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Time Warner Cable brings 11 HD channels to North Texas {Engadget HD}
Sep 16th 2008 5:49PM Over here in Euless, we got those channels just before the Olympics got under way. TWC even teased us with USA in HD during the games, but promptly shut it off after the closing ceremonies.
I think that's the part that makes me truly angry. The fact that TWC was able to add USA HD as well as two additional HD channels just for the Olympics proves that their decision to withhold HD content from consumers in D/FW has nothing to do with their network or any other technical factors. After all, the channels were up and running just fine, right?
No, rather TWC chooses to repeatedly use their government sanctioned monopoly to cheap out on their customers. And for what? A few more cents per customer per month in gross profit?
This hits especially hard for those who live in apartment complexes or who have HOAs that prohibit satelite dishes, or that have found the loophole in the FCC's ruling against exclusive contracts. (My complex, for example, allows residents to use whatever provider they wish--so long as they continue to pay for Time Warner's service which is lumped in with rent.)
What's even worse than all of this? Verizon and AT&T have, thus far, failed to sufficiently penetrated TWC's market for them to be of any concern. Frankly, even if they had I doubt TWC would care. Much like Comcast and AT&T Broadband before them, they would probably just hold onto the network until it ceases to be profitable and then dump it on some other provider whose service is likely to be just as lackluster as TWC's.
So, what's a non-satelite capable apartment dweller to do? So far, I guess it's down to suffering through until the gods over at Time Warner deign to bring us up to speed with sprawling metropolises (metropoli?) like the urban center that is Waco, Texas.
TWC spreads Dallas' 11 newest HD channels to Irving / Las Colinas {Engadget HD}
Jul 11th 2008 9:15AM I feel your pain. I'm in Euless, just across the airport from Irving and I get no TWC love.
Voom HD claims over $1 billion in damages from DISH Network drop {Engadget HD}
Jun 3rd 2008 3:36PM Good job, Voom. Here's hoping you use the cash (if you ever get it) to make a network that doesn't suck.
Here's a thought: Freesat HD, the U.S. version.
Time Warner plans to spin off Time Warner Cable at long last {Engadget}
Apr 30th 2008 10:42AM The Motorolas TWC uses in D/FW are no better. My DVR locks up when doing nothing more than flipping channels.
TWC adds 11 HD channels in Dallas, Texas region {Engadget HD}
Mar 27th 2008 12:11PM NINE MONTHS?!
TWC can roll out HD channels area-wide in San Antonio/Austin in one fell swoop, but it takes NINE MONTHS to do it in Dallas/Ft. Worth?
Do they seriously expect us to believe that it takes an equal amount of time to push the "Ok" button on a piece of software as it does to conceive and gestate a human life? Do they think we're stupid?
Still, it's about damn time we got something to watch in HD other than Mark Cuban's favorite passtime and wrestling.
FSN Southwest preps first NBA regular season 3D broadcast {Engadget HD}
Mar 20th 2008 9:44AM Not that it matters if you're a cable customer in Dallas/Ft. Worth since neither TWC or Charter carries FS-SW in HD. :)
TWC brings four new HD channels to Syracuse, New York {Engadget HD}
Mar 6th 2008 12:16PM Psst. TWC? Hi. Um...I wanted to suggest another place that would like some HD.
It's much bigger than Syracuse, generates a ton more revenue, and has been quietly watching while every other podunk town gets HD. It's a little place called Dallas. You know, 8th largest broadcast market in the U.S.?
If you could, like, give us something--anything--that'd be just great.
Win a Philips 42PFL5603D 42-inch 1080p HDTV! {Engadget HD}
Feb 5th 2008 4:26PM I think I'm in love...
Win an LCD HDTV, Xbox 360, and plenty of Old Spice {Engadget HD}
Feb 4th 2008 8:51AM Mmmm...Halo 3 goodness...
Comcast TiVo in pictures {Engadget HD}
Jan 28th 2008 4:05PM Look at all those HD channels. *sigh*
I live in North Texas, and I really *really* miss Comcast. I get a grand total of four non-local HD channels, so I'm not holding my breath for anything like this anytime soon.
Who knows, maybe someday I'll actually get to use that $2500 HDTV for soemthing other than watchin the same old standard definition.
