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dcameronh · 2012-01-23, 06:02 PM

Is the NHL preview working for you guys yet?

dcameronh · 2012-01-23, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S.Chan

It shouldn't be too surprising considering both channels are listed under HD Plus in Shaw's legacy channel package pdf. You may have to get Shaw to e-mail this file to you as I don't see it available on their website.

Does anyone have a link to Shaw's legacy channel package pdf.?

tux · 2012-01-23, 07:17 PM

It hasn't been updated since October, but here it is:

http://www.shaw.ca/uploadedFiles/Bun...nel_Lineup.pdf

If you're living in a different city, just change the word "Winnipeg" in the URL.

CastleRockDays · 2012-01-24, 12:41 AM

NHL Network not on free preview for me yet either

smegger2000 · 2012-01-24, 01:55 PM

I'm receiving the free preview of NHL Network here in Saskatoon.

Mixar69 · 2012-01-24, 03:22 PM

The NHL network free preview is working here in Winnipeg as well.

s40 · 2012-01-24, 11:37 PM

Working in Coquitlam on 158

tablo · 2012-01-25, 06:05 PM

Quote:

We have uncovered the reason. The part of Edmonton that you reside in has not yet completed the Digital Network Upgrade that we are performing across almost all of our operating regions. Any area that has yet to be upgraded won't receive the previews.

No free preview...

das75 · 2012-01-25, 10:05 PM

^ got similar through Shaw's chat when asking why I wasn't getting the free previews

tux · 2012-01-25, 10:44 PM

It sounds like an excuse. If NHL Network is already available in Edmonton as a paid channel, there's nothing stopping them from authorizing it on your box for a free preview period (not even the DNU).

This differs from how Animal Planet HD (ch 251), for example, was not offered as a free preview in some areas due to the lack of DNU. In those areas, Animal Planet HD wasn't available to anyone due to bandwidth limitations preventing the channel from being offered. That's not the case with NHL Network (ch 158), which is already offered and just needs to be authorized.

sweetestbaby · 2012-01-26, 01:33 PM

I'm even getting NHL network's preview without DNU completion, so it's within your right to ask them to activate it.

s40 · 2012-01-27, 12:28 AM

If you are on basic cable and HD+ you may have trouble with the analog filters filtering out that frequency. What is the message when you try that channel? If it says "will be available shortly" then you probably need the filters removed (the filters filter out the classic cable channels or some of the sd tiers). I lost several channels on free preview that way, and wasn't able to get them until I went over to the personalizer plan, which meant they had to remove the analog filters (they wouldn't remove them otherwise unless I got those analog tiers or classic cable at $26.00/ month).

CastleRockDays · 2012-01-27, 01:44 AM

I'm getting NHL Network on free preview now.

The day after I posted on here, I checked and it was working, but I forgot to post it on here.

MetroVan · 2012-01-27, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S.Chan

It shouldn't be too surprising [that Family HD and Disney XD HD are included with grandfathered HD Plus] considering both channels are listed under HD Plus in Shaw's legacy channel package pdf. You may have to get Shaw to e-mail this file to you as I don't see it available on their website.

I would have assumed that, too, except that Oasis HD is also listed under HD Plus in the legacy PDF and it's obviously not included with grandfathered HD Plus. I'm talking about the now outdated PDF from here, however. I don't know if this difference is indicated in the latest PDF.

sweetestbaby · 2012-02-07, 01:55 PM

Should I send Shaw a complaint for missing the Animal Planet HD preview?

2012-01-24, 12:41 AM	#19
CastleRockDays Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver Posts: 497	NHL Network not on free preview for me yet either __________________ --Castle

2012-01-24, 03:22 PM	#21
Mixar69 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 666	The NHL network free preview is working here in Winnipeg as well. __________________ Shaw Gateway + 2 Portals, DCT 6412, DCT 3080, Sony 46' LCD, Sony 32' LCD, XBOX360 Slim, PS3 , Nintendo WII

2012-01-27, 01:44 AM	#28
CastleRockDays Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver Posts: 497	I'm getting NHL Network on free preview now. The day after I posted on here, I checked and it was working, but I forgot to post it on here. __________________ --Castle

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2012-01-23, 06:02 PM	#16
dcameronh Rookie Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 29	Is the NHL preview working for you guys yet?

2012-01-23, 07:17 PM	#18
tux Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 757	It hasn't been updated since October, but here it is: http://www.shaw.ca/uploadedFiles/Bun...nel_Lineup.pdf If you're living in a different city, just change the word "Winnipeg" in the URL.

2012-01-24, 01:55 PM	#20
smegger2000 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 662	I'm receiving the free preview of NHL Network here in Saskatoon.

2012-01-24, 11:37 PM	#22
s40 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC Posts: 270	Working in Coquitlam on 158

2012-01-25, 10:05 PM	#24
das75 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Edmonton Posts: 459	^ got similar through Shaw's chat when asking why I wasn't getting the free previews

2012-01-25, 10:44 PM	#25
tux Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 757	It sounds like an excuse. If NHL Network is already available in Edmonton as a paid channel, there's nothing stopping them from authorizing it on your box for a free preview period (not even the DNU). This differs from how Animal Planet HD (ch 251), for example, was not offered as a free preview in some areas due to the lack of DNU. In those areas, Animal Planet HD wasn't available to anyone due to bandwidth limitations preventing the channel from being offered. That's not the case with NHL Network (ch 158), which is already offered and just needs to be authorized.

2012-01-26, 01:33 PM	#26
sweetestbaby Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 68	I'm even getting NHL network's preview without DNU completion, so it's within your right to ask them to activate it.

2012-01-27, 12:28 AM	#27
s40 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC Posts: 270	If you are on basic cable and HD+ you may have trouble with the analog filters filtering out that frequency. What is the message when you try that channel? If it says "will be available shortly" then you probably need the filters removed (the filters filter out the classic cable channels or some of the sd tiers). I lost several channels on free preview that way, and wasn't able to get them until I went over to the personalizer plan, which meant they had to remove the analog filters (they wouldn't remove them otherwise unless I got those analog tiers or classic cable at $26.00/ month).

2012-02-07, 01:55 PM	#30
sweetestbaby Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 68	Should I send Shaw a complaint for missing the Animal Planet HD preview?