[opendtv] Re: News: The Real Fight Over Fake News
- From: John Willkie <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:25:24 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
not for me, but for my mother. It was free when I checked more than three
years ago, and it is free now. I didn't check in between.
I think it's a serious mis-configuration error. I was floored when I first
discovere it more than 3 years ago. I suspect nobody is complaining about it
to Cox.
John Willkie
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>From: Adam Goldberg <adam_g@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jun 8, 2008 7:04 AM
>To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: The Real Fight Over Fake News
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>> and one channel of HBO for NO additional cost.
>
>That's certainly a short-term error/misconfiguration, no? How long has HBO
>been free for you?
>
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>From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>Behalf Of John Willkie
>Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:05 AM
>To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: The Real Fight Over Fake News
>
>I can' speak to "the majority of cable programming", but I believe the
>statement is incorrect.
>
>What is gained -- at least in the case I'm most recently familiar with -- is
>the clear QAM receiver permits analog customers on Cox Cable San Diego (their
>largest system) to get many DIGITAL channels, all local channels, and one
>channel of HBO for NO additional cost.
>
>Did I highlight that? HBO in the clear? I think there's a good case for
>encrypting the Hallmark Channel and other mini-pays, but to not encrypt all
>channels of HBO is something that I have no doubt violates the HBO contract
>with Cox.
>
>Assume nothing.
>
>John Willkie
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Jun 6, 2008 6:53 AM
>>To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: The Real Fight Over Fake News
>>
>>At 9:46 PM -0400 6/5/08, Tom Barry wrote:
>>>Sorry, I can't quote any numbers or hard facts, only my own opinion
>>>picked up from hanging out on AVS and from shopping for a low end
>>>LCD when my projector bulb popped a few months ago.
>>>
>>>But I can say that, at the low end, both Target's Olevia and
>>>Walmart's Vizio newer models all seem to support clear QAM. I ended
>>>up with a Vizio and can say it has no problems with it on Cox. And
>>>I think Vizio is now something like the 2nd best selling LCD brand
>>>now.
>>>
>>>Until the sparsity of 'hard facts' is corrected I'm going to stick
>>>with my previous opinion that clear QAM support will become an
>>>expected option in most sets going forward. And I also think
>>>true2way has some momentum building.
>>>
>>>- Tom
>>
>>While clear QAM support may exist in many new receivers, what is it good for?
>>
>>Apparently you can see some broadcast re-transmissions, but
>>presumably you could get them with an antenna. It is my understanding
>>that virtually all digital cable content is encrypted...
>>
>>Is this what most people are finding?
>>
>>Regards
>>Craig
>>
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