| Cable trying to shaft me yet again I have a TV and a DVR which accept CableCARDS. My Cable provider however wants me to pay $34.99 so someone can slide the PCMCIA card into the PCMCIA slot on the TV and on the DVR. I'll do that as soon as they pay me $34.99 to slide any PCMCIA cards they buy into the slot on their computer - i.e., never.
The monthly fee is $2.00 for the card.
They obviously view CableCARD as another way for them to get into my wallet. I know they would rather force me to rent an STB from them and are doing their best to kill the CableCARD idea before it is required in July (unless it is postponed yet again).
The DirecTV/Dish packages with similar channel lineups as I would get using the CableCARD cost a couple of dollars less so we went that way instead. And no $34.99 for someone to slide the Access Card into the slot. 
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Tucson, AZ (W) - Sedona, AZ (H) |
