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You have basic cable no converter box Does this mean that the cable company will send out analog?
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∙ 12y ago
You must have a converter box. In my area I have a choice of two different cable companies, Time-warner, and Verizon FIOS. Verizon requires you use their box. My service was cut off a week ago and I am still trying to get them to send me a free box. You can also pay to lease their DVR, box. Time- warner will lease you a box as well with or without DVR, but you can also use an off the shelf box. I am sure that all other cable companies will be doing the same thing soon enough.
Well, it depends. The guy on top needs a digital box to have cable. If you are like me, I got cable a long time ago and mine is just "connect the cable wire to the wall and to your tv"(I don't really know a lot about cable terms). I think comcast requires a box now. I do get a few channels, but not all, since it's basic. If you are talking about the digital transition, then you don't need to buy a digital coverter box, because you already have cable. The digital tranition on Feburary 17 only affects those who still have atenna tv.
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How do you convert your cable company's digital signal to analog so you can watch it on your tv without paying for a second set top box?
It's not so much in the conversion of the signal to analog, but rather, the frequency ranges the cable company may use to send the signals down the cable. In other words, will a standard digital converter box that's out on the market today, have the ability to cover the cable company's sent signal? You may get some of it converted, but I doubt you'd be able to cover all of the available frequencies.
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Wow Cable company offers 70 channels on their basic cable package this is about the best I have seen unless you switch to dish.
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they will not work they will just be a box to use it or get cable u would need a converter box
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Does anybody really know the answer to this or do you just think you do I have analog tv I have basic cable no converter box will I be able to see picture I haven't seen the answer to this?
From what I have been able to gather, the digital converter set top box will be needed only if you receive television signals via an aerial antenna and you don't have a digital television set. If you are hooked up to cable or satellite, the digital converter will not be needed. I, for one, use a "rabbit ears" antenna and don't have a digital television and will need to purchase the DTV converter box.
