Comments on: Cut Off http://susiemadrak.com/2008/03/31/06/40/cut-off/ Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:04:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: PurpleGirl http://susiemadrak.com/2008/03/31/06/40/cut-off/#comment-139760 PurpleGirl Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:03:07 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/03/31/06/40/cut-off/#comment-139760 <i>Those with satellite and cable subscriptions,...should not have to do anything to keep watching TV.</i> Not necessarily. A friend and I were talking about this the other evening. Her cable provider (Comcast) has told its subscribers that they will need to get converter boxes. Time Warner has told its subscribers that whether or not they have digital service, they won't need converter boxes. (Digital subscribers will get better pictures, though. And TW is using the changeover to push subscribers to get digital service.) It's best to double-check with your cable provider. Those with satellite and cable subscriptions,…should not have to do anything to keep watching TV.

Not necessarily. A friend and I were talking about this the other evening. Her cable provider (Comcast) has told its subscribers that they will need to get converter boxes. Time Warner has told its subscribers that whether or not they have digital service, they won’t need converter boxes. (Digital subscribers will get better pictures, though. And TW is using the changeover to push subscribers to get digital service.) It’s best to double-check with your cable provider.

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