Fall 2009 HD channel number changes

**arthur dent** · 07-30-2010, 09:26 AM

Don't see the "nice" about it. I can't believe there could be anyone interested in the SD channel number when they have HD.

07-30-2010, 10:11 AM

Looks like they are tied to the SD channels because they don't show up for me.

07-30-2010, 10:27 AM

I wouldn't be surprised to see them fill all spaces with PPV channels just to annoy the hell out of us.

07-30-2010, 12:38 PM

How do you know which bird the channels are broadcast from?

07-30-2010, 12:44 PM

I agree with Bell not having episode or date for release not being available. Prior to Bell, I was with Cogeco and their guide always had the date that the movie/show was released and yet Bell has virtually no information. I thought they just got the info from the networks and updated their stuff but I guess not. They have to do a much better job!

07-30-2010, 02:15 PM

Some people have both HD and SD receivers for various TV's around the house.

07-30-2010, 02:23 PM

The switch to the new channel numbering system has now started for the HD channels starting at 1200. Both the 800 and the new numbers are available.

07-30-2010, 02:27 PM

I believe you can avoid all the problems you mentioned simply by deleting the old timer first, and then creating the new timer.

07-30-2010, 02:41 PM

They are obviously trying to spare us from too many future changes by making sure there is enough room for all the new HD/digital channels coming in the future. Personally I would have gone the opposite route and moved all SD services into the 1000's and assigned the HD channels to 001 - 999. That would have made more sense and made it easy to cut off the SD channels as they close down. Either way however someone would find it a little inconvenient during this transition period.

For the person who complained about the space between channel numbers and to the person to doesn't like four digit channel numbers: Why not set up a short favourites list in your EPG of only those channels you watch most of the time and then use this list to move from channel to channel? It's been a long time since I've entered actual channel numbers digit by digit. Too 20th century!

07-30-2010, 04:04 PM

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