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RCN vs Comcast
Hi all. Long-time listener, first-time caller.
I am moving to Davis Sq next month and am in the process of setting up my utilities.
Wondering if anyone has any insight into RCN vs Comcast for phone/cable/internet.
I saw some scattered posts on this topic in the archive, but none too recently.
Any help would be appreciated.
I am moving to Davis Sq next month and am in the process of setting up my utilities.
Wondering if anyone has any insight into RCN vs Comcast for phone/cable/internet.
I saw some scattered posts on this topic in the archive, but none too recently.
Any help would be appreciated.
RCN NOW Sucks!
RCN is encrypting all their station. No clear QAM. Even the local broadcast HD stations are encrypted.
RCN is also dropping Analog support, sometime between July and February.
Both of these actions combined means that you MUST have a cable box. Period. Get ready to pay $12/mo for each HD tuner you want.
Their Internet service is still okay, but my cablemodem, which has been solid for the past couple years has been having lots of outages over the last week or two.
I wish Verizon would bring in FIOS. :-/
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Here's an old NPR story about it. (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5632648) The bill died in Congress, although I believe similar bills have passed in some states (not Massachusetts).
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Personally, I think that Vz just doesn't want to HAVE to negotiate with each municipality because they lose their bargaining power.
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Until recently RCN had all their basic cable (and HD) unencrypted.
That changed.. So now there's practically no digital content available in the clear.
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The SD (Standard Def) broadcasts are not encrypted, but the local HDs are definitely being encrypted. I don't know what the FCC says about that.
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I just dont know what it says about encrypting them.
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