[mythtv-users] OT: Comcast in the SF SouthBay

[David Brodbeck]

On Thu, April 2, 2009 12:52 pm, Jens Holzhaeuser wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 05:17:13PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
>> Oddly enough you have to activate them before they'll work, even though
>> people here have reported there's no encryption involved.
>
> The little box (Motorola DCH70) also provides On Demand Video (some free,
> most
> for a fee), that is why a subscription and activation is necessary to get
> it
> to work.

We're actually talking about different boxes.

The DCH70s rent for $5/month.  The free ones are "digital transport
adapters," Motorola DC50X boxes.  They have no M-card or CableCard slot,
and provide an SDTV picture and monaural sound via an RF modulator output.
 They don't get On Demand, just the standard 2-99 cable channels, a few
additional ones in the 100s (such as Sprout), and some local radio
stations in the 900s.