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Why were my Movie Channels taken away by Comcast?

FiOS TV or Comcast? My HD TV has QAM tuner. Don't want prem movies. Want digtl music. Can I avoid settop box?

  • I've spent hours reading print & online articles & checking Websites for info. Still having trouble piecing it together. My HD TV has digital ATSC/NTSC/QAM tuners built in. I've read that a QAM tuner allows you to view unscrambled digital channels thru Comcast cable without needing a set top box (I would pay for Comcast digital cable with extended basic but no premium movie channels, no on-demand, no other add-ons). I'd like to listen to digital music channels thru my audio receiver but don't know if that would work without a set top box. I have 3 RG6 coax jacks in my house & would prefer no set top boxes (extra cost, hardware, clutter, & remotes). I was leaning toward FiOS TV until I found out that my TV's QAM tuner would do nothing when on FiOS TV--for FIOS, think I need an HD set top box for main TV & a basic set top box for music in another room (different jack). Have checked Verizon FiOS TV and Comcast FAQs & sites & talked to reps. Incomplete info. Still puzzled. Any advice?

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    yes you need a box for fios for every tv, no you cant get comcast music without a box--that is entended basic. have had comcast now i have fios, am also a fios installer.

Barbara in Delaware at Yahoo! Answers Visit the source

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I'm new to this too, i too bought a tv with a QAM tuner. To my knowledge, my tv receives the digital channels through the air. no cable is needed to watch the digital tv stations and music stations. I spoke to the tech department at Philips and the woman told me that I was lucky to be getting any channels, some people weren't getting any channels through their QAM tuners. The numbering system makes no sense for the digital channels. I was able to pick up a ton of music channels and the only "premium" channel I saw was Encore. I live in the Philadelphia area. The woman also told me that I may not always get the same channels due to reception issues. I have not watched the digital channels enough to see if a channel lost reception while viewing it. Here is a link I found useful too: http://www.atsc.org/faq_default.html Hope that helps!

LTII

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