Can I use my own CableCard?

bclub · ‎10-30-2016

I'm sure this has been asked before -

Can I purchase my own Motorola CableCard (on eBay, for example), and activate it with Verizon for use in my TiVo?

Thanks!

CRobGauth · ‎11-04-2008

Not without paying a monthly rental fee anyway.

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bclub · ‎10-30-2016

If I buy my own CableCard, how can Verizon charge a rental fee? I'm not renting it from them...?

CRobGauth · ‎11-04-2008

If they even support a user purchased CC, they would still charge the fee.

It is not only the cost of the item, but the support they provide if you have an issue.

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jootunk · ‎02-04-2017

Support? This is Verizon we are talking about.

They charge you for your own device because they can, not for support. Which doesn't exist.

tns2 · ‎12-16-2012

Cable cards have to be loaded with the necessary codes to unencrypt Verizon's encryption. This is what they are charging for, not the physical card. They really were never meant to be "purchased" by end users.