Cable TV in Moultonborough

hancoveguy · 04-07-2011, 09:52 PM

I know this has been talked about a million times before but....was just wondering if there is any new break thru's in cable tv/internet suppliers in Moultonborough because Time Warner is crap...

Thanks
HCG

VitaBene · 04-07-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by hancoveguy

I know this has been talked about a million times before but....was just wondering if there is any new break thru's in cable tv/internet suppliers in Moultonborough because Time Warner is crap...

Thanks
HCG

No... but they have at least changed their interface so it looks like it is from the 20th century!

Sue Doe-Nym · 04-08-2011, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hancoveguy

I know this has been talked about a million times before but....was just wondering if there is any new break thru's in cable tv/internet suppliers in Moultonborough because Time Warner is crap...

Thanks
HCG

What do you mean by a "breakthrough"? The town is under a 15 year contract that offers little hope for the loss of all Boston channels. There was a lengthy discussion last night with 2 TWC representatives at the BoS meeting. Apparently you were not there, so did you send in questions as was encouraged? If you are not satisfied like many of us, why don;t you get involved and try to change things? Non-resident taxpayers were well represented, I understand.

The usual taping was done by Hollis Austin and will be available on the MCA website in short order. Suggest you check it out.

hancoveguy · 04-08-2011, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sue Doe-Nym

What do you mean by a "breakthrough"? The town is under a 15 year contract that offers little hope for the loss of all Boston channels. There was a lengthy discussion last night with 2 TWC representatives at the BoS meeting. Apparently you were not there, so did you send in questions as was encouraged? If you are not satisfied like many of us, why don;t you get involved and try to change things? Non-resident taxpayers were well represented, I understand.

Wow...I had no idea about any contracts or internal town related strife... I merely asked if there are any other choices as far as cable tv/internet are concerned. Maybe some new competitors or technological breakthroughs that would allow us to use something other than time warner. I dont need to show up at meetings nor do I want to "get involved" with anything or partake in any other "activism"...

I come to the lake to get away from that crap not change the players or venue...

I am very sorry to have bothered you, is there a way I can withdraw my question...

HCG

VitaBene · 04-08-2011, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by hancoveguy

Wow...I had no idea about any contracts or internal town related strife... I merely asked if there are any other choices as far as cable tv/internet are concerned. Maybe some new competitors or technological breakthroughs that would allow us to use something other than time warner. I dont need to show up at meetings nor do I want to "get involved" with anything or partake in any other "activism"...

I come to the lake to get away from that crap not change the players or venue...

I am very sorry to have bothered you, is there a way I can withdraw my question...

HCG

No need to withdraw your question HCG, it was perfectly reasonable!

Sue Doe-Nym · 04-08-2011, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hancoveguy

Wow...I had no idea about any contracts or internal town related strife... I merely asked if there are any other choices as far as cable tv/internet are concerned. Maybe some new competitors or technological breakthroughs that would allow us to use something other than time warner. I dont need to show up at meetings nor do I want to "get involved" with anything or partake in any other "activism"...

I come to the lake to get away from that crap not change the players or venue...

I am very sorry to have bothered you, is there a way I can withdraw my question...

HCG

Sorry if my response came across as too strong for you, my apologies. Most of the town property owners (resident and non-resident) are very unhappy with TWC and their inability to provide good service. They have a monopoly on cable service in out area. You don't have to become involved other than to express your support in everyones efforts to get better service from TWC.

Your initial question was vague and did not ask about options other than TWC. There are the two non cable companies plus a couple of wireless services for internet. It is my understanding that contracts are standard wherever you are.

Newbiesaukee · 04-08-2011, 02:04 PM

The five months we have Time-Warner are a lot better than the 7 months I have Comcast in Florida. Not that I like any of them, but Time Warner has promptly responded to problems and their off-season policy is reasonable. As in most things, you need to be careful what you wish for.

CateP · 04-08-2011, 05:18 PM

Why not Dish Network or DirectTV?

ishoot308 · 04-08-2011, 06:00 PM

Cable monopolies are exactly why I went to Dish Network. Couldn't stand the constant rate increases or poor service cable provided. It was their way or the highway so I took the highway and never looked back. Couldn't be happier with better picture quality, better service and cheaper prices!

