Metrocast change

Merrymeeting · 10-21-2016, 06:07 PM

They are finally reacting (albeit late) to competition. I went from a one-room, Metrocast DVR to a whole-house DVR with TDS, for less cost.

Not to mention many other services at lower prices.

Competition is good...

Outdoorsman · 10-21-2016, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

They are finally reacting (albeit late) to competition. I went from a one-room, Metrocast DVR to a whole-house DVR with TDS, for less cost.

Not to mention many other services at lower prices.

Competition is good...

May I ask.... Who are the competitors for Metrocast? I have been trying to dump them for quite awhile but it seems they are still the Monopoly.

songkrai · 10-21-2016, 06:40 PM

One word: KODI

Merrymeeting · 10-21-2016, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Outdoorsman

May I ask.... Who are the competitors for Metrocast? I have been trying to dump them for quite awhile but it seems they are still the Monopoly.

At least in Alton and New Durham... TDS

Lakeboater · 10-22-2016, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

At least in Alton and New Durham... TDS

TDS isn't everywhere in Alton. They have new fiber running in certain spots of Alton but in some areas they are not going to provide service....unfortunately.

Slickcraft · 10-22-2016, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Lakeboater

TDS isn't everywhere in Alton. They have new fiber running in certain spots of Alton but in some areas they are not going to provide service....unfortunately.

Yes our section of West Alton is served by FairPoint (formally Verizon) and not by TDS. The only way that we would have an alternative to Metrocast is if FairPoint suddenly offered quality high speed service here. Not likely anytime soon.

Fargo · 10-24-2016, 02:13 PM

Just plugged in the new boxes but struggled over an hour trying to set up the remote before I called the customer service #. Her instructions to me were no where like what was included with the equipment. Just a heads up to anyone who spends more than 5 minutes fooling with the remote, call their customer service, leave a call back number and not stay on hold. Brittany at Metrocast could not have been more pleasant. FYI

longislander · 10-24-2016, 02:29 PM

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Yes our section of West Alton is served by FairPoint (formally Verizon) and not by TDS. The only way that we would have an alternative to Metrocast is if FairPoint suddenly offered quality high speed service here. Not likely anytime soon.

Fairpoint broadband is DSL, not "Cable". Verizon offers/offered limited FIOS ("cable") in limited areas.

Your town would still have to"franchise" competition (see RSA 53-C). Competition is not going to string new lines (fiber) throughput the town ... cost prohibitive. Reason for limited competition.

Wireless broadband, fixed and mobile, could/would provide another way for high speed broadband. See "streaming"; e.g. recent AT&T and potential buyout of Time Warner (needs gov.'t approvals).

Cable and broadband are not "regulated" the same way.

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/...3-C/53-C-2.htm

BroadHopper · 10-24-2016, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by longislander

Fairpoint broadband is DSL, not "Cable". Verizon offers/offered limited FIOS ("cable") in limited areas.

Fairpoint does offer FIOS to commercial customers. O'Shea's Industrial Park and commercial customers downtown Laconia has Fairpoint 'cable'.

Fairpoint don't offer FIOS to residential customers. With the exception of customers along the seacoast that originally had FIOS from Verizon. They continue to have a subscription.

Original intent of Verizon is to offer FIOS to all customers. That was the original deal when Fairpoint took over. It was settled out of court that it will not be the case. =(

Fargo · 10-24-2016, 04:41 PM

My neighbor just stopped by. He informed me that the new remote controls the channels but my old remote is needed to adjust the picture brightness etc. good thing he stopped by because I was getting ready to trash my old remote. FYI save your old remote. I didn't see that info anywhere in the instructions. Geez

longislander · 10-24-2016, 06:06 PM

FIOS was too expensive to install for residential, other than densely populated areas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Fios

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3. FIOS was an experiment to begin with, and Verizon found out it was even more expensive to implement than they had planned. That's why there is no more planned build-out of FIOS services; it is only available in areas where it is already installed.

https://forums.verizon.com/t5/Fios-I.../687221/page/2

Even when I worked (now retired) for Verizon/Fairpoint (17 years), cost was controversial. My nephew was one of the crack FIOS installers, before going into phone company "management".

It was/is a good product, however.

Taz · 10-26-2016, 08:50 AM

Has anyone noticed poor picture after connecting one of these adapters? Much better picture before adapter, color looks washed out, any writing like sports scores look fuzzy, called Metrocast and suggested using another HDMI port or maybe HDMI cable is poor, HDMI cable comes with adapter.

longislander · 10-26-2016, 09:24 AM

Just noticed: RE: Remote Control Extenders

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

I had to buy a device to send a signal back over the cable to be able to change the channel.
What did you get to do this?

Thanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ij_Fa7jtOY

I'd used one of the following, quite a while back.

http://www.terk.com/docs/common/LFIRX/LFIRX_OM.pdf

https://www.amazon.com/Terk-Leapfrog.../dp/B000069EV0

Woodsy · 10-26-2016, 09:54 AM

Taz....

1. Make sure you connect with an HDMI cable.... I used HDMI 1 port on my tv.

2. Check your TV settings for the HDMI port...

3. Make sure you go to the correct HD channels.... Ch 9 is low def... but Ch709 is the HD version.

The only thing that really sucks (other than the upcoming rental fee for a silly $25 box) is the channel guide is not digital... you still have to go to CH 8 to see what is scheduled!

Woodsy

Rusty · 10-26-2016, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Taz

Has anyone noticed poor picture after connecting one of these adapters? Much better picture before adapter, color looks washed out, any writing like sports scores look fuzzy, called Metrocast and suggested using another HDMI port or maybe HDMI cable is poor, HDMI cable comes with adapter.

When you use the HDMI cable it probably changed the pictue quality settings. You will have to use your TV remote to set them back to what you had before using the set-top box.
Make sure that the energy saving setting is off because your TV will go dim when it is on.

Also after you attach the set-top box don't use your TV remote to change channels because your TV needs to stay on channel 3 for the box to work.

FUN, FUN, FUN!

eyenotall777 · 10-26-2016, 01:26 PM

Can anyone tell me that got or changed over to TDS if Internet ONLY was an option for you?

Thank you

RUGMAN · 10-26-2016, 06:54 PM

yes it's hard to believe that in todays day and age you still have to go to channel 8 and look at the upcoming shows, I end up almost asleep waiting to see whats on.
Back home with comcast you can see anytime whats going to be on. When will metro cast get with the technology.

Merrymeeting · 10-26-2016, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RUGMAN

yes it's hard to believe that in todays day and age you still have to go to channel 8 and look at the upcoming shows, I end up almost asleep waiting to see whats on.
Back home with comcast you can see anytime whats going to be on. When will metro cast get with the technology.

When you pay them the extra bucks for a full-fledged set-top-box that gives you the interactive user guide.

That's the whole scam the cable companies are running in the charges for set-top-boxes, a monopoly that will hopefully end soon with industry standardization and competition.

wifi · 10-26-2016, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RUGMAN

yes it's hard to believe that in todays day and age you still have to go to channel 8 and look at the upcoming shows, I end up almost asleep waiting to see whats on.

Try this:

http://www.aol.com/video/guide/tv/

BroadHopper · 10-27-2016, 07:28 AM

Call Metrocast a number of times to register the DTA for technologically challenged folks yesterday. The message says the system is down. Good thing they did not start scrambling the channels.

Replace my HD DTA with another one. The signal is the same as before 1040 SD rather then 1040i. Dolby Stereo rather than 5.1. Even with a Best Buy 'gold' HDMI cable, TV reset and on the HDMI(DVI) 1 socket.

I've been using the Roku stick for most of my video last month. Notice my streaming keep losing connections. Netflix and others blamed it on Metrocast slowing the streaming down when you reach a 250 GB monthly limit. Netflix pointed me to a metrocast site that shows usage. http://portal.metrocast.net/usagemeter/

Call Metrocast and they deny slowing down the internet speed. The website is just FYI and the 250GB is just a reference.

Hopefully there will be competition soon. Fairpoint will be a formidable player if they adopt the g.fast technology. http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/16/tech...eds/index.html

BroadHopper · 10-27-2016, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by wifi

Try this:

http://www.aol.com/video/guide/tv/

I use to use the Peel remote app on my smartphone to get my TV listing and to control the TV. https://www.peel.com/

Unfortunately I can't get it to work with the DTA. But I still use it for TV listing.

Another note. Many elderlies have the large button remote with back light. I tried setting them up to control the DTA. Can't get them to work. Oh the horror!

