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TV service through Cable Card on TiVo has stopped working
All channels display a black screen with the message: "This channel is not authorized. Contact your cable provider for more information V58)". My service is through cable card in my TiVo. I have called Xfinity support and rebooted the TiVo multiple times with no luck in restoring my TV service. How can I get support from an Xfinity staffer that has knowledge of TiVo and the CableCards ? I
te603
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23 days ago
I spoke with a tech from AZ in Advanced Support on Monday evening. Apparently they rolled out an upgrade over Thanksgiving impacting a lot of Cisco/Scientific Atlanta cable cards. Most people started seeing issues Sunday evening. He was not able to resolve my issue. Place a call and ask to open customer support to open an engineering ticket.
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Richardg1
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23 days ago
I am having the same issue, started today 12/3/24
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BruceW
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23 days ago
Please see the discussion in https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/nonx1-service/tv-service-through-cable-card-on-tivo-has-stopped-working/66b8e97759bf556396a3bc8a?commentId=674d36b2b48e464010323535.
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te603
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23 days ago
Got a callback this AM from Advanced Support. Apparently a number of cards were not taking regular firmware updates and they were pushed out manually over Thanksgiving.
Engineering continues to work on why a large number failed.
I'll post any further updates in the thread BruceW linked above.
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XfinityJorge
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par32
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22 days ago
I just read this in my bill dated 9/22/24 - "Equipment Update: Starting on October 24, 2024, Xfinity will no longer provide new CableCARDs to new or existing customers. If you require new
TV equipment, please call 1-800-XFINITY to speak with an agent who can assist." As someone said above, essentially my TiVo is now non-functioning. I got out of the habit of reading the comments in my bills.....I wish I hadn't.
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user_0daod6
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19 days ago
Same question. Need help ASAP.
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par32
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19 days ago
@XfinityRichard You state that "Xfinity is still supporting existing cable Cards". How can I obtain knowledgeable support for an existing CableCARD? Talking to Xfinity on the phone and having a technician sent to my home has not been successful. Is there a phone number or other method that connects me with a human being that I can use to reach the department that has knowledge of CableCARDS? The numbers 888-966-7516 and 877-405-2298 do not connect me with the people that can help and the people that answer these calls never forward me to anyone that knows about CableCARDS.
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user_v151cb
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18 days ago
I am having the same problem. My cable card stopped working in my TiVo the afternoon of December 5. I have called support several times and the agents have sent signals and I have rebooted many times but so far no resolution. My host and cable card are paired but I am still receiving either the V58 or V53 message with a black screen. I would appreciate a response from the advance team mentioned herein to see if they are still working on the software issue. The last agent I talked to created a ticket so I am hopeful someone will contact me. I was not aware of the notice on my bill in September and August about cable cards no longer being provided after October 24, but if I had seen that notice I probably would not have taken action since my cable card worked fine until the end of last week. If there are working cable cards seems like an exception should be made for long time loyal existing customers like me whose cards suddenly stopped working after the October 24 deadline and the issue is a software problem.
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par32
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17 days ago
I am aware Xfinity is no longer providing New CableCards. I'm just hoping there is a resolution to bring my current card back to life.
My TiVo remains is a state where I cannot view Cable thru the TiVo box. What I have tried so far since 12/01/24
I'm open to other suggestions or help that could get the TiVo working again.
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par32
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17 days ago
The is not a new cable card. I activated it in 2017.
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cnachris
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16 days ago
Hello,
I have all the same issues with our long-term, existing cable card for our TIVO.
Several calls to customer service. Escalated to Advanced Engineering on Saturday afternoon.
I was promised a call back in 1-2 hours. Never received any call at all.
Please advise how you will be supporting my existing (previously working) Scientific Atlantic cable card.
I need support and I am receiving nothing but upgrade offers.
Please advise!
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BruceW
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16 days ago
They probably won't be. If the card is a Scientific-Atlanta/Cisco/Technicolor PowerKEY card, it may have failed due to a date-related internal flaw. See https://www.lightreading.com/cable-technology/time-warp-could-cause-millions-of-old-powerkey-set-tops-to-go-on-the-blink. I haven't been able to find a list of which cards are affected, but the PKM800 series and earlier seem to be in trouble.
I have a Tivo Edge using a Technicolor Multi-Stream PowerKEY Model PKM908 card (printed dated 04/01/20) and so far it's still working. FWIW the card's firmware (from "OS Ver" on the "CableCARD Diag Screen") is "PKEY2.0.1_F.p.1101, Build Time: Nov 2 2022".
Before declaring a CableCard problem it's worth checking the Tivo's signal stats. See https://tivoidp.tivo.com/tivoCommunitySupport/s/article/Troubleshooting-Digital-TV-Signals. Under "Signal Quality" ignore the "Maximum SNR" spec. The higher the SNR, the better.
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par32
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9 days ago
I haven't request an Xfinity X1 TV Box but that appears to be the only "solution" Xfinity is offering. Thanks to all the users for their comments.
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