Originally Posted by atko

Assuming I have understood your question right, as I understand it there is no such thing as a cable ready card as the cable companies use the same encryption as Sky do with satellite. In a nut shell, this means the card the engineer brings with him has a special number, like a serial number, which matches a number on the cable box. The card will not work in any other box. If you have cable and want to try your card in a mates box I think you will find you get an error message on the TV screen advising incorrect card inserted.