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Verizon asks FCC for equal access to cable boxes

article published on 13 August, 2008

Cable television providers and consumer electronics companies have been busy planning for a future where TVs and DVRs can not only decrypt cable signals using CableCARD, but also use Tru2Way to add support for features like Video On Demand (VOD). Meanwhile other companies whose interests lie in alternate transmission formats like IPTV are working behind the scenes to get regulations that ... [ read the full article ]

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susieqbbb
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_ 		13. August 2008 @ 05:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Wouldn't be a bad idea but!!!

We all know how hackers like to hack there cable boxes so what is stoping them from getting free movies and tv shows with these devices once built.

All though this sounds good in all due aspects i think this will never happen because with comcast being cheap as they are even if you offered a downloadable content service if they couldn't control it comcast would deny consumers use of such a device because there perpritory cable boxes keep them in control.
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jemaric
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_ 		13. August 2008 @ 12:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is verizon's network open?
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vurbal
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_ 		13. August 2008 @ 16:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by jemaric:
 is verizon's network open?

Open in what way?

Just to be clear they're not asking for access to the cable networks. What they're trying to get is basically a voice in setting standards for cable boxes.

What they're really looking for doesn't really have anything to do with the cable boxes themselves. If there's IP support in cable boxes it theoretically leads to devices like TVs and DVRs with CableCARD/Tru2Way support also having IP interfaces. Otherwise they favor cable companies since you no longer need a box for cable, but would still need one for FiOS or U-verse.

Actually my biggest complaint is the lack of options for satellite customers. But that's another discussion altogether.
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niallfenn
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_ 		6. October 2008 @ 16:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a eurovox max v 2008 box and its blank, does anyone know where i can download the software for it, please help
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