Starting next month, Cablevision will begin eliminating the duplicate analog feed of the Broadcast Basic and Family tiers, creating a fully digital cable system in the Bridgeport franchise area. The transition will be rolled out in the Bridgeport franchise area beginning on May 6, 2010 and concluding by approximately May 18, 2010. Customers with a digital television with a QAM tuner or digital equipment with a CableCARD will continue to see the Broadcast Basic and Family tiers without any additional equipment. Customers with analog televisions will require a digital set top box to view any tier of service.
To make the digital transition easier for customers, Cablevision will extend various free digital cable box and CableCARD offers to customers and will take numerous measures to inform customers of the changes to their service. Customers will be notified of the digitization through on-air messages on the programming channel guide, by a separate mailing at least 30 days in advance of the changes, and by outbound telephone phone call. Customers will also be able to find their most current channel line-up and more details about the transition on our consumer website www.optimum.com. Customers will be offered multiple options for receiving the free set top boxes Cablevision makes available in connection with this transition.
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To make the digital transition easier for customers, Cablevision will extend various free digital cable box and CableCARD offers to customers and will take numerous measures to inform customers of the changes to their service. Customers will be notified of the digitization through on-air messages on the programming channel guide, by a separate mailing at least 30 days in advance of the changes, and by outbound telephone phone call. Customers will also be able to find their most current channel line-up and more details about the transition on our consumer website www.optimum.com. Customers will be offered multiple options for receiving the free set top boxes Cablevision makes available in connection with this transition.
http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DPUCUnd...85256a63004def96852576fc0070c480?OpenDocument
A QAM tuner is a digital tuner. You cant buy it, as it comes with the tv. Any newer tv that has an ATSC (digital over the air) tuner has a qam tuner in it. You hook it up to the same digital port as if you were hooking an Over the Air antenna and put your tv into cable mode, from there you should be able to scan for digital stations (note your tv may automatically detect it) Your tv will also have a qam tuner in it if it has cable card slots in the tv. The TV purchased in 2009 will most likely work and doesnt require a box, unless you want to view subscribed content. take the cable coming out of the wall and do a digital scan on that tv to see what you get.
