Re: Are TV signals blocked if I'm just paying for internet on cable?

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From: JF Mezei
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:58

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On 13-04-02 20:53, Some Guy wrote:

> possible for Rogers to install a filter that would block any of the
> available TV channels (be they digital ATSC or legacy NTSC) ???

Generally, they will leave a number of NTSC channels around those used
for DOCSIS.

But with cable companies moving to all digital, you'll find you won't
get anything of interest left on NTSC. Rogers has plans to move to all
IPTV service so it can compete on on-demand services and better set top
boxes.

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