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I hate AccuWeather.......how come customers did not have a choice or a vote to keep The Weather Channel???? AccuWeather stinks, there are no REAL stories nor do the show any weather people out in the field......this is the worst, I watch the weather channel everyday. I might just think about changing my service to someone who has The Weather Channel!!! I hate this.....ugh !
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I, too, absolutely hate the "replacement" for the Weather Channel. As boaters, we need to see accurate weather; in the winter, my husband depends on the Weather Channels accurate forecasting so he knows what to expect when he needs to plow for his company. Please Please Please bring back the Weather Channel. Your Accu Weather is a disgrace!
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Can't believe that ANYONE would think that Accuweather is anything close to a replacement for The Weather Channel. We had it on the other day and it sounded like a teenage girl reading the weather update from a garage. I couldn't believe it... We're talking about replacing consummate professionals like Jim Cantore, Sam Champion, etc. with Marsha Brady.
We pay a huge fee for TV, Phone, Internet and Wireless services with Verizon and expect much better quality than this. I don't know what they're thinking in the Verizon management team, but this one was definitely a customer experience FLOP. Get the message and bring back The Weather Channel as soon as possible. You can take Accuweather and do whatever you want with it. No one is watching it anyway...
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i WANT TO COMPLAIN THAT CHANNEL 49 IS GONE. THE WIDGET IS NOT NEARLY AS GOOD.
THIS IS DISTRESSING ENOUGH TO DRVIE ME TO ANOTHER PROVIDER. ITHE WIDGET IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE LOCALLY AND HAS . TOO CUMBERSOME STEPS CHANNRL 49 WAS BY FAR MY MOST USED CHANNEL..
THE DELETION OF THE LOCAL CHANNEL 49 IS MOST UPSETTING, THE LOSS OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER PROVIDER ON cHANNEL 119 HAS ALSO BEEN A BAD MOVE. FURTHERMORE THE LATTER IS EXTREMELY HARD TO READ: FAINT COLOR AND FONT. BAD VISUAL DESIGN. NO GOOD PEOPLE REPORTING ON SCENE.
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AT LONG LAST I'M FINALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S GOING ON. NOT ONLY IS THERE THE FINANCIAL MATTER OF THE WEATHER CHANNEL CONTRACT, BUT THE WEATHER CHANNEL ALSO EDUCATES AND INFORMS US OF THE DANGERS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING, WORDS THAT FL GOV. RICK SCOTT DOES NOT WANT USED WHATSOEVER. GOV. SCOTT HAS ORDERED DEP EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND VOLUNTEERS NOT TO USE THOSE TERMS, 'GLOBAL WARMING' OR 'CLIMATE CHANGE' IS ANY OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS ACCORDING TO 'THE FLORIDA CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING.' SO TWC ISN'T JUST GONE FOR FINANCIAL REASONS, BUT POLITICAL ONES AS WELL. THE MORE WE LOOK AT TWC DISAPPEARING THE DIRTIER IT GETS. WE ARE NOT THAT FAR AWAY FROM HURRICANE SEASON EITHER. WHO WANTS TO DO THAT WITH accuweather??? LIVES COULD BE AT STAKE IF WE GET A HURRICANE WITHOUT TWC. I'M FURIOUS AND WON'T BE RENEWING MY CONTRACT WITH VERIZON. TWC IS STILL ON BRIGHTHOUSE.
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Although Accuweather has been around for a while, apparently the Accuweather TV channel is new. I cannot imagine that Verizon would sign a long term contract on an unproven product. Surely they wouldn't have signed up for this completely unacceptable garbage for more than a couple months, right? I'll stick around until May1st. Then it's bye bye to all Verizon services (tv, internet, phones) if there in no sign of TWC coming back. Researched all local services prior to signing up for FIOS in November. Although we undersstood channel line up changes could occur, no one in their right mind could imagine that TWC would be gone. Criminal!!
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I want The Weather Channel back!! I pay over $200 a month for your services, The Weather Channel for me is extremely important. I would like a call or email about when it will be back. My understanding from the support center is the contract was not renewed. Well...guess what.....neither will mine.
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I like the reality TV shows. I watch Why Planes Crash, Strangest Weather On Earth, and Prospectors. I want The Weather Channel back.
