RCN Cable

[evilcrayon.livejournal.com]

I pay for basic cable, no cable box. But I don't use rabbit ears and now I have no channels whatsoever. Does anyone know what is going on? I thought that the only people affected by the switch to digital in February were people who did not get their tv signal through a cable already.

Comments

[dphilli1.livejournal.com]

according to the ads for comcast, nothing is supposed to happen. However, somebody posted earlier that RCN has gone all digital, so you may now be SOL.

[tfarrell.livejournal.com]

RCN has decided that they no longer care to service customers who want basic cable with no cable box. They sent out a postcard about it a couple weeks ago.

[ron_newman]

Someone else posted on the same subject earlier today.

[ionicaq.livejournal.com]

There was a post about this earlier: http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/1567458.html

[ron_newman]

Also, if somerville311 is correct in this statement, RCN is violating its agreement with the city by encrypting non-premium HD and digital channels.

[secretlyironic.livejournal.com]

Call them. They'll ship you a new box free. It's small. Then you call and activate it. Not a huge deal. There's no extra fee.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

As the other post says, cable providers are free to switch to all-digital at whatever time is most convenient to them.

[mrboboto.livejournal.com]

There has been a LOT of misinformation in all of these posts. I'd recommend calling RCN directly, or speaking with someone who actually knows what they're talking about.