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On Fri, 6 Mar 1998 21:55:09 -0800, you wrote:
> BMI cable users: Recently I was having frequent data outages
> using TBS cable channel. BMI support recommended switching
> to American Movie Classics (which for me is Line 16 on the
> BMI box) and I have had no problems since. BMI said American
> Movies Classics has no advertisements.
I was on the phone to BMI tech-support last week on this issue..... I
forget his name, but he said the "outages" that are experienced by
many on TBS, are because your local cable supplier are allowed to
insert commercials into the channel signal.....
I would assume that this may have no effect on some operators that
insert properly, and respect the "side-bands"..... but many could
care less... hence... outages!
OTOH, AMC has no commercial inserts on the local level..... thereby
NO outages! It's as simple as that.....
BTW, I had no problem getting through to BMI or finding competent
help.... I'm sorry, I can't relate to some of the negative stories I
hear on this list in regards to BMI..... Maybe things are getting
better??
(PS.) The real reason I called them, was to see if there was any way
to get a BMI signal off of a DSS system? Either via BMI cable box, or
a BMI satellite box.... apparently the answer is NO!
I don't buy into that answer.... I believe there has to be a way!
Any thoughts on this subject... anyone?
Thanks for your thoughts....
Jeff in L.A.
TraderGuy@xxxxxxx
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