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Question: Kindly requesting clarification why I do not receive any HD Extran Innings Channels
Problem Background:
I have spoke with three different level 1 tech reps and one level two tech rep in the past 24hrs regarding the following problem:
I initially purchased MLB extra innings last evening (30 May) based on the fact I would have access to all the out of market games and in HD. The CSR (named Sicily) told me that the regional games would be subject to blackout which I acknowledged and accepted. The CSR gave me access right away, and unfortunately, I didn't get any HD channels...only 671-679. I couldn't reach the HD channel of 1671-1679 as my cable box wouldn't recognize them. I did all this with the CSR still on the phone. The CSR had tech support on the line as well and neither was able to trouble-shoot the issue, but the CSR promised to call back the next morning.
The next morning (31 May), a different CSR (no name provided) left me a voicemail and stated the problem was fixed. I appreciated the follow up call; however, the issue was not reconciled. I then called another CSR on 31 May in the late afternoon and was eventually connected to the tech support line again.
I spent 30 minutes on the phone with the tech rep and she was unable to reconcile the issue. She checked to see if I lived in Douglas or Wickenburg AZ which supposedly don't get HD channels are "dead zones" for any real access to Cox services. This tech rep then requested the support of a level 2 technical rep. I sat on hold for another 20 minutes waiting for the level 2 tech rep and the level 1 rep eventually asked me to hang up and they would call me back in an hour or two. To my frustration, I received no call, so I called back that evening of 31 May. The next tech rep that I spoke to explained to me that he (named Michael) believed that Extra Innings HD was not available in my area (Vail, AZ - zip code 85641). I was surprised to hear this as I live about 10miles from Tucson city limits...my location isn't exactly a rural area or a place that would have limited Cox capability.
Can some one with Cox technical expertise please explain to me what is going on? I've been a customer for ~6.5yrs, always paying my bill on time. This experience feels very "bait and switch" like to me and I'm seriously considering canceling my entire Cox cable package and internet service due to it (switch to DSL and DirectTV).
Please help
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You were duped. Cox sells MLB Extra Innings as HD but, as you discovered, HD isn't available in some areas. Also, as others have discovered within available areas, they needed to rent pricier boxes to watch the HD channels.
I subscribed for a year and quickly discovered it's not a good value: low-def video, blackouts and commercials. The commercials are what bothered me. At $170, it should be considered a premium channel(s) but it's laden with those awful commercials of Bob and his mother selling cheap furniture. Those aren't the local affiliate commercials. Those are MLB Extra Innings commercials. I would prefer a dead graphic of current scores around the league.
These were just so annoying to me.
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The HD MLB Extra Innings channels (1671-1679) are marked with ◊ on the channel lineup for your area. This means the channels are broadcast using MPEG-4 formatting and require receivers that support MPEG4 video and can tune above 860MHz-1GHz (in addition to the lower frequencies). Our older DVRs (Scientific Atlanta Explorer models, for example) are only capable of decoding MPEG-2. MPEG-4 allows the same great quality picture customers expect, while taking up less bandwidth and hard drive space. There is no price difference between renting one 2-tuner Scientific Atlanta DVR or one 2-tuner Cisco DVR (capable of tuning the MLB HD channels).
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