Comments on: The Cost of Adding CableCARD – It’s Not $20 http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/06/12/the-cost-of-adding-cablecard-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-not-20/ A Motorola Blog on Video, Voice, Data, Wireless and more! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:31:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dave Zatz http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/06/12/the-cost-of-adding-cablecard-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-not-20/#comment-428 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:30:32 +0000 http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/06/12/the-cost-of-adding-cablecard-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-not-20/#comment-428 Davis, MSOs are all over the map in terms of CableCARD pricing. Comcast has different policies in different regions for example. Where I live all CableCARDs are free.

]]> By: Davis Freeberg http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/06/12/the-cost-of-adding-cablecard-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-not-20/#comment-263 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:50:03 +0000 http://connectedhome2go.com/2007/06/12/the-cost-of-adding-cablecard-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-not-20/#comment-263 You bring up a good point, but Comcast does charge for a second cable card. Before it was $1.50 per month, but I noticed that last month it jumped to $1.79. Even at a cost of $70, this means that the card will be paid for in less than four years. I think Time Warner is charging for the first cable card too. It’s also worth noting, that by fighting cable cards for years, the cable companies have enjoyed higher subscription fees by not having to deal with competition. In Alameda CA, Comcast charges $10 per month less than they do in San Francisco because they have to compete with Alameda’s local cable company. This extra $10 per month will more than offset their costs to open up their system.

This isn’t to suggest that I think cablecard is the right answer, it’s a lousy solution for everyone, but cable has been closed so far and if consumers want better products, than it’s to their benefit to see these systems opened up.

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