Comments on: SDV Tuning Adapters for Time Warner – Pre-order

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Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:19:23 +0000

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By: Steve Kolesar

Steve Kolesar — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:56:23 +0000

Does anyone know how to register an official complaint with the FCC about this issue? I found a page on the FCC site for filing a complaint but I couldn’t really tell for sure if it was the right form. I faxed it to the number they had posted but I never received any kind of acknowledgement from them. This situation is getting ridiculous. The FCC knows it’s a problem because they’ve already fined a couple of the cable companies but it was for some paltry sum. Help, to anyone out there who knows anything about government oversight or regulatory bodies regarding the cable industry. And why isn’t TiVo doing more? They should have some lobbyist connections. Maybe I’m being stupid but isn’t SDV without a fix for TiVo essentially going to put TiVo out of business? Am I missing something?

By: Ryan Keefer

Ryan Keefer — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:56:10 +0000

Anyone heard anything further about when these SDV units are going to be available?

By: Mark W.

Mark W. — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:53:17 +0000

I went through this with Time Warner this weekend. I was able to find the pre-order page and submitted my information. However, after multiple calls to TW I realized that I knew more about this issue than their customer service reps did.

This became a particular issue for me after TW converted the public television HD broadcasts to SDV this past week (Metro-Milwaukee).

After politely pointing out to them that I was no longer receiving the goods as contracted with them per changes on their end that they were rolling out with no fix for cable card users that I was renting from them, they lowered my monthly bill $20.

So — for now at least — I will wait.

By: Mark G

Mark G — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:57:42 +0000

From Albany NY: I got this email reply after registering for the free adapter on the TWC web site:

“October 27, 2008

Thank you for your request for the SDV Tuning Adapter. Your Pre-Order has been received. At this time the Tuning Adapter is not available to the public but is currently undergoing testing to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction upon release; which we will begin deployments later this year. We do not have a specific release date for your area, but once the Tuning Adapter becomes available a service representative will contact you to schedule the installation.

Thank you,
D. Jacobs
Corporate Tuning Adapter Desk
Time Warner Cable”

By: Rob G

Rob G — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:08:37 +0000

Looks like Time Warner in Austin TX is participating!!! Ordered mine today!

By: SteveP

SteveP — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:43:16 +0000

Well… My home zip didn’t work… so I tried one of the ones that did, and it accepted my home information.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:36:35 +0000

My zip (13413) results in the TWC homepage. No information about SDV

By: SDV Tuning Adapters for Time Warner - Pre-order | Keefer Madness

SDV Tuning Adapters for Time Warner - Pre-order | Keefer Madness — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:57:58 +0000

[...] all excited to see the WeaKness Blog post a new posting today regarding SDV tuning adapters – SDV Tuning Adapters for Time Warner – Pre-order. That post directed you to Time Warner’s SDV Page. Putting in my Zip code, nothing happened. [...]

By: Ryan Keefer

Ryan Keefer — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:48:31 +0000

27703 does not work so far and no one knows anything about SDV at TWC-NC.