Comcast Cable?

Say if I have a Comcast HDTV Receiver. Can Comcast tell if you hook up a HD
receiver to a basic cable line?

"Keith" wrote in message
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Say if I have a Comcast HDTV Receiver. Can Comcast tell if you hook up a
HD
receiver to a basic cable line?

what do you mean an HD receiver? an OTA HDTV?

Keith wrote:
Say if I have a Comcast HDTV Receiver. Can Comcast tell if you hook
up a HD receiver to a basic cable line?

Are you saying you want to use a Comcast HD receiver with your non-HD
Comcast service so you can benefit from the better hardware, faster
menus, and better output options and you are wondering whether Comcast
can tell you're using a HD box without HD service? Is the box illegal?
If so, then the answer is yes, they can tell and will promptly throw you
in jail. If the box is legal, but their general policy is that you are
not allowed to use HD boxes without the service, then it's possible they
could tell that from the 2-way communication between the box and the
central office. Whether or not they'll really care is another story.

--
David G.

Thanks! It's a HDTV for Comcast Receiver someone left in a rental unit.


"Keith" wrote in message
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Say if I have a Comcast HDTV Receiver. Can Comcast tell if you hook up a
HD
receiver to a basic cable line?

Keith wrote:
} Say if I have a Comcast HDTV Receiver. Can Comcast tell if you hook up a HD
} receiver to a basic cable line?

I had basic cable service (all analog) from Comcast, then I got the HD
box about a month ago. They charge $5/month for the HD box, but ABC,
NBC, CBS, & PBS HD channels are free. If you pay for showtime or HBO
then the HD versions of those channels are no extra charge.

So you wouldn't be stealing any type of service if you hooked up the
box, just saving the $5/month rental fee, BUT the box probably belongs
to Comcast since the past tenant was probably paying $5/month for it.
Comcast doesn't sell them. So your not the rightful owner of the box,
and it probably wouldn't work anyway - they have some sort of setup they
do at the central office to make them start working.


Frank Ball

"Keith" wrote in message
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Thanks! It's a HDTV for Comcast Receiver someone left in a rental unit.

The STB talks to Comcast when it is turned on.

Is successful theivery of cable service really your highest aspiration?

Call them up and tell you want to use it, sure they will charge you, but you
will feel better about yourself.

comcast doesn't charge for hdtv...they only charge for the box


"David G." wrote in message
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Keith wrote:
Say if I have a Comcast HDTV Receiver. Can Comcast tell if you hook
up a HD receiver to a basic cable line?

Are you saying you want to use a Comcast HD receiver with your non-HD
Comcast service so you can benefit from the better hardware, faster
menus, and better output options and you are wondering whether Comcast
can tell you're using a HD box without HD service? Is the box illegal?
If so, then the answer is yes, they can tell and will promptly throw you
in jail. If the box is legal, but their general policy is that you are
not allowed to use HD boxes without the service, then it's possible they
could tell that from the 2-way communication between the box and the
central office. Whether or not they'll really care is another story.

--
David G.

and, by the way, in atlanta the box is only 5 bucks a month


"Randy Sweeney" wrote in message
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"Keith" wrote in message
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Thanks! It's a HDTV for Comcast Receiver someone left in a rental unit.

The STB talks to Comcast when it is turned on.

Is successful theivery of cable service really your highest aspiration?

Call them up and tell you want to use it, sure they will charge you, but
you
will feel better about yourself.

I'll just turn it in to those guys. Then set up the service. Thanks people
of the web.



"Keith" wrote in message
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Say if I have a Comcast HDTV Receiver. Can Comcast tell if you hook up a
HD
receiver to a basic cable line?