- Nov 29, 2005
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So, when I moved in to my apartment, I just split the the coax the cable company ran into my place for internet and plugged it into my TV. Low and behold I got about 25 channels. Last March/April-ish, I lost most of these, when Time Warner made some digital transition or something, but I still got the networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) in HD. It was pretty much like an antenna, but without having to bother with an actual antenna.
Anyway, with the GREAT LOS ANGELES STORM OF 2014 about a week ago, my internet got knocked out. And when it came back up, my channels were gone. My assumption is whomever came out to tinker with shit realized I had access I shouldn't, and turned it off. Oh well.
Went to BB and bought an amplified antenna and re-ran channel scan a few times and...nothing. Not a single channel. I thought maybe my tuner on my TV was broken. Presumably my 64" Samsung 8500 has a digital tuner, so I can't imagine it's an analog/digital transition thing.
Tinkered with a few things, and then plugged the main coax cable again and re-ran channel scan...no networks, but now I get ESPN in SD and BBC America in HD? Um, wha?
Anyone know what's going on here? All I really want is the networks, and even then, it's almost solely for football. If I order whatever the cheapest cable is, will the channels come across the wire again? Will I need a box to decode them?
Does anyone know if Time Warner did some encryption of QAM channels recently?
I'm fine with paying $25 a month or whatever for whatever the cheapest tier of cable is for a few months, but I don't really want/need a box, and I don't understand why my [indoor] antenna isn't working. It's not like I live *that* much in the sticks.
(And hey, maybe if they switch the cable on, they'll forget to switch it off like they did when I moved in! )
So anyone have any idea what's going on?
Anyway, with the GREAT LOS ANGELES STORM OF 2014 about a week ago, my internet got knocked out. And when it came back up, my channels were gone. My assumption is whomever came out to tinker with shit realized I had access I shouldn't, and turned it off. Oh well.
Went to BB and bought an amplified antenna and re-ran channel scan a few times and...nothing. Not a single channel. I thought maybe my tuner on my TV was broken. Presumably my 64" Samsung 8500 has a digital tuner, so I can't imagine it's an analog/digital transition thing.
Tinkered with a few things, and then plugged the main coax cable again and re-ran channel scan...no networks, but now I get ESPN in SD and BBC America in HD? Um, wha?
Anyone know what's going on here? All I really want is the networks, and even then, it's almost solely for football. If I order whatever the cheapest cable is, will the channels come across the wire again? Will I need a box to decode them?
Does anyone know if Time Warner did some encryption of QAM channels recently?
I'm fine with paying $25 a month or whatever for whatever the cheapest tier of cable is for a few months, but I don't really want/need a box, and I don't understand why my [indoor] antenna isn't working. It's not like I live *that* much in the sticks.
(And hey, maybe if they switch the cable on, they'll forget to switch it off like they did when I moved in! )
So anyone have any idea what's going on?