What about purchasing the boxes outright once instead of "renting" them? The basic gist is that they are going all digital.
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Richard Kasson <rkas...@valmeyerk12.org>wrote: > The only drawback is that everyone has to watch the same channel when using > ChannelOne as a distribution point. Kind of a bummer when two people want > to use it at the same time to watch something different or someone wants to > use ChannelOne Connections. It’s been an adventure in sharing and planning > ahead, but is working out OK. > > > > *From:* tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto: > tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] *On Behalf Of *Bob Morse > *Sent:* Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:20 AM > > *To:* 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' > *Subject:* Re: [tech-geeks] Cable in the Classroom > > > > Wow thanks Richard. I was going to look into this myself but needed to > know this information you just provided. We have channel one in the Jr. > High already plus the free Comcast connection. I was wondering if the > channel One equipment could be used to distribute he signal to the > classrooms. > > > > Once again thanks…. > > > > Bob > > > > *From:* tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto: > tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] *On Behalf Of *Richard Kasson > *Sent:* Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:11 AM > *To:* 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' > *Subject:* Re: [tech-geeks] Cable in the Classroom > > > > There is always Direct TV Goes To School. They donate up to 4 receivers > per school if I remember correctly. You have to pay for installation of the > dish and any necessary cable. If you have cable to every room already, that > shouldn’t be a major expense. I think it cost me $1100 to get the dish > mounted and cable run to 4 locations. We use ChannelOne to distribute > DirectTV to the Jr. High and High School. Then we have separate receivers > for the History teacher, Library, and the Superintendent for weather etc… > You get the basic Direct TV package for nothing. The process is fairly > simple and straight forward. The hardest part is finding someone to do the > install and then getting Direct TV to answer the phone to activate the > receivers. > > > > *From:* tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto: > tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] *On Behalf Of *Keigher, Judi > *Sent:* Thursday, September 30, 2010 10:44 AM > *To:* tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org > *Subject:* [tech-geeks] Cable in the Classroom > > > > Good Morning, > > > > Comcast has informed me that we will need to pay 1.99 per month for cable > boxes in order to ensure that our cable works in our classrooms. This could > prove to be thousands of dollars for our District. > > > > Are there other cable options or providers any of you are using? > > > > Thank you for your help. > > > > Judi Keigher > > Community High School District 218 > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > -- -- Ben Story CCSP, CCNA, CCNA Wireless, CCDA ben.st...@gmail.com "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. -- Abraham Lincoln
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