[opendtv] Re: My Jax clear QAM HD went away
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:07:53 -0400
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> At 9:59 PM -0400 4/27/10, Tom Barry wrote:
>> I've previously been skeptical here that the cable companies would start
>> encrypting the network channels. But I notice today I can no longer get
>> ABC and Fox in HD that way. What I hadn't considered, and what they
>> did, is that they might keep the SD versions for limited basic customers
>> with cable ready TV's but encrypt the HD versions.
>
> Chalk up another victim of Retransmission consent. Now that the cable
> companies are paying the broadcaster for their content, they have both
> the incentive, and most likely contractual rights, to limit access to
> the HD version for customers paying those fees. The lifeline customers
> continue to get 4:3 SD, but you must pay for digital to get digital...
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>
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Someone on AVS from this area suggested the HD network channels are not
encrypted here but instead have been moved to frequencies filtered out
for limited basic users, so I can only now get the SD network channels.
I have not confirmed this.
Either way it's strange. I thought lifeline tiers were supposed to
include the OTA network channels and there was not suppose to be an
extra charge for HD. I guess maybe they can get away with that now.
- Tom
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