[opendtv] Re: Scrambled channels irk cable viewers
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 16:04:56 -0400
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>
>Of *course* they were happy to get the freebies, but that's the
>whole point.
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>
Having experienced something similar years ago with Time Warner, I would
like to point out that this is not necessarily an issue of freebies. I
am (and was at the time) a Time Warner subscriber paying for
extended-basic service and a set-top box. The basic channels being
transmitted in the clear allowed me to watch one program while recording
another. Time Warner then scrambled the basic (and extended-basic)
channels, and I could no longer make a recording without using their box
(not a rights issue). Tht screwed up my connections and timer-recording
capability. Not even their more-expensive "Watch-&-Record" box would
restore the functionality I originally had.
TTFN,
Mark
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