New Comcast Sub

[Mr Tony]

Yeah....hell froze over

I now have Comcast. 1st time with cable since 2002.
Moved yesterday to an apartment that basic cable is included in rent so got a cablecard and its in the Tivo (no way in HELL I'd get a SD box)

 

[Troch77]

What Tivo do you have?

 

[Mr Tony]

Tivo Series 3 HD
(The Roamio is the OTA one so no cable card slots in them)

Took 3 tries and 2 cards but it works
1st card we tried two times to activate it and it woudlnt work. So had to drive the 10 miles back to the Comcast store to get a new card. New one worked right away (well after an update)
What was weird is the 1st one said "Cisco" on the screen yet it was a Scientific Atlanta card

So I'm saving the $10 "HD fee" (anything above the base package we pay for) and I can still use my Tivo

 

[Troch77]

Will you be able to still use OTA?
Maybe with an indoor antenna?

 

[Mr Tony]

I have an antenna set up on the deck but for some reason my NBC wont come in (all stations are LOS and 26 miles away)
Its on VHF High (RF11) but so is FOX (RF9) and that works

 

[Mr Tony]

My biggest thing to get use to is the channel numbers
Having an OTA setup for 2 years I'm use to pushing 12-1 for CBS or 5-2.....and satellite before that for 10 years

Having to put in 804 for CBS is going to be weird. ....the last time I had cable there was NO HD (2002)

 

[osu1991]

You probably know this, but in case not. If you come across a cheap Roamio Basic or a parts one, grab it and take the cable card bracket out and put it in your Roamio OTA. Everything is there for the OTA to work with cable, it just needs the cable card bracket to be able to put a cable card in it

 

[Mr Tony]

You probably know this, but in case not. If you come across a cheap Roamio Basic or a parts one, grab it and take the cable card bracket out and put it in your Roamio OTA. Everything is there for the OTA to work with cable, it just needs the cable card bracket to be able to put a cable card in it

already on the lookout for it
but the Roamio I am paying monthly
The Series 3 is lifetime and a 2TB drive in it

 

[Mr Tony]

Hopefully they cover the fees included (Broadcast and RSN fee if there is one) and not just give us a credit on the "base package"

 

[Bronxiniowa]

Comcast is a worthy alternative, IMHO. Went to Mediacom a year ago to save $70 a month for TV, Internet and phone. But Mediacom doesn't have must-see channels for me such as MLB, NHL and NBA. You feel it when so many games are unavailable for streaming because they're carried nationally on those channels.

 

[Mr Tony]

Interesting that you have both in your area.
Here its one or the other. Comcast in Minneapolis and the burbs. Mediacom in the "outer outer burbs"

 

[Bronxiniowa]

No, we only have Mediacom in Des Moines. Wish we did have Comcast! Cedar Falls has two providers, but not Comcast.

 

[Mr Tony]

oh gotcha
Yeah there are areas here where the Telco has a competition but some cases its not economically feasable. As example in New Prague (about 1/2 hour from Minneapolis) its Comcast and Bevcomm (the Telco there). I was looking at prices because I thought I would move there. For internet and cable it was a $35 difference and the Bevcomm internet was slower than Comcast.

 

[Mr Tony]

Hopefully they cover the fees included (Broadcast and RSN fee if there is one) and not just give us a credit on the "base package"

I dont know if there is a RSN fee (didnt see it on the bill) but yeah they get me for the Broadcast fee

Broadcast TV Fee
$1.50

So I have a bill here for like $2 (fee + taxes and such)
But I read I should get a 2.50 credit for the cable card in "owned equipment" and I didnt see that so I will have to call them about it

 

[jegrant]

They raised my Broadcast TV fee to $4.50. I think it's time to renegotiate with Comcast again. I know they can't negotiate on the below the line fees, but maybe they can come with a cheaper package for me.

 

[Mr Tony]

They raised my Broadcast TV fee to $4.50.

DAMN!! Thats a lot.

 

[jegrant]

Apparently Comcast says that the Broadcast TV Fee can be up to $5 depending on the market. And since almost all my local channels except one are owned by huge conglomerates now, I guess they have made Comcast pay. It probably also doesn't help that CBS changed affiliates, partially due to the fact that CBS wanted higher reverse compensation payments, and the new affiliate was willing to pay the price. I'm sure I'm now paying for that :/

 

[Mr Tony]

Apparently Comcast says that the Broadcast TV Fee can be up to $5 depending on the market. And since almost all my local channels except one are owned by huge conglomerates now, I guess they have made Comcast pay.

same here
CBS, FOX and MY owned by the network
NBC-Tegna (Gannett)
CW-Sinclair

ABC is owned by Hubbard (family company based here in St Paul...they do own a few stations in NY and NM along with all the ABC's licensed in MN)

 

[Mr Tony]

I wish Comcast would add 2 of the Ion subs (Qubo and Ion Life). Dont need 24/7 shopping (already have enough of those) and QVC & HSN are already on it

 

[Mr Tony]

But I read I should get a 2.50 credit for the cable card in "owned equipment" and I didnt see that so I will have to call them about it

called them today and the rep was able to give me the credit. He thought it was "automatically credited" and I told him it wasn't.