MsRaye wrote:
They'd rather rent you something. They need to tie the devices mac addy to your modem so they know you're "at home" and not stealing cable at a relatives house...
I do not have a cable box, only the DTA's. I can use my Roku's to watch TV on sets w/o the DTA's when I am at home. I can also watch on my iPod Touch when at home. If I try doing it from outside the home, I get a message on the iPod to the effect, "You are not at home, therefore some channels may not be available", which is pretty much all of them except FX and the C-Spans. When I tried to use the Roku while on vacation, the app tells me, "Sorry. To use this app you must be on a network behind the modem attached to the account credentials you are using to access the app."
So I do not rent a box, but my ability to watch on a Roku / iPod touch inside the home must be tied to the MAC address of my modem (which is mine - not rented.)
Your mileage may vary.
