05-28-2009, 12:50 PM
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DTVUSA Member
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Comcast DTV Changes (Let the gouging begin)
These changes affect Comcast subscribers with Comcast Basic (Extended) packages, which is from this article.
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"This is different than the federal transition," Comcast spokesman Walter Neary said.
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Translated: We're making changes for profitability.
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If you subscribe to Comcast cable, you don't have to do anything about getting digital broadcast stations, but you might have to make a few changes to get all of your cable channels between 30 and 74 on all of your televisions.
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"Might"
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Neary said most Comcast customers already have set-top boxes for their main televisions, so the primary impact will be for extra televisions in people's homes.
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OK, is this right? The bulk of Comcast customers are not basic cable subscribers? I love that sentence because it's tough to prove.
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The company is switching from analog signals to digital to open more bandwidth so that it can offer more high-definition and digital channels, as well as faster Internet speeds, Neary said. People will also receive more digital channels.
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Ah Hah, The cat's out of the bag. They're removing a bunch of analog programming from their basic cable service forcing customers to rent set top boxes.
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Neary said most Comcast customers already have set-top boxes for their main televisions, so the primary impact will be for extra televisions in people's homes.
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In other words, rent more set top boxes from Comcast!
and now for the most confusing part of the article
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Comcast is rolling out an effort to get digital boxes — up to three free per household with expanded basic cable and two digital adapters free for people who have a main television already connected to a digital box. Additional adapters are $1.99 per month, according to Comcast. The digital adapters also require the use of a Comcast remote control.
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So does this mean, if one of your TVs has a set top box, you can rent adapters for $1.99/month for each additional TV? Or at the beginning of the sentence, does it mean that Comcast is making a effort to give out thread digital set top boxes free per household? |
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