[mythtv-users] Charter moving around QAM channels

[stefan_jones at comcast.net]

----- "Mark Knecht" <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote: 
> From: "Mark Knecht" <markknecht at gmail.com> 
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org> 
> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:44:44 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Charter moving around QAM channels 
> 
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at gmail.com> wrote: 
> > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:47 AM, <stefan_jones at comcast.net> wrote: 
> >> Hillsboro, Oregon. The entire Comcast footprint here is going digital. The 
> >> analog channels went away on 4/29. For a few weeks my Myth system was 
> >> happily recording from the digital channels. Then poof. 
> > 
> > Interesting. I'm in SF bay area and didn't see any announcement of 
> > when the shutoff will be for us. Has anyone? 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Brad Fuller 
> 
> I haven't either. This sounds like a complete switch from Comcast's 
> statement that folks would have time. Is anyone as surprised as I am 
> about the lack of morals at our favorite cable companies? ;-) 

CLARIFICATION: 

I'm sorry. By "comcast footprint" going digital I meant all of the head ends, not all of the channels. The conversion of "Standard Cable" (extended analog cable) to "Basic Digital" is happening in stages, area by area. 

The "Basic Cable" channels -- 2 - 31 in my area -- are still available in analog form. Comcast also puts the local broadcast HDTV stations in the mix. (They are probably required to do this but never announce it.) 

Basic Cable customers don't need and won't be offered the free STB/DTAs. 
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