All cable channels in my local Charter Cable is currently using Switched Digital Video and would unable to pick up any channel without an M-Card and Tuning adaptor to support it. I think most channel companies are going this route as they no longer have to feed the entire spectrum of cable channels offered down the wire. Leaving a great deal of bandwidth open for Internet. I currently have Internet and phone bundled through them and NEVER have less than 65 MB on download speed available and often much more. My friend has their television and they have many channels available that DISH does not carry and those they do carry that are not offered in HD are with Charter. Cable in my area had certainly come along ways since the days I left it and joined DISH. The PQ is very good also. Almost makes me want to sign up and enjoy there year of reduced prices, but then I remember why I dropped DISH in the first place and I say, nope!