BroadHopper · 11-01-2016, 09:02 AM

I hit the 250 GB limit fairly early using the Roku stick. Guess my plan to eliminate the tv subscription and replace it with the more economical roku stick is futile.
Metrocast gets you coming or going. They actually throttle the speed down to almost nonresistance but still allow you access. For more information see https://www.metrocast.com/policies/h...ble-use-policy

Excessive bandwidth consumption,

cunninghorgan · 10-24-2016, 02:21 PM

I'm glad I was poking around this forum while I was on a conference call today. We live in Meredith, do not have a set top box, and never received any notification about this from MetroCast. Now I'm on hold with their customer service department... with a higher than normal call volume.

10-24-2016, 02:13 PM	#7
Fargo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lake Winni Posts: 215 Thanks: 36 Thanked 130 Times in 38 Posts	Remote Just plugged in the new boxes but struggled over an hour trying to set up the remote before I called the customer service #. Her instructions to me were no where like what was included with the equipment. Just a heads up to anyone who spends more than 5 minutes fooling with the remote, call their customer service, leave a call back number and not stay on hold. Brittany at Metrocast could not have been more pleasant. FYI

10-24-2016, 04:41 PM	#10
Fargo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lake Winni Posts: 215 Thanks: 36 Thanked 130 Times in 38 Posts	Remote update My neighbor just stopped by. He informed me that the new remote controls the channels but my old remote is needed to adjust the picture brightness etc. good thing he stopped by because I was getting ready to trash my old remote. FYI save your old remote. I didn't see that info anywhere in the instructions. Geez

10-26-2016, 08:50 AM	#12
Taz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 347 Thanks: 3 Thanked 70 Times in 47 Posts	adapter Has anyone noticed poor picture after connecting one of these adapters? Much better picture before adapter, color looks washed out, any writing like sports scores look fuzzy, called Metrocast and suggested using another HDMI port or maybe HDMI cable is poor, HDMI cable comes with adapter.

10-26-2016, 09:54 AM	#14
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,966 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	Taz.... 1. Make sure you connect with an HDMI cable.... I used HDMI 1 port on my tv. 2. Check your TV settings for the HDMI port... 3. Make sure you go to the correct HD channels.... Ch 9 is low def... but Ch709 is the HD version. The only thing that really sucks (other than the upcoming rental fee for a silly $25 box) is the channel guide is not digital... you still have to go to CH 8 to see what is scheduled! Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

10-26-2016, 01:26 PM	#16
eyenotall777 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 154 Thanks: 39 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts	Tds Can anyone tell me that got or changed over to TDS if Internet ONLY was an option for you? Thank you

10-21-2016, 06:07 PM	#1
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,226 Thanks: 302 Thanked 800 Times in 368 Posts	They are finally reacting (albeit late) to competition. I went from a one-room, Metrocast DVR to a whole-house DVR with TDS, for less cost. Not to mention many other services at lower prices. Competition is good...

10-21-2016, 06:40 PM	#3
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 733 Thanks: 35 Thanked 147 Times in 99 Posts	One word: KODI

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10-26-2016, 06:54 PM	#17
RUGMAN Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: weirs beach, Posts: 308 Thanks: 39 Thanked 40 Times in 33 Posts	yes it's hard to believe that in todays day and age you still have to go to channel 8 and look at the upcoming shows, I end up almost asleep waiting to see whats on. Back home with comcast you can see anytime whats going to be on. When will metro cast get with the technology.

10-27-2016, 07:28 AM	#20
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,589 Thanks: 3,228 Thanked 1,107 Times in 797 Posts	bad day yesterday Call Metrocast a number of times to register the DTA for technologically challenged folks yesterday. The message says the system is down. Good thing they did not start scrambling the channels. Replace my HD DTA with another one. The signal is the same as before 1040 SD rather then 1040i. Dolby Stereo rather than 5.1. Even with a Best Buy 'gold' HDMI cable, TV reset and on the HDMI(DVI) 1 socket. I've been using the Roku stick for most of my video last month. Notice my streaming keep losing connections. Netflix and others blamed it on Metrocast slowing the streaming down when you reach a 250 GB monthly limit. Netflix pointed me to a metrocast site that shows usage. http://portal.metrocast.net/usagemeter/ Call Metrocast and they deny slowing down the internet speed. The website is just FYI and the 250GB is just a reference. Hopefully there will be competition soon. Fairpoint will be a formidable player if they adopt the g.fast technology. http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/16/tech...eds/index.html __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

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10-24-2016, 02:21 PM	#23
cunninghorgan Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 11 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	I'm glad I was poking around this forum while I was on a conference call today. We live in Meredith, do not have a set top box, and never received any notification about this from MetroCast. Now I'm on hold with their customer service department... with a higher than normal call volume.