How much are people paying to rent a Comcast cable card to insert into their TIVO HD?

Question

I'm thinking about purchasing a TIVO HD and was wondering how much Comcast is charging to use cable cards. I believe the TIVO HD requires two of them.

Answer 1

I have a cable card ready JVC television.  Comcast provides the cable card free of charge.  I have had difficulty getting the cable cards to work properly and may end up get the converter box.

Answer 2

From the Comcast website:

"There is no charge for the first CableCARD that you use as it is already included in the primary outlet fee.  If you have a multi-card device on the same outlet (i.e. TiVo Series 3 or two Digital Cable Tuners connected to the same personal computer), you will be charged an additional regulated fee of up to $1.91 for the second CableCARD.

If additional CableCARDs are needed for other devices that are installed on additional outlets, you will not be charged for the first CableCARD installed on this outlet as the cost is included in the additional outlet fee.  In addition to the cost of the digital cable service, you will not be charged a regulated fee of up to $1.99 for the second CableCARD on the additional outlet in addition to the cost of the digital cable service."