Dan

hancoveguy · 04-09-2011, 12:31 AM

Okay, this is what i was looking for. Dan, please elaborate on dish network at the lake. Cost, ease of use, channel selection (dont need much), installation and internet...
Any of the above would be greatly appreciated,
thank you in advance
HCG

VitaBene · 04-09-2011, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hancoveguy

Okay, this is what i was looking for. Dan, please elaborate on dish network at the lake. Cost, ease of use, channel selection (dont need much), installation and internet...
Any of the above would be greatly appreciated,
thank you in advance
HCG

I am interested in this as well, we have had the dish in the past but not internet. I thought internet uploading was the challenge.

ishoot308 · 04-09-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by hancoveguy

Okay, this is what i was looking for. Dan, please elaborate on dish network at the lake. Cost, ease of use, channel selection (dont need much), installation and internet...
Any of the above would be greatly appreciated,
thank you in advance
HCG

Well first off forget about Dish for internet, I only use them for TV.

Since I have Dish at my home in Chester I simply use a separate satellite box and auxilliary dish at my camp on Welch. It's a $5.00 per month charge for the box but this allows me to have full TV access at both homes under one account and one charge. I do not remember how much the dish was but it was cheap. As far as price goes, it all depends on on which package you choose. You can get 60 channels for $34.00 per month or if your a TV fanatic the everything pack and I do mean everything for $104.00

The two real big things I like about Dish is...

#1 They don't constantly raise their prices every 6 months like cable. I am only aware of one price increase in the last 5 years.

#2 The picture quality is second to none. I have all big screen plasmas and LCD's and really enjoy watching the discovery channel in high definition as well as live sporting events. Having had cable previously I can tell you there is no comparison in picture quality.

Just my opinion;

Dan

phoenix · 04-09-2011, 05:45 PM

i use Direct TV in Moultonboro. I do think you can get internet but a separate dish thru hughes net. Maybe the same with Dish but Direct TV lets me fully shut down the service in the winter at no cost so i only pay for the summer months

hancoveguy · 04-10-2011, 05:30 AM

Thank you, all very good info...anyone have any more info on direct T.V';s internet capability and price?

HCG

ishoot308 · 04-10-2011, 09:03 AM

Just an fyi... Dish does offer internet service but the price of it makes it unpractical. I use Dish only for TV and get internet through my local phone company.

Dan

wifi · 04-10-2011, 04:04 PM

Experiencing the various internet providers over the years (and being one myself) I'd have to order what "I" would consider the priority order:

1) Cable (if you are a serious "Interneter", ie lots of downloads, constant access, heavy duty gaming (where you have to win... LOL)

2) DSL, especially if you can get 3 or more megs. Its about the best price/speed you can find. Its distant dependent from the local distribution point, which is either the CO or a local SLC

3) Tie between aircards/tethering and local wireless providers. Aircards are great because they are portable, you can take them back home or on another vacation. Wireless providers win out locally because they offer near unlimited bandwidth. I have many aircard converts due to overage charges, and I'm (a wireless provider) atleast as fast as aircards and closer to standard cable depending on factors...

4) Satellite, whether Hughes or Starband. Great download speeds, horrible upload (slower than dialups) and the latency (time between hitting enter and getting a response) is .... ummmm...

5) Dialup, well, most of us know this route

6) Reading the local paper.....

natureboy79 · 04-12-2011, 06:57 PM

dish network does not carry nh local channels in Moultonborough. Your local channels and weather would be portland maine. We missed having nh locals so we switched from dish to time warner and personally liked dish until we got cable again especially with the the increase of tornado warnings with thunderstorms over the last couple years. You would have no idea if you were in danger because of the local Maine channels. It was also cheaper for us to go with time warners triple play deal with the phone and net. Just my 2 cents.

phoenix · 04-13-2011, 11:00 AM

Direct TV gets NH stations but not Boston

Irrigation Guy · 04-13-2011, 11:17 AM

A little birdie told me it is possible to get the boston stations in Moultonboro with Directv or Dish Network. You receive the bill in Moultonboro but have a different service address.

longislander · 05-10-2011, 08:10 AM

Just some more two cents!

RE internet: Fairpoint Communications (phone company) has expanded its DSL footprint in Moultonborough in the last few months. I dropped "Roadrunner", Time Warner's high speed internet for DSL, of which I had my doubts, but have been pleasantly surprised.

According to Speedtest .net I'm getting 15.3 to 15.4 mps on the download and almost a full mps on the upload.

