AndyTiedye
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Sun Jan-04-09 12:15 AM
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| 41. They Probably Would If They Could, But… |
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To send data OUT from such a box would require a fairly powerful transmitter.
Not something that could be powered by that little wall wart that came with the box.
Your TV antenna is not suitable for transmitting (and even if it were, there are millions
of these boxes, they would all be interfering with each other).
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| -DTV converter box coupon program running out of money |
douglas9 |
Jan-03-09 06:44 AM |
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Interesting irony as the television industry insisted on ramming this change |
no_hypocrisy |
Jan-03-09 07:24 AM |
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Someone predicted that 20% will just let their tv go black |
LiberalFighter |
Jan-03-09 07:31 AM |
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only until march |
mamameow |
Jan-03-09 10:14 AM |
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Who benefits from the digital service? The taxpayer and the cell companies. |
crispini |
Jan-03-09 10:30 AM |
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You'd better get that TV. Florida is boring. |
tomreedtoon |
Jan-03-09 12:15 PM |
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going home |
mamameow |
Jan-03-09 02:47 PM |
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You're going to be sadly disappointed with Florida if you think the heat in AZ is bad |
Wolsh |
Jan-03-09 04:57 PM |
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Agreed. |
ChazII |
Jan-03-09 08:04 PM |
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From an oven to a steamer |
martymar64 |
Jan-04-09 05:26 AM |
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Yeah most of FL is poor but you can always play "tease the alligators", right? nt |
cabluedem |
Jan-04-09 05:35 AM |
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You know, a *LOT* of DUers need medication. Stat. (NT) |
Tesha |
Jan-03-09 06:00 PM |
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I grew up in Florida |
tavalon |
Jan-03-09 10:00 PM |
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They Probably Would If They Could, But… |
AndyTiedye |
Jan-04-09 12:15 AM |
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We will be one of those. |
cliss |
Jan-03-09 04:00 PM |
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Haven't watched TV for over 18 years now... |
hayu_lol |
Jan-03-09 07:35 AM |
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That and the signal has to be really good in order to recieve it. |
PatrynXX |
Jan-03-09 07:37 AM |
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Yep, That's the big difference no one is talking about |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-03-09 11:38 AM |
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OMG ... You get 5 Jeebus Channels Too? |
zehnkatzen |
Jan-03-09 11:48 AM |
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The first time I scanned it was ALL I got. |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-03-09 12:10 PM |
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I just switched over . . . NO JEEBUS CHANNELS!!!!! HOORAY! |
martymar64 |
Jan-04-09 05:31 AM |
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I finally broke down and applied as I have two LCD monitors |
hlthe2b |
Jan-03-09 08:47 AM |
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You heard correctly |
Pastiche423 |
Jan-03-09 08:57 PM |
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So we should like using 1930's technology? Should we use dial telephones as well? |
Thor_MN |
Jan-03-09 11:03 AM |
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Yes, it's unwanted and unneeded. |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-03-09 11:41 AM |
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Have you tried it? |
Tesha |
Jan-04-09 07:57 AM |
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How do you think I know all I can get is diddly squat? |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-04-09 04:38 PM |
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Okay, please don't laugh |
dflprincess |
Jan-03-09 08:20 PM |
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For me........ |
FredStembottom |
Jan-03-09 10:11 PM |
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Because the color and B&W signal are the same protocol |
Thor_MN |
Jan-04-09 10:18 AM |
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Or could all that old style bandwidth also bring us ....... |
FredStembottom |
Jan-04-09 11:22 AM |
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They can't maintain the analog signal while adding the digital ... |
surrealAmerican |
Jan-05-09 11:20 AM |
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oh lord, |
clspector |
Jan-04-09 06:55 PM |
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The Congress shoved this change through |
Abq_Sarah |
Jan-04-09 12:47 AM |
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I think they didn't plan on a disastrous economy either... |
Javaman |
Jan-05-09 11:21 AM |
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I'm still trying to figure out how this is a governent expense in |
JeanGrey |
Jan-03-09 08:07 AM |
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I'm with you |
jmowreader |
Jan-03-09 08:42 AM |
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Here's some teardown data |
Tesha |
Jan-04-09 08:02 AM |
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(DU duplicate removed by author) |
Tesha |
Jan-04-09 08:02 AM |
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govt pushed this - I remember years back bush saying something |
28erl |
Jan-03-09 10:20 AM |
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The FCC auctioned off the portion of the frequency spectrum that was reserved for |
prodn2000 |
Jan-03-09 01:32 PM |
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That's probably the real reason I haven't received my coupons |
rateyes |
Jan-03-09 08:47 AM |
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... |
Libertas1776 |
Jan-03-09 11:10 AM |
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I'd of figured they'd run out already ... |
zehnkatzen |
Jan-03-09 11:51 AM |
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If you had the converter box you still can. |
RC |
Jan-03-09 12:15 PM |
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UR right, of course, but I can't program the channel changing. That's the big stumbling block n/t |
zehnkatzen |
Jan-03-09 08:58 PM |
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Hopefully, it will be as nice as it is here in Spain... |
ALiberalSailor |
Jan-03-09 12:48 PM |
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25 Miles from San Francisco, We Will Lose ALL Our Channels |
AndyTiedye |
Jan-03-09 01:23 PM |
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At least we'll have TV through the football season |
GoesTo11 |
Jan-03-09 01:58 PM |
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My card arrived last week and we |
ChazII |
Jan-03-09 08:10 PM |
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Why would the Government care that you have this box unless |
Bushknew |
Jan-03-09 02:09 PM |
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Their Purpose/Need is to Feed us RW Propaganda |
AndyTiedye |
Jan-03-09 11:55 PM |
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Yeah, Imagine All Those Households That Aren't Getting TV Commercials |
Crisco |
Jan-03-09 08:06 PM |
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TV has been one of the opiates of the masses |
starroute |
Jan-03-09 09:48 PM |
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I cancelled my cable service 5 years ago |
Abq_Sarah |
Jan-04-09 12:52 AM |
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Yeah, I'm running scared! |
tavalon |
Jan-03-09 09:55 PM |
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The whole think is a waste of money, TV is a luxury. |
Jack_DeLeon |
Jan-04-09 12:37 PM |
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Who needs TV when you have BitTorrent? |
Endangered Specie |
Jan-04-09 12:41 PM |
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TV Converter Program Runs Out of Funding(WaPo Update 1.6.09) |
douglas9 |
Jan-06-09 04:20 AM |
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