For cable subscribers, it's often only a few bucks a month extra to get the company's standard DVR, giving access to a "digital" tier of channels and the ability to record them on a rented,
Tivo-like device at a fraction of the cost. That the device is being rented is an important point to remember, a point that was driven home to Ann Beam, a Wheatland, Wisconsin woman who
received a bill for $2,025.45 when she failed to return five cable boxes and their remotes.
The problem was she couldn't return the boxes because they, along with most of the rest of her house, were destroyed during a tornado strike on January 7. She called the cable company and was told she was still responsible and would have to get reimbursed by her insurance company. However, it seems
Time Warner Cable is relenting, perhaps due to some negative PR, and is saying that the charge will be removed from Beam's account, along with the other customers who ran into the same problem.
So, it seems all is well in the end in this case, but if you have equipment from your cable provider in your home, keep in mind that you may be held responsible for it if your cable provider isn't quite so charitable next time disaster stries.
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