*On April 28, 2013, Jima wrote: * * *
*> When I used Comcast for internet, my IP rarely changed. Actually,* *> thinking back, I'm not sure it changed i the year we had it. I'd have* *> to check my dynamic DNS logs to be certain, though.* * * *Well, that's what their web page said all those years ago. Business class customers would get to use a "semi-static" IP address, and it specifically stated that it changed about every six months. Now maybe that has since changed. If so, it's very handy. If not, well, I can figure something out I guess. I don't absolutely NEED a static IP, but it would surely be a lot easier if I got one. :)* * * *> We do still have Comcast for video, and all we have are TiVos with* *> CableCard. The biggest issue you'll have is installation -- regardless* *> of what the scheduler might tell you, next to no installation techs know* *> a thing about CableCard. As with Charter, the only way we managed to* *> get it working was walking the installer through the process* *> ourselves...thank goodness both my wife and I are technical enough for that.* * * *That's cool. What exactly is the procedure? I've never used CableCard before so I'm about as knowledgeable as the average installer right now. Unlike the installers though, I'm eager to learn more. :) Is there a URL or something you'd recommend I read? Or some other resource?* * * *I know for my purposes I'd probably setup a MythTV box, and use that tuner I saw in a magazine about a year ago. It was a single PCIe card that had four tuners on the card and had a slot for a CableCard card in the metal chassis. Either that or something similar would work just grand for my purposes. I'm not too worried about on-demand stuff. Just recording things from channels like HBO or CBS or SyFy or what not at scheduled times. I'll leave the on-demand stuff for the normal TV. It will probably be a rare event that I use it, really. I know when I was visiting my parents several years ago - after selling my old house and not having the newly purchased house available to me yet (separate, long story) - there was no on demand usage the entire month I was with them. Not just them, but even _I_ was not terribly interested in their on demand offerings. :)* * * *--- Dan* On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 2:10 AM, Jima <j...@beer.tclug.org> wrote: > On 2013-04-27 03:57, Dan Egli wrote: > > *A 27/7 line? I didn't know Comcast offered such a beast. I'm also > > surprised Comcast is offering static IPs at all. Last I looked, which was > > admittedly quite a long time ago (many years) Comcast didn't offer static > > IP at all. The best you could get was a "semi-static" ip that would > change > > about 2x a year. And there was no mention of being exempt to their > > metering. If they have cut off the bandwidth cap for business class > > customers maybe I'll go with them when I get back to UT. > > I don't think business-class was ever subject to the caps. > Residential didn't used to be, as far as I know; part of the backlash > was the fact that quietly added them. > > When I used Comcast for internet, my IP rarely changed. Actually, > thinking back, I'm not sure it changed in the year we had it. I'd have > to check my dynamic DNS logs to be certain, though. > > > You'll have to let > > us know if they're any good. If they are, maybe I'll use them instead of > > Qwest. Anyone know if their encrypted cable is compatible with > CableCard? :) > > We do still have Comcast for video, and all we have are TiVos with > CableCard. The biggest issue you'll have is installation -- regardless > of what the scheduler might tell you, next to no installation techs know > a thing about CableCard. As with Charter, the only way we managed to > get it working was walking the installer through the process > ourselves...thank goodness both my wife and I are technical enough for > that. > > As for encrypted cable, you mean such as premium channels, right? > Those work just fine. I don't believe there's any way to get the > on-demand stuff working (at least with the TiVos, I can't speak for any > other CableCard-consuming devices). > > Jima > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
