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You say cable, I say analog.(Letter to the editor)

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| May 01, 2009 | Gardiner, Derek | COPYRIGHT 2009 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

"Digital Decisions" (February 2009) says that if you have cable, to keep getting programming you don't have to do a thing. That isn't true for me, with RCN cable, which requires a set-top box if you have analog TV, as they don't supply analog signals on their cable services.

Derek Gardiner Lexington, MA

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