By Uriah Kiser
Senior Producer
The end times didn’t come over the weekend, but for Comcast customers without a digital set top box they came Tuesday.
We’re getting word that the nation’s largest cable company, which serves Prince William and Stafford counties, has now made it mandatory for customers to have set top cable boxes on each of their TVs to continue to watch cable TV.
The message that appears on customer’s TV screens states multiple upgrades have been completed to Comcast’s network, and a set top box is required to access the upgrades and to continue receiving TV service.
Prices for Comcast’s XFINITY digital TV packages start at $68 per month, andthat’s without bundling products such as phone and internet.
We’re reaching out to Comcast to find out more about the required change.
So, while many viewers have moved on from analog television sets to high definition sets –– many of which already that require set top box to access many of the high definition features –– is it right for the cable company to force customers without digital TVs to rent special equipment just to watch TV?
With cable TV prices what they are, have you canceled your TV altogether for an online movie or video steaming service?
Or is this just a sign of the times, and should people stop griping and and just get a cable box?
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