Over the air signals on Comcast....

[Ken VanTassell]

At my house as of today FioS doesn't scramble limited basic. I am told the
reason for this is that they can turn on or off the TV signal at the ONT
(box at your house). In this way they can turn off your TV if you only
subscribe to internet or phone where Comcast cannot.

-Ken


On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 4:15 AM, Sean Smyth <ssmyth@psualum.com> wrote:

> Are you sure FiOS doesn't scramble basic, Ken? I'm pretty sure it does, or
> at least it did in Virginia.
>
>  ------------------------------
> * From: * Ken VanTassell <kenwvt@gmail.com>;
> * To: * Don <Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com>;
> * Cc: * B-R-I <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>;
> * Subject: * Re: Over the air signals on Comcast....
> * Sent: * Tue, Oct 22, 2013 9:33:00 PM
>
>   Comcast is scrambling limited basic everywhere, I know the Cape was done
> last spring. Fios does not scramble Limited Basic if that is an option for
> you.
>
>
> http://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/cable-tv/limited-basic-encryption/
>
> -Ken
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Don <Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi All....a couple of months ago, I connected my new flat screen "smart
> > tv" to the (Comcast) cable without any converter boxes or adapters.  And
> > seems to find most, if not all, of the over-the-air channels
> > (2,4,5,7,25,38,56, etc.) coming through in HD quality.
> >
> > Now...it appears that the only thing I can find without a converter box
> is
> > the one channel broadcasting the comcast commercial over-and-over....
> >
> > I realize the were slowly moving the cable stations to scrambled digital.
> > Did they finally take the unscrambled broadcast channels off too...or am
> I
> > looking in the wrong place?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
>