Our cable was shut off at the pole today, because we owe $80.
our company sucks, but any way, we have no stations that come in at all. I thought we would at least get our basic channels like abc, nbc and so on. Any idea how we can get any channels just for the night (legally) till we can pay it tomorrow?
2006-12-19 10:47:27 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
go to Radio Shack and get some rabbit-ears!
2006-12-19 10:50:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I work for the Cable Co and what they did was put a terminator on your line. Its called a Non Pay disco. You wont get anything through your cable coming in the house. The terminator does what it says, terminates any signal coming from the pole. The only thing you can do is either get a set of rabbit ears or something like that or just wait it out until they come back to hook you up again.
You might be able to talk to your cable company and work out a payment plan for the future where they can either pick your payment up from you or downgrade your service to a lower monthly bill.
I have a few customers that pay me and I drop their money off at my local office it seems to work for them. Not sure if they can do that in your area or not but give it a shot. Good luck!
2006-12-19 12:31:32 · answer #2 · answered by doughboy09bravo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they probably just stopped the program in the box. unplug the incoming cable and plug it right into the tv that should give you the basic channels. If not then they disconnected it outside. Just find the box cut the lock and plug it back in. It possibly could be on the pole so have a look out when you climb it. you could get in some serious **** for that.
2006-12-19 10:51:25 · answer #3 · answered by Helenp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in the days before cable television, people used things called "antennas" to get TV stations. Go to Wal-Mart or RadioShack and ask for rabbit ears. Because the employees at both of these stores know nothing about modern electronics, they should be able to hook you up with some rabbit ears. My advice is to get drunk and go to a movie. Watch TV tomorrow.
2006-12-19 10:53:07 · answer #4 · answered by DrRocco 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pay the 80 dollars is all I can tell you,They won't give it to you for free you know!, You're right though you should still get the basic channels, just not through your cable box
2006-12-19 10:52:38 · answer #5 · answered by wheelchair Mama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work for a major cable provider, who I can't mention, but mabye I can help.
If you have digital cable service, you can bypass the digital box (run the cable from the wall directly to your TV) and you might get basic cable. You might have to have your TV auto-program/scan for the channels.
If the cable was "cut" at the pole, meaning you would have noticed a serviceman up on top of the pole sometime today. If that is the case you can't do anything, because there would be nothing coming into your house.
It might be movie night at your house. Sorry.
Good Luck.
2006-12-19 10:48:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
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2016-11-27 20:53:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, go buy some rabbit ear antennas, also change the TV setting to antenna, if its there, even without the rabbit ears you can get some channels...but go out and buy some rabbit ears and you'll be fine, cheap and most electronics places will carry them. run a channel search and you'll do fine.
2006-12-19 10:51:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Disconnect cable from rear of TV and plug an antenna in, it will do the trick.
2006-12-19 10:51:21 · answer #9 · answered by Canobeer6 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you ever considered reading instead of being addicted to the damn TV ... how about a real conversation among members of that household instead of watching one of the most mindless things in the world.... the television waste land of garbage is polluting your life... work on getting over it for at least one night... you sound like some of the junkies I use to work with trying to sraighten out their lives
2006-12-19 10:51:00 · answer #10 · answered by doc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there should be a setting on your tv that says cable its probably on turn it off and should be able to get regular channels press menu on your tv and look for the setting
2006-12-19 10:49:41 · answer #11 · answered by daisy r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