Many Comcast customers who receive analog cable will soon have to get a set-top box to continue to view most channels.
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The company is upgrading its system in the Bay Area, moving some 47 basic channels that it previously delivered via analog signals to digital transmissions. To receive the newly digital channels, most customers will need one of the company's set-top boxes.
The upgrades will begin around March 9 in Pleasanton and Santa Clara and continue a week later in San Mateo, San Carlos, San Rafael and other cities. The company, which has already begun to notify affected customers, has not said when it will make the upgrade in San Jose. But it plans to complete the Bay Area revamp by the end of the year.
Digital signals require less bandwidth than analog ones, noted Andrew Johnson, a Comcast spokesman. The change will free up space to offer all customers more high-definition channels and faster Internet connections.
But, Remember Comcast will be offering the first SDTV STB and Two additional digital transport adapters (DTA)for free. How could this upgrade from Comcast Be bad for the Average Cable Consumers. Since majority of Comcast Costumers base are Demanding more HD Channels and Faster Internet. In the long run this will Free up more Bandwidth and it will make Comcast more Competitive in the SF Bay Area Market Place. In turn it will force ATT to Get on the their duff,to Upgrade their U-Verse Network with VDSL-2 and Pair Bonding. to match Comcast offering of HD Channels and 50/20 Internet access tiers
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