I wonder how long before Comcast drops most analog channels?

[radiotvnut]

Several years ago, Comcast started the digital transition by removing the hallmark channel and the gameshow network from the analog package and moved them to digital. For the people that pitched a fit about this, Comcast offered them the big Motorola boxes for receiving these channels. They claimed that the box would be free for the first year. And, not long ago, a Comcast technician showed up at a friend's house with a Motorola box in hand and he told my friend that they were getting everyone ready for digital. I'm sure their plan is to get digital boxes in as many homes as possible before they convert to all digital delivery. In fact, I didn't know there was any such thing as a "digital adapter" until today. I thought that one of the big Motorola boxes was the only thing available to receive digital cable. I guess these digital adapters are something that they recently introduced. I always said that when it got to the point where I had to have one of the big Moto boxes on each TV, at a monthly rental fee of several dollars per box, I'd cancel the cable. If I have the option to use these smaller boxes, that might be a cheaper alternative to the big box, since we only have basic service and we couldn't care less about HD, PPV, etc.