TopDog58 said:
Yes, I saw that. However, in Jackson MS, the area is comprised of 3 counties. The city of Jackson and 2 of the counties which contained the more affluent suburbs were/are on Time Warner. The other county, which is considered to be more rural was on Suscom. That is the reason that I was on DirecTV. The day we got "digital cable" at Suscom, I went and picked up a box for an extra $12.95/mo. We literally got a program guide and 1 digital HBO channel. I switched to satellite not long after.
I don't mind switching now. After making all the line upgrades last year, Suscom offered a pretty good digital and HD lineup. So, I'll make do with what they have for the time being, but the big selling point for me is Comcast, plain and simple. In our area at least, it's a BIG BIG upgrade from Susquehanna.
TopDog58,
Your experience mirrors my own. SusCom Brunswick upgraded its entire wire system three-four years ago. I actually bought my HDTV when SusCom Brunswick rolled out its HD service about two years ago. Their offerings were limited but better than yours! But I got frustrated because the one channel I wanted most - CBS HD - wasn't available and little SusCom wasn't about to pay Sinclair to carry it. So I went with DirecTV, too, and by luck, the
only HD channel I could get OTA was CBS HD! I kept basic SusCom for my wife who preferred the simplicity and the local town channel.
Like you, I jumped back as soon as I found out that Comcast bought SusCom
and I read that CBS HD was being added to the SusCom Brunswick system. (Patriots football in HD!) But, in this time warp no one at SusCom Brunswick is promoting these added channels. Not even a dinky little press release. I've sent a few emails to local reporters suggesting there's a story in this situation, as your newspaper proved. Maybe we'll see one here, maybe not.
I am encouraged by your observation that Comcast will be a BIG, BIG upgrade. We are surrounded by Time-Warner and Adelphia systems (which are now merged with TW), all of which have more HD offerings than SusCom (except they don't have CBS HD).
But my mother told me that "All good things come to those who wait." I'll make do until the Comcast lineup is live.
Dana