15. sharppersonaldigitalassistant How do you determine the replacement for your cable box? Get sharppersonaldigitalassistant the brand name and model of the cable converter unit that was supplied to you by your cable company. The brand name is located sharppersonaldigitalassistant on the front of the box. The model # is located on the bottom of the cable box on the tag. 2) Look at the companies list of cable box products and their corresponding replacement description (your equipment model number) in their catalog. From this you can determine what you sharppersonaldigitalassistant will need or consult in conjunction with your cable box source for the right replacement. 16. How can you tell if you''re dealing with a professional cable converter company? First, of course, trust your own judgment. A company you can trust will be one that has at least a 30 day guarantee, and a 90 day warranty on their products. Offers of variety of equipment for most areas of the country and some areas of the world. The company will have the capability of delivering your equipment day air, 4 day ground, international, or other if agreed upon. The staff will be capable of answering most technical questions. The company should also have an 800 number for easy access for the customer.

They should provide two-piece systems, refurbished RAN baseband boxes in conjunction with the latest tech versions. Of course, you get what you pay for. But there are reasonable values out there. 3. Do you need a cable converter if you have sharppersonaldigitalassistant the cable company box, VCR or a cable-ready TV?Yes you do. sharppersonaldigitalassistant In order to establish a non- addressable system, it is essential to have a cable converter. A cable ready TV, VCR and a Cable Company box do not provide sharppersonaldigitalassistant for this feature and in not doing so, cannot replace a cable converter. You must have a converter to use a descrambler. This is especially true if you desire a converter / descrambler that cannot be altered or addressed by your cable company.

8. What is an addressable cable converter-descrambler? This is a converter-descrambler that can be controlled by the cable company from their office location. Through remote coded messages sent via the cable system, the cable company can "address" the customers’ unit to begin descrambling selected premium or pay per view channels. An addressable unit allows the cable company to access your cable box to change the descrambling configuration or program. This function provides the cable company the ability to add or delete descrambling on the channels that come in through your cable line. A non-addressable unit does not provide the cable company access to the cable box program. The program remains stationary and is unchangeable. Both cable box designs have the potential of receiving all channels, none or somewhere in between dependent on the box program.

©2003 www.palm-gps-pda.com. All rights reserved.