Tried to split my Comcast digital cable to another television set, but cant get past 30 stations.?

Question

Could it be the splitter it's self? When I try and look on the upper stations the tv says the program will appear soon; what could be the problem?

Answer 1

The first 30 channels are considered "basic cable". If you have "extended cable" (channels above 30) you need a cable box to view these channels. Simply splitting the cable wire is not enough to view all the channels on a set. Only what they consider to be basic cable is what you are allowed to view without a box. This is how the cable company makes money by renting you a box for each TV. Sorry about that.