Re: Why is cablecard so expensive ?

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really a @comcast.net	reply to DaveDude Re: Why is cablecard so expensive ? Ive actually been a member of this forum for years, Ive actually worked in cable for 15 years. Im fully aware. I know they are working to get PPV working with TIVOS. They want to add it to ANYTHING tha has a cablcard slot because without it they loose revenue and perceived value in their product. Your TV is warranted from the manufacturer. And if you want that warranty extended you will pay a permium for that option. That isnt what you are saying however. You want to purchase a CC. You want it warranted for as long as your a customer, free of charge. Comcast wants to lease them and support them and to offset their minimal cost compared to a box and limited functionality due to TIVO and TV manuacturers shortcomings they charge for that lease. And they charge MUCH LESS then the rate of a convertor box.. that does more. It all seems perfectly reasonable to me? But we can compare a cablecard to a TV and to a Phone or a car or a home or a Toaster if you want. It really doenst matter what you compare them to- the point it moot. There are wildly different factors at play in the pricing and options of each apple and orange.
	to forum · permalink · 2009-06-26 08:03:09 ·
markofmayhem I can haz competition? Premium join:2004-04-08 Pittsburgh, PA kudos:4	FCC, NCTA, CableLabs, and the CEA. You can't own the CableCard. The CableCard is a piece of property owned, licensced, and under exclusive use of CableLabs. Negotiations between CableLabs, it's partnership (most cable companies, Verzion, Echostar, and other members), the CEA, and compliance with FCC regulations as put into law through the 1996 Telecom Act prohibit a consumer from purchasing the seperable security device. Before CableCard, CableLabs prohibited a consumer from purchasing the integrated security device (in the states, Canada was different). It's expensive because it can be. 4 TV's for, around $6 a month, correct? Is there any competitor close to charging that little? I would imagine as PVR, HTPC, and full service TV's come online, the CableCard fee will go up, not down.
	to forum · permalink · 2009-06-26 09:36:17 ·

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