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I agree with the majority of the users' comments. Accuweather is a poor substitute for a weather channel. Bring back The Weather Channel and Weatherscan!
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I want the Weather Channel on #119 and Local Weather on #49 back in the Western New York area. What you replaced them with is sub-par. I want them back, that's what I pay VZ to provide, not to get second rate, cheapskate weather info. Bring it back Verizon.
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PUT THE WEATHER CHANNEL BACK ON!!!!!. Accuweather suck,s and the weather bug needs to be stepped on. There used to be 4 different channels where you could get local and national weather.
For what I pay you I would expect better quality.
You keep making Bright House look better and better.
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Tornado time in TX and you have removed the channel with the good local radar. Makes no sense to me. Just had to guess where the hail storm was moving near Flower Mound, TX. Bring back the Weather Channel. I really dislike the current fluff
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I'm surprised AccuWeather channel is so bad, and widget is useless. Please bring back Weather Channel Waiting for contract to end, will be forced to go back to Optimum/Cablevision
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Please bring back the weather channel. More importantly, please add "The Blaze TV" to the FIOS lineup.
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To the Schedulers and Management:
It should be obvious from the scores of comments flooding in to you, that the Weather Channel has a devoted base of viewers who appreciate the personnel who created, an continue to deliver, a dynamic and reliablde weather service - more so than with any other.
We're the ones who are voicing our opinions and requests, but be assured there are many more who agree with us.
Years ago, our household signed up with Fios Verizon precisely because we didn't like being taken for granted and taken advantage of by a rival carrier. You made a mistake in thinking that a misguided business decision was more important than customer satisfaction. You should acknowledge that and correct it by returning the Weather Channel to your lineup.
Such action might help restore some of the goodwill you have lost.
{edited for privacy}
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Accu weather is absolutely worthless! No local weather. Bring back channel 49 and the weather channel and show that Verizon listens to its customers.
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Sorry, but your weather channel replacement SUCKS. They jump in and out of reports, they make me tired watching them.
These AccuWeather people look more like wanna be dancers, they have no character.
The Weather Channel had good reports, people and yes, even a few good programs.
Channel 49 was a god sent when foul weather was heading our way, with special warnings and hints for safe travel, etc.
I am not going to bring up the MONEY part of this, it is not my business, but it is yours to give the people that pay you for services what they want and like to watch, and I would like the Weather Channel bank.
I think your service is great in all respects, but I don't agree with you on this matter.
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Verizon, you clearly do not value your customers, dumping one of the only worthwhile channels in your entire lineup. If you don't bring The Weather Channel back, this will be the last contract I ever sign with you. So you "can't afford" The Weather Channel--a mainstay of basic cable since the day it first aired--yet you can afford all those 5 zillion sports channels that are all exactly the same and interchangeable? The Weather Channel is one of a kind. AccuWeather can't hold a candle to TWC. AccuWeather is so primitive--like something out of 1989.
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Obviously I'm not the only one angry at FIOS for thinking Accuweather is even close to The Weather Channel when it comes to delivering not only in-depth wx coverage but also great other programming - whether the Coast Guard series, Highway from Hell and others. In terms of expertise I haven't seen anything on Accuweather which approaches the level of professionalism of the various personnel from The Weather Channel, such as Dr. Greg Postel, MikeSeidel, Kait Parker, Mike Bettus, and of course, the incredible Jim Cantore!!! Comparing the two stations is like trying to compare a kindergarden class (Accuweather) to a Graduate School lecture, The Weather Channel. Aside from threatening to leave FIOS for another provider, does anyone have any suggestions for reaching out to Corporate to explain to them the error of their ways?
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About a month ago the Weather Channel (WC) was replaced by AccueWeather Channel. Also, the Local on the Eights (LOE) Channel was entirely deleted. I live in the Dallas area and we are just now entering severe weather season. I have been a big fan of both WC and LOE for many years and really depend on them for up to the minute severe weather information.
In my phone call to Verizon Customer Service I was told that Verizon and WC couldn't come to terms on a new contract and were still negotiating. I hope they come to an agreement very soon for my family's safety sake and also because of the big $$$ I pay Verizon each month.
