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Frequent Questions

1. What is Digital Cable?

2. When will I be able to get Digital Cable?

3. How much will Digital Service cost?

4. Do I need to buy or rent new equipment to receive Digital Cable?

5. What if I want a digital terminal for my additional outlet?

6. I already have an In Home Terminal. How is Digital Cable different?

7. Cable vs. Satellite...?

8. What about high-speed cable modems? Are those available with digital?

9. What's the difference between Digital Cable and HDTV?

10. How do I find out more about using Digital equipment?


Digital Cable FAQ - General Questions

1.What is Digital Cable?

Digital Cable is a new type of cable service we are now offering to our customers. Unlike our current system of analog signals, Digital Cable will deliver television signals over a fiber optic cable to a terminal that connects to your TV the same way as our current equipment, but translates the new digital signals so that your television can display them.

Digital Cable is the kind of viewing experience our customers have been asking for, with the highest quality digital picture and sound, dozens more channels and an innovative on-screen guide - all for under $15 more per month.

Digital Cable also offers another benefit that many customers have been asking for and that is greater channel choice. Digital Cable service will offer options including:

  • more than 175 channels of programming variety available, including The Game Show Network, Outdoor Channel, CNN-SI, Discovery Kids and more.
  • Enhanced versions of premium channels such as HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and more with additional screens of each service - at no extra cost - that complement the original service and offer you more viewing choices.
  • Improved convenience and control of your pay-per-view viewing movies or events starting almost every half hour.
  • 46 channels of CD-quality music channels that offer something for every taste - from classical to R&B to Top 40 Hits - and all commercial- and DJ-free!
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2. When will I be able to get Digital Cable?

Time Warner Digital Cable is currently available throughout the Ft. Benning area.

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3. How much will Digital Cable cost?

Monthly service charges vary depending on the type of package you order. Click here for details about the many options.

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4. Do I need to buy or rent new equipment to receive Digital Cable?

You will need to rent a digital terminal that also comes with our specially designed universal remote control and a built-in multi-featured Interactive Program Guide.

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5. What if I want a digital terminal for my additional outlet?

For only $7.95 you'll receive a digital terminal, remote and interactive program guide for an additional outlet of programming.

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6. I already have a converter for my TV set. How is Digital Cable different?


As well as speed, Road Runner offers four great advantages over dialup data access.

  • The connection is available immediately in contrast to dialup services that require lengthy initiation routines. Plus there is never a busy signal.
  • It stays live as long as the customers likes, with no hourly usage fees added to the base cost.
  • It does not tie up a phone line.
  • You are always connected with no irritating phone line disconnects.
    -->Digital Cable is our next innovation to take customers beyond our current analog technology into the future of television. Digital Cable offers you a TV viewing experience you've never seen before. You'll see sharper, brighter digital pictures and crystal-clear, CD-quality sound on our new digital channels - not to mention more programming variety to choose from and better control of your viewing experience.

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    7. Cable vs. Satellite...?

    Here are some of the advantages of choosing cable over satellite.

    • Equipment - Time Warner Cable will lease you the cable equipment you need (such as a remote and converter, if required -- depending on the service you choose), and when necessary, we'll upgrade it free of charge.
    • Local Channels - Time Warner Cable brings you local broadcast channels with local news, weather, sports and network programming at no extra charge. Satellite offers local channels, but you might have to pay extra for them.
    • Local Presence - For convenient customer service, Time Warner Cable is nearby. Most satellite broadcast companies are halfway across the nation.
    • No Annual Contracts - If you're not satisfied with your Time Warner Cable service at any time, we'll disconnect your service, no questions asked and no early termination fees. Satellite companies routinely require long term commitments in order to qualify for certain packages. Early termination may result in a fee being charged directly to your credit card.
    • Rain Fade - You won't experience these reception problems since your Time Warner Cable connection is a direct link. Satellite dishes can experience interference problems known as "rain fade."
    • Service - Our service calls are prompt, free and backed by our On-Time Guarantee. For satellite you pay an expert every time you need service.
    • Telephone Requirement - With Time Warner Cable's Digital Cable Service, ordering pay-per-view simply requires the touch of a button on your remote control. In order to purchase pay-per-view via a satellite provider, a telephone line is required.

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    8. What about high-speed cable modems? Are those available with digital?

    Our new high-speed online service, Road Runner, is now available.
    Visit our Road Runner section for more information.

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    9. What's the difference between Digital Cable and HDTV?

    HDTV, or high definition television, is a format for delivering digital television signals. Specifically, HDTV format will deliver the highest quality digital picture possible, but will require people to purchase an expensive HDTV set in order to view these pictures in the correct format. Our Digital Cable system is designed to be compatible with and to be able to pass through HDTV signals to be received on HDTV television sets for people who purchase them.

    Our Digital Cable, on the other hand, is a new technology that delivers substantially more channels and permits people to view extremely high quality digital signals on existing television sets.

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