Ordering broadband cable internet

[memo]

A friend ordered up Insight Cable Internet. But on a whim he plugged in the cable to his tv too and he gets a signal. Is basic cable automatically piggybacked onto Cable Internet? He doesn't pay for the other cable, just the internet.

 

[TechnoKid]

they are supposed to put a filter on the line to filter out the video portion if you only pay for the broadband service. but, i suppose you can complain that ever since they put on a filter, your cable modem keeps on getting dropped.

 

[memo]

i see, anyone has cable internet that doesnt pay for the video try this before?

 

[eLiTeGoodGuy]

I have it like that now.... The filter applies the opposite direction... video they can't filter out (except for the extended channels)

They just raise the rates of just cable to be the same price as basic cable and internet.

EDIT:

Well that's the way it works here with Adelphia

 

[lizardboy]

I tried last year w/ Time Warner Roadrunner - no dice.

 

[DeviousTrap]

Originally posted by: memo
i see, anyone has cable internet that doesnt pay for the video try this before?

If you use it, or do something to get it, would that be called fraud....

 

[lizardboy]

Originally posted by: eLiTeGoodGuy
I have it like that now.... The filter applies the opposite direction... video they can't filter out (except for the extended channels)

They just raise the rates of just cable to be the same price as basic cable and internet

You're 100% wrong - they can now filter out any channel. Just because your company isn't doing it doesn't mean it can't be done. Also, cable companies are required to offer "lifeline" cable for around $10/month that includes all the over-the-air channels. This obviously costs quite a bit less than the cable modem only option.

 

[NesuD]

I have cable internet with Charter in Mi and they don't filter it here.

 

[memo]

Originally posted by: DeviousTrap

Originally posted by: memo
i see, anyone has cable internet that doesnt pay for the video try this before?

If you use it, or do something to get it, would that be called fraud....

I'm not sure. I mean i wouldn't actively try to get it. I would try to plug it in, if it works great, but I wouldn't go to any lengths to get it. Just wondering why some companies would filter and some wouldn't? Too much many power to install the filter?

 

[kt]

They charge me either way. They call it something like non-subscriber fee if you only want cable modem. The fee is the exact amount if you wanted to get basic cable TV.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Why don't you call your local able company yourself and find out?

 

[kami333]

A lot of the times the tech that comes to your house gets lazy and doesn't add the filter like he is supposed to.

 

[PowerEngineer]

Originally posted by: kt
They charge me either way. They call it something like non-subscriber fee if you only want cable modem. The fee is the exact amount if you wanted to get basic cable TV.

Sounds like another Comcast customer. :laugh:

At least that's the deal here in SW Washington with Comcast. With prior providers (@Home and ATTBI), they did actually install a filter to block out the basic cable (that requires no cable box). I had to contact Comcast a couple of times before the techs finally found and removed it.