 CylonRedPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | Govt should know what coupons were not redeemed... They can then reissue those unused coupons (including expired ones). For people who did not get there's yet - well to bad. Our local stations have been running crawlers since the beginning of last year - unless you live under a rock there s no real excuse not to know. But then - if you live under a rock - you probably do not need a converter box.
NO bailout - none is needed.
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 TransmasterDon't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | I got a couple of the coupon but I decided why fork over money for something I will never use. I have been on dish Network for years I have all of the local channels, that I don't watch, so what do I need a conversion box for. I might set up a TV on a antenna to watch the analog signal go away.
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I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.
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 tschmidtPremium,MVM
join:2000-11-12
Milford, NH
kudos:5
 ·Fairpoint Commun..
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said by CylonRed:They can then reissue those unused coupons (including expired ones). That is exactly how the program is administered.
There has been a recent surge in requests for coupons as more people become aware of the transition. The problem is recently issued unused coupons will expire too late to allow enough time to issue new ones prior to Feb 17.
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CylonRedPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | I understand all that but no bailout is needed. If people hose it up because they waited to long then that is their problem - not the govts. |
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 HallPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
kudos:1 | reply to Transmaster
said by Transmaster:...why fork over money for something I will never use. I have been on dish Network for years I have all of the local channels, that I don't watch, so what do I need a conversion box for. I don't think it's a bad idea to have one available if really needed. What if something happens with Dish's uplink between your local stations and them ? In the past, you'd simply dig out an antenna and watch the analog channel(s). In two months, that won't be an option (with an older TV).
In our house, we have (2) TVs and (1) Dish receiver. Their receivers, especially the DVRs, do die. I'm not saying people will "die" without having television, but there's times you may want some channels available, even if it's just the local ones for news. |
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| said by Hall:said by Transmaster:...why fork over money for something I will never use. I have been on dish Network for years I have all of the local channels, that I don't watch, so what do I need a conversion box for. I don't think it's a bad idea to have one available if really needed. What if something happens with Dish's uplink between your local stations and them ? In the past, you'd simply dig out an antenna and watch the analog channel(s). In two months, that won't be an option (with an older TV). You have some good points. We have cable TV, but recently our line got knocked down due to an ice storm. TV, landline and internet was down for 3 days. It's a good thing we had that digital converter. Not only would we have gone nuts, we would have also missed important weather bulletins. |
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 caesarv
join:1999-08-02
Santa Rosa, CA
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·SONIC.NET
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Why do the coupons expire before the transition date? Who came up with this idea and what was the reasoning?
I think that (starting in about 2 weeks) all local stations in a given area should get together and, at some agreed upon time, shut down ALL analog signals for a half hour. As Feb 17th gets closer, do this for 1-2 hours on another day. Keep increasing the duration (no more than 2 hrs) and occurrences. (or just broadcast a fixed message explaining things instead of a complete shut-down.) This will get everyone's attention! |
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HallPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
kudos:1
1 edit | said by caesarv: I think that (starting in about 2 weeks) all local stations in a given area should get together and, at some agreed upon time, shut down ALL analog signals... Ummm, they are doing that all over the country. The Dayton OH television market's test was done a couple of weeks ago. |
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CylonRedPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
1 edit | I believe a city in NC is all digital or they had a huge test and were the first ones to do said test. May have been an all day test to boot.
Actually - they have been digital since Sept 2008: »www.dtv2009.gov/Wilmington.aspx
So tests ARE proceeding in other markets as well... |
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HallPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
kudos:1 | I believe Hawaii is all-digital now too. |
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