[mythtv-users] Charter Fort Worth: everything DRM'd :(

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On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Tom Bongiorno <two.bits.11 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Victor <vperez at rwserver.com> wrote:
>>
>> Good news, after posting about this in Charter's community forums, one
>> of their "social media" reps checked and confirmed non-premium
>> channels should be unrestricted. They already opened a couple channels
>> (CNN, Fox sports) and will review their full lineup in the next couple
>> of days to ensure the flags are set correctly.
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> Good for you.  I wish many more would do this.  I did it for Comcast in my
> region five or six years ago, and have had to do it a few times since.  I
> have seen it mostly happen when they add new channels.  Copy protection is
> often enforced because very few people care and it is easier and safer to
> enforce it by default.
>
> People often think that if it is copy protected, then they are out of luck.
>  This is not always true.  The squeaky wheel gets the oil!  Speak up!
>
> -Tom
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A quick follow-up, tonight I found all non-premium digital channels I
have subscribed are now set copyfree. I can now get rid of the damn
cable box \o/