morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs:
 ·Charter Pipeline
 ·AT&T Southwest
| reply to PGHammer
Re: Comcrap
said by PGHammer  : and at no cost to the subscriber. except for 24/7 365 days/yr electricity needed to power the device, of course. |
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kyler13
Is your fiber grounded?
join:2006-12-12
Arnold, MD
| said by morbo :said by PGHammer : and at no cost to the subscriber. except for 24/7 365 days/yr electricity needed to power the device, of course. Which probably operates in the noise of your electric bill, certainly nowhere near the $4-$5/month you might get charged for a full service box.
Doesn't Verizon FIOS have a similar watered-down box that they charge $1 less per month than the digital STB? |
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PGHammer
join:2003-06-09
Accokeek, MD
clubs:
·Comcast
| said by kyler13 :said by morbo :said by PGHammer : and at no cost to the subscriber. except for 24/7 365 days/yr electricity needed to power the device, of course. Which probably operates in the noise of your electric bill, certainly nowhere near the $4-$5/month you might get charged for a full service box. Doesn't Verizon FIOS have a similar watered-down box that they charge $1 less per month than the digital STB? VZ's low-end box is the same DCT-711 that Comcast deploys in Motorola areas. |
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20 | reply to morbo
Will ANYONE ever be happy? Sheesh! |
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bear73
Metnav... Fly The Unfriendly Skies
Premium
join:2001-06-09
Grand Forks Afb, ND | well THATS a silly quiestion...
momma always said... |
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Georgiaboy
join:2005-06-25
Savannah, GA
·Comcast
| reply to fiberguy
said by fiberguy :Will ANYONE ever be happy? Sheesh! \
Has anybody noticed how this will only affect 20% of the footprint? I'm certainly not worried. I honestly don't think anyone in my market should be. |
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kyler13
Is your fiber grounded?
join:2006-12-12
Arnold, MD
| reply to PGHammer
said by PGHammer :VZ's low-end box is the same DCT-711 that Comcast deploys in Motorola areas. I'm talking about the digital adapter listed on their website that doesn't support ondemand, not the SD STB. Is that what the DCT-711 is? I didn't think Comcast had such an option. |
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