how do I get around the encrypted signals from charter to receive the former free channels? ....without getting their box.
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You CAN'T. The DTA-800B1 does NOT work for cable television. It only is capable of receiving and decoding over-the-air digital broadcast television channels (a format called "ATSC"), not cable channels (using a format called "QAM").
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From what I can gather, you still have to pay for the channels and a card. This only allows you to stream to all the other devises in your house without having to pay the cable co for other boxes.
1588655
You just need one cablecard which is fairly inexpensive. The first card may actually be free.
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No u cannot , even thou u was told that new software has fixed the bug but there is not place to enter code , it does scan dishnetwork and ur her sat but all scrambled . Plus the quality is poor for fta channels .
1550481
You need a box for all HD service, some charge for HD some don t check with your cable company
2087213
I only have broadcast tv, no cable.....I'm sure it would decode regular cable, just not premium channels
1754623
I don't quite understand your question, but I'll tell you what I tried to do. I tried to take my box 3 hours north where we had an antenna, and all i wanted to do was watch my recorded videos, not the live direct TV. It wouldn't work because the antenna was not activated. It was very hard to get the company to tell me whether this would work or not and they kept transferring me until my call got disconnected. lol. My advice is don't count on it being so easy.
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Just plug it in to your tv. Go to your tv settings and change them to antenna. As long as your tv can digitally decode the free airwave channels your good. If your tv doesn't support the HD digital waves you'll have to get a decoder. I'm sure Amazon sells them on here.
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No you get HD channels without the box...great deal for the price....I avg 10+ stations.excellent buy
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Your best bet, Is to contact Dish. You'll have to contact them anyway to get a HD card to program your box anyway. Hope this helps.
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I found instructions on the QWEST (now Centurylink) Web site. You have to drill down a bit and hunt for it, but it was there a few months ago.
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at best you'd get the local channels by plugging in a split coaxial cable without the cable-box to decode... if they are not encrypted.alternatively you can run a coaxial cable to a standard antenna (preferably external, but some internal rabbit-ears will do) to get local stations in HD over-the-air. fyi.. if you can receive them, over-the-air channels are actually of HIGHER quality than signals "passed through" by cable companies (who compress their signals)
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I think not. Wasn't positive, just read manual. No mention of secured channels.
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Mr. Stenberg ~ I'm not equipped to explain techie things, but that's why I've got my (2) Trendnet boxes. The first one was strictly to use my Roku (purchased a few yrs. ago) then I noticed I was getting interruptions a lot, so bought the new, TRW-736 to boost it. Found out later, I can get all I need from my main modem . however, I'm not removing ANYthing!! I've got the 3 on my table, behind my monitor, and that's where they'll stay! I'd hate to upset the apple cart. I wish i could help you more, but I believe going online to one of the help sites might be your better bet in getting assistance. I apologize for being so naive in this area. JMA
1600676
May have to Google that. I have a security system that it works through so they will need some sort of a modem or something. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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I'm on my second cable box. Same problem on both, although the second box does get a better signal for the non-HD stations. Let me know how it goes.
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Well, I can get several local TV stations without a cable box. I removed the Verizon box and it picks up about 20 stations. And they come in better without the box.