... revenue stream, obviously. Charging for the cards makes you a profitable customer sooner than one with a stb but it appears to be a revenue stream that...
The whole fact that cable companies will be charging for them makes CableCard a joke. When I first heard of them, I thought ths would finally free us of...
... Here's COX cable's information page: http://www.cox.com/support/newengland/cable/plugplay.asp "...cable without the use of a set-top box. Instead,...
Cablevision is charging for the cards because the cards cost money to impliment, purchase, and provision. From a business model standpoint the fact that the...
It was never implied that these cards would be free. However I feel they should not cost as much as renting an STB. But how many people will need them is...
I didn't interpret that way at all Pat. I looked at it from the standpoint of the analog tuner becoming outdated. I mean, now that the new patch has the...
... The cards have got to be cheaper than the inital costs of the STBs. If a STB provisioned iO customer is profitable in a year or less (as is the case...
CableCARDS lease pricing should be regulated. Don't they do that with the STB's? ... to ... STBs. If a STB provisioned iO customer is profitable ... that I...
How many of you already own a Cablecard TV ????? This thread is as though you're all screwed tomorrow... I wont be buying one until I see where the technology...
Well, three days, three calls, and two visits later I have ESPN and Bravo back this morning. Turned out to be a signal level thing impacting my apartment...
I found this on cablevision.com site under the add-onswhn I clicked on cable card. Hmmm... a pro install? Beginning July 1, 2004 customers who own a Digital...
... Well, as expensive as CV is (according the posts on the this list), CV has not charged extra for HD or HD STBs, has as much HD programming on than any...
I'm on the Oakland, NJ sysrem and before CV took over our system was owned by TCI. Back around 1996/97 they offered us a digital cable package which had not...
I just installed a 8VSB & QAM 64/256 HDTV tuner card in my PC. From the coax in I am only able to view WNBC-HD and WNET-HD all the other HD channels are either...
Personally, I would rather keep the program guide. I think I would be lost without it. Even if I had a cable card set I would keep my STB. Scott ... clicked ...
Wilt, Can you give us any more information on the DVR's you guys will be offering? It was reported Cablevision placed thier first order to SA over 3 weeks ago....
... clicked ... to ... are ... on ... how hard is it to insert a card into the back of the TV ? So we'd need to pay CV $40 to send a non-CV employee to our...
... This has got to be the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. What does this entail? Take cable card > put into slot. Press power button. So you have to...
They are definetly both there, they are on subchannels so maybe the scan is not finding them properly? I think WCBS-DT is on 118-4, and WNYW-DT is on 100-2....
... The OOL connection to the new user will to the new user be perfectly fine when it connects with 1/3 of OOL's potential. If the self installer calls for...
An interesting thing happen the past three days with my SA4200HD. On Tuesday morning according to the diagnostic screen the box was re- booted. We I used it...
It seems I can't manually tune in to the subchannels, once I load a channel if it has subs the display has the channel number then a - and a number. WNBC-HD...
No idea why they don't put them on seperate channels, maybe to save space, or to make it difficult for people like us? 118-1, 118-2, and 118-3 are all...
I don't think it has anything to do with signal levels. If you could install it yourself, and it didn't work right (maybe due to signal levels), you would then...