I would find out who your Business Customer Service rep is and contact them about this issue. Bottom line is you will need to install some sort of decryption box to get the signal to the TV’s. This type of conversion has been going for the last 10 years. What they are asking you to do is not out of the ordinary for the industry.
The Hotel solution is not going to work for you. That solution requires about 10K worth of gear to make 32 analog channels show up without a box at the TV. This would have to be replicated at every location you need service. They refer to that solution as a Mini-Headend. Some hotels have more advanced system that use special modules that plug into the back of the TV (A BOX) that has the decryption chip built in. So whenever there is a digital signal and it is encrypted, it needs something to unencrypt it, a box.
I see some of the posters listed D to A devices and I think I saw a D to D clear QAM device. They cost more than the 32 channel Mini-Headend solution I mentioned earlier. There should be someone at Comcast that can help you work out the best possible solution for you departments needs.
Are all these locations fed by direct fiber to mini-nodes or GPON? If so ask if they have a Hotel FTG (Free To Guest) channel package they could switch you to. That should be in the clear analog or digital.
Also see this article that explains whats going on...
http://www.multichannel.com/article/366818-Cable_Tec_Expo_2009_Comcast_s_Project_Cavalry_Priority_Do_It_Yourself_DTAs.php
Good luck,
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I would find out who your Business Customer Service rep is and contact them about this issue. Bottom line is you will need to install some sort of decryption box to get the signal to the TV’s. This type of conversion has been going for the last 10 years. What they are asking you to do is not out of the ordinary for the industry. The Hotel solution is not going to work for you. That solution requires about 10K worth of gear to make 32 analog channels show up without a box at the TV. This would have to be replicated at every location you need service. They refer to that solution as a Mini-Headend. Some hotels have more advanced system that use special modules that plug into the back of the TV (A BOX) that has the decryption chip built in. So whenever there is a digital signal and it is encrypted, it needs something to unencrypt it, a box. I see some of the posters listed D to A devices and I think I saw a D to D clear QAM device. They cost more than the 32 channel Mini-Headend solution I mentioned earlier. There should be someone at Comcast that can help you work out the best possible solution for you departments needs. Are all these locations fed by direct fiber to mini-nodes or GPON? If so ask if they have a Hotel FTG (Free To Guest) channel package they could switch you to. That should be in the clear analog or digital. Also see this article that explains whats going on... http://www.multichannel.com/article/366818-Cable_Tec_Expo_2009_Comcast_s_Project_Cavalry_Priority_Do_It_Yourself_DTAs.php Good luck,