[mythtv-users] Comcast KNOWS Myths HDHomerun Channel Scanner is broken

[John Drescher]

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Ronald Frazier <ron at ronfrazier.net> wrote:
>> Second, I have discovered the exact same thing with Wide Open West.
>> ...
>> all of the "analog" stations are being transmitted in a digital (but non-HD) version.
>
> Son of a *****. I had a feeling it would happen sooner or later
> (though I was hoping I was wrong), but as of this morning the digital
> broadcasts of the basic cable channels are now all encrypted.
> Generally I'm pretty happy with WOW, but a bit ticked that they would
> do that. They are all part of the basic cable package, which all WOW
> subscribers can receive, so it doesn't really make much sense that
> they should need to encrypt them.
>
I can think of two reasons.

This way they can control / eliminate the unauthorized hookups / feeds
left on when customer moved and also they probably charge rental fees
for digital boxes.

John