Dealing with my Cable Company (Charter) is like Physically Breaking my leg....RE:Obama Concert

[MadBadger]

Edit: I know what HbO is doing, I was just trying to find out what channel HBO was unscrambling the signal on because you need to have a box to get HBO with charter.

Nobody has any idea at Charter whats going on for tomorrow's concert. One person wanted me to buy HBO, the other told me I couldnt watch it because i didnt have a box. They are telling me that they have no frickin idea what I'm talking about and that they can only see channels five hours in advance...while my guide can see shit weeks in advance.

I finally got the information I wanted from the nice, midwestern ignorant Republican who said shed just turn the junk off.

Why are cable companies so dumb?


GRRRRRRRR


Rant over...I apologize to any Cable COmpany workers I offended

[ecstatic]

1. HBO is planning to unscramble its signal for certain events

for most cable companies; DirecTV is offering free HBO all weekend.

http://www.hbo.com/

[MadBadger]

3. I just wanted to know what channel the unscrambled signal would appear on

They didnt even know what event I was talking about.

[ecstatic]

5. The channel number that HBO appears on under your cable company

You can find that either on your cable company's site or http://tv.yahoo.com and click Listings and personalize. Hopefully that works.

[MadBadger]

8. Again, you need a digital box in my area in order to even get HBO

I assumed it was going to be on another channel, I just wasnt sure.

[liberal N proud]

6. Does Charter have a web site with channel line up?

[MadBadger]

9. Ive seen that it will either be on channel 18 (what the last charter person told me), or channel 20.

Which is what i found online. The actual charter lineup doenst have it at all.

[NMDemDist2]

2. HBO is airing it free, unscrambling their signal

check it out

http://www.hbo.com/weareone/

[MadBadger]

4. I edited my post to make more sense

I just wanted to know what channel i could see it on since you need a digital box to get HBO with charter. I just have expanded basic cable.

[ecstatic]

7. oh

I'm not sure how that will work. That sucks. Just in case they don't help, do you have a TV-out/tuner on your computer to connect it to your TV? :shrug:

[eShirl]

10. you can watch it on HBO.com, too

according to the website

[kickysnana]

11. waiting for the cable guy

http://video.google.com/videosearch?num=100&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=wW2&resnum=0&q=Qwest%20commercial%20%22like%20waiting%20for%20the%20cable%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#