Comcast Update: Wave Broadband Subscribers

by David Piper on Oct 25, 2008 8:35 PM PDT

If you live in Woodburn, Canby, Silverton, Mt. Angel, Aurora, Hubbard, Sheridan, Grande Ronde, Stayton, Gates, or Detroit--this applies to you.

I've been emailing and calling Wave on a regular basis since I moved to Woodburn in April. I've almost always got the PC "we're negotiating" response. This week, I got something different:

Thank you for your email about Comcast Sports Network. We have been working on getting this channel launched in Oregon for many months, and echo your frustration. The good news is, we will receive the channel on November 1st. It is looking like that is the soonest we will get to turn it on. We are very excited that we will at least get to have it in time for Blazer season!!

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

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Any news about Dish Network?

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by bowdown on Oct 25, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions

Congratulation

Enjoy. I hope this is just the first of more access to our Blazers.

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by BlueBooYay on Oct 25, 2008 8:40 PM PDT reply actions

congrats

your persistence and hard work has paid off. i’m glad you were proactive enough to keep doing that despite numerous rejections. perhaps others can follow in your footsteps?

by Philthyanimal on Oct 26, 2008 1:12 AM PDT reply actions

I’ve called them as well. I live in Canby but am just a little too far away from the switch to get Canby Telcom’s TV service. When I called Wave last month the guy I talked to didn’t even know what I was talking about re comcast sportsnet. Absolutely clueless but assured me his V.P. would see my request in his report.

I strongly suggested that if they wanted to compete in Canby they better get it fast.

Yesterday I went to their website thinking that would be the place for any new announcements. Wrong again. I should’ve known the place to go was BE.

I’m calling the yahoo’s at WAVE tomorrow. I’ve been a customer before so it should be a simple thing to get it reconnected. I’m not holding my breath…

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by LaughingJon on Oct 26, 2008 9:37 AM PDT reply actions

Grrrrrr....

Why Bendbroadband? Why?

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by bforsythe on Oct 26, 2008 1:55 PM PDT reply actions

Not enough Blazer fans in Bend?

BendBroadband has been uniquely upfront about the Comcast situation. They published the price increase they would charge ($2.00) the Preferred digital package customers (currently paying about $48) if they added the Comcast channel. So it hasn’t been added. But they said, “However, if an overwhelming number of Preferred customers support the addition of CSN, this will of course influence our decision to carry the channel”, and they invited on-line feedback from customers. Apparently the response from the Bend community has been “underwhelming” or just “whelming”, rather than “overwhelming”. If I were a Blazer fan in Bend I would be conducting a “get out and vote for the Blazers” campaign.

by BlazerFanSince1970 on Oct 26, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions