Comcast question

[KAPA]

Thinking about switching from DTV to Comcast to take advantage of good savings for 2 years and the faster internet... Question is, when they install it in my house and hook up my two DVRs or whatever box they have on my main two TVs, can I expect to get cable TV in all the other rooms in my house that have a cable TV line coming out of the wall? I know this used to be the case about 5-10 years ago but you did not get the guide and all that jazz as that is contained in the box, but I am hoping to be able to watch local channels and maybe ESPN/TNT kind of stuff.

Thanks

[Hound]

Nope, you now have to decrypt the signal, which means a $2 box for each rm minimum. This will only give you basic cable. Main rooms will get a nicer box with more channels.

[SSChameleon]

If your internet is working well and you like the channels you get with DTV, I would stay where you are and avoid Comcast. As soon as a decent internet alternative is available in my neighborhood I'm dropping them. If you have any heart conditions or anger management issues be sure to never call Comcast support.

[roberth]

Comcast support is a joke. Everything is YOUR fault for 30 minutes, then they do something on their end that they don't tell you they're doing and wah-la, it works like it is supposed to. Bastards could have saved me 25 minutes by just saying they'd condition the line but nooooooooooooooo, we can't have that. No apologizes for the accusations either, I hung up immediately after it started working.

I only use Comcast Internet, it is the best ISP in my area.

[00tec]

Every tv needs a box to get cable. The little basic boxes are cheaper than the primary boxes.

Another option is using cable cards if you have Tivos

[Harley-FXDWG]

Every tv needs a box to get cable.

Is this just a Comcast thing? Because its not true in my case with Cox. I've never heard of requiring a box at each tv to get cable. I dont have a single box of any kind in my house and have 3 tvs that work just fine.

[00tec]

Is this just a Comcast thing? Because its not true in my case with Cox. I've never heard of requiring a box at each tv to get cable. I dont have a single box of any kind in my house and have 3 tvs that work just fine.

If it is not, it will be soon.
With comcast, there MAY be 1 or 2 channels you can get without a box.

[Harley-FXDWG]

If it is not, it will be soon.
With comcast, there MAY be 1 or 2 channels you can get without a box.

All that is is a filter/trap on the line coming from the street. Or is Comcast doing something differently than they use to?

[00tec]

All that is is a filter/trap on the line coming from the street. Or is Comcast doing something differently than they use to?

All encrypted, stopped using traps/filters with the exception being using MOCA/POE filters to isolate signals used in any room dvr and such.

[Monky]

You will need a box for each tv to get cable.


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