[mythtv-users] My falling out with comcast: they're "banning" direct connections
Scott & Nicole Harris
snharris99 at live.com
Fri Sep 14 22:30:10 UTC 2012
>>> The knology tech came out a couple of weeks ago and installed a
>>> cablecard in my hdhr prime, which I bought so I could get rid of the
>>> crappy knology hd dvr/set-top box.
>>
>> I suspect if I had a prime with a cable-card I probably wouldn't have
>> the issues I did. It's more the stupidity that got me to leave, rather
>> than the technical barriers to make it work [and the $$s I'd have to
>> spend to make it work when it *was working*].
>To be fair, Comcast does has a legitimate problem with theft of
>service. Even here on this list we've seen people practically
>bragging about how they get free TV by only signing up for internet
>access. These are the people who are ruining it for everyone. Now
>that cable card technology is widely available and not particularly
>expensive, I don't blame them at all for wanting to encrypt
>everything.
There's no theft there. Comcast is well aware that most people with
"internet only" are also plugging in the cable into their tvs. That's why
"internet only" is $50 / month and "internet bundled with tv" is $35 (or
what ever the actual prices may be).
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