15 HD Channels on TWC

[Mark Strube]

I could've sworn HBO was $10. Oh well. Also, we have 2 HD boxes... one is a DVR, one is a standard, that's why I added it twice LOL.

[gparris]

I have two HD sets, so I have two HD boxes, too, but I got to have the other HD DVR box to duplicate what I watch so if I want to watch somewhere else what I have recorded, then I can...
and I don't have a problem with the extra $6.95 for the HD DVR charge for the second HD box being an HD DVR...just uncomplicates things...I watch the programmes in the bedroom where I have a second HT setup (eliminates some headaches).
Thanks for the responses!

Now, TWC, about those Sinclair locals, Cinemax HD and Starz!HD channels...

[Mark Strube]

Yeah, I'm dying to get 18 and 24 in HD... especially 18, lots of good shows... but Enterprise would be nice too.

I just upgraded to Digipic 2000... same price as what we were paying for 2 premiums and then that adds the onDemand for those premiums too. Awesome.

[John L]

Originally posted by gparris


If they really want to impress, they can add Sinclair's WB18 HD
 (Channel 518) and when HD, UPN24 (Channel 524).
- Then you're talkin' HD Channels!
While were counting, they could add Cinemax HD and Starz!HD, too!:D

Adding 18 and 24 HD will probably cost an extra $20 per month so that TWC can pay Sinclair.

[John L]

Originally posted by The Law
'Tis True.  Here's the lineup :

500 HBO HD
501 Showtime HD
504 WTMJ HD (NBC)
505 WDJT HD (CBS)
506 WITI HD (FOX)
510 MPTV HD (PBS)
512 WISN HD (ABC)
530 ESPN HD
531 FOX Net HD
533 TNT HD
541 DISC HD (Discovery)
545 iNHD 1 (iNDemand HD 1)
546 iNHD 2 (iNDemand HD 2)
547 HDNET (HD Net)
548 HDNETMV (HD Net Movies)

What? No WMVT HD?   Ch. 36-1 is basically HD 24/7.  I'm surprised they aren't carrying it.

-John L.

[gparris]

Originally posted by John L
Adding 18 and 24 HD will probably cost an extra $20 per month so that TWC can pay Sinclair.

I do not think that it would ever be that high, but they could add it to the HD Package to help cover it, if necessary...
I cannot really get anything OTA without a massive antenna, and then I would need something to record it, like their HD-DVR!:rolleyes:

[Snard]

Originally posted by John L
What? No WMVT HD?   Ch. 36-1 is basically HD 24/7.  I'm surprised they aren't carrying it.

-John L.

I believe that 510 is actually 36-1. The "real" channel 10 digital is on 550 through 554 I believe (but not HD, since it's all SD multicast)

[Bigdog]

Unfortunately I only saw the add once and was letting the dogs out at the time so didn't get a chance to see if it had fine print or any other restrictions. I'll keep my eye open for it again...

BTW someone mentioned you get billed for the HD-DVR service per box, why is that???

[gparris]

It is like this:

Every box you rent from TWC is $7.95 (until the rates go up).
Every DVR Box has an additional DVR fee of the following:

$5 for the SD DVR box EACH BOX-service only.
$6.95 for the HD DVR box EACH BOX-service only.

Why they just don't say $12.95 per box service/rental for SD
AND...$14.90 per HD DVR box service/rental combined??
It is not like you can have one without the other.

It is so easy pricing it that way!

Really, really bad on their part, IMO.

If TWC thinks it is "better marketing" - it isn't...just misleading.

So actually, they don't tell you on the website about the HD DVR charge - much less than even INDICATE that HAVE an HD DVR!
This pricing combo would be good right there on the DVR page.

(But their webpages are "legendary" for errors, so why change, now?)

They still don't indicate on the Digipic plans that they have ESPN-HD on their HD Package until you go to the HDTV section..
They just list the IN HD and HDNET, another oversight!

Maybe one of us TWC subscriber/forum members should work for them and straighten them out....

[Bigdog]

Why is there a per box DVR service fee? The stuff you store isn't sitting on their servers tying up disc space. Everything else (other than the box rental itself) is just a single charge. You don't get dinged for HBO PER box, so why they DVR service??

[The Law]

You get "dinged" probably becuase you are receiving 2 streams from them since the HD DVR is dual tuner.  Maybe also to offset some of the costs of training the CSRs on all the new functions, etc.

[summerfun]

Originally posted by Bigdog
Why is there a per box DVR service fee? The stuff you store isn't sitting on their servers tying up disc space. Everything else (other than the box rental itself) is just a single charge. You don't get dinged for HBO PER box, so why they DVR service??

You're not paying for the DVR service. The per box DVR fee is paying for the box.

$7.95 standard box rental. $5.00 more for SD DVR or $6.96 more for HD DVR per box. I think it is pretty good deal compared to laying out the cash to buy one.

[borghe]

wait, you're kidding right?

it's $7 PER box for DVR fee PLUS $8/box for hardware fee? Are you sure about that? I've cut the TWC folks some serious slack on this board assuming that the $5 DVR fee covered all DVRs like DirecTV (let alone the $7 HD DVR fee). But if it is really $5/7 PER DVR, then TWC's pricing is a joke. Can someone with multiple DVRs please confirm?

[summerfun]

Originally posted by borghe
wait, you're kidding right?

it's $7 PER box for DVR fee PLUS $8/box for hardware fee? Are you sure about that? I've cut the TWC folks some serious slack on this board assuming that the $5 DVR fee covered all DVRs like DirecTV (let alone the $7 HD DVR fee). But if it is really $5/7 PER DVR, then TWC's pricing is a joke. Can someone with multiple DVRs please confirm?

I don't understand what is so shocking?

Non DVR SD or HD box $7.95 per month per box rental

SD DVR box $12.95 per month per box rental

HD DVR box $14.90 per month per box rental

There are no other DVR fees. Why shouldn't the DVR box rent for more than a non DVR box and why shouldn't you pay per box? It is a rental fee of the box, not a service fee for the service.


I have two HD setups. One with HD DVR and one with just HD. Should they switch out my HD box with an HD DVR for free just because I have one HD DVR already.

If you were buying your own hardware and only paying for the DVR service, like you do with SAT, then you might have a point of only paying for service once regardless of how many boxes. But even stand alone (non Direct TV) TIVO charges something for additional service on second boxes.

[gparris]

I would not be entering useless information on this forum unless I try to get the facts straight, borghe, at least on TWC...the Directv thing is your baby.
:rolleyes:

I have TWO HD DVRs and get billed $7.95 for EACH box rental EACH month and on that billing I get billed for TWO HD DVR service fees for $6.95 EACH BOX.

This means I pay, before taxes and franchise fees added, a total of $29.80 a month, or $6.95 less than summerfun's HD boxes as one is a HD DVR, and because he only has the HD box rental for that one box that is NOT an HD DVR box...
However, if I spent the $1600 (with that discount) or even the $2000 for TWO HD-Tivos it could still take me awhile to recoup the difference over the TWC HD DVR boxes WITH service charges.

No, TWC does not operate like Directv does, where you get one DVR fee per household billing, or none,  as with Total Choice Premier package at $90.99 a month plus the $10.99 monthly for HD package plus another $4.99 for the extra box, so "mirrored".
And considering the SA8300 HD DVRs could be coming out sooner rather than later, it will be like an ungrade I don't have to buy, again.

Wait until Murdoch goes into MPEG-4 mode for local HD delivery-or whatever he decides to do next year-will he exchange your expensive HD Tivo, for free, then?

Maybe, though I doubt it.:eek: