[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Someone told me that you can take the line from your cable modem and >> stick it in a regular "cable ready" TV and get basic cable. > So I stuck >> it into my PVR-250 and sure enough was able to tune up to channel >> 99. So now I have Comedy Central, CNN, History, Travel for free >> (yes, I know I'm still paying for the net connection). > > Be aware that the cable company can install a filter at any time to > remove your access to the "free cable" but they haven't yet (for > whatever reason) > > Around here they started filtering probably 7 years ago. At > first they > had imperfect filters, and you could still get a handful of channels > (something like 3-6 IIRC) my friends and I called it "cable scraps." > They have been filtering everything here for at least a > couple of years > I think, though I don't really know/care since I get > satellite service. > > I'm a little surprised that any cable company out there isn't > filtering, since I think the filters are dirt cheap. > > Greg > They just started filtering here in Denver, CO about two weeks ago. Drat it all, I was getting Expanded Basic (channels 1-99) for the Basic price of $14/month. Thinking about moving to a dish now, since there was one on the house when I bought it. Looks like it has two 'receivers' as well, I'm guessing that means two satellites so I get more channels.
Garry W. Cook, CCNA Network Infrastructure Manager MACTEC, Inc. - http://www.mactec.com/ 303.273.5050 (Office) - 720.220.1862 (Mobile)
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