[Electronics-Talk] Comcast remote control warning

[Steve Jacobson]

Sandy,

I don't know much about digital antennas, but I do know that over-the-air
digital signals are harder to receive than the old analog ones.  Be sure to
try to establish what you can receive at your location before spending too
much time trying to find a digital over-the-air solution.  Am I correct in
assuming that all of your televisions are the older analog type?  Another
option that you may not like is that Comcast at least used to have small
digital to analog converters that were very, very basic cable boxes that
work on their most basic service.  We have those boxes and they seem to work
fairly well, and we use them on the lowest level service we can get.  If
Comcast is unreliable in your area, though, these will also be unreliable,
and if you are sick of dealing with them at all this isn't a solution.  I
live in an inner ring suburb of Minneapolis, though, and we have had a
difficult time getting over-the-air digital signals on my daughter's TV even
though she is on the second floor with windows generally facing the
transmission site.  I was surprised it was so difficult.  There are a good
number of channels available, though.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson
Are you in a location where

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of S L Johnson via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 8:27 AM
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Cc: S L Johnson <SLJohnson25 at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Comcast remote control warning

I do not know about anyone else but mine does lose all voice features.  It 
has done it several times.  Hitting the reset button does not bring it back 
either.  I also cannot select channels using the number pad.  I have to use 
the up and down arrow and go one channel at a time.  It takes a visit from 
Comcast to fix it.  I am tired of paying for the visits so I am 
disconnecting their services.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ray Foret Jr via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 8:26 AM
To: kellerb03 at gmail.com ; Discussion of accessible home electronics and 
appliances
Cc: Ray Foret Jr
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Comcast remote control warning

that is entirely correct. The exit key on the Xfinity remote will not lose 
control over the remote.



Sent from my iPhone,
the only smart phone with full accessibility for the blind built-in
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray,

Still a very happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone7 and Apple TV user!!!!!

> On May 1, 2017, at 6:42 AM, Brad Keller via Electronics-Talk 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> This has never happened with mine. Are you sure you just didn't lose the
> voice? This does happen sometimes. Pressing the exit button more then once
> may bring up the closed caption option. The X1 remote can not change the
> input on your TV.
>
> Brad Keller
> kellerb03 at gmail.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2017 10:52 AM
> To: " Electronics-Talk at nfbnet.org "
> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Comcast remote control warning
>
>
> If you're an xfinity customer using the x1 system please be very careful
> never to hit the exit button on the xfinity remote controler twice. Doing 
> so
> will cause your tv's input connection to be put in some undefined value 
> and
> you will loose operation of the set top box and the tv and will need to
> phone xfinity for help. The system refresh does not correct this problem
> either.
> Sent from BlueMail for iPhone
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