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Mon Jan-26-09 05:48 AM
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| 79. Waste of fucking time and money... |
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We all have know about this switch to D-Tv for over 2 years..
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| -Senate Nears Deal To Delay Digital TV |
chill_wind |
Jan-24-09 01:35 PM |
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Hey, can DU use some of that spectrum for a Democratic Underground TV Network? n/t |
Ian David |
Jan-24-09 01:38 PM |
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goodbye tv |
byeya |
Jan-24-09 01:50 PM |
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Come June, why should anybody believe they will really switch then |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 01:52 PM |
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exactly, this has been the plan for 15 years, what will 3-4 months do? |
Tunkamerica |
Jan-24-09 02:13 PM |
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Some stats right now |
Robbien |
Jan-24-09 02:39 PM |
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Wait a bit, then a bit after that, then a bit after that................... |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 02:56 PM |
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You're one of the lucky ones, then. |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-24-09 06:01 PM |
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If you get your tv with an antenna now how do you get didley-squat with digital |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 06:31 PM |
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With the box I get nothing. I'll have to spend as much for a better anntena as the converter. |
Skink |
Jan-24-09 06:58 PM |
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You are being short sighted because even if you need a better antenna |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 07:05 PM |
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I'll buy the antenna. I just figure if government covers the box why not the anntena? |
Skink |
Jan-24-09 07:11 PM |
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I needed to buy 2 antennas to get analog stations. |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 07:23 PM |
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I built an antenna for about$12 |
harpboy_ak |
Jan-25-09 12:37 AM |
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Because analog and digital are different. |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-24-09 07:42 PM |
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I applied for the rebate coupon more than a month ago and it still hasn't arrived. |
riderinthestorm |
Jan-24-09 06:48 PM |
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I applied for my coupon in Oct. and they came in a week. |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 06:59 PM |
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procrastinating consumers? |
onenote |
Jan-25-09 07:47 AM |
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Yes, procrastinating consumers with warnings given for months about the switch |
elocs |
Jan-25-09 09:31 AM |
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Of course there will always be some who don't get ready |
onenote |
Jan-25-09 10:20 AM |
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It certainly looks like the date will be extended, but if June is really, really, it this time |
elocs |
Jan-25-09 11:11 AM |
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Waiting is the reason they haven't changed. |
Codeine |
Jan-24-09 06:53 PM |
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good! |
CountAllVotes |
Jan-24-09 02:21 PM |
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My elderly neighbor |
marybourg |
Jan-24-09 03:58 PM |
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The digital signal is so weak |
DUgosh |
Jan-24-09 02:31 PM |
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Same here. I get virtually nothing. |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-24-09 06:02 PM |
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Four good reasons for delaying the DTV transition a few months |
onenote |
Jan-24-09 03:14 PM |
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How about delaying this a few more years? |
IndianaGreen |
Jan-24-09 03:19 PM |
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No. The spectrum that is currently used for analog tv is desperately needed |
onenote |
Jan-24-09 03:22 PM |
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I though that the 10 MHz in Auction Block D for first responder and public safety failed? |
FarCenter |
Jan-24-09 04:16 PM |
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The cleared spectrum will be sold. |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Jan-24-09 10:24 PM |
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AMEN! Why aren't these fancy new services free like the analog tv signals? |
Coventina |
Jan-26-09 08:53 AM |
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Then a few more years after that, then a few more years after that..... |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 05:06 PM |
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Digital TV are no more expensive than analog TV were.` |
Statistical |
Jan-24-09 05:54 PM |
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why? |
mamameow |
Jan-24-09 04:42 PM |
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Those who benefit are mostly telecom companies. |
igil |
Jan-24-09 04:50 PM |
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It's foolish to claim that you do not get a better picture. That is simply not true. |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 05:13 PM |
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I get fewer channels. |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-24-09 06:26 PM |
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Yes, I understand digital very well--you either have the station or you don't. |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 06:39 PM |
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I was reacting to your blanket comment, |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-24-09 07:10 PM |
