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masterchief75

Wishlist from former Time Warner Cable customer

Status: New Idea
by masterchief75 ‎11-20-2011 09:40 PM - edited ‎11-20-2011 10:24 PM

Here is a list of missing features that I had with cable that I would like added:

 

No NY1 and FiOS 1 is only available in Long Island-No MSG HD and G4 HD-SD versions are available though

No Dial-up internet or Virus protection-included like with TWC

No Start Over or Look Back from TWC

Most channels are encrypted-I used to record TBS with my tv tuner and now I can't

Remote control isn't universal so won't control DVD player or home theatre

$80 for service visit, but usually can get replacement equipment in the mail

No iPad app for watching 84 channels from TWC-however this only works at home with TWC

More HD on TWC-TWC-121 FiOS-95

TV Guide doesn't let you go back in time

Can't record a program that you were watching from a previous hour-example its 3:05 and i go back to a program at 2:30 and record it

No clock on front of new regular HD box-there is a clock on the Multi-room DVR(white color) and SD box (orange color)

LED clock color is annoying-White is really annoying to the eyes and orange isn't great. Green is the color usually used

No red light for recording on DVR-it says REC in white but isn't obvious

Clock on front says PLAY REW FFD instead of time for 50 seconds when using DVR functions-better to just keep it on the clock-I feel like I'm using a VCR reading those functions

Doesn't let you record only 1 min early and 1 min late. Have to do 5 min minimum for each which for ten 1hr recordings can add up to 80 extra mins

Guide doesn't fill the whole screen when on an HD channel

No closed captioning on SD box-can turn on closed captioning from your tv menu and will work though

On demand uses internet so this can slow down your speed-it only has one rewind and fast forward speed too

Can't do record options from the guide when selecting a recording like adding extra time-have to go into dvr menu after scheduling a recording

When looking for upcoming shows it only shows the next 3 days worth of shows instead of 14 days

Can't record 2 programs on the same channel if they overlap. Say you extended the record time for one program and it overlaps with another on the same channel that you also want to record, then you have to remove the extra time that overlaps

To see the air date of a program or actors you have to press info 3 times

When you're playing a live recording it doesn't tell you time left till you're live

Can't add more recording time to a live program-have to choose next program to record or make manual recording

Can't connect expansion eSATA hard drive for additional DVR recording space till 1.9 software upgrade

To use Media Manager to stream photos and Verizon remote app you have to be connected wirelessly to the Verizon router and not your own router

Can't have 720p and 1080i simultaneously and have to choose one-With TWC could choose both, but it's annoying when you switch from one channel to another that are different formats because your tv takes a couple seconds to adjust

FiOS doesn't include all their channels in one bundle like TWC with the DTV Value-The Ultimate HD bundle is an extra $30 a month

No anonymous email addresses like earthlink gives you

Verizon seems very strict with illegal downloading-section under online account says Alleged Copyright Violation Notification

Can't set a power on channel

No settings button on remote-have to press menu then go to settings

Can't turn off AC outlet on the SD box when the box is on

When looking at on demand and upcoming shows you can jump up or down by pressing channel up and down

Can't have caller id on top right of screen-That's where time warner used to have theirs

Can't protect recording till after it's recorded unless you're recording a series

It's annoying how the play and pause button are connected

Fast forwarding stops 1 min before finishing-should give you the option to not do this. Also should be able to press rewind to go back to a recording while you are in the menu that asks you to delete or restart a recording

Closed captioning should be activated with just one button press as opposed to cycling from off to CC1-also should be another press to turn it off instead of having to cycle through CC1-6. should be able to set default CC in menu

When press info it blocks a big part of screen as opposed to pressing the OK button

Should be able to set time for info banner

History 2 comes before History 1 channel-ESPN 1 and 2 also should be consecutive and not separated by 3 channels in between

Cursor buttons on remote are annoying especially when going through the guide because you have to push deep

Ads pop up for movies when you press guide and dvr sometimes-paying customers shouldn't be subjected to this

Can't set DVR from regular HD or SD boxes-not sure if TWC has this

When deleting recordings yes should be the top option and not the bottom option

Favorites button toggles between whether channel up flips through all channels or just favorites-favorites button doesn't actually flip through favorites with every press

 

Missing HD Channels:

MSG HD

G4 HD

TV GUIDE HD

OWN HD

Hallmark HD

BBC America HD

Crime and Investigation HD

Live Well HD

DIY HD

Style HD

GSN HD

Planet Green HD

History International HD

Oxygen HD

E! HD

Bloomberg HD

EWTN HD

Headline News HD

Galavision HD

C-Span HD

C-Span 2 HD

C-Span 3 HD

TCM HD

Ovation HD

Reelz HD

Cooking Channel HD

TV One HD

Cartoon network HD

 

Channels only in Ultimate HD bundle which are available with TWC in DTV Value:

CBS College Sports HD

Hallmark Movie Channel (also prime)

gmc (also prime)

MAV

Outdoor

Sundance

 

It's ridiculous how some channels are in prime, which is a lower package, but not included in Extreme

 

I also put most of this list on Facebook were 470 of my friends can see it. I hope this adds more priority to these features being added.

Comments
by All Star prisaz All Star on ‎11-22-2011 04:14 PM

You might want to break these up into multiple ideas. It can be tracked at that point. I know I will just ship over two pages of stuff that I may or may not want.

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