Re: Weather on Demand - New Feature/Channel

Pip_2 · ‎09-30-2007

Thanks for the pics. Sure looks lots better than Ubar, but then again, anything looks better than the Ubar weather.

showtime48 · ‎01-16-2008

thanks db7, i don't dare show your pictures to my wife. i'll either have to move to dfw or go back to time warner...

Dennis

visualhavoc · ‎09-13-2009

Is this the death of the well informed and detailed fubar weather???

Oh how we will miss you!!

siouxmoux · ‎07-28-2007

Thanks for sharing those photos for UV Weather on Demand. Seeing those Texas temperatures of Upper 90's Make me Appreciate living here in the SF/SJ bay area. Right now here in San Jose, Ca it Currently 61.

showtime48 · ‎01-16-2008

anyone seeing any problems other than it being slow?...

Dennis

Tito_1 · ‎01-15-2008

Thanks for the pics! Can't wait until it's available in my area.

Kong57 · ‎09-26-2007

The radar needs a more local feature. I like the whole state view but it needs a North Texas view. It is also 20 minutes behind compared to radars on the internet or TV. I watched WFAA weather tonight after seeing the radar I checked it agaist OD radar. OD is way behind. This is all Beta so im not worried yet

Kong57 · ‎09-26-2007

Im in Richardson Tx

ro2323 · ‎06-18-2008

Needs a local Radar and should be REAL TIME.

mibrnsurg · ‎07-15-2008

I know on the internet, Accuweather's radar can be up to 15 min late. If you pay for the plus version, you can get up to the minute radar. Since Uverse is paying for this weather service, I would think they would get the up to the minute radar (or maybe they're too cheap). Also online, you can get a very good metro radar w/ upto a 15 min delay.

Chris

Message Edited by mibrnsurg on 08-24-2008 12:18 PM

Elmzz · ‎02-24-2008

I would like to see the Indianapolis area get something first for a change. We are always last to get anything

but i do like the new weather features that we will have soon. I guess this is the death of the famous

weather on the 8's threads then? lol

spd2demun · ‎07-28-2007

The infamous LOT8s thread/petition has been dead (since ATT said they'd be getting us something different).

showtime48 · ‎01-16-2008

spd2demun wrote:
The infamous LOT8s thread/petition has been dead (since ATT said they'd be getting us something different).

and weather on demand will probably assume the position...

Dennis

spd2demun · ‎07-28-2007

Yup, and I'm happy with that...

Kong57 · ‎09-26-2007

After a few days Im not real happy with this "Weather OD". If i remember correctly the main reason people want Weather on the 8s was to have a radar. This radar is not a worth depending on. "It is not REAL TIME". This is what I call a real time Radar http://www.wfaa.com/weather/myownradar/dma/ , http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=FWS&product=N0Z&overlay=11101111&loop=yes .

showtime48 · ‎01-16-2008

it's good that you've reported your feelings about the WOD radar and lets hope it get better by the time it gets to calif but it's only been a couple days. 99% of us don't have that. how about telling us something really cool on the WOD...

Dennis

mibrnsurg · ‎07-15-2008

I sure was happy looking at all that ground clutter around the metroplex. Commercial radars take that and electronically erase the ground clutter and show the weather (rain/snow), I know from experience, NOAA doesn't eliminate the ground clutter on their radar, so I don't like it as much. The weather app should give us a choice of a metro and regional radar view and accuweather has these views, Uverse should get these views for us. Since they are paying accuweather for this, they should be able to get the up to the minute data accuweather has for paying customers.

Chris

I want FSN Detroit HD (all local sports HD), MGM HD, Speed HD, Travel HD & Weather Chan. HD.
Local on the 8's or good weather w/radar & 5 day forecast -coming soon!
Please NO stretch-o-vision

showtime48 · ‎01-16-2008

was hoping for good news on WOD...

Dennis

Kong57 · ‎09-26-2007

I cannt think of anything at this point that makes it cool. When it happens i will report it. FYI it takes 21 seconds to load WOD after it says press ok to start it... In Dallas we have a couple of local 24/7 weather channels that are real time. It would be Cool if we could get this instead. The channel #s are 5.2 kxas and 8.2 wfaa

mibrnsurg · ‎07-15-2008

Kong57 wrote:
I cannt think of anything at this point that makes it cool. When it happens i will report it. FYI it takes 21 seconds to load WOD after it says press ok to start it... In Dallas we have a couple of local 24/7 weather channels that are real time. It would be Cool if we could get this instead. The channel #s are 5.2 kxas and 8.2 wfaa

I bet one of those is the NBC feed that has mostly national weather and just local canned inserts every 10 min or so, our Channel 4 (wdiv) here in Detroit runs that on one of subchannels. Wow, 21 seconds, that is a real downer! Come on Mr. pessimistic, this is a big improvement over the Ubar weather(?).