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Then your only solution is to get a better or taller antenna and to boost the signal. |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 07:30 PM |
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My point is that analog serves a larger portion |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-24-09 07:39 PM |
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Sooner or later it will come, it really, really will and you will need to deal with it. n/t |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 08:05 PM |
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At that point, I may no longer have TV |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-24-09 08:17 PM |
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Your situation makes me a lot happier with mine, |
elocs |
Jan-24-09 09:08 PM |
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Where are you? |
aquart |
Jan-24-09 11:08 PM |
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I work daily with folks at the FCC and some of them don't know what they're talknig about |
onenote |
Jan-24-09 05:26 PM |
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i'm a democrat who works in television and i oppose a |
Tunkamerica |
Jan-24-09 04:52 PM |
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of course the coupon program needs to be funded. |
onenote |
Jan-24-09 05:31 PM |
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It has been in the works almost 2 DECADES now and has been delayed 3 times. |
Statistical |
Jan-24-09 05:41 PM |
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A bit of history |
onenote |
Jan-24-09 05:57 PM |
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Thanks for that explanation. n/t |
chill_wind |
Jan-24-09 10:19 PM |
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It won't - |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-24-09 06:06 PM |
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How do you know? |
harpboy_ak |
Jan-25-09 12:56 AM |
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I have a decent UHF antenna - with the most powerful amplifier |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-25-09 06:29 PM |
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That deadline could have been 2099 with the warnings being given since 2008 |
bulloney |
Jan-24-09 03:39 PM |
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yeah, those old people and non-english speaking folks -- what crybabies they are |
onenote |
Jan-24-09 05:35 PM |
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come on |
d_r |
Jan-24-09 03:56 PM |
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Good, I just plugged in my DTV and the signal... |
Endangered Specie |
Jan-24-09 04:32 PM |
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that is a problem |
Tunkamerica |
Jan-24-09 04:54 PM |
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and it is a problem that the government has done a piss poor job addressing |
onenote |
Jan-24-09 05:40 PM |
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Not only that but a June |
divineorder |
Jan-26-09 09:09 AM |
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Having forced hundreds of tv stations to spend money |
igil |
Jan-24-09 04:54 PM |
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exactly |
Tunkamerica |
Jan-24-09 05:01 PM |
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"forced"? The broadcast industry played a major role in the transition plan |
onenote |
Jan-24-09 05:52 PM |
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Until the switchover, |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-24-09 06:28 PM |
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Not true. |
Statistical |
Jan-24-09 06:37 PM |
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Most of them in our area haven't been doing a |
Ms. Toad |
Jan-24-09 07:36 PM |
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This reminds me of when the local cops and firefighters switched to 800 mHz radios |
Robb |
Jan-24-09 04:59 PM |
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American Digital television is pathetic. |
Jkid |
Jan-24-09 05:18 PM |
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Interesting what you say....more detailed in explaining the pitfalls. |
KoKo01 |
Jan-24-09 06:36 PM |
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What a joke |
high density |
Jan-24-09 09:17 PM |
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KILL YOUR TV....and.... READ MORE BOOKS! |
jus_the_facts |
Jan-24-09 09:32 PM |
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I'm hearing only one person per apartment building qualifies for a coupon |
emlev |
Jan-24-09 11:04 PM |
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We could use just one more rec here. There's a lot of potentially useful info |
chill_wind |
Jan-24-09 11:43 PM |
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The problem for alot of people is not necessarily the switch to |
Fire1 |
Jan-25-09 07:14 AM |
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the reason cable operators are moving channels is to reclaim bandwidth |
onenote |
Jan-25-09 07:37 AM |
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Ok, so, the FCC is behind it. It sounds like eventually there will be no |
Fire1 |
Jan-25-09 08:19 AM |
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Its a combination of regulation and consumer demand |
onenote |
Jan-25-09 10:25 AM |
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Use the most powerful vote you have. |
Statistical |
Jan-25-09 09:13 PM |
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This discussion has caused me to think about doing just that |
customerserviceguy |
Jan-26-09 12:03 AM |
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Remember despite the deceptive marketing there is no such thing as a digital antenna |
Statistical |
Jan-26-09 07:08 AM |
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Thanks, excellent website |
customerserviceguy |
Jan-26-09 09:30 AM |
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Waste of fucking time and money... |
and-justice-for-all |
Jan-26-09 05:48 AM |
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I'm an audiophile from way back and did a considerable amount of research on DTV |
Fumesucker |
Jan-26-09 06:15 AM |
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