Do you read the papers, or at least their websites?
According to this, bar codes are the in thing to get into a gated community again. The article mentions it as an alternative to "clickers" (do they mean remotes?).
And according to this, it looks like we will have to buy boxes to convert our TVs to digital cable service, or buy a digital-ready TV.
According to this, bar codes are the in thing to get into a gated community again. The article mentions it as an alternative to "clickers" (do they mean remotes?).
And according to this, it looks like we will have to buy boxes to convert our TVs to digital cable service, or buy a digital-ready TV.
3 comments:
Hi Nork,
We used bar code strips here for years. They worked fine at first until Sun and Rain degraded the strip. It would have been better if the strip was inside the car window.
Digital Transition impacts BROADCAST TV. Do you have an antenna on the roof? Do you have Rabbit ears? NO, you are connected to the cable and to continue receiving the CV contracted channels, you need do NOTHING to accommodate Digital Transition, you will not need the Government subsidized converter box.
Dave Israel
Hi Nork,
On the issue of "Clickers", this term refers to the typical Radio Frequency coded garage door opener.
They would work here but there are security issues, namely that there would be only one code, so everyone would look the same to the system, with no way to differentiate between vehicles.
Dave Israel
I was not able to reply to Nork before Dave did. Unfortunately while Dave was away mending we received some updated information from Comcast.
The article on digital boxes you refer to IS ONLY for over the air TV signals like with an antenna. These converters cannot be used with Cable signals.
It appears that Comcast Corporate has made certain decisions THAT WILL IMPACT HOW WE RECEIVE OUR CABLE SERVICE. It is no longer "you have to do nothing". More details will be given at Friday's delegate meeting and in the next UCO Reporter or as updates become available.
As to Bar Codes, we did use the system for about 5 years and abandoned the system as unreliable and there were many, many problems with the bar code strips themselves. The hot Florida sun took a heavy toll on them and hundreds had to be replaced each year. They could not be put inside the windows due to the high number of cars with highly tinted windows.
We also had a reading failure rate of about 25 percent.
While we always look at different systems as this point it appears that we will continue to use transponders for near future as the failure rate is very,very low (unless someone moves the transponder from one car to another).
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