darksurtur
04-15-2009, 10:17 AM
Hi all,
I am about to get a relatively simple Cablecard/Digital Cable and Internet install in a new apartment (I have one Tivo HD and one HDTV, and my own cable modem). I hope it goes well, but who knows? I did have some ancillary questions I hope you could help with, though.
One - this is the first apartment I have ever lived in that came with multiple prewired cable jacks. The one jack I have connected a TV with a digital tuner to receives no cable channels right now. I was wondering if, when cable is installed (which I assume means a filter is removed), all 4 jacks in the apartment will be activated, or if they activate only the specific ones you plan to use at the time of install. My reasoning is that I may want to move my TV at some point or add a second TV (analog only) sometime in the near future, and I want to avoid a second install fee. More importantly, I was thinking of connecting my cable modem to a different jack than the TV to reduce cable clutter and place the modem and router in a more discreet location.
Second, is there an alternative place I find my Comcast Digital Starter lineup? I get annoyed that I have to enter my full address to get my local lineup, and even then it seems incomplete. It does not include channel numbers for any HD channels. As I understand it, HD comes free with Comcast Digital service for the majority of channels provided; I'd like more information on the mapping and what exactly is included. I am in zip 22201, if that helps.
I am about to get a relatively simple Cablecard/Digital Cable and Internet install in a new apartment (I have one Tivo HD and one HDTV, and my own cable modem). I hope it goes well, but who knows? I did have some ancillary questions I hope you could help with, though.
One - this is the first apartment I have ever lived in that came with multiple prewired cable jacks. The one jack I have connected a TV with a digital tuner to receives no cable channels right now. I was wondering if, when cable is installed (which I assume means a filter is removed), all 4 jacks in the apartment will be activated, or if they activate only the specific ones you plan to use at the time of install. My reasoning is that I may want to move my TV at some point or add a second TV (analog only) sometime in the near future, and I want to avoid a second install fee. More importantly, I was thinking of connecting my cable modem to a different jack than the TV to reduce cable clutter and place the modem and router in a more discreet location.
Second, is there an alternative place I find my Comcast Digital Starter lineup? I get annoyed that I have to enter my full address to get my local lineup, and even then it seems incomplete. It does not include channel numbers for any HD channels. As I understand it, HD comes free with Comcast Digital service for the majority of channels provided; I'd like more information on the mapping and what exactly is included. I am in zip 22201, if that helps.