Jahntassa
What, I can have feathers
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join:2006-04-14
Conway, SC
| Rip off the band-aid already
No amount of time will create a 'smooth' transition in this country. There will always be someone unprepared, someone uninformed.
The transition has been delayed too long already. Do the switchover. If people haven't figured out they need to do something by now, they sure will once they shut off the analog.
Maybe i'm biased since I understand technology, but really, how much more time does this need? Other than 'more time', what plan is there to make the transition more successful? |
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rdmiller
join:2005-09-23
Richmond, VA | Concur. |
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n2jtx
join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY
 ·Optimum Online
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I agree. At this point I am all for ripping off the Band-Aid in one shot and getting this transition over with. No matter how much time the extend it, all the people will never be ready. Just do it and pick up the pieces where they may fall.
Heck, if enough people get disconnected from TV, the average intelligence for the nation may actually rise.
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older dog
Premium
join:2005-06-09
Norwich, NY
| reply to Jahntassa
The help with coupons had little to nothing to do with helping someone afford TV.
It was all about preserving the over the air market, and the benefits local news brings to the economy and culture of a region.
This whole digital transition should not have taken several administrations who I would say none of them did there job protecting local news broadcasters and their investments. |
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mlundin
join:2001-03-27
Lawrence, KS
·Sunflower Broadband
·Comcast
| reply to rdmiller
Agree. The people who have procrastinated, fail to comprehend the situation, or have otherwise failed to take the necessary steps at this point will be the same people who remain at the end of any additional waiting period. It is only when the change is imposed that the last people will do anything about it. Some people will always have to be dragged, kicking and screaming, into the future. The sooner it is done, the sooner the kicking and screaming will end. |
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