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Re: Per box fees said by insomniac84:I've never seen basic cable scrambled. Basic cable has always been set up to allow you to hook up as many tvs as you wanted. This may be true in what you've experienced, which is what you said by "I've never seen..." still, that leaves it open ended for you to take either out when confronted. However, analog cable boxes have been used by many systems across the US to do exactly what I said.
To allow cable companies the ability to drop that benefit while charging the same or in most, if not all cases more is insane. This is to assume that it's anyone's right to allow or disallow. Currently, the only tier that must be in the clear are the locals and pegs. I think it's safer to say that it could be in their interest to keep them in the clear to save that niche customer base, however, it's well with in their rights to run their system the way they want. I am one that wants more HD and better ADVANCE service, so I say "away with the dinosaurs and evolve"..
And how does one buy their own digital cable box that works with the cable companies encryption? Look up separable security and your answer you shall have. Mostly right now, it's Tivo boxes. However, there is, and has been, one model of Motorola DCT that you can buy and have activated. (It's the Motorola home theater receiver) |
