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When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« on: September 05, 2010, 07:44:56 PM »
I decided to start this topic to try and have a better idea when IntelliStar's were installed in cable systems.
Please include these 4 things:

- Cable Provider at the time
- Location at the time
- IntelliSTAR ID at the time
- Time when the IntelliSTAR was installed. (If you don't know the exact day, that's absolutely fine, just include the month and/or year.)

For my IntelliStar (at the time):

-Comcast
-Monroe, MI
-22228
-April 2004

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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2010, 01:07:19 AM »
Bensalem's intellistar (21884/Comcast) was upgraded from an XL around March 2004.

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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2010, 03:17:30 AM »
Newport News Intellistar upgraded from XL in May 2004

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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2010, 10:06:24 AM »
Norristown area IntelliSTAR upgrade:

Comcast
Willow Grove / N. Phila Airport
021895
Feb 10, 2004

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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2010, 11:49:58 AM »
Norristown area IntelliSTAR upgrade:

Comcast
Willow Grove / N. Phila Airport
021895
Feb 10, 2004
Hmm, now that I think about it, I think 21884 may have been upgraded in late February. I know I still remember seeing my XL around Presidents Day weekend that year though.

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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2010, 12:09:26 PM »
AT&T/Comcast Communications

Fall River/ New Bedford, MA

022622

June 12th, 2004 @ 8:38am

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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2010, 12:27:42 PM »
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Fall River/ New Bedford, MA

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June 12th, 2004 @ 8:38am

You remember the exact time too? What are you a robot?  :P

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I don't remember if my STAR ID changed when I got the IS, it could be the same.
It was early 2004, February I believe... I really didn't pay much attention because I confused the two stars at first since they had the same background.


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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2010, 12:32:03 PM »
It was early 2004, February I believe... I really didn't pay much attention because I confused the two stars at first since they had the same background.
Yeah, that's why I can't really remember exactly when mine was upgraded either. At first, the only difference I noticed was that more narration was added.

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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2010, 06:29:56 PM »
It was early 2004, February I believe... I really didn't pay much attention because I confused the two stars at first since they had the same background.
Yeah, that's why I can't really remember exactly when mine was upgraded either. At first, the only difference I noticed was that more narration was added.

The only changes made here at the time were the Doppler radar (with the countdown hours) plus the LDL went to a solid black background. Other changes were made as the IntelliSTAR continued to update.

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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2010, 06:32:23 PM »
Yeah, my IntelliStar config was nearly identical to my XL when it first rolled out. Then it went through several config changes starting in mid 2005 (as did most other STARs).

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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #10 on: September 07, 2010, 07:55:59 PM »
It most likely happened in March or April 2004, but I am not entirely sure, as I did not start watching TWC regularly until May 2004.

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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2010, 08:20:37 PM »
All Pittsburgh area Comcast STARs were upgraded in April of 2004: 22420, 22434, 22345, 22346, 22437, and 22438.

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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2010, 02:16:46 PM »
St. Tammany/Washington Parishes (headend in Slidell, La)
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Early 2004
See also #23622, Ch. 31, Hammond, La.

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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #13 on: September 21, 2010, 06:16:53 AM »
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Re: When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?
« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2010, 08:15:50 PM »
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March 2004
 
I did remember seeing our XL earlier in March 2004, but I think they replaced sometime around late March. I also can't remember if they changed the ID number once when we got our IntelliStar.
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