Comcast encrypts extended basic channels

[Chris O'Connell]

Good for you!  I think you'll find life without tv is very rewarding!

Chris O'Connell
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On May 13, 2010, at 10:35 PM, "Greg Rundlett (freephile)" <greg-SfI3QVg0eaJl57MIdRCFDg at public.gmane.org 
 > wrote:

> I simply cancelled tv.  I'msure it'll take some getting used to but  
> now I
> don't have to worry about the junk the kids see on tv
>
> On May 12, 2010 5:23 PM, "Bill Bogstad" <bogstad-e+AXbWqSrlAAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Tom Metro <tmetro-blu-5a1Jt6qxUNc at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> It appears that a the Newton/...
> They just did this in Cambridge as of yesterday (May 11th).   I had
> thought they were going to do it in April, but either they delayed it
> for a month or I had misremembered the flyer they had sent me.
>
> At this point, the only unencrypted digital channels are basically
> local OTA rebroadcasts, cable access channels, and some shopping
> channels.   That leaves me with about 50 unencrypted digital channels
> some of which are SD versions of the OTA rebroadcasts.   This compares
> with the 440 encrypted digital channels that my HDHR sees during a
> channel scan.
>
> Some channels are still being sent in NTSC (analog) format:
> 2-22,58,98,99; but everything else is digital only.
>
> My May Comcast bill talks about more changes coming in June.  Five
> more OTA HD rebroadcoasts will be added along with around 6 non-OTA HD
> channel changes/additions.  The most interesting thing is that they
> explicitly say that the OTA HD rebroadcasts will be viewable with a
> "HD QAM tuner TV".  At least they aren't going to encrypt the OTA
> channels.
>
> Bill Bogstad
>
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