hawkeye_wx

join:2009-01-07

Cedar Rapids, IA 1 edit hawkeye_wx Member Weather warning For a long time, when there was a weather warning, Mediacom would just briefly interrupt with, or maybe scroll across the bottom of the screen, a message directing the viewer to channel 22 for more information. This year they have changed it. Now there is a very long interruption in all programming, during which we get a horrible recording from the National Weather Service that lists everything that's going on, lists every county and city that may be affected, etc. It's awful. That is what local stations are for. Seriously, Mediacom viewers are going to be super PO'd with this. I'm a weather geek who loves to follow severe weather, but even I'm already getting upset with these ridiculous and insufferable interruptions. PLEASE go back to the way it used to be.



Edit: I just realized there is already a thread for this.

wth

Premium Member

join:2002-02-20

Iowa City,IA wth Premium Member I noticed a few weeks ago when the blue EAS screen appears, you can't even change channels, pause the DVR or anything to the DVR or box, as long as the EAS is on the screen. It just sucks.... The old system was just as effective and it only interrupted the audio for 10 seconds, and NOT the programing on the screen.



MediacomChad

Mediacom Social Media Relations Team

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join:2010-01-20

Gulf Breeze, FL MediacomChad to hawkeye_wx

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Hello hawkeye_wx and thank you for the feedback. I am sorry for any frustration this has caused you and I will be happy to forward this along for consideration. If you have any further questions or concerns, feel free to send a DM to me with your account information and I will be happy to assist you.

Pringlescan

join:2007-01-05

Des Moines, IA Pringlescan to hawkeye_wx

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said by hawkeye_wx: For a long time, when there was a weather warning, Mediacom would just briefly interrupt with, or maybe scroll across the bottom of the screen, a message directing the viewer to channel 22 for more information. This year they have changed it. Now there is a very long interruption in all programming, during which we get a horrible recording from the National Weather Service that lists everything that's going on, lists every county and city that may be affected, etc. It's awful. That is what local stations are for. Seriously, Mediacom viewers are going to be super PO'd with this. I'm a weather geek who loves to follow severe weather, but even I'm already getting upset with these ridiculous and insufferable interruptions. PLEASE go back to the way it used to be.



Edit: I just realized there is already a thread for this. This has to be the most crybaby thing to actually cry about. It's not MC that did this but the weather service. It's like this for every state now.

Sengfeng

join:2006-10-16

Davenport, IA 2 recommendations Sengfeng Member I'd say he has a legit beef with it, and calling someone's post out as "crybaby" is really, hugely a DB move. When there's a thunderstorm warning, and it's 100 miles away from your area, why should you be locked on the alert? Mediacom updated the DVR firmware, maybe they can tweak it some.