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1 posted on 01/21/2011 7:34:57 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB
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I’m willing to pay $1/channel/month. There’s only about 10 channels I would watch occasionally. I threw out the cable about 10 years ago. Note that some broadcast stations have less compression than many cable channels.


2 posted on 01/21/2011 7:37:20 AM PST by Paladin2
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To get the local channels, we bought a $15. digital TV antenna,

In two different locations, both well within a metropolitan area, I have gotten spotty reception with the new digital TV system. Scenes freeze up, or channels just become unavailable.

In my digital antenna cost more like $50.


3 posted on 01/21/2011 7:42:38 AM PST by DManA
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If you dont have a digital antenna go get one and give it a try.

you would be amazed ow many stations you can get with digital clarity

I got rid of my $170 a month bill (multiple DVR boxes was the big killer) and now I have a computer video card and all the ability to record and play stations I want

I kept the internet service only


4 posted on 01/21/2011 7:43:24 AM PST by Mr. K (There are 10 types of people those who know BINARY and those who don't)
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Our cable bill was getting out of hand. So I called and complained and they magically offered me a much lower price for the same service.


8 posted on 01/21/2011 8:06:09 AM PST by wideminded
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You can make your own digital antenna. I did:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/ota/superantenna/

Look around this site and look at the different approaches people have used. Mine is very simple, and pulls in OTA signals for free, much better looking than the cable-provided pictures.
10 posted on 01/21/2011 8:37:59 AM PST by Nepeta
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Here is a thread that I was in a while ago that has some information on this:

Nearly 800,000 U.S. TV households ‘cut the cord,’ report says - Yahoo! News
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2497121/posts


14 posted on 01/21/2011 12:01:27 PM PST by Only1choice____Freedom (FDR had the New Deal. President 0bama has the Raw Deal.)
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