That was my post from January. They DRM'd all the non-local channels for a couple days, then reverted back to where DRM was only an issue for the premium channels. I've since moved on to streaming, but have been following the ongoing DRM issues with Cox since, and it looks like Cox has made a corporate decision to effectively shut out most of the cablecard users by turning up the DRM on all but local channels. I think Orange County has since gone dark for old cablecard users like me who were using a HDHomerun Prime (or like device). I suspect the cost of supporting the few cablecard users is more than whatever income that group brings in, so Cox is forcing you to either rent their equipment, or go elsewhere.
If you're still using a device with a cablecard to receive tv from Cox, and they haven't already applied more restrictive DRM labels to all your channels, you should feel lucky - and you should also start looking for alternatives for when your day comes. We switched to streaming (YoutubeTV in our case) and it's been quite a bit better than we thought it would be, such that we're not ever looking to go back to cable.
I noticed this a couple of days ago; I can't transfer shows between my Tivo units (my secondary is connected to Ethernet in another room that doesn't have a cable drop. I'd transfer a show (usually Formula One) to my workout room so I could watch while biking.) When I tried today, I discovered that everything since mid-August has CCI 0x2 flagged. So I can't utilize equipment that I own to shift programs between my machines anymore.
