Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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I have called their bluff! and are waiting for Cablevision or Optimum (as they would like you to call them) to respond! The dongle was announced 11/27/2007 by the National Cable and Telecommunications Association", of which they are a member.
The loose availability in that press release is 2nd qtr. 2008, so I guess that could mean end of June before we hear more about that development.
Meanwhile what is outrageous is the fact that Cablevision in their flyer make no mention of the dongle, so if you are a CableCard customer call their bluff and contact their customer service demanding a release date for the dongle!
Stay tuned!
I missed that announcement on the dongle. Thanks for the tip and count me in on hassling Opium, er Optimum for delivery!
The dongle will only work with Tivo.
The notice says you need the cable box to get the interactive program guide and the music channels. That is wrong. New TV's and Tivo have TV Guide on screen and both get the music channels. You don't even need cablecard to get the music channels, they are unscrambles QAM.