jchambers28
join:2007-05-12
Alma, AR
1 edit | WTF
I wonder what planet they live on. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
1 edit | Its about time
I'll be glad once its finally over (I've been hearing commercials for +1 year now).
I'm ready to cut off TWC after June 12 (2 boxes on DTV work with 50-54 channels already with rooftop stealthtenna).
What I 'really' wonder is - how many will 'lose' their DTV channels as they forget (or don't know how) to rescan the channels. I expect a phone call from my +80 year old inlaws when the local channels shuffle from UHF to VHF.
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egnlsn
Premium
join:2003-09-26
Salt Lake City, UT
 ·Digis
| reply to jchambers28
Re: WTF
said by jchambers28  :I wonder what planet they live on. ROFLMAO 
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BillRoland
Premium
join:2001-01-21
Ocala, FL
clubs: | If you don't know by now...
you don't deserve to have a TV. Come on, how could anybody NOT know this was coming by now? Pull the plug already.
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Beyond AM. Beyond FM. XM |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ |  See charts here on breakdown of those not ready
»DTV cutover Friday - Nielsen says 2.8 million not ready |
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JamesDax
join:2001-02-24
Philadelphia, PA | reply to BillRoland
Re: If you don't know by now...
Yeah, too bad for them. They'll find out soon enough. lol
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ross
join:2000-08-16 | Perhaps, their minds have been dulled...
by watching too much TV. Sounds like a self-correcting malady to me.
Obliviousness is bliss... please don't wake me up! |
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n2jtx
join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY
·Optimum Online
| Totally Clueless
I think it would be safe to bet that if they are still clueless about the transition Friday night, they are clueless about many other things as well. TV is probably the least of their problems! I would be more worried about these folks driving and trying to cook for themselves. Then again, somebody has to keep the emergency room's in business
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28
 ·magicjack.com
| Those lucky few...
2.8 million who completely and totally do not watch TV and really don't care whether it's analog or digital. (Yeah, Nielsen says they're in "the television market"... Nielsen is so clueless about who is and who isn't in the market.)
Good on them. |
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vag16v
join:2001-07-27
hereandthere
1 edit | And they know this how?
As if they could really know this many people aren't prepared. I'm sure there are many who aren't ready, but I bet they have heard about it. It would have been there own choice to ignore it or just snooze. |
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gqkull
Premium
join:2004-04-06
Round Rock, TX
clubs: | Tailgating
Might as well outside the local Best Buy to watch all these folks running in since their tv's no longer work... |
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exocet_cm
I am the law
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs:
·Cox HSI
·Suddenlink
·Cingular Wireless
·AT&T Southeast
·Charter Pipeline
| Where did they get their numbers?
Did they call millions of people and say something to the effect of
Nielson - "Hey, did you know that you'll lose analog TV signal this weekend?"
Callee - "Huh, lose my TV signal"
Nielson - *click* and add one more tally mark to the clipboard.
I mean, damn, they could've told em while they had them on the phone.
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jeffhambone
Peace, through superior firepower
join:2002-02-02
Manassas, VA
·Comcast
| Guess it's not Grandma, after all...
If you believe Neilsen's numbers, it's not Grandma who isn't ready -- it's her grandchildren. OTOH, perhaps the grandchildren have all moved to Hulu and don't care about free OTA DTV. 
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Zubenelgenubi
@qwest.net
| reply to mod_wastrel
Re: Those lucky few...
And there's those of use who wouldn't give Nielsen the time of day, or tell them the truth if they pressured.
I don't care if it's analog or digital. I don't give a damn about HD, either. I listen to the TV while I'm reading or on the computer. As long as I can see instant replay, I'm happy.
Zuben |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey | This is Obamas Fault
Obama should have known these people wouldn't be ready, and made sure. |
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WTF
| Sarcasim? |
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baineschile
2600
Premium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI | finally
Technology...ONWARD HO! |
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babystars_13
join:2009-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN | please
there is no way for anyone not to know of the digital conversion. unless you were living on neptune. |
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Metatron2008
join:2008-09-02
Stockbridge, GA | Younger people are the biggest not ready.
Makes me wonder if the ones not ready simply don't care. Most people I know my age or younger couldn't care less about tv, not when they have the internet. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to baineschile
Re: finally
said by baineschile :Technology...ONWARD HO! QFT! |
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