railman229
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I have received this from a VERY!!! reliable source. Can anyone else verify?
Service Takedown Schedule
Programming services that are supported on the Aladin (old) Smart Cards will be taken down based on the staggered schedule below. The dates in parentheses are when reminder pop-up messages will begin appearing on an affected customer’s TV screen.
4/1/09 – Adult programming (customer pop-up reminder messages begin 3/18).
4/8/09 – HD programming, Starz, and Encore (customer pop-up reminder messages begin 3/25).
4/15/09 – Latino programming, Showtime, HBO, and Cinemax (customer pop-up messages for Latino begin 3/25 and for Showtime, HBO, and Cinemax begin 4/1).
4/22/09 – Classic Gold 250 (customer pop-up reminder messages begin 4/8).
4/29/09 – Classic Silver 200 (customer pop-up reminder messages begin 4/15).
5/27/09 – Last round of on-screen messaging begins on 5/6 for any remaining services. All remaining services (including local network programming) will be shut off to Aladin Smart Cards by 5/27
Service Takedown Schedule
Programming services that are supported on the Aladin (old) Smart Cards will be taken down based on the staggered schedule below. The dates in parentheses are when reminder pop-up messages will begin appearing on an affected customer’s TV screen.
4/1/09 – Adult programming (customer pop-up reminder messages begin 3/18).
4/8/09 – HD programming, Starz, and Encore (customer pop-up reminder messages begin 3/25).
4/15/09 – Latino programming, Showtime, HBO, and Cinemax (customer pop-up messages for Latino begin 3/25 and for Showtime, HBO, and Cinemax begin 4/1).
4/22/09 – Classic Gold 250 (customer pop-up reminder messages begin 4/8).
4/29/09 – Classic Silver 200 (customer pop-up reminder messages begin 4/15).
5/27/09 – Last round of on-screen messaging begins on 5/6 for any remaining services. All remaining services (including local network programming) will be shut off to Aladin Smart Cards by 5/27