[BroadHopper]

That explains why channel 97 on Metrocast sometimes shows a PPV movie. A neighbor ordered it and I can receive it. I'm supposed to have basic cable and with an analog tv that was what I got. Now with an HDTV I get the expanded basic but I had to figure out what the QAM equivalent of the analog channel, for instance SYFY channel 56 is 73.9 on the HDTV, WMUR-HD is 9.1

QAM channels is not always available, sometimes I get a 'No Signal' on my tv and sometimes I get a 'low signal'. I guess the HD converter box also boost the signal?

WMUR TV closed captioned comes in beautifully on DIRECTV. It is garbled on Metrocast. I get 'pixeling' of the pictures on Metrocast.

If you call Metrocast for help, they would give you the 'tech support' number. Hours of canned music recordings later, they would tell you to 'update the software on the tv'? A lame excuse if I ever heard one.