said by Eat Me 
:said by ajwees41 :said by Eat Me :Let's face it. The cable companies want to put a box in your house so they can keep charging that lovely rental fee.
SE Cable originally sold me cablecards but when I called to ask about getting more for another TV they told me that I had to rent them now. Seems to me like that monthly revenue stream is too good to pass up.
if you have money to spend every few years when new technology comes out you should be able to by the cable card/box, but there are still people who prefer to rent and they are probably the majority.
That would be true if they weren't charging a whopping $10 for the HD cable box, $15 for a DVR.
With 1 cablecard at $125 I pay zero monthly fees so I break even in a year and 15 days.
how did you figure cable card at $125? you could buy a tivo, but no 2way communication sdv adaptor needed. 
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