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Mediacom adds new HD channels

What I don't understand is why we get certain national HD channels in Cedar Rapids and a whole lot more are offered in the Des Moines Market. Makes no sense to me.
 
rworkman83 said:
What I don't understand is why we get certain national HD channels in Cedar Rapids and a whole lot more are offered in the Des Moines Market. Makes no sense to me.
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Probably has something to do with infrastructure, though that's just a guess.
 
rworkman83 said:
What I don't understand is why we get certain national HD channels in Cedar Rapids and a whole lot more are offered in the Des Moines Market. Makes no sense to me.
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Don't you guys get Comcast Sportsnet Chicago? I wish I had that during the summer. Almost all the cubs games are on that channel.

vmbplayer said:
switch to Directv and enjoy hist international. I can't stand mediacom, best thing my house ever did was drop it for Directv.
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I live in an apartment so directv really isn't and option otherwise I totally would have been there already. My dad has directv and I love it whenever I go home.
 
here is a dumb question for those who have directv. I currently have cable in KC and have 2 HD boxes with DVR. In my other 2 rooms I have basic over the air cable at no additional cost....this is nice because 1 room is a living room that isn't used that often and the other is the room with the treadmill. Is there any easy way to get Directv in those rooms without having to pay for the additional boxes?

Thanks
 
nickborton said:
here is a dumb question for those who have directv. I currently have cable in KC and have 2 HD boxes with DVR. In my other 2 rooms I have basic over the air cable at no additional cost....this is nice because 1 room is a living room that isn't used that often and the other is the room with the treadmill. Is there any easy way to get Directv in those rooms without having to pay for the additional boxes?

Thanks
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You could run a splitter off the output line from one of the receivers and into your other rooms, but it would be controlled by the original receiver. So, you would have to have both TVs on the same channel. Changing channels may also be difficult from the other room.

Not a very good solution, but it only cost an extra $5 per receiver.
 
iowast8fan said:
You could run a splitter off the output line from one of the receivers and into your other rooms, but it would be controlled by the original receiver. So, you would have to have both TVs on the same channel. Changing channels may also be difficult from the other room.

Not a very good solution, but it only cost an extra $5 per receiver.
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I don't know if you can use more than one output on the receiver at the same time, but you could use the component, Y, Pb, Pr, HDMI or (I think?) coax on the receiver to run to the other room.

I've never tried this, but it might work.
 
jumbopackage said:
I don't know if you can use more than one output on the receiver at the same time, but you could use the component, Y, Pb, Pr, HDMI or (I think?) coax on the receiver to run to the other room.

I've never tried this, but it might work.
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It does work. I power one TV via HDMI and another one off componet, and a 3rd to power a sling box via s video all from the same receiver. Of course you have to watch the same channel.
 
Just got 5 more HD channels in Cedar Rapids on mediacom

TBS, A&E, Sci Fi, History, and CNN.

Rumor I heard is there should be another 2-4 more in about a month.
 
cytech said:
Just got 5 more HD channels in Cedar Rapids on mediacom

TBS, A&E, Sci Fi, History, and CNN.

Rumor I heard is there should be another 2-4 more in about a month.
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Are these all free ones like the rest? This would happen as I leave town for 10 days.
 
Anyone know what's going on Mediacom ch. 852? It says to be announced like the other new 3 did? I hope it's FX HD.
 
I don't have a channel 852 on mine. Though from what I was told the Des Moines market will likely get the other new HD's 1-2 weeks before CR does.
 
Why does Des Moines get these channels before Eastern Iowa does? Anyone know when they'll be available in E. Iowa?
 
Nope don't see anything.

I was told that the signals go into Des Moines then are fed to other areas of the state. Not sure if that is actually true though.
 
Who the hell knows. Television shouldn't be difficult. It should be free, too.
 
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