From: Tony@TheDeli.Sandwich   
      
   You can buy the cheaper 8642HD with the 160 gigabyte hard drives and drop in a   
   one terabyte sata hard drive to replace it.   
      
   Geoffrey Welsh wrote:   
      
   > "Some Guy"  wrote in message news:4F9B1CF5.4FA5165A@Guy.com...   
   > > Just got this in the mail today.   
   >   
   > I got the same letter, preceded by a recorded phone message (the first part   
   > of which did not make it onto my answering machine.)  The voice message   
   > concerned me greatly but when I got the letter I pretty much shrugged...   
   > pretty much the difference in your reaction to the front and back of the   
   > letter.   
   >   
   > My channels are slightly different (so I guess you don't live in Richmond   
   > Hill) but the bottom line is that I won't miss at all any of the channels   
   > that are being dropped from analog and the ones that are being moved aren't   
   > ones I watch often, if at all.   
   >   
   > The bottom line is that, after scaring the crap out of me, Rogers is making   
   > changes that amount to nothing.   
   >   
   > > So, does anyone (or can anyone) speculate why they're playing this shell   
   > > game?   
   >   
   > In my area it looks as though they're trying to clear out the 60s, though I   
   > find it odd that they're still using channel 70 as well as some in the 90s   
   > and 129/130.  (If it was me, I'd pack all the channels as tightly as   
   > possible into a single clump or maybe into clumps at the low and high end of   
   > the spectrum and leave a single contiguous unused space... but maybe some of   
   > that space is already used in ways I can't see.)   
   >   
   > > I see this as a test for Rogers to see how many people that currently do   
   > > not have a digital tuner box will put in a request for the no-frills   
   > > Cisco digital box given the changes being planned.  They've clearly   
   > > identified the least-watched channels to eliminate from analog service,   
   > > seemingly with the intent to float this trial balloon to gage the   
   > > reaction.   
   >   
   > I don't know if it's a regulation or just a rule of thumb, but I believe   
   > that cable companies maintain analog service only where digital adoption has   
   > not reached a certain threshold, at which time they can just drop it   
   > completely with minimal backlash.  I don't know if the current adjustment is   
   > an intentional effort to push more of us into adopting digital service, but   
   > the scary wording seems designed to do just that.   
   >   
   > What bothers me is this:   
   >   
   > Q: Would I still use my VCR to record TV after the network enhancement?   
   >   
   > A: Yes, you can still watch TV and record on your VCR through your Digital   
   > Adapter. The installation guide included with your Digital Adapter provides   
   > step-by-step instructions on how to properly connect. You won't be able to   
   > watch and record different shows at the same time, but you can still use   
   > your VCR as a recording device.   
   >   
   >  ... in other words, your VCR's tuner is now useless and you'll only be able   
   > to record what's tuned on the Digital Adapter... which means that you won't   
   > be able to record, for instance, shows on two different channels while   
   > you're away, because you won't be there to change the channel on the Digital   
   > Adapter   
   >   
   > OK, so maybe I'm a Luddite for using a VCR, but go to the Rogers site and   
   > look for a PVR... the only one I can see is $25.32 per month, or over $500   
   > up front.  For a company that's worried about losing customers to satellite,   
   > Fibe, Netflix, and other "over the top" services, they're pretty brazen   
   > about trying to twist the arms of people who want to record shows into   
   > accepting a big increase in their monthly costs!   
      
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