"Free" cable

[Robert Kennedy]

--- dattaway at attaway.net wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jul 2002, Mark Hutchings wrote:
> > ---- "Dana" <akadanak at kc.rr.com> wrote:> 
> Its just that they put notch filters on the line to
> cut the services you don't pay for.  Those little  
> round cylinders at the top of the pole 
> contain a few tuneable inductors and capacitors to
> block what you don't pay for.  I wouldn't recommend
> messing with them.

Hi All,

That was true when I installed cable for American
Cablevision (now TWC) in 1987. HBO, Showtime & Cinamax
were blocked by the cylinder shaped traps. On the
other hand, the Disney Channel was de-scrambled by
installing a filter that looked identical.

When TWC changed their technology in the early 90's
and offered the AXS package, all the little filters
and traps went away in favor of required cable boxes
for anything other than basic cable.

Best,
Bob Kennedy

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