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Why I would not choose Montecable again

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Forum Post
02/27/07 07:12

Lee

Pocitos

Why I would not choose Montecable again

We originally ordered basic cable TV from Montecable and it was fine. Installation was prompt and it worked fine.

Then we made the mistake of upgrading to digital cable. It ended up being a downgrade.

With the Montecable digital cable tv you get a decoder box (of course). However, on the decoder box you get a small selection of channels (and convoluted selection of language and subtitles). You still have to use the channel selection on your regular TV for other channels.

You can't browse all the channels because you have to change between your TV and the Cable Box and two remotes. Additionally, if the cable box is unplugged you get absolutely no channels.

With the basic service there were occasional outages which would give a brief blanking of the screen and some static. On the digital channels the effect is much more dramatic (and obnoxious).

We called to ask to have the digital cable dropped and were told we can't until September. I even wanted to pay for it... I just wanted to get the obnoxious box (and service) out of my hair.

I will probably change to DirectTV before the contact with Montecable is up (even if I have to pay for their service), simply because I will have all the channels on one box.

Montecable

Comment #1
02/14/09 21:43

Heleen

So I heard that the United States will all soon shift from analog television to digital television. Do you guys know when it will be?

Comment #2
02/15/09 03:59

Lee

Pocitos

Why would you ask such a question in an Uruguay forum. People come here for information about Uruguay.. not what will happen to TV watchers in the USA.

However, I have heard that Uruguay will be making the same shift! So an important question may be when that shift will be made and what its economic impact may be... as imports (ie: TV's) are much more expensive here than in the USA... and wages lower.

Maybe it will result in a shift of people away from watching TV! One Uruguayan I know made the decision to get internet service and cancel their Cable TV... and they are an older non-technologically oriented person!

Comment #3
02/16/09 12:30

Terry

Dubuque, Iowa USA

Is Dish Network or Direct TV satellite systems available in Uruguay or is it considerably more expensive than cable TV. With either satellite system, you should not need to convert to digital as the receiver is digital all ready.

Terry

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