New Cable TV converter protocol
Recent travels to CG that have cable tv service, finding it is necessary to use their converter common to the local cable co in order to get any reception. This requires an interconnection in the coac...
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DSDP Don wrote:
"wildtoad"......the boxes are a cheap fix by the campground.....it's not the cable companies fault. They can easily send a digital signal. In this day and age, there are numerous systems that can be installed to provide cable or OTA TV without a box. This KOA probably couldn't afford the upgrade.
I like and use KOA's and in this instance I am blaming the KOA. It was old and in need of repair/upgrades. It will simply go on our list of campgrounds we won't use again.
You are mistaken, The whole Southern Oregon coast area serviced by Charter went encrypted digital cable. A couple days before they changed they offered campgrounds and motels the fix you speak of. Before that the only fix was the mess you explained and no other choice. Charter chose not to work with the campgrounds.
Many parks switched to Dish or Direct. This was not the campgrounds fault. The equipment you described that came in the bag came from Charter Communications. I also stayed at a park that offered the small black box a piece of cable and a remote. The campground owner was sick about what Charter Cable had offered as a solution.
By the way the other fix you spoke of only offered 30 channels at the time instead of what the campground had before 70 plus channels and would cost much more I was told.
Pogoil.
