'...fuckers
Same here in massachusetts. I told them to keep it. |
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*jimanno@comcast.net*> wrote in message
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"oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
did you order the service and tell them you were going to do that first
or
did you just show up there with your box?
I called Comcast first, and they told me to just go to the office.
They signed me up for the box and gave it to me on the spot.
Jim
*jimanno@comcast.net*> wrote in message
news:pe8op05ssh98brr7br01nm9rfblu6fgt15@4ax.com...
"oscargrouch" <leeYOURjackVIRGINITYmo@hotmail.com> wrote:
two questions:
anyone know what box comcast uses in atlanta for the hd/dvr combo?
Don't know about Atlanta. In MD it's the SA 8000HD.
anyone have any luck with comcast waiving the stupid setup fee
($29.50),
since i just paid one a year ago when the genius came over and hooked
up
my
hd box?
I just went down to the Comcast office,returned my HD Box, and picked
up the DVR in a factory sealed box. Installed it myself. No problems.
No hassle.
Jim
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