OT- Indoor tv antenna

We have 3 major tv reception providers in my area of N.E. MS. Direct TV, Dish, and Comcast (Xfinity). We are with direct tv and are pleased with all but the cost of $129/month. Have any of you good folks tried any of the indoor antennas on the market today? What has been the results. We are approaching retirement in a few years and the $ we spend on this is one the things that I'm not comfortable with as is. Cell phones is another but that's another story
 
A lot will depend on what and how many TV stations are say with in 100 miles or less form you. The new digital signal is not all that good so you might think about a new out door antenna.
 

We put this winegard up just to have some local and live OTA TV signal to backup the goobangdoo box internet box. Over all very favourably impressed
Just put it on the peak of the Daughter's house in Sarnia and faced it south west towards the Detroit transmitters. 14 channels sharp and clear including 3 from Ontario .oddly enough it won't bring in the fox network but gets the rest of the US networks.
Built in amplifier and we are using low loss RG-6 cable . http://www.winegard.com/flatwave/air
 
I picked up one of the indoor antennas advertised on TV for around $20. I'm about 10 miles form TV stations and it picks up 9 local channels for FREE. I use netflix and amazon prime for movies. I'm happy.

On the other hand, my place in the north end, which is closer to TV station, I can't get anything. Have issues even getting cell phone signals too.

You might pick up antennas, as seen on TV, at Menards or Wal-mart. If it doesn't work return it.

What do you have to do, just try it.
 
The indoor antennas are usually only good for a maximum range of 20 or 30 miles. Beyond that you need outdoor ones, sometimes with an antenna mounted amplifier.
 
I have never had cable.
When the switch to digital, there were several mfgr, MOHU being one.
You can also google home made digitla antennea and make one, they work well
 

I investigated the digital antennae thing. For it to work where I live, 90 to 100 miles from the nearest tower, the antennae would need to be mounted on a tower 80 feet high, and even then reception would be hit or miss.
 
$129? You must have every bell and whistle they offer. We've been with them since 97,have HD and it's $89. I thought that was bad. We've got an outdoor antenna,50 miles at least from the nearest tower. Have 50 channels scanned in,but it's hit and miss. Won't find more than half a dozen different shows on at any one time.
 
Your location makes a big difference in TV reception. Try AntennaWeb.org, TVFool.com or RabbitEars to find what stations are available, their direction and what type of antenna will be needed at your location.
 
There is a 50 dollar external antenna offered in some adv. I see it from time to time. It has its own roater. It works well for us getting stations 50 miles .
 
(quoted from post at 22:19:11 12/18/16) Your location makes a big difference in TV reception. Try AntennaWeb.org, TVFool.com or RabbitEars to find what stations are available, their direction and what type of antenna will be needed at your location.

Do this, OP. Otherwise you're just guessing and blowing money...

I used TVFOOL and have the biggest antenna commonly made to receive stations over 60 miles away.
 
Go to antenna web.org, enter your address and they will let you know what size your antenna should be and what stations you will receive. https://www.antennaweb.org/

Harvey
 
I tried antennaweb and it told me I have one station (that I never heard of) and it was over 60 miles away. Actually about six and all the transmitters are to my SW and within 40 miles. Maybe I'll try the other two.
 
Why an indoor antenna? Is there some reason you cannot install a full-sized VHF/UHF antenna outside? We put up one of the largest antennas made, along with a 28 dB preamp and get all the channels within 80 miles. We get digital and a few analog, US and from Canada. Antenna is on the roof peak about 20 feet above ground. We also have a roof antenna for our phone and our wireless Internet via Verizon.
 
Here is a copy of a reply I made on TT


"We cut the cord a few months age and it is GREAT!!!!!!

We have a smart TV from Walmart. We have Apple PC, phones and tablets so we bought Apple TV. Apple TV is just a box that cables to the smart TV; it otherwise is a wireless device. Via our Apple TV interface, we can share videos from all of of devices, as well as from Apple's iCloud. Sometimes I will have a YouTube video I'm watching and it's a button push to put it on the screen of the TV. Lots of free television apps with Apple TV too. In addition, we added Sling TV app, which has much programming, including ESPN. Sling is $20 per month.

Depending on where you live, you can augment all this with an antenna for local channels. These antennas aren't the mega monsters that were on our grandparents houses back in the day. If you are close, they are no bigger than a 8 X 11 picture frame.

I'm amazed cable and dish can still survive in their current form. We went from about $85ish to $20 per month."

A co-worker has an indoor antenna and has great luck with it.
 
I put a big one in my attic, TV stations are about 60 miles away, have not had any problems with it.
 

If you have a FAST internet and WiFi, get one of those streaming devices such as a Roku, Amazon Firestick, etc. There is no subscription fee and there are many channels that are free. Netflix and Hulu will each run about $10 per month.
 
I got fed up with Dish about a year ago, and spent a few $$ on not one, but two external antennas, pre-amp, and placed on a pole I already had. It had gotten to the point I had dropped services down some much due to their raising prices that I actually now have more "usable" channels on my antennas that I am very pleased, and has paid off several times over now. I do have a Netflix subscription for $10/month. I looked at the antennaweb site, and it said I would not be able to receive any channels, but with a little research, and work I get approx 25 channels off air, and towers are about 100 miles from me. My primary antenna is one I purchased online from Denny's antenna service, then I added a second smaller antenna to help, running both through a pre-amp.
 
I already had nice cable hard wired outside and up to the roof for satellite. I mounted my amplified indoor antenna to the roof and it works great, all channels and all clear. The indoor antenna I used was one of the better ones and I only needed approx 20 miles of range and half the channels either cut out of were not there when inside. I could move the antenna around to get remaining channels but they would still come and go or affect the good channels too.
 
My Direct Tv is $125. no movie packages, called Choice extra(?) Pricey but I cannot get ESPN's, Foxsports Detroit. CBSSports, Disc, History, NatGeo, BTN, AHC, MAVtv, etc, from off-the-air, or that's what I would have.. I like sports & racing ?
 
Before the digital broadcasting came of age we used a Log-periodic outdoor antenna for picking up stations in Dallas which was 75 miles as the
crow flies. Usually snow, building reflections, airplanes passing over, and other nuisances were with you on all channels. Changing from
analog to ones and zeroes was unbelievable in reception quality. Course now locals are available with the satellite package so the outdoor
doesn't get used.
 

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