bye bye COMCAST Clear QAM channels

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silvarios wrote:
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I pay them for Cable TV, and I was getting what I was paying for in a much more convenient way, but now I have to pay an additional $2/month for electricity to power their cable boxes, and find space in my TV area to put their box.

This is the first time I've ever had to use a cable box to get watch the cable TV that I pay for (I don't subscribe to any premium channels), and I've had Cable TV for a few decades.

If you have limited basic, you were not paying for the content. I think that's what evilrobot and other's are referring to specifically. If you had another tier, you were warned months ago (year+ perhaps) that analog was going away and that you needed to switch to a digital box. Stupid? Probably. I think Comcast should keep the old standard basic (or a decent subset) as clear QAM and only have the boxes for "premium" content.

I have limited basic and still enjoy many clear QAM channels. Well, enjoy is a strong word. We barely watch regular TV. I pay for limited basic solely to get a break on my Internet costs. Otherwise, I would pay the same amount per month for just the internet.


Nathan
Yep, same here. It costs me an extra $3/mo to get limited cable. The city here mandates Comcast provide limited cable, and the price of it. Of course, the city forgot to tell Comcast they couldn't cut out all the channels and provide it in another service called "Basic" which isn't regulated. So that's what Cocmast has done.