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wrote:
> On Thu, 8 May 2008 12:46:09 -0500 Chet Bosco <chet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> | In article <UcmdnX3dc-PMrb7VnZ2dnUVZ_uOdnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, t-
> | tammaru@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
> |> According to the local newspaper here in NJ, Cablevision is dropping
the
> |> analog feed on TLC, A&E, E!, SciFi, trueTV, Animal Planet, Travel
Channel,
> |> CSPAN2, and QVC. Meanwhile, Comcast is dropping analog History
Channel, and
> |> Cartoon Network. Possibly others. Verizon Fios seems to be
eliminating all
> |> analog, and will provide free STBs for the "small number" of analog
> |> customers.
> |>
> |> Tam
> |>
> |>
> |
> | If you're using the cable company's box then it doesn't matter what
they
> | do with analog channels.
>
> I think the point was, you'll be using the cable company's box no matter
what,
> in the (possibly very near) future. This is one reason I'm exploring
satellite
> options. The advantage of cable to me was not needing to a box. But if
my
> only option beyond OTA is to use some box, then that basically opens
things up
> to where the quality of the box becomes a factor in choosing which
service.
> Now, if I can get the box from a satellite provider WITHOUT having to
connect
> to a phone line, that would be a huge selling point for me in favor of
the
> satellite provider.
So I have 5 live analog drops at my house. Will they provide me with 5
free STBs?
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