Wired

[billroper]

Well, I've wired in the DTA equipment to restore the channels that Comcast truncated as part of their so-called digital "upgrade". As soon as I get a bit of time, I'll be putting in Direct TV and a rooftop antenna.

Because they've really annoyed me by scrambling channels that were never scrambled before.

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[spiritdancer]

Our DTV package included installation, as well as local stations. We still use the OTA antenna for the digital locals, as DTV doesn't quite have the bandwidth to carry those for everyone :)

We're looking pretty hard at going the opposite direction, as much as I like the DTV setup; we're now out of the initial contract, and the rates have more or less doubled for our package (phone, internet, and DTV), without any of the increased DSL speed we've been promised for over two years now ::sigh::

Wired

[jrittenhouse.livejournal.com]

I'm curious at to which local channels you're missing...

Re: Wired

[billroper]

On Comcast? They've started pulling off a bunch of the old analog channels. I have two sets that were successfully tuning the digital versions of those channels until about two months ago, when they started scrambling them. In order to get those channels, I have to use a "set top" box (of course, nothing sits on top of a modern TV), but that blocks my ability to tune the HD and sideband versions of the local channels that Comcast is required by the FCC to put on the digital wire unscrambled.

By eliminating the concept of "cable ready" for any piece of equipment that you don't buy directly from them, they've effectively downgraded cable service.

Re: Wired

[sffilk.livejournal.com]

And you wonder why I'm trying to figure out how to rid myself of cable. I have limited basic, but for several years I was getting stuff I no longer get because 1) of the digital conversion and 2) because Comcast realized I was getting too much service. I guess I'll be limited to whatever I can get on my computer after I receive a new program which should allow me to watch TV on the computer instead.