Relocating to Pittsburgh

[dmoran]

I think FIOS was first available in Moon (back in 2006 or 2007). It should be available in Oakdale/McDonald soon. They stopped laying copper lines to new subdivisions so you can only get a landline through cable.

We have Comcast TV/Internet and satisfied with the speed (we don't download much though). I think we got a deal for about $80 a month for a starter digital package and medium speed Internet.

[Renaldo5000]

Originally Posted by jay5835

I've had an HDTV for two months, and I've memorized almost none of the new channel numbers. Does anyone know why there are two sets of HD channels?

There are like 50 zillion channels and I only watch maybe three of them. The HD's start at 200 with Comcast.

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

We've gotten to know the HD channels we use, and pretty much ignore the rest. We use the search function more now, because it can be quicker than trying to use the guide.

I'm not sure what you mean by two sets of HD channels--we don't have duplicate HD channels (although we do have East and West versions of certain channels).

For example, I get ABC on channel 8 (regular), 210 (HD) and 804 (HD); the Food Network is on 49, 257, and 839. I've set all my favorites, but sometimes I like to click around the dial, and with two sets of HD numbers, the show I start on could be over by the time I get back to it.

It has completely changed the way I watch TV, i.e., I watch it a lot less.

[BrianTH]

Sometimes there are multiple HD feeds for local broadcast channels (like ABC), but I can't imagine they are actually piping more than one HD version of cable-only channels (all that stuff is coming by satellite from a central location, and they only send one feed). If more than one shows up, it might be a quirk of your settop box.

Edit: Oh, and even without dupes, we never click around anymore. Way too many channels.

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

Sometimes there are multiple HD feeds for local broadcast channels (like ABC), but I can't imagine they are actually piping more than one HD version of cable-only channels (all that stuff is coming by satellite from a central location, and they only send one feed). If more than one shows up, it might be a quirk of your settop box.

Edit: Oh, and even without dupes, we never click around anymore. Way too many channels.

So you somehow don't have the whole 800-series of HD channels? It's way beyond the networks. I have triples of virtually everything. Not the soap channel, and not the gay channel, and not MSNBC, but almost everything else. I end up watching my non-HD set in the BR 'cause it's so much easier to deal with.

[ferraris]

Originally Posted by iwonderwhy2124

Glenshaw actually is kind of nice up on the hill. There are quaint older homes and it's safe. My only hesitation would be that the only way to get to downtown from there is on Route 28. 28 is a nightmare during rush hour.

Maybe there's a good reason not to do this. But I had been thinking it would be a decent alternative to cross the 62nd Street bridge and take Butler to Penn and into downtown.

[BrianTH]

On our FiOS system, channels 2-474 are SD, and then 502-931 are HD. 1500-1741 are more SD, and then come all the audio-only channels.

We do have duplicates of some SD channels. What we don't have is duplicates of any HD channels, and again that really doesn't make sense to do.

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

On our FiOS system, channels 2-474 are SD, and then 502-931 are HD. 1500-1741 are more SD, and then come all the audio-only channels.

We do have duplicates of some SD channels. What we don't have is duplicates of any HD channels, and again that really doesn't make sense to do.

Oh, I thought you had comcast.

And no, it doesn't make any sense. That's my point.