Technology

Cable Info

1. How do I sign up for cable?
On the residence campus, and two off-campus sites (1025 and 1047 Beacon), cable is automatically enabled before the start of each semester.

2. How much does it cost?
Cable is available at no charge for on-campus students in Simmons Residence Halls, and for residents of 1025 and 1047 Beacon St.

3. How does it get turned on?
Cable is automatically activated before the start of each semester.

4. Do I need to have a special TV?
No, any reasonably modern TV will be cable-ready, just connect it to the right cable jack and program your TV for cable rather than antenna input and the right channels. If you plug your TV into the cable outlet and only receive 13 channels, it may be that your TV has not been programmed to receive the entire cable signal being sent to your room.  If this is the case, you will need your remote to "tune" in the remaining channels. If you do not have a remote, you will have send your cable through a VCR or DVD player that will automatically tune in the remaining channels. Simmons will provide limited phone or email assistance with this process.

Residents of 1025 Beacon Street:  there is a cable box in your room.  Attach the cable from that box directly to your television.

5. What kind of cord do I need to hook my TV to the cable with?
The cord needed is called a coaxial cable. You can buy one at Staples, Best Buy or Radio Shack. It is the student's responsibility to place the TV in position and screw the ends of the cable into the wall and the back of their TV. Simmons will not assist with this process beyond help over the phone.

6. What channels do I get?
There is a standard set of channels available for students living on the residence campus (see below).  It is not possible to get additional channels, such as premium or high-definition channels, even for a charge. 

Residents of 1025 Beacon receive the standard Brookline residential line-up.  Residents of 1047 Beacon receive a line-up designated by the building owner.  It is not possible to get additional channels, such as premium or high-definition channels, even for a charge.


Residence Campus Channel Lineup

Channel Service
2 WGBH2 (PBS)
3 HBO
4 open
5
open
6 WBZ4 (CBS)
 7 open
8 WCVB5 (ABC)
9 WHDH7 (NBC)
10 WFXT25 (FOX)
11 WSBK38 (UPN)
12 WLVI56 (WB)
13 ESPN
14 CNN
15 CNN Headline News
16 Fox News
17 CNBC
18 TBS
19 open
20 open
21 ESPN2
22 New England Cable News
23 USA
24 TNT
25 Nickelodeon
26 CSPAN
27 Weather Channel
28 NESN
29 Disney
30 Discovery
31 A&E
32 MSNBC
33 Travel Channel
34 History Channel
35 Golf Channel
36 Fox Sports New England
37 Comedy Central
38 E! Entertainment
39 Lifetime
40 Cartoon Network
41 VH1
42 MTV
43 CN8
44 Bloomberg
45 WGBX
46 CSPAN2
47 BET
48 Bravo
49 TLC
50 FX
51 Animal Planet
52 International Channel
53 ESPN Classic
54 Food Network
55 Women's Entertainment
56 Gameshow
57 Independent Film Channel
58

HBO2

59 Canal 52MX
60 Casa Club TV 
61  Cine Latino 
62  Cine Mexicano 
63  CNN en espanol 
64  Discovery en espanol
65  Fox Sports en espanol 
66  Gol TV (English) 
67  MTV espanol 
68  NFL Network (English) 
69  Supercanal Caribe 
70  The History Channel en espanol 
71  Toon Disney 
72  WAPA America 
73
Main Campus 6*
74
Main Campus 23*
75
Main Campus 24*
76
Main Campus 29*
77
Main Campus 35*
78
Main Campus 44*
79
Main Campus 46*
80
Main Campus 48*
81
Main Campus 50*
* Occasionally, broadcasts are made from the Main Campus to the Residence Campus.  Such broadcasts may be arranged by faculty and staff with Media Services (617-521-2765).