ELynah Forum

General Category => Hockey => Topic started by: jtwcornell91 on March 26, 2005, 03:33:06 PM

Title: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: jtwcornell91 on March 26, 2005, 03:33:06 PM
It just appeared in my program guide. :-D
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: jtwcornell91 on March 26, 2005, 03:39:26 PM
BTW, I don't see Harvard-UNH on that channel.  It just says "UP NEXT: NCAA West Regional"
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: DeltaOne81 on March 26, 2005, 03:43:13 PM
Yeah, I don't see it yet either. The DU-Bemidji game did go late, so I'm hoping that's all it is.
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: Briteside on March 26, 2005, 04:02:48 PM
Anyone getting the game to show up yet?
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: jtwcornell91 on March 26, 2005, 04:03:41 PM
Apparently the Harvard-UHN game is on 448 on Dish network
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: DeltaOne81 on March 26, 2005, 04:08:05 PM
I'm on the phone with DirecTV now - trying to convince them there's actually a problem:

I urge all of you to call DirecTV at:
1-800-494-4388

And Altitude:
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: DeltaOne81 on March 26, 2005, 04:22:53 PM
DO NOT call Altitude, the woman there is just an operator and can't do anything.

Pester DirecTV!!
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: jtwcornell91 on March 26, 2005, 04:26:54 PM
It's only a problem if you want to watch H-UHN...
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: DeltaOne81 on March 26, 2005, 04:27:41 PM
Not necessarily, its the same feed and channel that we should be on tonight. If they don't get it now, they very well may not get ours tonight!
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: jtwcornell91 on March 26, 2005, 04:29:11 PM
But I think they're just not activating it until 16:00 CST.  OTOH, the times appear to be wrong...
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: DeltaOne81 on March 26, 2005, 04:32:27 PM
Ah, I see that. Mine says 5. Well, I ain't leaving 'til I see something.
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: Tom14850 on March 26, 2005, 04:35:50 PM
I don't have access to any tv right now but am interested in whether DirectTV is showing 658 because I need to decide quickly whether to go to bars or listen on the radio. Is anyone seeing Altitude Alternate now? What is this 5 pm EST thing that is mentioned?
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: PRR94 on March 26, 2005, 04:36:21 PM
I just spoke to someone at Directv.  She said if Altitude alternate is not broadcasting to DirecTV, there's nothing they can do.  She said I can try calling Altitude.

This doesn't give me confidence for our game.  ::help::

We'll see if it magically appears at 5pm Eastern.

-Parag
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: DeltaOne81 on March 26, 2005, 04:42:29 PM
The person at Altitude told me they *are* broadcasting the feed. But I guess being just an operator, she wouldn't know for sure.

The 5 PM thing is what the DirecTV guide information says. At the top of the screen it quotes an event as starting at 5 PM, and that event is the "West semifinal", although it *does* say basketball ;)
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: Hillel Hoffmann on March 26, 2005, 04:44:02 PM
I just got off the phone with a commercial sales supervisor at DirecTV. He confirmed that Altitude had asked DirecTV to activate Altitude's "alternate" programming on DirecTV channel 658 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today. I was told that "college hockey game" was the only specific note about the programming content. I was also told that "activating" Altitude alternate on 658 did not necessarily mean that the program in question would start at 5:00 -- it could start later (an hour later, let's hope). At any rate, I think there are reasons to remain cautiously optimistic.
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: Tom14850 on March 26, 2005, 05:01:00 PM
Any feed yet?
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: DeltaOne81 on March 26, 2005, 05:04:17 PM
Thanks Hillel. You just may be a lifesaver again. My forray into DirecTV has been less successful. I'm currently talking to a Tier II tech support who still doesn't know much about it, except that 658 isn't a channel.

Well, yes, it usually isn't. But Hillel's information is certainly comforting

(No feed yet, guess I'll leave for the bar < crosses fingers > )
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: jtwcornell91 on March 26, 2005, 05:20:21 PM
The most worrying thing to me is that the time listed is 4:00-6:30 Central (5:00-7:30 EST).  I hope they don't cut it off an hour and a half in.
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: dls15 on March 26, 2005, 05:25:05 PM
It's online on my system.  Commercial at the moment, but playing.
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: Tom14850 on March 26, 2005, 05:25:40 PM
Someone please post as soon as altitude alternate comes on directTV- whatever the programming.
Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: PRR94 on March 26, 2005, 05:27:18 PM
It came up!  Harvard-UNH 3rd period on now.
Title: HARVARD-UHN now on DTV Channel 658
Post by: jtwcornell91 on March 26, 2005, 05:37:41 PM
[Q]Tom14850 Wrote:

 Someone please post as soon as altitude alternate comes on directTV- whatever the programming.[/q]

Title: Re: Cornell-OSU game will be on DirecTV Channel 658
Post by: jtwcornell91 on March 26, 2005, 06:46:55 PM
They joined us in progress once the Harvard game ended.