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G2003

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Comcast EAS gone?
« on: August 19, 2007, 07:55:03 PM »
I just realized that i have no seen the Comcast EAS in several years! I probably last saw it in mid 2005. Does anyone know if they
took it out or what?
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2007, 07:59:08 PM »
Someone over in TWCC complained that the EAS system blocked covered up weather warninggs on every channel including local channels and TWC. I guess other people complained about not veiwing their weather warnings on the local news and they waqnted the EAS system to be out.
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2007, 08:31:13 PM »
Here's a cable industry secret for you guys. The EAS screen should never have been seen during waking hours to start with! That is something that should be done (and usually is done) during the wee hours.
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2007, 09:09:52 PM »
What do you mean?
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2007, 09:41:21 PM »
What is EAS? :huh:
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2007, 10:03:12 PM »
I have no idea what EAS is :unsure:
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G2003

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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2007, 10:06:54 PM »
Emergency Alert System......................

Gary, you posted in this thread... :huh:
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2007, 11:49:44 AM »
I was just making sure I was right about what EAS was. In thast case, my answer stands. What was it you were confused about? :huh:
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2007, 11:51:22 AM »
i dunno. all i noticed was that there is no longer an all-channel EAS for severe weather warnings.
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2007, 05:24:45 PM »
I have Comcast and I have just saw a test broadcasted by the EAS, so it's not gone.
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2007, 05:34:06 PM »
They may Test it, but they never use it for warnings. i'm talking about them using it for warnings, not testing it.
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2007, 07:22:16 PM »
They don't do that here, so I'm lost about that.
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #12 on: August 20, 2007, 07:23:16 PM »
Well you guys don't get hardly any Severe Thunderstorm Warnings or Tornado Warnings, so i'm not surprised. They stopped doing it alltogether about 2 years ago.
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #13 on: August 20, 2007, 07:24:05 PM »
We get more than you know.
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Re: Comcast EAS gone?
« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2007, 07:26:16 PM »
I'm going to look and see if I have a video of the EAS in action :yes:
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