My understand is that all major cable providers are under FCC mandate to support CableCards. Discussion on the TiVo boards includes several people that have gotten them from Comcast.
I don't know what (if anything) Comcast is charging for them, but the highest reported monthly rate I've seen for two is $4, which is still less than the cost of a cable box and remote rental, by a good bit. The limitation with the current CableCard systems is that they're one way. So, you can get premium subscription channels, but can't get On-Demand, or some pay-per-view stuff, from what I've heard.
The new TiVo box is spiffy, but it's not cheap. They want ~$800 for it, plus the service subscription (which would be the same for any TiVo box).
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I don't know what (if anything) Comcast is charging for them, but the highest reported monthly rate I've seen for two is $4, which is still less than the cost of a cable box and remote rental, by a good bit. The limitation with the current CableCard systems is that they're one way. So, you can get premium subscription channels, but can't get On-Demand, or some pay-per-view stuff, from what I've heard.
The new TiVo box is spiffy, but it's not cheap. They want ~$800 for it, plus the service subscription (which would be the same for any TiVo box).