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Published May. 22, 2008

Recently my tv sets converted to the "new and improved" on screen guide. I am not sure I like it yet, but I will figure it all out and that will be fine. What I am livid about is that since the conversion, on all three of my tvs, I am missing certain channels that I had before the conversion. Now, I am not talking about some cable channel you have to pay for, I am talking Channel 14, the darn TWC news channel, and some others like this. On my one and only HD box, a bunch of my old HD channels do not come in now. When I quizzed TWC about this I was told to "reboot my cable boxes" and all will be fixed. Well, NO this did not work and now, I have to waste time to call back and fuss at some innocent person just doing their job, so they will send someone out to my home who will have to fix this issue. Meanwhile, who knows when someone can come. I cannot just go home from work and wait for them all day long, so that too, is frustrating.

 Anyone else notice these problems? Any suggestions for a self fix that do not involve rebooting my boxes again for no reason! ha!



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Why did they change it? Junk! I'm thinking Direct TV.

Have had to reboot mine 3-4 times after new downloads in the past before it behaved. I guess like computers, the temp memory can be full of trash (or just plain full because of software that does not clean up after itself) and a reboot eventually clears it. I have also had to call and they reset it remotely, but after reading these posts I will use the "replace the box" method as the second course of action. I will get rid of cable long before I call one of their ham handed "repairman" again.

I have had issues with a lot of their HD stations also. I have switched out the box...had them come and check to see if there were any shorts out at my road box...had them check the signal from the road to my house to my box...everything "seemed" fine...come to find out, I need to have all of the cable replaced in my house because it is old and cannot "carry" the signal. This came from a good friend that works in installing cables...so I know he is not yanking my chain. We had cable installed in our house back in the early 80's. So...if it's been a while since you have had your cable installed in your house and you are having issues...and TWC says everything is fine...it's most likely the wiring in your house. Unfortunately, you have to pay for that yourself. TWC could not be legally held to replace your cabling IN YOUR HOUSE.

My only beef with TWC is that I blocked MTV because of all the carp on there. Now anytime you go to that channel it is blocked and it locks up the whole system. Nothing on the remote works.

...It should show analog and digital channels as it finds them. It might take a few minutes... ....

...go into the TV/monitor menu and do a channel search on automatic.....

TWC is a over-priced luxury that some people have no alternatives...like me. I hate dealing with them. I hate their prices. I hate their customer service and especially their automated answering services. I have no choice other than to do without.

Once again, you can thank government for the disaster that is knows as Time Warner Cable. If government did not guarantee them a monopoly on a given franchise area, you would have competition and price wars breaking out all over. Your selection would be greater and it would work better.

So call your local city councils and mayors and thank thank them again for all they do for you.

OMG, Ladyblue, I'm so glad you mentioned the difference in the screen pic. I thought it was just me and my bad eyesight.

I tried to pay TWC via telephone (as I've done for years - no need to wait for a "person") back in Feb. For whatever reason, I could not do so at that time. I was then transferred to a "service rep" who took my credit card info. All was well.

The next month I got a $5 charge for "General Processing Fees" for merely TALKING with a real human - remember, it was not my problem their system would not respond to my attempted CC payment.

Since then I've had at least three rounds with them. Now it is at the stage I get a credit, with some degree of apologies/poor explanations, for the "error"....and then get another "but you TALKED with someone charge!!" the following billing cycle.

I fully anticipate another charge next month for the "call" I made today!

TWC IS a joke!........and they know they more or less have the market cornered.

FE

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