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Originally Posted by Snowbirdtobe
CableCards are a 1/4 inch thick credit card sized module that will take the place of a cable box in many TV sets and newer TIVO boxes.
The downside is that you can't use them for on demand or any PPV purchases.
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I installed a Comcast CableCard in my Sharp HDTV and got bad freezes on many stations. 3 weeks and 6 field techs later, their senior CC troubleshooter showed up to do a swap and still no go. The CableCard just would not work right in my set. Frustrated CC tech just gave up and I ended up with a free HD STB and a month of free service because they missed 3 appointments and couldn't solve the problem.
What brand/model TV do you have? I hear CableCards are hit and miss because the industry can't agree on standards and the cable companies don't know how to program them correctly or don't send the correct "activation hits" from the head end.
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