Re: Buy my own digital cable box?

"Matt Clary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I would also like to buy a descrambler box for legal use. I am with
> Comcast in the Tallahassee, Florida area. I used to have service with
> Dish Network, and switched to Comcast so I could get local channles.
> Dish had a really nice feature on their boxes that would allow you to
> schedule programs in advance. You can select multiple programs on
> different channels and the box would auto-tune to the channel when the
> time was right. The Comcast box won't do this. Dish now offers local
> channles in my area and I'm considering switching back, but if I can
> stick with Comcast I will. I have spoken to many people at Comcast and
> no one seems interested in helping me.
>
> Does anyone know where I can get a box that will work on the Comcast
> system? I know little of the technology, but I assume each carrier
> (and maybe area) requires a specific type of box?

Digital boxes will only work if they are authorized by your cable company.
You need to ask them if they will authorize any box that you buy, and what
ones they support.