She doesn't have digital cable, so I wouldn't even guess. You might want to browse over to the Slingbox website and do some reading.


> 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?
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> > Her = lives in another town than the one I'm in
> > Me = visiting this week
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Anyways, I asked her if it was ok to hook a Slingbox up and she said sure.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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!
> >
> > 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.
> > >
> > > > Hehe what a way to watch Cable TV. I bought a basic Slingbox and took it
> > over
> > > > to a friend's house. This friend has cable broadband + extended cable TV,
> > but
> > > > she never watches TV!
> > >
> > > 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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