Cable Box/ Cable Card ?

[Magic Marker]

Well I have Cablevision as our provider. I have one cable box and card on our main TV. We have two TV's upstairs. I want to buy a cable box for each room to avoid the monthly "rental" fee I get charged.

Does anyone know if extra cable cards are free from the provider? Would they even care if I had other TV's with the full cable access?

Thanks.

[awd_envy]

They are usually extra, but not as much as a cable box rental. They care because they can make money off of you. :tdown:

[snork]

Magic...we have Cablevision too, being not that far away from you. There are no "legal" resellers of the Scientific Atlanta cable boxes. They are only available through cable companies.

Also I think you are getting your terminology confused. A "cable card" is a newer device standard that allows you to eliminate the cable box altogether by inserting the "cable card" directly into a slot on your TV or PC cable tuner. The thin, little credit card sized thingy with the chip on it that inserts into the actual cable box is just a smart card with ID # to authorize your box to work on the Cablevision system. And no, they will not give you a smart card even if you can "obtain" a cable box b/c they want your rental money:tdown:

Check out www.broadbandreports.com (http://www.broadbandreports.com) They have forums specific to all the cable/telco companies which includes a OptimumOnline/Cablevision specific forum.