Need a digital adapter for Time Warner Cable Digital. Wolfshadw said Its not illegal to purchase your own digital adapter. So long as it meets the cable companys technical specifications, I believe they have no choice in the matter. Many years ago, I found a refurbished cable modem for sale at Radio. IFly. com Airport Info, Flight Status Tracking, Airport Parking, Terminal Maps, Groundtransportation, Flights, Hotels, and more Info. LhDGzALk23A/hqdefault.jpg' alt='How To Program Time Warner Remote To Cisco Cable Box' title='How To Program Time Warner Remote To Cisco Cable Box' />Shack for 1. I turned in my leased cable modem 2. Comcast activated my own cable modem. That modem paid for itself in five months and saved me over 1. The legal issue stems from purchasing a Time WarnerComcast leased set top box off of E Bay or other auction site. The people selling these devices do not own them. These devices are leased from the cable companies and upon the end of the contract, should be returned to the cable company. However, most people do not return them and some of the people who inherit them, try to make a quick buck by attempting to sell them. Wolf sends. Andy Mills said Wolfshadw said Its not illegal to purchase your own digital adapter. So long as it meets the cable companys technical specifications, I believe they have no choice in the matter. Many years ago, I found a refurbished cable modem for sale at Radio. Shack for 1. 0. I turned in my leased cable modem 2. Comcast activated my own cable modem. That modem paid for itself in five months and saved me over 1. FierceTelecom covers the latest news on telecom companies, backhaul, ethernet, IPTV, and other trends driving the telecom industry into the future. Anyone know if perhaps its more or less a ploy for them to find out how many tvs you have and if you end up saying you dont want the digital adapters at the time the free promotion is over, theyll have something in place by then to charge STILL after you give back the adapters Any ideas on that one New member here, just coming down from a panic attack after reading this thread. I must confess I am one of those people selling these boxes on e. Bay. I actually JUST sold them and now after reading this thread, Im freaking out. Please allow me to explain. Two possibly 3 years ago, I received 5 of these boxes on my doorstep a week after cancelling my TW. Light Reading is for communications industry professionals who are developing and commercializing services and networks using technologies, standards and devices such. I hate Time Warner, I suggest getting a new program when your lease for a year or whatever is up. I think the only thing you can do is shut. According to Al Jazeera, the plan would revoke the credentials of all journalists working for the broadcasters Arabic and English credentials, shut down its cable. For cable companies, there is no option other than leasing a set top box from said company. Each box you connect to your cable lines requires activation by the cable. InformationWeek. com News, analysis and research for business technology professionals, plus peertopeer knowledge sharing. Engage with our community. I had opened one and plugged it in but did not work. It displayed searching for channels, and seemingly found none. Regardless, I love electronics and thought they were cool. If nothing else, FREE HDMI cords I put it back in the box minus the HDMI cord that I have I have been needing for a computer, set them in my basement, and there they sat the past couple years. Fast forward 2 possibly 3 years and here I am invited to an out of town wedding. Me, having virtually no money to travel with, I turned to e. Bay to raise some bucks to be able to attend this event. I listed a handful of items old boots, toys, a baseball glove, and continued on searching my basement for more crap to sell. Not much left rusty tools, fishing poles, broken bicycles, and then I picked up one of these converters. I searched it on e. Bay, and WOW 3. So I listed them, and they sold. Four boxes at 5. Upon returning about a week ago, I received an email from a telecom company employee whose company had ordered one of these boxes asking about tracking for the box. I replied apologizing and hoping they received tracking info they did and thanked them for contacting me. I had wanted SO badly not that it would have mattered at this point to ask what a telecom company could use one of these boxes for, but I figured it was none of my business and refrained. I didnt sell one box, the one that I used the HDMI cord from. I was just about to put it on e. Bay before I decided to see if it had a cool use other than analog to digital conversion. So here I am, googling the purpose of these stupid boxes and found this thread. Im about a month too late. Ive drank two beers during the typing of this post and have calmed down a but I am legitimately worried. Despite not knowing why I received them from TW, I REALLY did not think that they werent mine to keep. Call me stupid, but I recieved them immediately after cancelling my service. April Fools Satellite Live 1.0 Software. There wasnt any information about leasing them for a PER MONTH charge two years later. Honestly, I almost regret looking this up. Ignorance truly is bliss because now I am worried. Apparently I misunderstood what these things are. Around the time I received these from TW there was widely advertised government rebate program for analog to digital signal converters for old TVs, and I thought thats what these were. For some reason I thought TW was giving these things out possibly taking advantage of government incentive or something. I honestly thought thats what these were until about an hour ago. What am I supposed to do now I cant email these people whoops sorry I wasnt supposed to sell those. Am I going to start getting bills Am I going to end up in courtShould I contact TW Im afraid Should I email the seemingly cordial telecom employee that purchased one I want to die right now. The time period I received these the last thing I was worried about was why TW was sending me free stuff. Gfx Rapidshare Links'>Gfx Rapidshare Links. Nothing in life is free and I should know better, but things really shouldnt be so deceptive. Liftmaster Star 450 Receiver Manual. Im very upset and likely will continue with my self loathing until I know how much trouble Im in for trying to make a quick buck. Mod Edited for language.