[mythtv-users] (US) Goodbye to unencrypted QAM...

[Calvin Harrigan]

Eric Sharkey wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Ronald Frazier<ron at ronfrazier.net> wrote:
>> I've cringed
>> at the thought of going back to Comcast, but every time I read the
>> scte65scan threads, a part of me says it would be really nice to get
>> digital capture of everything. However, if this is the route they are
>> going, I guess there's little point in even entertaining that thought.
> 
> At least in the U.S. market, it seems to be set up to force you to
> bounce between carriers.
> 
> Get Comcast Tripple Play!  Unlimited Voice, 10,000 HD channels, 5Gb/s
> Internet and we'll pay you $10/month just for being our customer! *
> 
> <microscopic font>*promotional price valid for the first 20 minutes of
> service, rates adjust to $1499.99/mo for the next two years,
> forfeiture of the deed to your house and/or children upon early
> cancellation.</mf>
> 
> Or something like that.
> 
> Anyway, the rates for being a "new" customer seem to be significantly
> lower than being a loyal customer, so it doesn't make too much sense
> to shy away from Comcast based on what they might do a year or two
> from now.  If they do something you don't like, that's the perfect
> time to become someone else's new customer.
> 
> As part of this new DTA roll out Comcast has told me I can get two of
> the basic DTA's plus one real cable box for free.  Oh, wait, no I
> can't get the free cable box because I'm an existing digital cable
> subscriber.  I get to keep paying $14/mo for the box rental, and an
> additional $22/mo over what I was paying before because I've had the
> service for just over a year now.  Goody.
> 
> Eric
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Getting a bit off topic, but maybe we as a country need to re-prioritize 
our lives and demote TV to a more realistic position way down on the 
list of important things.  If people stop submitting themselves to the 
extortion the entertainment/cable/blah blah industries put us through, 
maybe they'll think twice about the BS they pull and the ridiculous 
prices they charge.  Yeah I know, blasphemy on a DVR list.