Post by annam on Dec 11, 2008 23:25:09 GMT -8
Perhaps the council or mayor can look into this before Comcast springs it on us.
Copied from a Seattle blog.
Comcast's web site says as of today, "If all your TVs are currently connected to Comcast, you don't have to worry about a thing. When February 17, 2009 rolls around, you can just sit back, relax and keep watching your favorite shows." and "You're already ready!" But, these ads and slogans were lies all along. KING5 TV and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported today that, "Comcast has decided to undertake a digital switcheroo of its own at about the same time, a move that will affect more than 1 million households in Washington state. The bottom line for nearly all Comcast customers is that they'll have to put a cable box on every television, even newer models with digital tuners. This is a shocker if you bought a new TV, expecting to just plug your cable into it and be all set. It's also contrary to the message that cable companies and the government have been sending about digital TV — that cable customers can continue with their current setups. Remember, there are two digital transitions happening. One is that all TV stations will start broadcasting over-the-air content digitally on Feb. 17. Separately, Comcast is now tweaking its network in a way that will require most of its customers to have a different sort of box. Technically, it's moving channels 30 through 80 from analog to digital. Unfortunately, Comcast is making its digital switch simultaneously with the broadcast change. 'It's going to be very confusing when they do this,' said Tony Perez, Seattle's director of cable communications. 'We've been very worried about this because they are telling people right now for the broadcast digital conversion ... if you have Comcast you don't have to worry about it. They have not told people that sometime next year they're going to digitize their programming'." As a Comcast customer, I feel ROYALLY lied to, and I'm exploring my options for canceling my Comcast service in early 2009
Copied from a Seattle blog.
Comcast's web site says as of today, "If all your TVs are currently connected to Comcast, you don't have to worry about a thing. When February 17, 2009 rolls around, you can just sit back, relax and keep watching your favorite shows." and "You're already ready!" But, these ads and slogans were lies all along. KING5 TV and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported today that, "Comcast has decided to undertake a digital switcheroo of its own at about the same time, a move that will affect more than 1 million households in Washington state. The bottom line for nearly all Comcast customers is that they'll have to put a cable box on every television, even newer models with digital tuners. This is a shocker if you bought a new TV, expecting to just plug your cable into it and be all set. It's also contrary to the message that cable companies and the government have been sending about digital TV — that cable customers can continue with their current setups. Remember, there are two digital transitions happening. One is that all TV stations will start broadcasting over-the-air content digitally on Feb. 17. Separately, Comcast is now tweaking its network in a way that will require most of its customers to have a different sort of box. Technically, it's moving channels 30 through 80 from analog to digital. Unfortunately, Comcast is making its digital switch simultaneously with the broadcast change. 'It's going to be very confusing when they do this,' said Tony Perez, Seattle's director of cable communications. 'We've been very worried about this because they are telling people right now for the broadcast digital conversion ... if you have Comcast you don't have to worry about it. They have not told people that sometime next year they're going to digitize their programming'." As a Comcast customer, I feel ROYALLY lied to, and I'm exploring my options for canceling my Comcast service in early 2009