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The cable-card activation department of Comcast is a separate department from the 'standard' equipment activation department. So when you call to activate, ...
Comcast has begun notifying customers via their billing statements that starting October 24, it will no longer be issuing CableCARD security modules. Comcast told LightReading that it will provide ...
This week, Comcast and Altice U.S. affirmed different plans to wind down their support for CableCARD, an access card technology that allowed subscribers of traditional pay TV services to watch ...
Cheryl Corralejo is mad as hell at Comcast, and she isn't going to take it anymore. The object of her righteous crusade? Cable box rentals. Corralejo wants to own her box outright, and she has ...
Comcast will charge $299.95 per month for its 2Gb symmetrical service (2 Gb/s down, ... the Verge discovered—and another $500 for the activation fee, according to the site.
Comcast currently includes one “primary outlet” with its Xfinity TV subscription. If you opt to bring your own equipment – like CableCARD-powered TiVo or, now, a Roku – you’ll receive a ...
All you need is a CableCard from your cable company and a Windows 7 PC, and presto: you've got a fantastic dual-tuner DVR. Get a dual-tuner CableCard adapter for $99.99 - CNET X ...
TiVo and Comcast have agreed to collaborate on a two-way, non-CableCARD security platform that would enable TiVo boxes bought at retail to access Comcast’s full lineup of linear programming as well as ...
Additionally, Verizon charges $5 monthly to rent the “CableCARD,” to bring TV service to the Tivo. (Time Warner charges $2.50 monthly, and Comcast says the service is free for its subscribers.) ...
Living with CableCard ...
While CableCARD has its benefits, the technology has a downside: confusion. And it's not just consumers who are perplexed by the technology. Cable companies are having problems of their own, as ...
Chalk another one up for the FCC, as its chairman Kevin Martin slapped down Comcast's waiver to continue deploying specific Motorola, Scientific Atlanta, and Pace Micro Technology set-top boxes ...