However, I'm less than a mile from the "CO" and proximity to the "CO" is key to optimizing speed.

We're dropping Time Warner for everything but "Standard" and "Basic" to get local TV and favorites like History, FX etc.(cf. TM website for inclusion)

We're using a Roku box for downstreaming movies (e.g. Netflix) and Huluplus for some TV shows, replacing "On Demand".

http://www.roku.com/roku-products?gc...Fd8D5Qoddi451A

I had installed Direct TV myself (literally) about ten...twelve years ago when the "stuff" came in a box from a warehouse and you set it up with instructions.

The tree line around my house prevented any signal from Echostar (Dishnetwork) but with a ten foot pole on the tallest side of my house I was able to get a signal from Direct TV's satellite.

I used it for quite a few years and liked it. If a heavy storm (rain or snow) came through there was interruption with the signal for a short period of time.

I switched to Cable (Adelphia at the time) when high speed internet was offered.

lof398 · 05-20-2011, 10:18 AM

Ugh...time warner cable...Just bought seasonal place up there (not new, neighbors have cable) that didnt already have cable. They have to come do a site survey first. I swear the original sales guy told me 2 days to do the site survey, up to 19 days for the whole process. Called back to check on the site survey, and was told it could take up to 19 days to just do the site survey!!!!!! REally 19 days to just come look at it???? WOW

tis · 05-20-2011, 04:30 PM

I remember that when we first got cable. I couldn't believe they needed to do a site review when neighbors had cable already. It just seemed stupid to me.

fatlazyless · 08-23-2011, 09:11 AM

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/story...ocast-monopoly

This is an August 23 article on renewing the cable-tv contract for Laconia, and it is certainly something every town needs to consider when thinking about renewing their local cable-tv contract.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ite-was-169221

Price competition is what makes this country great, at least that's what everyone used to say a lot, back in the 1960's and 1970's. It is still true today!

04-08-2011, 02:04 PM	#7
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,363 Thanks: 961 Thanked 575 Times in 300 Posts	The five months we have Time-Warner are a lot better than the 7 months I have Comcast in Florida. Not that I like any of them, but Time Warner has promptly responded to problems and their off-season policy is reasonable. As in most things, you need to be careful what you wish for. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

04-08-2011, 05:18 PM	#8
CateP Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 868 Thanks: 584 Thanked 540 Times in 210 Posts	Satellite? Why not Dish Network or DirectTV?

04-09-2011, 05:45 PM	#13
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,562 Thanks: 63 Thanked 276 Times in 194 Posts	i use Direct TV in Moultonboro. I do think you can get internet but a separate dish thru hughes net. Maybe the same with Dish but Direct TV lets me fully shut down the service in the winter at no cost so i only pay for the summer months __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

04-13-2011, 11:00 AM	#18
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,562 Thanks: 63 Thanked 276 Times in 194 Posts	Direct TV gets NH stations but not Boston __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

05-20-2011, 10:18 AM	#21
lof398 Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Twc Ugh...time warner cable...Just bought seasonal place up there (not new, neighbors have cable) that didnt already have cable. They have to come do a site survey first. I swear the original sales guy told me 2 days to do the site survey, up to 19 days for the whole process. Called back to check on the site survey, and was told it could take up to 19 days to just do the site survey!!!!!! REally 19 days to just come look at it???? WOW

04-07-2011, 09:52 PM	#1
hancoveguy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 276 Thanks: 95 Thanked 65 Times in 30 Posts	Cable TV in Moultonborough I know this has been talked about a million times before but....was just wondering if there is any new break thru's in cable tv/internet suppliers in Moultonborough because Time Warner is crap... Thanks HCG

04-08-2011, 06:00 PM	#9
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,367 Thanks: 2,422 Thanked 5,349 Times in 2,093 Posts	Cable monopolies are exactly why I went to Dish Network. Couldn't stand the constant rate increases or poor service cable provided. It was their way or the highway so I took the highway and never looked back. Couldn't be happier with better picture quality, better service and cheaper prices! Dan

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04-09-2011, 12:31 AM	#10
hancoveguy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 276 Thanks: 95 Thanked 65 Times in 30 Posts	Okay, this is what i was looking for. Dan, please elaborate on dish network at the lake. Cost, ease of use, channel selection (dont need much), installation and internet... Any of the above would be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance HCG

