The new cable box from Comcast: SECRET

[Dodgem250]

Did you all know that if you don't pay your cable bill, Comcast can now cut your signal to the new, neato little black box you installed to update to digital, and do it right from the comfort of their office chair?

Yep, there's a "hidden agenda" to that little black box. Here's the gimmick, well 2 actually. As soon as your cable bill is past due, they can immediately cut the signal to your little black box and now, you gots no tv viewing pleasure.

The second scheme is, they don't have to hire so many little guys to run a round in dirty vans to come to your physical address and unscrew the cable from the house by hand.

Does that sound like a win-win situation for Comcast or what?

Here's the thing. "They" save a ton of money for not having to sub-contract a "Cable Man" crew, and they can cut you off within minutes with a few keystrokes on their computer.

BUT... do not fear, there is a solution!

This for all you folks out there that think you have to pay the bill before you get your cable back... WRONG!

Go to the local Radio Shack, buy yourself a $3.00 double female coax coupler and when they shut you down, just remove the cables from the backside of that little black box, and screw them together with new coupler and BINGO! you're back in bidness. Or just hook the TV up like it was before you got that new black box scam unit, then when you pay your cable bill, like you oughta-should, you can have your (mostly useless unless you subscribe to everything you don't get for the outrageous cost they charge you anyway) paid service back like it was.

Here's Dodgem's final thought:

"They can control that little black box, but, they can not control my TV set!"



Your Welcome,
Dodgem



Oh Yeah, one last thing:
This information is for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. No claims are made to get back what is rightfully yours in a wrongfully way. The information contained herein was passed on by a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friends cousin, so, don't ask, I don't know.

 

[Lugnut]

Uh... Why not just pay your bills on time?

 

[Patch Tuesday]

Did you all know that if you don't pay your cable bill, Comcast can now cut your signal to the new, neato little black box you installed to update to digital, and do it right from the comfort of their office chair?

Yep, there's a "hidden agenda" to that little black box. Here's the gimmick, well 2 actually. As soon as your cable bill is past due, they can immediately cut the signal to your little black box and now, you gots no tv viewing pleasure.

The second scheme is, they don't have to hire so many little guys to run a round in dirty vans to come to your physical address and unscrew the cable from the house by hand.

Does that sound like a win-win situation for Comcast or what?

Here's the thing. "They" save a ton of money for not having to sub-contract a "Cable Man" crew, and they can cut you off within minutes with a few keystrokes on their computer.

BUT... do not fear, there is a solution!

This for all you folks out there that think you have to pay the bill before you get your cable back... WRONG!

Go to the local Radio Shack, buy yourself a $3.00 double female coax coupler and when they shut you down, just remove the cables from the backside of that little black box, and screw them together with new coupler and BINGO! you're back in bidness. Or just hook the TV up like it was before you got that new black box scam unit, then when you pay your cable bill, like you oughta-should, you can have your (mostly useless unless you subscribe to everything you don't get for the outrageous cost they charge you anyway) paid service back like it was.

Here's Dodgem's final thought:

"They can control that little black box, but, they can not control my TV set!"



Your Welcome,
Dodgem



Oh Yeah, one last thing:
This information is for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. No claims are made to get back what is rightfully yours in a wrongfully way.

Where you been? Directv has always been able to do this, and that little coupler, or all the wires in the world won't make it work until you pay your bill to the eye in the sky...

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Did

Pay your bill deadbeat. Nothing is "rightfully yours" unless you paid for it.

 

[GWguy]

Where you been? Directv has always been able to do this, and that little coupler, or all the wires in the world won't make it work until you pay your bill to the eye in the sky...

And as far as I know, cable companies have been able to do that for years.... at least they did in NY when I had cable there, like 15 years ago..

 

[Dodgem250]

Where you been? Directv has always been able to do this, and that little coupler, or all the wires in the world won't make it work until you pay your bill to the eye in the sky...

Yeah, but, please READ, this is not Direct TV!

It's Comcast Cable. I guess I should have made the font size about 72 and red text for you. LOL

 

[Dodgem250]

And as far as I know, cable companies have been able to do that for years.... at least they did in NY when I had cable there, like 15 years ago..

Up until the new digital cable converter came out, Comcast had to send a cable man out to your house to unscrew it from the grounding block they install on your house.

 

[Dodgem250]

Pay your bill deadbeat. Nothing is "rightfully yours" unless you paid for it.

Well, the way I see it, They only charge you an additional $1.00/MO for the new cable box service?

So, basically, you're already paying for the service without the box, so, you have to have the box to get the service you're paying the $1.00 for... Get It? Therefore making it already "rightfully yours" (ka-ching)

And I do pay my cable bill.

