On Thu, 08 May 2008 15:41:01 -0700 Philip <none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
| phil-news-nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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?
I don't know. I suspect they will make 1 or maybe 2 available as part of
the
basic level of service, and charge you for additional boxes or premium
boxes.
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