 Frankis chillingPremium
join:2000-11-03
somewhere | I dont know of anyone who uses an antenna. seriously, in the last 10 years I havent met anyone who doesnt have cable/sattelite or fiber. Everybody I know has cable, even the people I know who dont own a tv (they have cable internet).
The only thing that will suck about this transition is that many people who rely on antenna will lose channels because digital signal does not travel as far as analog.
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 Gary A
join:2008-03-02
Odessa, FL
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| My in-laws in rural Indiana use an outside antenna and have older analog TVs. I was there last month and connected several converter boxes that we got for them, using the government coupons. After scanning, I found that they were receiving over 20 DTV channels.
Worked out great.  Now they are all set for June 12. All they have to do is re-scan the converter boxes. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to Frank
Most everyone here uses or at least has an antenna. |
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 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to Frank
said by Frank:seriously, in the last 10 years I havent met anyone who doesnt have cable/sattelite or fiber. Everybody I know has cable, even the people I know who dont own a tv (they have cable internet). The only thing that will suck about this transition is that many people who rely on antenna will lose channels because digital signal does not travel as far as analog. I dropped Cable and Satellite for a DTV antenna, Netflix and Hulu. Works great and aside from Netflix, it completely free. |
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 SLDPremium
join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA | So you have free internet access? |
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I'm going to cancel my expensive Cablevision service. I can't use an outside antenna, so I doubt I can receive any DTV signals here (analog with rabbit ears was pretty snowy, but watchable). So we won't have any TV service at all.
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Romney2012Defeat Obama 2012-Chg we can believe inPremium
join:2002-03-03
United State
kudos:4 | reply to Frank
I use a small indoor antenna as a backup if cable TV is out. The LCD TV can pickup OTA DTV(I get about 25 channels). In fact, the HDTV main network channels actually come in looking better than the feeds from cable(less compression I guess).
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I'm sure Cablevision is saying good riddance. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to SLD
said by SLD:So you have free internet access? What does that have to do with anything? |
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
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| said by Matt:said by SLD:So you have free internet access? What does that have to do with anything? Your original statement was that it was completely free (aside from Netflix). SLD  point I believe is that it isn't completely free as you are likely paying for broadband. You may not be paying more then what you would pay if you were just accessing the internet for non-streaming content, but the cost is still non-zero. |
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said by fifty nine:I'm sure Cablevision is saying good riddance. Good riddance to the bastards at Cablevision.
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said by Frank:seriously, in the last 10 years I havent met anyone who doesnt have cable/sattelite or fiber. Everybody I know has cable, even the people I know who dont own a tv (they have cable internet). Hi Frank, nice to meet you! Now you know someone that doesn't get TV via cable/satellite or fiber
We use an antenna for DTV and also use Netflix and get content from the web (FIOS HSI). We prefer NOT to have all of those channels, and certainly would not pay for them. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to cdru
said by cdru:said by Matt:said by SLD:So you have free internet access? What does that have to do with anything? Your original statement was that it was completely free (aside from Netflix). SLD point I believe is that it isn't completely free as you are likely paying for broadband. You may not be paying more then what you would pay if you were just accessing the internet for non-streaming content, but the cost is still non-zero. My antenna has nothing to do with the internet. If I didn't have internet access I wouldn't use Netflix or Hulu. Regardless, the point I am trying to make is that, aside from my Netflix cost (which I'd still have any for physical discs) my television bill is 0. |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to Bobcat
said by Bobcat:I'm going to cancel my expensive Cablevision service. I can't use an outside antenna, so I doubt I can receive any DTV signals here (analog with rabbit ears was pretty snowy, but watchable). So we won't have any TV service at all. Why can't you use an outside antenna?
Also rabbit ears are VHF and most DTV stations are on UHF signals.
According to TVfool there are plenty of channels for your area to get in. Something like 30 without counting the subchannels. Of course without knowing your exact location you may get better or worse reception |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to cdru
said by cdru:said by Matt:said by SLD:So you have free internet access? What does that have to do with anything? Your original statement was that it was completely free (aside from Netflix). SLD point I believe is that it isn't completely free as you are likely paying for broadband. You may not be paying more then what you would pay if you were just accessing the internet for non-streaming content, but the cost is still non-zero. If you were going to have internet access anyways yes it's zero cost. It would only be an extra cost if the ONLY reason you were getting internet was to watch Hulu and Netflix. |
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SLDPremium
join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to Bobcat
said by Bobcat:I'm going to cancel my expensive Cablevision service. I can't use an outside antenna, so I doubt I can receive any DTV signals here (analog with rabbit ears was pretty snowy, but watchable). So we won't have any TV service at all. must be an apartment or rental home if you cant mount an Antenna.
if its not a rental home then afaik it is illegal(per FCC) for HOAs to prohibit use of a TV antenna.
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said by Frank: in the last 10 years I havent met anyone who doesnt have cable/sattelite or fiber. I think you are going to see renewed interest in OTA TV as a result of digital conversion. OTA quality is typically significantly better then cable since cable often transcode program to fit more channels in given amount of spectrum.
Depending on viewing habits would you prefer spending a few dollars in the TV antenna to watch a few local channels or $25-50 per month to get hundreds?
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to Kearnstd
said by Kearnstd:said by Bobcat:I'm going to cancel my expensive Cablevision service. I can't use an outside antenna, so I doubt I can receive any DTV signals here (analog with rabbit ears was pretty snowy, but watchable). So we won't have any TV service at all. must be an apartment or rental home if you cant mount an Antenna. if its not a rental home then afaik it is illegal(per FCC) for HOAs to prohibit use of a TV antenna. Also he can get a outdoor antenna that's necessarily a rooftop one. With UHF higher is not always better. My best signals on UHF come 2-4 feet off the ground. |
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