----- Original Message ----- > I've received some letters from Comcast lately, explaining that they > were no longer going to be broadcasting any analog channels over the > wire and > clients would need cable boxes (DTA's) to tune in channels. I > (foolishly) believed that they were going to leave the digital > ClearQAM channels alone > and HDTV's with tuners would still be able to tune in the local HD > channels (local ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, etc). > > It appears I was wrong about that and Comcast has taken away the > ClearQAM channels and is no longer broadcasting those any more. > > Anyone know what to do about this? Is Comcast within their legal right > to do this? Whether they are or not, is there anything that can we can > do about it? I have a home DVR system that records off ClearQAM, as do > many of my friends and family. None of those are working, now.
Personal opinion, this is an end run around the ban on per outlet fees they used to have. Now you have to have a device from them to access their content. >From http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/News_Releases/nrcb4009.txt ----------------- Q: Can the cable company charge for additional outlets? A: Operators may charge you a monthly fee to recover the cost of the wiring and parts installed and the estimated cost to maintain the outlet. This monthly fee generally will be quite low. Operators may also charge you the actual cost of installing additional outlets in your home. This charge is designed to recover, for example, the labor costs for installing the second outlet. The installation charge may be a one-time payment or it may be spread out over a number of months. If you terminate your cable service, the operator must allow you to purchase the additional outlet wiring, as well as any other home wiring the system installed, at the actual cost of the wiring in your home. If a subscriber requests or installs additional outlets that exceed network design capabilities and that require additional customer premises equipment to receive a good quality signal, the operator may recover the costs of the additional equipment. ------------------------- Cablecard is what you need for your DVR system. -- Steven Critchfield [email protected] -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
