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- 08-28-2010 07:17 PM #1
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Cablevision and QAM Tuner
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In May 2010, Cablevison made the change over to all digital which means all tvs need a cable box in order to view any and all channels.
Well, I have a TV with a built in QAM Tuner and was able to view channels 2 through 21 with just the cable wire connected to the TV. Until yesterday. Now the tv says the digital channels are encrypted.
What the heck happened? Why all of a sudden doesn't the QAM Tuner pick up the channels? Did Cablevision do something to block the QAM Tuner?
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- 08-28-2010 11:19 PM #2
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Yes it appears they have encrypted the channels
- 08-29-2010 01:13 AM #3
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Proud Staff MemberThe FCC lost some teeth and Cablevision is testing the waters I think. The requirement that at least the local channels and access channels be ITC is under serious challenge. So is the "lifeline" tier requirement, but at least that part is currently spelled out in federal law.
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- 08-29-2010 03:55 PM #4
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Well, that's just great...
I don't understand why they couldn't leave the basic channels alone..
- 08-29-2010 04:51 PM #5
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Well this way you are forced to buy or rent a box for every tv you want to use. They make more money and the consumer suffers.
Originally Posted by Jenna
It's time us consumers talk with our money if a company does something you dislike stop buying from them.
- 08-30-2010 08:19 AM #6
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Cablevision is not encrypting Broadcast Basic channels in CT. They got a waiver to encrypt them in NYC but nowhere else. Try a rescan with your digital tuner.
- 08-30-2010 09:19 AM #7
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If Cablevision didn't encrypt the Broadcast Basic channels, why doe they say "digital channel encrypted"?
Will rescanning bring the channels back?
- 08-30-2010 04:55 PM #8
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They can certainly change the QAM channels at any time. I have had to rescan the QAM channels twice since the analog-sunset. I doubt that CV now really requires a cable box for broadcast basic. BB often has to be provided at ~$15/month, which leaves little money left for renting a cable-box.
FYI, Comcast is still broadcasting Broadcast-Basic in Analog.
- 08-30-2010 06:30 PM #9
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Proud Staff MemberPossibly. It is not uncommon for cable cos to move things around. TWC has done this here a couple of times. Originally Posted by Jenna 
THERE= a place. not here - THEIR= belongs to them - THEY'RE = short for "They Are". THEN = a point in time; not now. - THAN = used to compare things.
-If you tried 4 times to move forward, it was the FOURTH time you went FORTH! ---Something AFFECTS you. You have an EFFECT on something
Some one can win a MEDAL made of a METAL like gold for showing his METTLE (courage)
If something is LOOSE you might LOSE it. Your=belongs to "you" You're short for "you are"
You file a suit in court. You wear a suit in court. You stay in a suite at the hotel. You sweat it out. Victory is sweet!
If two sets of twin brothers have a gunfight, you have a Dual Duel
MUTE=Silent, unable to talk. MOOT= No loger relevant or important. "A mute points out a moot point."
- 09-01-2010 09:19 AM #10
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There is also another alternative. TIVO can (with a $2/mo cable card and $7/mo 'CV line fee') decode all non-SDV signals (pay-per-view, some others). It can then redistribute to other TVs in your house. You need to look at a cost-effective solution (some configs aren't cost-effective at all), but some have found savings with TIVO (especially with 3-5 TVs in the house).
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