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frostycold · 2012-02-02, 06:09 PM

Yet another new channel not available in Sudbury. Well, after 9 years with Nothern Cable, then Persona and now Eastlink, I will unplug the cable and go Satellite tomorrow. The giant price increase in October did me in and I can't justify paying that much for TV. I will save $120 a month with the switch. I will still lurk to see how long it takes for Sudbury to catch up with the real world.

denben73 · 2012-02-02, 06:39 PM

Well, I can't blame you for doing what you are doing..Been there but stuck it out.

Have you called them to cancel yet? Maybe it is being added on Monday.

Food HD working here too. Wonder what else is coming.

frostycold · 2012-02-02, 06:44 PM

When i cancelled, they didn't even ask why or try and keep me as a customer. So thats 3 grand less for them. With more competition coming to Sudbury, Eastlink may want to brush up on their retention skills.

denben73 · 2012-02-02, 06:50 PM

3 grand? Crap, come to think of it I pay more than that in one year. Digital, HD, 2 DVRs, Whole home, third DCT, TMN/Mpix, 10 themes, 40MB internet and phone.

eastcoast gal · 2012-02-03, 04:54 AM

Saw this on Twitter this morning " Bridgewater System will receive these and many other new HD channels very soon. We have been in the area upgrading systems." Yay!!!

denben73 · 2012-02-03, 07:01 AM

This was also posted on Twitter this morning RE: Sudbury "Sudbury system upgrade almost complete. New HD's coming in the next days."

Terra Nivium · 2012-02-03, 02:31 PM

I reckon Discovery HD is the next channel they are adding as the logo has appeared in the standard HD package on the Eastlink website. If so, great news.

David1953 · 2012-02-03, 03:24 PM

I have to say that is interesting, Terra Nivium, and made even more so by the fact that Discovery World is listed, separately, in the HD Extra Pack, where it has been all along. This is the first time I have ever seen both of these channels, in HD, listed on Eastlink's website.

I hope that whoever put that on Eastlink's website didn't "jump the gun" or anything, and t would be awesome if it were true. Hopefully, that means an agreement with Bell Media to carry their channels is in the offing, and that also means Space HD.

denben73 · 2012-02-03, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terra Nivium

I reckon Discovery HD is the next channel they are adding as the logo has appeared in the standard HD package on the Eastlink website. If so, great news.

I think it's an error. It's in the middle with the rest of the "D"s. All the new ones are at the end of the list....Sorry.

(Please let me be wrong.

)

David1953 · 2012-02-03, 04:16 PM

Good observation there, denben73, and sadly, I think that you're correct that it is indeed an error. I think that so many of us want that channel that we are grasping at any possibility it might be coming.

Ironically, someone did ask about Discovery on twitter a couple of days ago, and Eastlink said, "We're working on it, it is a very popular request".

Since I haven't seen that part of Eastlink's website in a long time, I wonder how long Discovery HD has been listed on it. Perhaps someone else will have a better memory than myself about this.

denben73 · 2012-02-03, 07:20 PM

Nothing new today.

Is it over?

I know from the twitter feed they've had issues with CTV News Channel being labelled as HD only...that pissed off a few people.

They might have had to spend the day on that.

denben73 · 2012-02-03, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terra Nivium

I reckon Discovery HD is the next channel they are adding as the logo has appeared in the standard HD package on the Eastlink website. If so, great news.

Someone with the Username TourfDuty has been inquiring about it on Twitter.

Hmmm...

It's not me....my name is obvious once you see it.

Terra Nivium · 2012-02-03, 09:34 PM

I got a call about my NHL CI problem today and the I was told Discovery is agreed in principle, it is just a question of start date. The guy wouldn't confirm a date for SpaceHD "but it is on the list of channel's that will be added shortly".

denben73 · 2012-02-04, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terra Nivium

I got a call about my NHL CI problem today and the I was told Discovery is agreed in principle, it is just a question of start date. The guy wouldn't confirm a date for SpaceHD "but it is on the list of channel's that will be added shortly".

It would sound like a deal is struck or they are just finishing up details.

David1953 · 2012-02-04, 05:37 AM

That sure sounds like an interesting chat that you had with the CSR, Terra Nivium, and it would certainly be excellent news if a deal has indeed been struck with Bell. Keeping my fingers crossed, for sure!

However, I always remain skeptical about anything regarding the Bell Media situation, until I see the channels actually show up in the guide. I still remember quite clearly, way back last July, when someone asked on twitter about Space HD, and the answer was "coming soon".

