Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Shaw Cable Again Blocks Firewire On Canadian Set-Top Boxes

Posted by timothy on from the now-that's-value-added dept.

WestCoastSuccess writes with this excerpt: "A year and a half ago, Canada's Shaw Cable began encrypting channels with the '0x02' flag. This flag has the effect of making the IEEE1394 (Firewire) output useless to customers who use third-party PVRs (such as the excellent MythTV, for example). After complaints to the CRTC and Industry Canada about this practice, the encryption flag was dropped on most channels and the Firewire connection again functioned. Until last night, that is."

2 of 257 comments (clear)

  1. Does Novus Encrpyt? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Anyone know if Novus uses encryption? My building is wired for their fibre optic offering and I'd switch from Shaw for sure if I knew Novus isn't encrypting.

  2. Re:It's like quitting smoking. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    not that it matters