[mythtv-users] Comcast putting the squeeze on Analog cable

[Jeff Thurston]

I checked this morning and I still have access to my analog channels 34-78
(I have 2 PVR150 & 1 PVR350) with Comcast in Mountain View, CA. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Brian Wood
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 2:45 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Comcast putting the squeeze on 
> Analog cable
> 
> On Monday 16 March 2009 15:31:04 Ross Campbell wrote:
> > Comcast in my area is planning to cripple analog cable service by 
> > limiting service to channels 2-33 starting March 16th.
> >
> > With the broadcast transition from analog to digital TV, I BELIEVED 
> > that the message was intended to be: "If you don't have 
> cable, you need to ...".
> > Now, I FEEL that Comcast's arbitrary crippling of their 
> analog cable 
> > service is contrary to the message that was being presented 
> around the 
> > US DTV cutover.
> >
> > At the moment, I'm very happy with my PVR-500 and analog cable. At 
> > some point, I'll go to an HDPVR, but I don't want to do it 
> this week, 
> > and I don't want to be forced to do it based on an 
> arbitrary decision 
> > by my cable provide to start reducing my channel lineup.
> >
> > Something about this whole mess feels to me to violate the 
> spirit of 
> > the broadcast transition to digital. I'm pretty sure I'm 
> justified in 
> > feeling like I'm getting the short end of the stick, but... 
> is Comcast 
> > ALLOWED to do this?
> 
> The FCC wanted to know about any instances of cable companies 
> using the digital trasition to try and force people to pay 
> for STBs. Some of them are getting around this by giving away 
> the STB as they trasition everything to digital, but I'm sure 
> they will just wait a while and then start charging for the STBs.
> 
> 
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