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Hi,<br>
I noticed that Shaw has a new box out that has USB and Network
connections, is this the model you guys are talking about? I have also
noticed that Star Choice has a similar new box with USB and Network
connections, the 5100. They have them on their site, but not in the
stores. Any news on getting these to work?<br>
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Joe Buehl wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Gemstar!!!
I didn't realize they had patents relating to serial
I/O too. Those <bleep>ing individuals have been
responsible for singlehandedly retarding the progress
of technology relating to interactive media for over a
decade. This is largely why your favorite cable
company probably offers such a crappy product, because
of the ridiculous terms demanded by the holders of
the intellectual property.
Recently some of the individuals associated with
Gemstar (now owned by TVGuide) have been under
investigation and the situation has improved.
This is why MythTV so appeals to me. It's a way for a
few people (well, geeks who can figure out linux) to
get around such bullshit.
Sorry for the rant...
--- "Harondel J. Sibble" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:help@pdscc.com"><help@pdscc.com></a> wrote:
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On 10 Nov 2003 at 15:57, Harondel J. Sibble wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Enabling the serial port is dirt simple, all the
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<pre wrap="">cableco has to do is issue
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<pre wrap="">the "app_is enable" command through their
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<pre wrap="">billing software. For the folks in
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<pre wrap="">Aw crap... just got a call back from Ron, seems
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<pre wrap="">he's got to clear this with
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<pre wrap="">the Calgary office as there is some litigation
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<pre wrap="">involving the Gemstar folks
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<pre wrap="">that might overlap this feature. He's going to get
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<pre wrap="">back to me in the next
I could cry, I just heard back from Ron, Shaw is not
willing to enable serial
port control on the boxes :-( for reasons Ron was
not in a position to
discuss. He did mention that Shaw will be offering a
Network PVR feature in
the future (undetermined date). I thanked him for
his time and asked him who
I could call in Calgary to voice my displeasure and
to continue to push to
get this feature. He couldn't give me a name so I
just called customer
service and spoke to a supervisor who is going to
get in touch with someone
from Calgary and have them call me back so I can get
the full details on
this.
Will report back with more info when avail.
--
Harondel J. Sibble
Sibble Computer Consulting
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computer user.
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