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Here's the scenario:
Just moved into a house in Old Orchard Beach, Maine and it's had both DirecTV and cable, so we asked Time Warner to switch off our cable a month ago.
When we took occupancy of the residence, I noticed that if I plugged the coax directly into the TV we'd pick up like 40 channels; local stations, A&E, MTV, etc (no HBO or Showtime) and I thought that it was cool to have this even though we asked TW to switch us off. My kids have a TV in their room so it was nice to have some programming for them.
Well, today I turned on the cable and it's nothing but fuzz. Not jagged lines or a distorted, scrambled signal....just fuzz.
My question is: is this what normally would happen when you turn off Time Warner Cable in Maine? Would you keep some channels for awhile and then they're gone? Or do I have a physical problem (ie a bad wire) that I can fix myself and continue getting the service I'm getting?
I ask because I'm not seeing the typical distorted signal (lets you know you're connected to cable but are scrambled) and instead are seeing something that looks like it's not even turned on.
If someone could let me know before I call them and re-up for service I'd appreciate it.
TIA
Just moved into a house in Old Orchard Beach, Maine and it's had both DirecTV and cable, so we asked Time Warner to switch off our cable a month ago.
When we took occupancy of the residence, I noticed that if I plugged the coax directly into the TV we'd pick up like 40 channels; local stations, A&E, MTV, etc (no HBO or Showtime) and I thought that it was cool to have this even though we asked TW to switch us off. My kids have a TV in their room so it was nice to have some programming for them.
Well, today I turned on the cable and it's nothing but fuzz. Not jagged lines or a distorted, scrambled signal....just fuzz.
My question is: is this what normally would happen when you turn off Time Warner Cable in Maine? Would you keep some channels for awhile and then they're gone? Or do I have a physical problem (ie a bad wire) that I can fix myself and continue getting the service I'm getting?
I ask because I'm not seeing the typical distorted signal (lets you know you're connected to cable but are scrambled) and instead are seeing something that looks like it's not even turned on.
If someone could let me know before I call them and re-up for service I'd appreciate it.
TIA