[opendtv] Re: My Jax clear QAM HD went away
- From: colejd@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:26:26 +0000 (UTC)
I am sure Tom will report back that the QAM moved to a new frequency. Comcast
has been doing frequency realignments for all of it's services as part of the
Cavalry project. Notifications are not sent for these that do not affect analog
moves. The digital ones, are only noticed by the very small number of clearQAM
users. Those with STBs do not see these changes. A re-scan corrects these
moves.
FCC requirements does not require digital carriage if analog is available. If a
cable company does have analog and HD-digital, charging for the HD version is
allowed. Comcast has a policy of not encrypting the broadcasters, either way.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:19:02 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [opendtv] Re: My Jax clear QAM HD went away
> 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.
That is indeed the case on our local Comcast system. The local HD QAM
signals are still available in the clear but were relocated to channels
above 100.
I am not a subscriber so don't know if this change was actually communicated
to the customers. I learned of it doing a channel scan for a friend who told
be that he had lost the HD channels and he doesn't recall being notified of
such a change. Might have been a tactic to convert many of these customers
to the digital tier.....
Dale
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Barry" <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 8:07 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: My Jax clear QAM HD went away
> 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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