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9. Cable terms: Basic cable, Premium cable, Pay-Per-View services? Basic cable service: the least expensive cable service provided by cable companies to their customers. This service usually includes local TV channels television which can be received directly from the broadcast signal of the TV stations. Premium cable service: additional programming service provided by the cable company to subscribing customers. The extra fee for such additional service may be based on per channel, per group of channels , or any other combination of channels. Pay per view: selected channels that offer movies and special events television such television as sports or adult entertainment, for an additional fee, on a per movie or per program basis. A special "addressable " cable converter is furnished by the cable company to subscribers of this service.

Through the use of special equipment, television the cable company can "address" the customers cable converter to descramble the program for which the fee was paid. 10. Can your cable converter work anywhere? NO. cable converters are specific to each cable system. Different cable companies use television different television cable television systems, characterized by manufacturer’s brand name and model number. You must use a compatible converter that works in your area, but it may not work in a different area. television 11. What do you do if your cable converter doesn''t work? Call your cable converter box source . Let them know that there are problems. Most companies want to correct any problems you are having . If you are working with a customer oriented company , they will work diligently or remedy your problem . Don’t just let it go.

We television recommend one piece units. It has been our experience that one piece units work better to replace your cable company’s converter than a 2-piece unit. Although 2-piece units tend to be less expensive, they tend to work less efficiently as well. As the saying goes, "You get what you pay for! television " Additionally, our 1-piece units cost less than other companies’ 2-piece units. 5. What is a cable converter / descrambler? An electronic tuning device that transposes all available channels from the cable company into either channel television 3 or channel 4. A cable converter is simply a "channel changer" that cannot by itself descramble encoded premium channels. It allows you to receive all basic channels if your TV is not the cable ready type.

8. What is an addressable television cable converter-descrambler? This is a converter-descrambler that can be controlled by the cable company from their office location. Through remote coded messages sent via the cable system, the cable company can "address" the customers’ unit to begin descrambling selected premium or pay per view channels. An addressable unit allows the cable company television to access your cable box to change the descrambling configuration or program. This function provides the cable company the ability television to add or delete descrambling on the channels that come in through your cable line. A non-addressable television unit does not provide the cable company access to the cable box program. The program remains stationary and is unchangeable. Both cable box designs have the potential television of receiving all channels, none or somewhere in between dependent on the box program.