This is something I've just been wondering for a while now, and just looking for a way to get channels so my kids can watch TV. Right now I have Comcast basic cable, so I get the basic channels like FOX, NBC, etc. I was just wondering if I just buy one of those cable boxes (that connect the coaxial cable from the wall to a cable box) that I could get those other cable channels (like Discovery, Food Network, etc). I used to get those channels just through the cable in the wall, but ever since Comcast bought the old broadband internet service that I initially had, I lost those cable channels and now I just get basic channels.