Basic Cable notch filters

[electrofex]

Does anyone know if a Cable company puts a (notch) filter on my line to limit my service to 2-33 channels if this will block the Clear QAM digital channels too?

[Brent]

Originally Posted by electrofex

Does anyone know if a Cable company puts a (notch) filter on my line to limit my service to 2-33 channels if this will block the Clear QAM digital channels too?

It depends. Filters can block a certain range of channels such as 77 - 80, but other filters block out anything above a certain channel. Hopefully the filter you have only blocks a certain number of channels because the QAM typically is in the higher number range. I'm guessing that if the cable company put the filter on, it only blocks a range of channels.

Do you know what kind of filter you have? If you can find the filter it should say what type it is on the filter itself.

[paulbeers]

As Brent stated, it all depends on what the cable co uses and their policies.

[dinki]

Originally Posted by electrofex

Does anyone know if a Cable company puts a (notch) filter on my line to limit my service to 2-33 channels if this will block the Clear QAM digital channels too?

The cable company can tell you if you can get clear QAM with their basic service. Give them a call and you should get a definitive answer.

[matt91]

Originally Posted by dinki

The cable company can tell you if you can get clear QAM with their basic service. Give them a call and you should get a definitive answer.

I'm sure *someone* at the cable co can tell you, but it'll be a challenge finding them!

[heffe2001]

With the cable co here where I live, if you have cable internet, your QAM channels will also be in the clear.

[CollinR]

Originally Posted by heffe2001

With the cable co here where I live, if you have cable internet, your QAM channels will also be in the clear.

Yup if you do not have internet through them that may put a low pass filter on your line. Thus far all that I have seen that have cable internet get QAM albit only like 5 worthwhile channels.

[electrofex]

My Cable Company does not even egnolage that Clear Quam Channels exists. When I call them or go to their office they say you need a box for digital channels only and have no explanation of why I clame to see digital stuff with out a box. (Charter Cable Glendale CA)