COX Communications to Provide SDV Tuning Adapter at No Additional Cost
Posted At : June 2, 2008 7:56 PM | Posted By : Rob Brooks-Bilson
Related Categories: Misc, Tivo

I've seen a lot of discussion around pricing for the upcoming Tuning Adapter being developed for Tivo Series 3 and Tivo HD boxes to allow for access to channels delivered via SDV, but nothing official has been announced - until now.

I just received a letter from Cox Communications in Phoenix stating that the tuning adapter is expected later this year (no official date), and that it will be provided by Cox at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. This is excellent news for Tivo owners concerned about access to programming.

PDF scan of the front of the letter is linked below (enclosures).

In all, Cox is moving/adding a total of 51 channels to SDV, all of them standard definition for now. Included in the list are DIY, Fuse, Fit TV, G4, and several sports, Spanish language, and public safety channels.

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Keith's Gravatar Hi Rob,

Thanks for your story on Cox / SDV / Tivo.

I am TiVo Series 3 owner and Cox subscriber in the Phoenix area. My system worked perfectly up until Cox implemented their latest upgrade (October '08). Now I am not able to access several channels.

Did the latest Cox upgrade also affect you? Any idea when Cox will provide the tuning adapter? FYI - When I called Cox they had no idea and simply said "get a Cox HD DVR".

Thanks!
# Posted By Keith | 10/23/08 12:38 AM
Rob Brooks-Bilson's Gravatar Hi Keith,

I'm in PHX as well. I did get a letter from Cox with a list of the channels that were going over to SDV. It looks like they made the move in Oct, as you mentioned.

Cox is actually being fined right now by the FCC for moving channels to SDV without providing the tuning resolver:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081017-fcc-...

It is supposed to be coming out soon, but I still haven't had any other word on it than the original letter they sent me.
# Posted By Rob Brooks-Bilson | 10/23/08 10:30 AM
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