Chris

I want FSN Detroit HD (all local sports HD), MGM HD, Speed HD, Travel HD & Weather Chan. HD.
Local on the 8's or good weather w/radar & 5 day forecast -coming soon!
Please NO stretch-o-vision

JamesTheName · ‎06-24-2008

Since when is 21 seconds a long time? I timed the other downloadable channels and the only one that took less time than that was the Public Access channel. The Games channel took 28 seconds, Yellow Pages took 33 seconds and the Flickr photo channel took 23. Twenty one seconds isn't very much unless you're very impatient and are the type that want it loaded yesterday.

Kong57 · ‎09-26-2007

21 seconds to load a radar that is about 20 to 30 min behind. I call that to much

visualhavoc · ‎09-13-2009

I say while we are waiting here in the Central states for the Weather app and WHDVR, I hope to have all the kinks worked out before it gets to me.

Nothing like all the mass nick knacks that would drive me crazy. Ill just wait patiently for a better version......I hope.

Thanks West coast for trying it out, and the feedback!

ckstone_1 · ‎09-02-2008

Will Weather on Demand stay on channel 99 at all times? So, instead of trying to get the local on the 8s from the Weather Channel, we can just turn the channel to 99 and get the weather when ever we want. Is that the case?

spd2demun · ‎07-28-2007

We don't have it yet, but probably, if it works like other Ubar channels?

Vols89 · ‎12-10-2007

Good catch on how far it is delayed. I am in the Dallas area and have been enjoying it but didn't realize the radar was 20 minutes behind. I was going to suggest it have a timer on it so you know what time the radar loop is from. If it is 20 minutes behind, we would at least know it.

Uturnaroun · ‎07-29-2007

But with LOT8s, we could get a fairly close radar (even though it is only once every 10 minutes). I feel they should at least work with AccuWeather to get an up to the minute radar.

stvjax · ‎07-17-2010

None of these posts are recent but they are still valid! I've been a Uverse customer for 2 years and the biggest disappointment in their service is their 'Local Weather" and "Weather on Demand". First, why is Weather have to be "Interactive" and "On Demand"? It should have it's own dedicated channel and it doesn't have to be HD. Second, why does it take multiple programs to load to get to it? Third, the only thing that is "local" is the weather observation provided by the nearest airport and some of that is questionable. (Get to that in a minute). The radar provide by Uverse is regional, meaning it is multi-state and useless for any real local interpretation. Fourth, there is no local warning alert when a severe weather warning is put out by the local NWS. Fifth, now to the local weather observation....The pressure is shown in inches (fine) and Kpa. Wrong! All pressures are reported as either inches or Hpa. The wind is shown as miles per hour (ok) or kilometers per hour. Wrong! Winds are reported as miles per hour, nautical miles per hour (knots) or meters per second, Next, where is ACCUweather coming up with their "FEELS LIKE" temperatures? They are way over-inflated compared to the Heat Index that NWS puts out. I'd like to know how they come up their "FEELS LIKE" temps.

I was a Comcast customer prior to Uverse and I like Uverse but Comcast is far superior in the local weather support compared to Uverse.

Hey AT&T - Here's what you do: Fire ACCUWeather, terminate the contract with them and get a contract with The Weather Channel as Comcast did. Accuweather may be cheap but it's making dumb, rookie mistakes and I know you can do better. You'll upgrade the weather support in a big way. Remove weather from the interactive list and give it its own channel, and as I said, it doesn't have to be HD.

paul416 · ‎10-10-2008

stvjax wrote:
None of these posts are recent but they are still valid! I've been a Uverse customer for 2 years and the biggest disappointment in their service is their 'Local Weather" and "Weather on Demand".  First, why is Weather have to be "Interactive" and "On Demand"? It should have it's own dedicated channel and it doesn't have to be HD. Second, why does it take multiple programs to load to get to it? Third, the only thing that is "local" is the weather observation provided by the nearest airport and some of that is questionable. (Get to that in a minute). The radar provide by Uverse is regional, meaning it is multi-state and useless for any real local interpretation. Fourth, there is no local warning alert when a severe weather warning is put out by the local NWS. Fifth, now to the local weather observation....The pressure is shown in inches (fine) and Kpa. Wrong! All pressures are reported as either inches or Hpa. The wind is shown as miles per hour (ok) or kilometers per hour. Wrong!   Winds are reported as miles per hour, nautical miles per hour (knots) or  meters per second,   Next, where is ACCUweather coming up with their "FEELS LIKE" temperatures? They are way over-inflated compared to the Heat Index that NWS puts out. I'd like to know how they come up their "FEELS LIKE" temps.
   I was a Comcast customer prior to Uverse and I like Uverse but Comcast is far superior in the local weather support compared to Uverse.
   Hey AT&T - Here's what you do: Fire ACCUWeather, terminate the contract with them and get a contract with The Weather Channel as Comcast did.   Accuweather may be cheap but it's making dumb, rookie mistakes and I know you can do better. You'll upgrade the weather support in a big way. Remove weather from the interactive list and give it its own channel, and as I said, it doesn't have to be HD.

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