 | | Sign me up in SF Bay Area I would kill for Aereo right now. I live in a part of the Bay Area that doesn't get OTA reception, so I'm forced to pay for cable if I want local channels. The quantity and quality of OTA channels is waaaaay better than what I'm getting with the basic Comcast cable package, so I would gladly pay to rent an antenna. | |
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 |  veloslaveGeek For GodPremium
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Pleasant Hill, CA | Re: Sign me up in SF Bay Area said by Arty50:I would kill for Aereo right now. I live in a part of the Bay Area that doesn't get OTA reception, so I'm forced to pay for cable if I want local channels. The quantity and quality of OTA channels is waaaaay better than what I'm getting with the basic Comcast cable package, so I would gladly pay to rent an antenna.
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| | | I'd kill for it too. I live 6 miles from the transmitters and can't get a decent signal for local channels, especially when it's overcast raining. There are too many trees and buildings in the line of sight. I just want local channels that don't freeze up and have the sound cut in and out.
There's a whole bunch of us fringe users who won't pay for cable and can't get decent OTA since the switch to digital. | |
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| Re: Sign me up in SF Bay Area At 6 miles miles from a full power TV transmitter you shouldn't be needing a clear line of sight. You are probably having problems with multipath interference and signal overloading. I suggest getting a directional antenna and variable signal attenuator. If there are any signal amplifiers, get rid of them. At 6 miles away from the transmitters they will be completely unnecessary and will simply overload and distort the signal.
The biggest problem with DTV is you almost need to be an engineer to get it work right. With analog if the setup is wrong you could still at least get a viewable picture use that to determine the problem. | |
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| | They are limiting their customer base. The biggest issue is i'm in a new york metro market (NJ) and can't get the service. If they'd let me I would sign up. Another issue is that it only works on the iPhone. I'm running android. In short, they are deliberately limiting their customer base. They need to roll out clients for both android and roku. If i had locals on my roku box i'd be able to cut the cord once and for all.
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| | | Re: They are limiting their customer base. I would love this service!
I would pay $10 in a heart beat.
No need to fiddle with the rabbit ears. Always get a clear picture plus DVR for $10 Sign me Up | |
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| | | Actually, there is a Roku app, but I think it's still a private channel. I'll check a link I have at home where I believe I saw it and post a follow-up. | |
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|  TomekPremium
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Valley Stream, NY | said by Eek2121: They need to roll out clients for android
Exactly, I would love to try out that service. I don't watch local TV at all. But DVR to skip ads. Hmmm. Well, since no Android, I hope they go under.
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| Bloggers vs. EVERYTHING Bloggers exist to criticize. 2000 paying subscribers might be nothing to Dan Sullivan, but I'm sure that initial purchases of many successful products looked a LOT worse. You can't dismiss a product simply because its not DEMANDED before introduction, or upon initial sales. Its not before a critical mass of time, experience, and in this case litigation proves the product's worth.
Here, I'd REALLY like the FCC to step in eventually (and on an expedited basis). What consumers should DEMAND of legislators and their enforcement agents (FCC), is a reworking or redefinition of the rights of rebroadcasting of local broadcasts via digital transmission. I'd like EVERY local broadcaster compete nationally or even globally for their digital retransmission on a free market basis - i.e., no laws or regulations barring WNYW from competing with L.A's Fox affiliate for my digital viewing. | |
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| | Just another fly by night scam Get suckers to invest, cash out and close shop.
When they first launched they claimed that they were going to house an antenna for each subscriber which set off my B.S meter. | |
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|  LinklistPremium
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Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | Re: Just another fly by night scam said by Gozo:Get suckers to invest, cash out and close shop.
When they first launched they claimed that they were going to house an antenna for each subscriber which set off my B.S meter.
The whole service screamed BS from the get go.
Do you agree with Rayburn that Aereo isn't really providing a service consumers want.
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|  Oh_NoTrogglus normalus
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Chicago, IL | said by Gozo:Get suckers to invest, cash out and close shop.
When they first launched they claimed that they were going to house an antenna for each subscriber which set off my B.S meter.
??? Huh?
They use a board with small antennas on it in a good location to pick up the signals.
I dont understand what is BS about this??? Is your meter broken? | |
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| | | | Re: Just another fly by night scam said by Oh_No:said by Gozo:Get suckers to invest, cash out and close shop.
When they first launched they claimed that they were going to house an antenna for each subscriber which set off my B.S meter.
They use a board with small antennas on it in a good location to pick up the signals. I dont understand what is BS about this??? Is your meter broken? I don't know if you're being sarcastic or serious but hey maybe this antenna board is also powered by their brand new patented free energy thingamajig that you can invest in for the low low price of $9,500.
I hear 5 out of 5 Nigerian princes recommend investing in it. | |
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| | Interested in service I would be interested in the service in the Richmond VA area. Currently the "paid" tv suppliers do not carry all the local channels. Would be nice to have. | |
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| | they should they had a web site for people to vote on I would join . | |
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| | they had a web site for people to donate I would . I would fund there battle with a five dollar donation... | |
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00000 | I would sign up today if this was available to me. | |
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| | There are only a few reasons I could see this service being useful. Other than that, it is essentially charging you money for something that is freely available and needlessly chips away at people's caps. I don't see the point. | |
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| | | Re: Agreed.... A few years ago no one would know what you meant when you said "caps"... | |
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| OTA is freely available too, but 100 million people PAY for cable.
My family outside of netflix/amazon, etc watch about 90%+ TV (which is very little) of which is broadcast. The other 10% is a show or two, which if I really wanted could buy on itunes.
So if you use this as a cloud DVR (you could watch remotely), supplant w/ Netflix and the like you could have a good deal 90% of your programming for $20/month. Once you have to pay $2 an episode, you may think twice about how good it is.
For this to work it has to support GTV, ATV, and Roku. Maybe they make a deal w/ Samsung or the like. Tablets is the other method.
So for those who have caps (I do not) this may not be a good deal if you have 5 people streaming in the house.
So the limit is caps, not need. The point is if they use this as a cloud DVR, then there is no reason they couldn't add regular TV on there also and make a deal with cableco...
If you think about it a network DVR is going to set you back $20/month or more anyways, and that is for zero content.... | |
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| | I find myself not that interested in local broadcasts (ABC/NBC/FOX/CBS/PBS) at all, and I can receive them all OTA at home. With the exception of major sporting events. | |
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| | | Re: For my own part... to expand outside of that- they have to go and battle prices with the content owners- Disney-ABC, Viacom, etc. | |
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| | | | Re: For my own part... ummm.. what? I don't understand the point you are trying to make or how it relates to what I said. | |
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Black River Falls, WI | id love to have aero in west centeral wisconsin, i cant get OTA here at my house and 80% of everything i watch is on CBS,NBC,ABC&FOX the rest is on TNT &USA wich i can order on amazon prime. | |
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Mullica Hill, NJ | if they did this then you could say.. even without a DVR catch a show 3hrs later when its broadcast in LA. If for whatever reason the baseball game on local network is blacked out, pull in another feed and watch it anyway.
things like that would give it a bigger draw.
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| | This is how all the cable companies started. They found a loop hole (retransmitted broadcast tv; marketed by offering a solid/strong/clear signal and picture then bunny ears), exploited and created the billion dollar business it is today.
All I see are people saying that they offer just local channels. Well yes that is true now, but the future ESPN or CNN could create a deal to add their channel on to Aereo and boom you start to see true competition to the cable company's lousy/current business model.
As well Aereo is a way more modern experience then the cable companies provide. | |
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