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reply to jjbobnm

Re: [Cable] Who gets 100% Digital Channels on Cabl

still havent found exactly what I was looking for, Ive seen it and read it on this site and it had been in the paper as well. Of course it doesnt mean it wont get pushed back, but here in pdf form you can read the article on a plan to speed up the process of the change to companies involved with the changes.. from networks to manufacturers of set tops

»ftp.fcc.gov/commissioners/powell···tion.pdf

just to show u the plan of the proposed change 1/01/07

not sure if you noticed but the have been pulling channels off of analog and putting them onto digital channels..

its on the way out, the date I have posted has been moved back about 4 times in the last 3 yrs, it may change again and it may not

That's fine, but did you read #3. It says that cable companies must provide up to 5 digital stations for free, that is it. Not all channels must be digital, just 5.

Imrf I am just trying to tell you what I know for a fact, I think I told you that I am in the cable industry, have been giving the article to read from my employer concerning this and its been in the paper. If you read this was a proposal to help speed up the process, like I said this is their plan to make it happen faster. All their other plans just came with a date and nothing being done about it.

Ill find the fcc article sooner or later..gimem a few, reading through a ton of them on fcc.gov

I am in the cable industry too, there is NO mandate for ANY cable company to be all digital at any certain date, period. This topic has been beaten to death long before you became a member here. The only mandate is the the broadcasters to give the FCC back their analog spectrum, by making them go all digital. That has absolutely no effect on any cable company. Sales people at best Buy and Circuit City cite the same exact crap that you do, and state that they know this for a fact because they sell tvs. It doesn't mean squat, you and them do not understand what the FCC is talking about.

umm okay, im done..not arguing just stating the fact...

ive been a member for a while. on my old name daygoracer, but but I have no access to it after not using it for so long..

anyhow we will just wait til 2007 comes around..

not the exact document im looking for but supporting
»www.twice.com/article/CA422995?d···aking+Ne

Sorry to burst your bubble, but imrf is completely right.

I wasn't referring to OTA or dropping analog signals on Cable.
I mean that some cable companies are duplicating the analog signals in digital from ch-2 to 99 so they can match the satellite guys with 100 percent digital reception if you have a digital set-top box. The analog can still be maintained for a non-digital subscriber.

reply to imrf
I am voting for your wording also imrf. You can tell the difference in some channels, but there has never been cold hard facts as to the exact date for total digital.
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reply to Dig Cable

said by Dig Cable:

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I wasn't referring to OTA or dropping analog signals on Cable.
I mean that some cable companies are duplicating the analog signals in digital from ch-2 to 99 so they can match the satellite guys with 100 percent digital reception if you have a digital set-top box. The analog can still be maintained for a non-digital subscriber.

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I have heard that some of the Canadian cable companies are doing this, and the OP is in Canada. Maybe his cable company is doing exactly what he says, it wouldn't really surprise me. The Canadian cable companies(for the most part) push new technology out faster and do things that are less greedy than the American cable companies do.

But on a side note, most of all the sat channels are still analog, they are just digitized in D*, E*, or VOOMs NOC. The sat companies get the same exact feed that the cable companies get.

said by imrf:

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I have heard that some of the Canadian cable companies are doing this, and the OP is in Canada. Maybe his cable company is doing exactly what he says, it wouldn't really surprise me. The Canadian cable companies(for the most part) push new technology out faster and do things that are less greedy than the American cable companies do.

But on a side note, most of all the sat channels are still analog, they are just digitized in D*, E*, or VOOMs NOC. The sat companies get the same exact feed that the cable companies get.

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"I will stick with cable, due to if anything happens, the cost is lower and you do not have a un-godly dish hanging off of your house."

Did you get that from a cable propaganda manual? lol

said by RR Conductor:

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Did you get that from a cable propaganda manual? lol

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I don't want to start another debate but cable is only $3 more than satellite. In my eyes it's not worth the $3 a month more to switch. Having to deal with equipment, memorizing a whole new set of channels, and if I factor the $15 penalty for not having CATV service with my HSI cable comes out to be a better value. I'm also planning to purchase an HDTV in the near future and of course cable is better with HDTV(no up-front equipment costs and locals in HD).

And I don't have anything to do with Comcast, I'm just stating the facts in MY case.

reply to RR Conductor

said by RR Conductor:

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"I will stick with cable, due to if anything happens, the cost is lower and you do not have a un-godly dish hanging off of your house."

Did you get that from a cable propaganda manual? lol

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reply to 58483323
The analog cable subscribers need to upgrade they are the ones who are going to keep Cable companies from going all digital, and also will keep digital subscribers from receiving more channels as well as more hdtv channels. Because analog signals use more bandwith than the digital ones. It costs more to run analog also. So channels that you don't have or want can't be added because of the analog signal.

reply to imrf
They are talking about getting their analog channels back for emergency reasons.

said by Geminimind:

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They are talking about getting their analog channels back for emergency reasons.

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said by Geminimind:

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The analog cable subscribers need to upgrade they are the ones who are going to keep Cable companies from going all digital, and also will keep digital subscribers from receiving more channels as well as more hdtv channels.

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