 

[LexiGirl75]

Uh... Why not just pay your bills on time?

I agree!

Does this mean you're offering to help us get a knack for this "paying cable bills on time" thing? If so, can you show me how by paying my January 2008 one? I will probably get the swing of it by February. TIA!

 

[CMC122]

 

[LexiGirl75]

Pay your bill deadbeat. Nothing is "rightfully yours" unless you paid for it.

I agree so next time when you pay your bill first and on time.


Then it will be rightfully yours.

 

[Mikeinsmd]

I agree so next time when you pay your bill first and on time.

Then it will be rightfully yours.

Were you out with Roberta this am??

 

[LexiGirl75]

Were you out with Roberta this am??

I won't say since apparently there's a thread I haven't read.

Wait... is she a hooker?

 

[Mikeinsmd]

I won't say since apparently there's a thread I haven't read.

Wait... is she a hooker?

I dunno. :shrug: Scuttlebut is she was smashed at 11:00am...

 

[Patch Tuesday]

Well, the way I see it, They only charge you an additional $1.00/MO for the new cable box service?

So, basically, you're already paying for the service without the box, so, you have to have the box to get the service you're paying the $1.00 for... Get It? Therefore making it already "rightfully yours" (ka-ching)

And I do pay my cable bill.

Would a better explanation for this whole mess be; the cable box allows you to receive premium, movie, digital, HDTV, and music channels etc. That said, your TV is already capable of receiving any station that comes in from channel 2-125 with it's built in tuner.

So even though they may kill the cable box, your TV is still capable of picking up the equivalent of basic cable without having the cable box functional.

New TV's with advanced tuners are even capable of picking up at least some of the HD (channels 4,5,7,9, MPT etc) channels as well without the cable box...

In a nutshell, you can get basic cable without the cable box as long as the wire to your house is live...

 

[LexiGirl75]

I dunno. :shrug: Scuttlebut is she was smashed at 11:00am...

Some girls have all the luck.

 

[LexiGirl75]

Would a better explanation for this whole mess be; the cable box allows you to receive premium, movie, digital, HDTV, and music channels etc. That said, your TV is already capable of receiving any station that comes in from channel 2-125 with it's built in tuner.

So even though they may kill the cable box, your TV is still capable of picking up the equivalent of basic cable without having the cable box functional.

New TV's with advanced tuners are even capable of picking up at least some of the HD (channels 4,5,7,9, MPT etc) channels as well without the cable box...

In a nutshell, you can get basic cable without the cable box as long as the wire to your house is live...

When I first moved down here Directv was suppose to come the following weekend but the man had jobs in Waldorf and couldnt fit me in so it ended up being two weeks later. I did not have a "good" tv just your basic Ames store bought 19" color tv. Well all I got was Fuzzy Fox 5 and a few fishing channels out of Salisbury. I never want to see that again so I make sure to pay my bill. But, now you have me wondering if I get a better tv would I get better reception sans cable. Hmm....

 

[Patch Tuesday]

When I first moved down here Directv was suppose to come the following weekend but the man had jobs in Waldorf and couldnt fit me in so it ended up being two weeks later. I did not have a "good" tv just your basic Ames store bought 19" color tv. Well all I got was Fuzzy Fox 5 and a few fishing channels out of Salisbury. I never want to see that again so I make sure to pay my bill. But, now you have me wondering if I get a better tv would I get better reception sans cable. Hmm....

Are you now using Directv or cable?

Either will give you HDTV channels, although I think Directv's selection and HD picture quality is much better, but yes, you will get a much higher quality picture by getting an HDTV set instead of using a regular one.

Optimally you should purchase a 1080P resolution set...

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Are you now using Directv or cable?

Either will give you HDTV channels, although I think Directv's selection and HD picture quality is much better, but yes, you will get a much higher quality picture by getting an HDTV set instead of using a regular one.

Optimally you should purchase a 1080P resolution set...

She said "sans cable"

 

[LexiGirl75]

Are you now using Directv or cable?

Either will give you HDTV channels, although I think Directv's selection and HD picture quality is much better, but yes, you will get a much higher quality picture by getting an HDTV set instead of using a regular one.

Optimally you should purchase a 1080P resolution set...

I've stuck with Directv. Too lazy to change and too cheap to even consider Comcast.

Yes, I will purchase a HDTV Plasma hopefully this year. I love my aunt's Samsung 50". It's a friggin' beauty. HP-S5053


We had a time on Christmas trying to hook up my Emerson DVD/VCR combo. Finally figured out I didnt have the enough cords (per the tv manual) and so I will have to upgrade or get extra cords when I do this. SCART was something I was reading up on too. Things change drastically over time with one new concept.