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Question about internet service providers

Posted: Jul 9, 2016

Last night I was watching TV when I discovered that my half my channels no longer worked. I have bundled service (internet, land-line phone, and cable TV), so I called my ISP, and they told me that they have a "new and improved" system now (sounds like Nuance, huh?) and I would now have to rent a box for each TV in my house in order to restore my fave channels.

Um, no thanks. I'm not under contract, so I'm going to cancel my service and find alternatives. BTW, I've left MT, and don't anticipate EVER returning, so I can get satellite if I like it.

Here's my question: Can I take my phone number with me? I've had it for 16 years and don't want a new one. Phone numbers aren't the "property" of the ISP, are they?

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I answered my own question! - Shoulda researched it before asking

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Same thing happened to me... - ilovechocolate

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I had the same thing happen with my cable company. Spanning a period of about a month, groups of channels kept getting blocked out until eventually I had none. Cable company informed us they went "digital" and we would have to purchase/rent a box from them in order to get them back.

No thank you! I dug out my antennas from the "old" days and now get 20 channels on each TV. I hooked a laptop up to the main TV and I can watch shows I like from various links I find online. Problem solved!

how do i hook up laptop? - loveTV

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If you see this, I have a smart TV (3yo old). How do I hook up my laptop to use the TV as the screen?

Thanks!

All you should need is an HDMI cord - sm

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I picked up a 25-foot cord from Amazon for about $13 a couple of years ago :)

From OP - sm

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My ISP said, just like yours, that they had gone "digital." When I got to work today, everybody was up in arms over their maneuver to force people to rent a box for each TV. I promptly broke my bundle, cancelled cable TV, ordered Direct TV, and "ported" my home land-line number to a $15.00 Tracfone. The only thing I couldn't cancel was my actual internet service, since no other provider is available. I did tell the ISP to reduce my service to the lowest speed possible (don't do MT anymore so don't care), and that'll save quite a bit.

Oh...Yes, I understand now that groups of channels will continue to be blocked until none can be accessed without a box. I hope the city tells them to stick it.

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