Comcast offers free channel guide update for DTA(mini cable box) customers in Towanda area.

Comcast has recently released a free firmware update  for their DTA(mini cable box) customers in the Towanda area which added a channel guide

Many customers in the Towanda Area
Access their Comcast Cable channels
with a box similar to this

 The  update which was release around Christmas times adds a on screen channels guide and a menu with a few extra features including parental locks to their DTA cable boxes.  Previously customers were forced  to lease a full size digital cable box to have a onscreen program guide as the DTA boxes which customers were required to lease beginning in the spring of 2014,  were not compatible with the onscreen program guide built into many newer tv's. Customers can access the newly added channel guide by pressing the  enter key on their DTA box remote. The info key which previously would only display the name of the channel and channel number now displays actual show information and will allow customers to access the setup menu where users access settings for audio, channel guide, and parental control locks. Customers can use the number keys on the remote to navigate with the guide.
                                                                                          

  It is worth nothing that customers may have to reset(unplug and plug back in) their boxes for the update to take effect.   After the boxes has been reset a message indicating the update is being downloaded will be displayed, after about 10 minutes the customers should be able to access the newly added features. What is nice about this update is that it is free and does not require the subscriber to  get new cable equipment. Anyone with comments on this article can send their  comments to mywikinews@yahoo.com