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Reminder: Make sure you have the best set-top box your TV provider offers
Posted on 8/4/16 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 8/4/16 at 4:38 pm
This is something that will likely cost you nothing and improve your television experience at least as much as a new TV will.
I have Comcast's X1 service and have been using the same box for 2 years. It was laggy, prone to freezing and just terrible in every way (the RNG150N). Monday I read about a new one, the XiD, and swapped mine out for it the same day. It has made a huge difference in how much I enjoy watching TV. While I was at it I got the newest version of the DVR box & voice remote that now comes with it.
Regardless of whether you have Comcast, Cox, or DirecTV there's no reason to suffer with old equipment.
I have Comcast's X1 service and have been using the same box for 2 years. It was laggy, prone to freezing and just terrible in every way (the RNG150N). Monday I read about a new one, the XiD, and swapped mine out for it the same day. It has made a huge difference in how much I enjoy watching TV. While I was at it I got the newest version of the DVR box & voice remote that now comes with it.
Regardless of whether you have Comcast, Cox, or DirecTV there's no reason to suffer with old equipment.
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Posted on 8/4/16 at 5:06 pm to GaryMyMan
Canle providers are going to have to offer better boxes since the FCC's Unlock The Box initiative.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 5:43 pm to GaryMyMan
I called DirecTV a couple months ago asking for new equipment (I'd had mine for 3 years, so it was probably even older than that) and they told me I had to sign a new 24-month contract to get new equipment. I was planning to move in a couple months so didn't want to extend, so I just dropped services all together. They didn't budge, but hey, I'm saving $120/month now.
Posted on 8/5/16 at 3:26 pm to GaryMyMan
Did they just mail you the new box for free? I don't have the voice remote (not that I care to), but my x1 box is about 2 years old now. If free, I might call and ask them to send me a new one too.
Posted on 8/5/16 at 5:22 pm to GaryMyMan
Not sure how easy it is to get the best box.
Guy at work requested a box from Cox. They said sure. Sent him the same crap he had. He called complained. They sent someone out with the same box. Even though you can request a certain model, in small print somewhere it states "comparable" which to them simply means a box that works.
Guys spent lots of time trying to get the best box and I am not sure he ever got it.
Guy at work requested a box from Cox. They said sure. Sent him the same crap he had. He called complained. They sent someone out with the same box. Even though you can request a certain model, in small print somewhere it states "comparable" which to them simply means a box that works.
Guys spent lots of time trying to get the best box and I am not sure he ever got it.
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