02-02-2008, 11:18 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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ExpressVu To Show US Commercials During SuperBowl
http://www.bell.ca/support/PrsCSrvTv_DTH_SuperBowl.page
Channel 808 on ExpressVu will be showing the US FOX HD Feed and will not be blocking the US Commercials.
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ExpressVu channels 807 and 808 are reserved for additional HD broadcasts that ExpressVu makes available to its subscribers from time to time. Outside of Toronto and Vancouver and surrounding regions, ExpressVu subscribers will know if they are authorized under the same regulatory rules applied to all Canadian TV Services providers to receive FOX High Definition broadcasts (including US commercials) by checking these channels in their Electronic Programming Guide (EPG). If they do not appear, it is because the regulations prohibit the airing on non-substituted FOX High Definition broadcasts.
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I can't find anything on the Starchoice or Shaw websites....are they doing this also?
I am in Victoria and the channel works fine for me...are they allowing it in Calgary?
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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02-02-2008, 11:22 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sec 216
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yep. 808 on bell says we will get US commercials.
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02-02-2008, 11:35 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Locked in the Trunk of a Car
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I remember they did last year. So was expecting it, I'm glad it's true.
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02-02-2008, 12:49 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Is this for everyone who has Expressvu or do you have to subscribe to that channel? I don't have that channel on my guide.
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Originally Posted by HPLovecraft
I am beginning to question the moral character of those who cheer for Vancouver.
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02-02-2008, 01:02 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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Originally Posted by Mayer
Is this for everyone who has Expressvu or do you have to subscribe to that channel? I don't have that channel on my guide.
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I think this is only for HD subscribers as CTV is pretty well Canada wide in SD.
It should be for everyone who has Expressvu that isn't in Toronto or Vancouver. It probably has something to do with the simsub rules as Toronto and Vancouver both have CTV HD Over The Air transmitters in those cities so they can block the Fox signal in those areas.
Last edited by Vulcan; 02-02-2008 at 01:09 PM.
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02-02-2008, 01:02 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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Originally Posted by Mayer
Is this for everyone who has Expressvu or do you have to subscribe to that channel? I don't have that channel on my guide.
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Do you have HD? And where do you live? It is only available in some markets and if you have the HD pack.
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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02-02-2008, 01:16 PM
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Scoring Winger
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With Shaw, the FOX channels in the 80s and 200s are always the US feed for whatever they are showing. (Cant remember the exact channel numbers). There should be a couple of other FOX channels depending on your cable package.
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02-02-2008, 04:37 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by urban1
With Shaw, the FOX channels in the 80s and 200s are always the US feed for whatever they are showing. (Cant remember the exact channel numbers). There should be a couple of other FOX channels depending on your cable package.
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Yes. Shaw only simsubs the basic cable channels (so CFCN-3 over KAYU-22). They don't do anything with the EST digital feeds or the HD feeds.
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Turn up the good, turn down the suck!
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02-02-2008, 11:54 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Thanks for the heads up Hoot!
Yay!
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02-03-2008, 12:11 AM
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First Line Centre
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Thumbs up from me. Still pissed though at the new $3 a month "charge"
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02-03-2008, 11:07 AM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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The channel isn't showing up for me. (On my 6100)
Tried the forced re-boot. Now got it unplugged- see what happens. Anybody else having issues?
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02-03-2008, 11:40 AM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Got it now- had to call in.
Basically because I was an HD customer since June 2005 I had a legacy HD package, and needed to get it updated. No extra cost.
Spoke to a nice knowledgeable lady based out of Winnipeg who spoke perfect English. And after I got through with the "Press 1" I got her within a few seconds. Good job on Bell's CSRs!
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02-03-2008, 01:10 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Sep 2007
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are there any non-hd bell channels that are showing the american commercials?
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02-03-2008, 01:31 PM
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The shaw digital channels 80s and the HD channels 200s as someone mentioned earlier always show the US feed for the games.
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02-03-2008, 01:41 PM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenHardHat
are there any non-hd bell channels that are showing the american commercials?
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I don't think so.
Because technically if they did, they would be breaking the rules about substituting CFCN onto them.
Yes, they end up putting CFTO and the Vancouver CTV onto the respective feeds; but that just makes people want to see local commercials.
HD they can get away with it because there's no HD feed in Calgary for CFCN.
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02-03-2008, 01:52 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Thanks. It was worth a shot though.
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02-03-2008, 02:52 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Not Abu Dhabi
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Originally Posted by ken0042
Got it now- had to call in.
Basically because I was an HD customer since June 2005 I had a legacy HD package, and needed to get it updated. No extra cost.
Spoke to a nice knowledgeable lady based out of Winnipeg who spoke perfect English. And after I got through with the "Press 1" I got her within a few seconds. Good job on Bell's CSRs!
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Hmph. I have the same issue as you, but having the exact opposite experience with my call. The guy doesn't understand english, doesn't speak it well, doesn't even understand my problem, and then tells me that only people in Vancouver and Toronto get that channel.
Now I'm going through all sorts of technical diagnostics completely unrelated to my issue.
I hate Bell. Too bad I hate Shaw more.
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02-03-2008, 03:04 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Not Abu Dhabi
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Well that was funny. I had to stop him from telling me to try all those diagnostics and actually explain to him about calgarypuck.com and how someone here found the problem. I told him exactly what to do to fix it, and 5 minutes later, I had the channel.
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02-03-2008, 03:21 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ken0042
Got it now- had to call in.
Basically because I was an HD customer since June 2005 I had a legacy HD package, and needed to get it updated. No extra cost.
Spoke to a nice knowledgeable lady based out of Winnipeg who spoke perfect English. And after I got through with the "Press 1" I got her within a few seconds. Good job on Bell's CSRs!
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The Bell guy I am talking to has no idea what I am talking about.
What exactly should I tell him to do?
EDIT: He FINALLY got it. I just kept telling him "Refresh my HD package"! I had to turn down about 20 requests to add SD channels. I finally said "Anything in SD Can go to hell!"
Last edited by Draug; 02-03-2008 at 03:26 PM.
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02-03-2008, 04:07 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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I think I had my HD package updated when I phoned in to complain I wasn't getting A&E HD even though I was getting it in SD, so I had to specifically request they add it to my package. I guess this took me off the Legacy package and now I'm waiting for the shoe to drop in the way of a HD price increase. Somehow I don't really trust Bell, and I may go from this  to this  .
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