Re: Buy my own digital cable box?

On 14 Nov 2003 07:41:34 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matt Clary)
wrote:

>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?

Not exactly. There are two core systems, Motorola and Scientific
Atlanta, and clones thereof. above the technology used, the box has to
be pre-configured for your system, and the provider has to have
authorising data on the box.