[Electronics-Talk] accessible TV

[Pamela Dominguez]

The only thing I ever heard was that it was the name of the new box you can 
talk to, and don't need wiring, or anything.  Pam.

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From: Arlene via Electronics-Talk
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Pam, Does altice own the company?  I think that's what I read from the
newspaper, but sometimes these things could be confusing.
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> The company is still Optimum Cablevision, but the cable box is called 
> Altese 1.  Pam.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 8:35 AM
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> Hi Arlene.
> My cable company keeps changing its name (and I'm sure it's not to protect
> the innocent.)  It was Cablevision, then Optimum, and now it's Altice1.  I
> think Spectrum had a talking cable box long before Optimum did, too.
> Tracy
>
>
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> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2019 6:58 PM
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> Which tv service is that, Tracy? That sounds really great.
>
> Arlene
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>
>> FWIW, we don't have an accessible TV, but our cable provider created
>> accessibility software for their system that speaks everything I need to
>> know, except for error messages that might come on before the software
>> becomes active.  The cable guy set it all up, and gave us a remote to
>> access all the features.  I really like it.  It's by far the most
>> accessible TV experience I've ever had.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
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