[opendtv] Re: News: DTV Converter Prices Plummet

  • From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:32:12 -0400

A few months ago I also got all expanded basic through clear qam on Cox
cable.  But it only stayed that way for a few weeks and then went back
to only limited basic unencrypted.  I don 't know if it was a test, a
marketing ploy, or just a mistake.

- Tom


John Shutt wrote:
> Positive.  I scanned my piece-of-Philips TV tonight and I now get
> every expanded basic cable channel in ClearQAM and analog. Things like
> all of the cable news channels, The Discovery Channel, The Learning
> Channel, the History Channel, Univision, Lifetime, TNT, AMC, Disney,
> ABCFamily, etc.
>
> Once the boxes have fully rolled out, the analog will be turned off
> and the spectrum populated with more HD fare, I imagine.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Barry" <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Are you sure ClearQAM tuners will get EXPANDED basic?  Usually it is
>> just the most limited basic (mostly network) channels that are not
>> encrypted.
>
>
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