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Re: [HD] HD costs extra? said by Floppy:Who says the rate increase is to purchase new boxes? Sure that maybe a small part of it. However; just to name a couple: take into account, programming (especially sports) fees go up every year. Also electricity rates go up every year especially for the headends which have 100s of servers running 24/7.
A small part for new boxes because they don't buy 1/2 to 3/4 million boxes every 2 to 3 years
I was just every wants Comcast to spend millions of dollars every two years or so they can throw away good working boxes. They are raising rates no how do you think they will raise when buying all at once new stb
Do you go buy a new refrigerator, stove dish washer, washing machine, drier, tv, Their are new models every year
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 telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
kudos:2 | Do most programmers supply separate SD and HD (if available) feeds to Comcast, or do they just supply an HD feed that Comcast just downconverts to an SD version themselves?
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SPOOZ
join:2011-06-20
Lafayette, CO | said by telcodad:Do most programmers supply separate SD and HD (if available) feeds to Comcast, or do they just supply an HD feed that Comcast just downconverts to an SD version themselves? Most programming providers have both a SD feed and a HD feed.
said by telcodad:If separate SD and HD feeds are provided, do programmers charge an extra fee for the HD version?
It depends on the contract the cable or satellite provider has with the programming provider.
Most programming providers make you get the SD feed before you can get the HD feed, however if you buy the SD feed, the HD feed is free. |
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Zoder
join:2002-04-16
Miami, FL | reply to Joe12345678
said by Joe12345678:But $200 is better then $8 /m for ever.
Just got my new bill. Now it's 9.95 a month from 8.50  |
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yhp
join:2006-12-27
Philadelphia, PA | reply to tranle
said by tranle:said by Joe12345678:But $200 is better then $8 /m for ever.
Your $200 purchase does not last for ever either. If you want a new version you need to re-purchase another box. Well, that's the difference between ownership and renting, which most people realize without the help of car or appliance analogies. I'd FULLY EXPECT replacement on anything I was renting (obvious misuse and human damage notwithstanding). The person from whom I'm renting isn't doing me any favors replacing it when it dies. That's what renting is all about.
But in the meantime, a purchaser of one's own (theoretical, at this point) DVR would have had (for 2 years, maybe three tops, sure) a REAL DVR with REAL functions of his or her choosing: editing, high-speed dubbing, chaptering, bookmarking, splitting, joining, dumping to DVD, channel lineup editing, title changes, add-on storage capacity, the ability to schlep it someone else's house if necessary, etc: whatever things one's heart desired and the free market offered.
Comcast "DVR" service, OTOH, is nothing but rudimentary time-shifting service. When Comcast's saints "gift" you with "new" hardware, it's simply because no one in their right mind will rent something which doesn't work.
And that "new" hardware is still nothing but an appliance which permits rudimentary time shifting. The DVRs available in 2003 and 2004 put Comcast DVR features to shame. So for some people - yes, they'd absolutely rather blow $400 and have great fun for two years, even if it culminates in a fried hunk of metal, than spend $192 renting a rudimentary time-shifting appliance for the same amount of time.
Apples and oranges. |
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rody_44Premium
join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA | reply to SPOOZ
That isnt correct. Its in the contract but when a hd feed gets added the rates always went up to match a hd counterpart. Hd was never free to the providers. |
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wdsnls
join:2003-06-19
Palm City, FL | reply to Zoder
said by Zoder:said by Joe12345678:But $200 is better then $8 /m for ever.
Just got my new bill. Now it's 9.95 a month from 8.50 Just to clarify this to other posters, this is an increase to $9.95 per/STB. |
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Zoder
join:2002-04-16
Miami, FL | said by wdsnls:Just to clarify this to other posters, this is an increase to $9.95 per/STB.
Yes. That's per STB. |
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 bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | said by Zoder:said by wdsnls:Just to clarify this to other posters, this is an increase to $9.95 per/STB.
Yes. That's per STB. STB's in Jersey increased to $9.25 (SD or HD). Glad I switched to FIOS last year as they only charge $5.99 and when you need 5 it adds up.  |
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telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
kudos:2 | Well, it looks like the ability to actually purchase a cable box (albeit an old refurbished one) in the U.S. is becoming a bit more of a possibility:
ACE Plan Would Let MSOs Sell Old Set-Tops
Light Reading Cable - January 27, 2012
»www.lightreading.com/document.as···r_cable& |
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scanpaPremium
join:2006-09-06
Lebanon, PA | reply to telcodad
Now that's funny. They want to sell those old clunkers to users of Baja Broadband. And then others. LOL Comcast is working on removing these POS from there Stock, but there are so many of them still in use, it's not even funny.
$49.99 for DCT-2000 (sorry not worth $5.00)
$89.99 for DCT-2500
$299.99 for DCT-6412p3 or DCT-6416
all retail sales will include a 1 year warranty.
ROFLMAO my cell phone does more then these clunkers (Doorstops) can do.
Baja Broadband must be a very low level cable system. |
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said by telcodad:Well, it looks like the ability to actually purchase a cable box (albeit an old refurbished one) in the U.S. is becoming a bit more of a possibility: And then Comcast will charge you an outlet fee for the privilege, which is exactly what they're doing today in many areas for Cablecard users.
A clear violation of the new FCC rules, I might add, which state that Cablecard rates must be uniformly applied at one published rate. |
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Shaw has good prices for NEW boxes and RENT TO own.
»www.shaw.ca/Television/Equipment/ |
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 gar187erI do this for a living
join:2006-06-24
Dover, DE
kudos:4 | why do we care what a canadian cable co does?
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scanpaPremium
join:2006-09-06
Lebanon, PA | reply to Joe12345678
Has nothing to do with the subject
Those STB / DVR boxes are not FCC Certified for USA use.
not to mention, there OOB frequency set is different then the set we use here. |
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telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
kudos:2 | reply to telcodad
said by telcodad:Well, it looks like the ability to actually purchase a cable box (albeit an old refurbished one) in the U.S. is becoming a bit more of a possibility:
ACE Plan Would Let MSOs Sell Old Set-Tops
Light Reading Cable - January 27, 2012
»www.lightreading.com/document.as···r_cable&
As expected, from this blog article by Jeff Baumgartner on the Light Reading Cable site, the CEA has filed their objection to ACE's waiver request:
A New Battle Brews About Old Set-Tops
By Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Cable - February 1, 2012
»www.lightreading.com/blog.asp?bl···lr_cable |
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join:2002-01-10
Valparaiso, IN
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said by Zoder:said by Joe12345678:But $200 is better then $8 /m for ever.
Just got my new bill. Now it's 9.95 a month from 8.50 Mine went from 7.95 to 8.95 this month for non dvr hd box, however the website still shows 7.95/month.
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Selling DCT2000s to customers for $50 a pop is better then the carp DTA's that you have to rent and can't get the full payed for channel line up. |
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The Q
join:2008-06-26
Collegeville, PA | said by Joe12345678:Selling DCT2000s to customers for $50 a pop is better then the carp DTA's that you have to rent and can't get the full payed for channel line up.
I thought comcast gave out free dtas? Mine doesn't cost me anything extra (yet). DCT 2000s are not worth $50. |
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