So you get all her analog channels, does it just know what digital channels she subscribes to? Or do you not get them. I have Comcast Extended with Digital Plus and Basic HD channels. Without a box or a Cable Card the digital channels won't authorize usage. Does the sling box just ignore those channels, or does it unlock and play them?

> Her = lives in another town than the one I'm in
> Me = visiting this week
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> Her cable broadband is through Time Warner. She has extended cable TV in
> addition to her internet access, and she literally doesn't watch TV at all
> because she thinks it's all mindless drivel (I agree). For example, she has a
> faint recollection of a TV family named the Bundys but doesn't know anything
> about them.
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> Anyways, I asked her if it was ok to hook a Slingbox up and she said sure.
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> The cable that you get your cable TV through plugs into the Slingbox. You then
> plug a CAT5 cable from the Slingbox into your router. Plug all power cords in.
> Install software on a machine on the network (in my case, my laptop) and
> configure.
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> Install software automatically does everything, from downloading and installing
> the newest firmware to configuring the TV channels to configuring your router to
> work with it. Once configuration is done, I can watch cable TV on my laptop
> anywhere there is broadband access.
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> The cable I'm watching is her cable. Now, she can't watch channel A and me
> watch channel B at the same time; we both have to watch the same channel. Since
> she never watches TV, I basically have it all to myself!
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> It really is simple to install and set up. The more bandwidth you have (both
> ends) the better the video. As it is set up by default, the video looks fine.
> Great little piece of hardware.
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> > Do you need a CableCard or anything, or do you have to watch what she's
> > watching? Bitches watch too much Oprah and soap operas.
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> > > Hehe what a way to watch Cable TV. I bought a basic Slingbox and took it
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> > > to a friend's house. This friend has cable broadband + extended cable TV,
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> > > she never watches TV!
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> > Because she's hooked up to your cable, right? You're giving her access to the
> > back right?
> > I don't know what's better. Having a bitch pay your cable and fucking her, or
> > having her pay for your cable and you not giving it up. Either way you get
> > props
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