04-10-2011, 05:30 AM	#14
hancoveguy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 276 Thanks: 95 Thanked 65 Times in 30 Posts	Thank you, all very good info...anyone have any more info on direct T.V';s internet capability and price? HCG

04-10-2011, 09:03 AM	#15
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,367 Thanks: 2,422 Thanked 5,349 Times in 2,093 Posts	Just an fyi... Dish does offer internet service but the price of it makes it unpractical. I use Dish only for TV and get internet through my local phone company. Dan

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wifi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 1,321 Thanks: 282 Thanked 287 Times in 169 Posts	Experiencing the various internet providers over the years (and being one myself) I'd have to order what "I" would consider the priority order: 1) Cable (if you are a serious "Interneter", ie lots of downloads, constant access, heavy duty gaming (where you have to win... LOL) 2) DSL, especially if you can get 3 or more megs. Its about the best price/speed you can find. Its distant dependent from the local distribution point, which is either the CO or a local SLC 3) Tie between aircards/tethering and local wireless providers. Aircards are great because they are portable, you can take them back home or on another vacation. Wireless providers win out locally because they offer near unlimited bandwidth. I have many aircard converts due to overage charges, and I'm (a wireless provider) atleast as fast as aircards and closer to standard cable depending on factors... 4) Satellite, whether Hughes or Starband. Great download speeds, horrible upload (slower than dialups) and the latency (time between hitting enter and getting a response) is .... ummmm... 5) Dialup, well, most of us know this route 6) Reading the local paper.....

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04-12-2011, 06:57 PM	#17
natureboy79 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 30 Thanks: 22 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	dish network does not carry nh local channels in Moultonborough. Your local channels and weather would be portland maine. We missed having nh locals so we switched from dish to time warner and personally liked dish until we got cable again especially with the the increase of tornado warnings with thunderstorms over the last couple years. You would have no idea if you were in danger because of the local Maine channels. It was also cheaper for us to go with time warners triple play deal with the phone and net. Just my 2 cents.

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04-13-2011, 11:17 AM	#19
Irrigation Guy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 484 Thanks: 89 Thanked 138 Times in 72 Posts	A little birdie told me it is possible to get the boston stations in Moultonboro with Directv or Dish Network. You receive the bill in Moultonboro but have a different service address.

05-10-2011, 08:10 AM	#20
longislander Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 552 Thanks: 49 Thanked 101 Times in 76 Posts	Just some more two cents! RE internet: Fairpoint Communications (phone company) has expanded its DSL footprint in Moultonborough in the last few months. I dropped "Roadrunner", Time Warner's high speed internet for DSL, of which I had my doubts, but have been pleasantly surprised. According to Speedtest .net I'm getting 15.3 to 15.4 mps on the download and almost a full mps on the upload. However, I'm less than a mile from the "CO" and proximity to the "CO" is key to optimizing speed. We're dropping Time Warner for everything but "Standard" and "Basic" to get local TV and favorites like History, FX etc.(cf. TM website for inclusion) We're using a Roku box for downstreaming movies (e.g. Netflix) and Huluplus for some TV shows, replacing "On Demand". http://www.roku.com/roku-products?gc...Fd8D5Qoddi451A I had installed Direct TV myself (literally) about ten...twelve years ago when the "stuff" came in a box from a warehouse and you set it up with instructions. The tree line around my house prevented any signal from Echostar (Dishnetwork) but with a ten foot pole on the tallest side of my house I was able to get a signal from Direct TV's satellite. I used it for quite a few years and liked it. If a heavy storm (rain or snow) came through there was interruption with the signal for a short period of time. I switched to Cable (Adelphia at the time) when high speed internet was offered.

05-20-2011, 04:30 PM	#22
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,824 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,474 Times in 1,029 Posts	I remember that when we first got cable. I couldn't believe they needed to do a site review when neighbors had cable already. It just seemed stupid to me.

08-23-2011, 09:11 AM	#23
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,910 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 305 Thanked 1,051 Times in 765 Posts	http://www.laconiadailysun.com/story...ocast-monopoly This is an August 23 article on renewing the cable-tv contract for Laconia, and it is certainly something every town needs to consider when thinking about renewing their local cable-tv contract. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ite-was-169221 Price competition is what makes this country great, at least that's what everyone used to say a lot, back in the 1960's and 1970's. It is still true today! __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store! Last edited by fatlazyless; 08-23-2011 at 07:36 PM.