The Pot Belly Stove

[lfmusiclover]

Theres really no way to shut off basic cable since the signal comes from a DA in your local neighbour hood box, so they can obviliously shut down your digital services by removing your box from the ECM stream, but again, to remove basic analog signal they would physically have to un-plug the cable from the DA. It's an analog stream, it has no authorization status. If its coming in to your house, you can view it.

But I first switched from Comcast to DISH in April 2002. I also had Comcast for 2 months in June-August 2004 then went back to DISH. In 4 years time, I can still view basic standard cable?

Providing they haven't unplugged your cable from the main box, yes, you should still get basic cable.

I had Comcast in Atlanta, and got it de-activated back in 2006. If I were to plug in my set top box it would not work, but if I were to plug the cable right from the wall, in to the TV, I would still be able to get basic cable (like channels 2 - 24 or something IIRC).

This is not entirely true. There's a good chance that when he was de-activated they went up on the pole and put a trap on his line. They would need to go back up and remove the trap before he could receive cable again.

[Localonthe8s]

I want to have a cable intellistar for DIrecTV SO BADLY!!!!

I love this song so much. Easily, my favorite in the September 2008 playlist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv4jqhUuiXo

[wxmancanada]

This is not entirely true. There's a good chance that when he was de-activated they went up on the pole and put a trap on his line. They would need to go back up and remove the trap before he could receive cable again.

Yeah - thats the other way this story could have gone. In my experience here in Ottawa, cable never gets turned off for anyone upon closing an account, or deactivating services.

Here at home I own the lines going between here and the headend so that might also explain a few things.

[lfmusiclover]

This is not entirely true. There's a good chance that when he was de-activated they went up on the pole and put a trap on his line. They would need to go back up and remove the trap before he could receive cable again.

Yeah - thats the other way this story could have gone. In my experience here in Ottawa, cable never gets turned off for anyone upon closing an account, or deactivating services.

Here at home I own the lines going between here and the headend so that might also explain a few things.

That surely might explain some things! 

You also probably don't have Comcast. Let me tell ya, when they shut you off, they shut you off in every way. 

[wxmancanada]

That surely might explain some things! 

Yeah. It leads for some pretty stupid fast internet, lemme tell ya haha.

You also probably don't have Comcast. Let me tell ya, when they shut you off, they shut you off in every way. 

Nope, "Rogers Cable" all the way! However, in atl I had comcast.

[Localonthe8s]

I like Rogers Cable

[Localonthe8s]

How strange, the forum logged me off automatically. Hope no one hacked into my account.

[wxmancanada]

How strange, the forum logged me off automatically. Hope no one hacked into my account.

Well, technically when you click "remember me" or what ever its called on this forum, its not really a remember me forever, its a cookie that has a exhorbent expiry time, its not out of the question that you've been logged in so damn long that the login cookie, which is supposto last for ever; expired.

[Localonthe8s]

When do cookies expire?

[Mike M]

When do cookies expire?

Depends. There should be expiration dates next to the cookie when you view your list of cookies.

[Localonthe8s]

Gosh, I hate tourists in my city. The other night, I saw a topless woman wearing nothing but her underwear, walking on the street carelessly. People these days.

[Mike M]

Gosh, I hate tourists in my city. The other night, I saw a topless woman wearing nothing but her underwear, walking on the street carelessly. People these days.

Seriously? 

[Gil]

Wow.

[Localonthe8s]

Yes, I could not believe my eyes. Tourists show no respect.

[Gil]

I hate tourists too..

What I especially hate though, is when people from out of state are driving around my area, and not following any of the rules/laws. It's really annoying when they drive really slow, and are actually going the speed limit. No one follows the speed limit around here.