2012-02-03, 02:31 PM	#67
Terra Nivium Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fall River, Nova Scotia Posts: 75	Discovery HD I reckon Discovery HD is the next channel they are adding as the logo has appeared in the standard HD package on the Eastlink website. If so, great news.

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2012-02-02, 06:09 PM	#61
frostycold Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sudbury; FibeOp, 60 inch Samsung, XBox 360, PS3, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung Galaxy 3 Posts: 97	Yet another new channel not available in Sudbury. Well, after 9 years with Nothern Cable, then Persona and now Eastlink, I will unplug the cable and go Satellite tomorrow. The giant price increase in October did me in and I can't justify paying that much for TV. I will save $120 a month with the switch. I will still lurk to see how long it takes for Sudbury to catch up with the real world.

2012-02-02, 06:39 PM	#62
denben73 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Timmins, ON Posts: 840	Well, I can't blame you for doing what you are doing..Been there but stuck it out. Have you called them to cancel yet? Maybe it is being added on Monday. Food HD working here too. Wonder what else is coming.

2012-02-02, 06:44 PM	#63
frostycold Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sudbury; FibeOp, 60 inch Samsung, XBox 360, PS3, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung Galaxy 3 Posts: 97	When i cancelled, they didn't even ask why or try and keep me as a customer. So thats 3 grand less for them. With more competition coming to Sudbury, Eastlink may want to brush up on their retention skills.

2012-02-02, 06:50 PM	#64
denben73 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Timmins, ON Posts: 840	3 grand? Crap, come to think of it I pay more than that in one year. Digital, HD, 2 DVRs, Whole home, third DCT, TMN/Mpix, 10 themes, 40MB internet and phone.

2012-02-03, 04:54 AM	#65
eastcoast gal Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bridgewater, NS Posts: 89	Saw this on Twitter this morning " Bridgewater System will receive these and many other new HD channels very soon. We have been in the area upgrading systems." Yay!!!

2012-02-03, 07:01 AM	#66
denben73 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Timmins, ON Posts: 840	This was also posted on Twitter this morning RE: Sudbury "Sudbury system upgrade almost complete. New HD's coming in the next days."

2012-02-03, 03:24 PM	#68
David1953 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia (Eastlink Motorola DCX3400, Motorola DCX700) Posts: 640	I have to say that is interesting, Terra Nivium, and made even more so by the fact that Discovery World is listed, separately, in the HD Extra Pack, where it has been all along. This is the first time I have ever seen both of these channels, in HD, listed on Eastlink's website. I hope that whoever put that on Eastlink's website didn't "jump the gun" or anything, and t would be awesome if it were true. Hopefully, that means an agreement with Bell Media to carry their channels is in the offing, and that also means Space HD.

2012-02-03, 04:16 PM	#70
David1953 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia (Eastlink Motorola DCX3400, Motorola DCX700) Posts: 640	Good observation there, denben73, and sadly, I think that you're correct that it is indeed an error. I think that so many of us want that channel that we are grasping at any possibility it might be coming. Ironically, someone did ask about Discovery on twitter a couple of days ago, and Eastlink said, "We're working on it, it is a very popular request". Since I haven't seen that part of Eastlink's website in a long time, I wonder how long Discovery HD has been listed on it. Perhaps someone else will have a better memory than myself about this.

2012-02-03, 07:20 PM	#71
denben73 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Timmins, ON Posts: 840	Nothing new today. Is it over? I know from the twitter feed they've had issues with CTV News Channel being labelled as HD only...that pissed off a few people. They might have had to spend the day on that.

2012-02-03, 09:34 PM	#73
Terra Nivium Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fall River, Nova Scotia Posts: 75	I got a call about my NHL CI problem today and the I was told Discovery is agreed in principle, it is just a question of start date. The guy wouldn't confirm a date for SpaceHD "but it is on the list of channel's that will be added shortly".

2012-02-04, 05:37 AM	#75
David1953 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia (Eastlink Motorola DCX3400, Motorola DCX700) Posts: 640	That sure sounds like an interesting chat that you had with the CSR, Terra Nivium, and it would certainly be excellent news if a deal has indeed been struck with Bell. Keeping my fingers crossed, for sure! However, I always remain skeptical about anything regarding the Bell Media situation, until I see the channels actually show up in the guide. I still remember quite clearly, way back last July, when someone asked on twitter about Space HD, and the answer was "coming soon".