Comcast beginning to encrypt basic cable; goodbye QAM tuners

[hemicuda]

I started with a panel type antenna in the attic, but was getting dropouts; split 3 ways. Tried the electroline 8way I was using with comcast and it helped a little. I now have a 10ft (or so) directional in the attic and rarely get a glitch. Odd thing though, I had to aim it a little off the direct bearing to the tower to get best signal.

[waynedunham]

Originally Posted by hemicuda

I started with a panel type antenna in the attic, but was getting dropouts; split 3 ways. Tried the electroline 8way I was using with comcast and it helped a little. I now have a 10ft (or so) directional in the attic and rarely get a glitch. Odd thing though, I had to aim it a little off the direct bearing to the tower to get best signal.

Did you account for magnetic declination (diff between true North and magnetic North)? Not sure where you live, but in Connecticut it runs around 14 degrees West declination.

[Fuzzy]

Originally Posted by waynedunham

Did you account for magnetic declination (diff between true North and magnetic North)? Not sure where you live, but in Connecticut it runs around 14 degrees West declination.

tvfool's reports show both true bearing, and magnetic bearing.

[Naylia]

Originally Posted by Spot

I went through this with Comcast as well. After I mistook a channel move for encryption of locals...I built an HD antenna put in the attic for best reception & connected it via splitters to 2x HDHomerun Duals. I couldn't have been happier. The quality and strength were better than I got through cable...so I quit Comcast....for about a year.

Then, Comcast offered Cable Plus internet for the cost that we were paying for internet only....So, I bought a Prime, got set up with a Cablecard & am very pleased. I did make a tweak to the setup & didn't allow the Prime to tune anything I can get OTA.

Love it....

I find my happiness with Comcast to be all about how much money I have to give them. Their policy on setting pretty much all channels to Copy Freely has made me a very happy Ceton owner.

I am a fan of Digital Economy at 34.99 a month, but they just called me and offered Digital Starter w/ HD for 39.99 a month as a special for 12 months - no contract required, so we bumped to that for now. They even give me a credit each month of $2.50 for having "Customer Owned Equipment".

Just bought a Moto SB6121 cable modem new in box for $45 on eBay. Got about a 7-10Mbps speed bump over my old rental modem and save $7 per month. I now only pay for service, rent no equipment (except 1 CC for $1.10), and get a bonus credit for doing so