Comments on: Acquiring a CableCARD from Comcast http://www.johnstonianera.com/acquiring-a-cablecard-from-comcast/ coding, music, gaming, and tech Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:15:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vince http://www.johnstonianera.com/acquiring-a-cablecard-from-comcast/comment-page-1/#comment-19099 Vince Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:15:43 +0000 http://www.johnstonianera.com/?p=165#comment-19099 Here's the updated FCC rights and regulation for customers choosing to use a CableCARD with customer owned equipment. Cable providers MUST allow self-installation and must provide a service credit if the advertised package price includes "free" equipment. In my area, Comcast will provide a monthly Customer Owned Equipment credit of $2.50. Rental fee is $1.50 for the first card, first is free. They must provide a multi-stream cableCARD if requested. <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/guides/cablecard-know-your-rights" rel="nofollow">http://www.fcc.gov/guides/cablecard-know-your-rig...</a> Here's the updated FCC rights and regulation for customers choosing to use a CableCARD with customer owned equipment. Cable providers MUST allow self-installation and must provide a service credit if the advertised package price includes "free" equipment. In my area, Comcast will provide a monthly Customer Owned Equipment credit of $2.50. Rental fee is $1.50 for the first card, first is free. They must provide a multi-stream cableCARD if requested.
http://www.fcc.gov/guides/cablecard-know-your-rig…

]]> By: ircdn http://www.johnstonianera.com/acquiring-a-cablecard-from-comcast/comment-page-1/#comment-18367 ircdn Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:40:58 +0000 http://www.johnstonianera.com/?p=165#comment-18367 Hi John, Thanks for your posting. I am just about to order a CableCard from Comcast. What FCC ruling (Aug 2011) where you refering to specifically? I would like to avoid the $40 charge as well. Cheers! Hi John,

Thanks for your posting. I am just about to order a CableCard from Comcast. What FCC ruling (Aug 2011) where you refering to specifically?
I would like to avoid the $40 charge as well.

Cheers!

]]> By: john http://www.johnstonianera.com/acquiring-a-cablecard-from-comcast/comment-page-1/#comment-17258 john Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:55:25 +0000 http://www.johnstonianera.com/?p=165#comment-17258 This has drastically changed for current day and time. I just picked one up for $1.50 a month and it is the second one. I got the $5 fee waived since they did not mention it to me on the phone. They did try to tell me that it was going to be $40 for a required installation fee and then I reminded them of the FCC ruling in Aug 2011. Problem solved. I went and picked one up at the service center. She did try to tell me it was going to be $8/month and I corrected them and she agreed that it would be $1.50 per month. You have to stand up and be firm with them or they will try to take you for as much as they can get. This has drastically changed for current day and time. I just picked one up for $1.50 a month and it is the second one.
I got the $5 fee waived since they did not mention it to me on the phone. They did try to tell me that it was going to be $40 for a required installation fee and then I reminded them of the FCC ruling in Aug 2011. Problem solved. I went and picked one up at the service center. She did try to tell me it was going to be $8/month and I corrected them and she agreed that it would be $1.50 per month. You have to stand up and be firm with them or they will try to take you for as much as they can get.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.johnstonianera.com/acquiring-a-cablecard-from-comcast/comment-page-1/#comment-5214 Bruce Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:00:31 +0000 http://www.johnstonianera.com/?p=165#comment-5214 Thanks for the heads up about the cable cards. I haven't purchase any yet. Currently I'm using digital Comcast box and not HD. Thanks for the heads up about the cable cards. I haven't purchase any yet. Currently I'm using digital Comcast box and not HD.

]]> By: Brian http://www.johnstonianera.com/acquiring-a-cablecard-from-comcast/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Brian Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:07:21 +0000 http://www.johnstonianera.com/?p=165#comment-438 I'm right there with you man... I miss Insight. You'd think Comcast would understand that the single-stream CableCARD was a workaround for their problem and would wave the additional charges. I'm right there with you man… I miss Insight. You'd think Comcast would understand that the single-stream CableCARD was a workaround for their problem and would wave the additional charges.

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