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Gambles
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Wife and I were at the state fair last weekend and we went into a building where they are all hawking their products.
One guy, trying to sell a satellite TV system, calls out to me: "Hey, we can save you money on your TV provider!"
I call back to him: "We have rabbit ears as a TV provider!"
Shuts him up immediately.
One guy, trying to sell a satellite TV system, calls out to me: "Hey, we can save you money on your TV provider!"
I call back to him: "We have rabbit ears as a TV provider!"
Shuts him up immediately.
Mule Meat
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guido
Point it directly at a CATV Amp (large silver box on power pole). I have saw them get nearly 100 channels if the amp is "leaking" signal. They will leak if the drop cable had been cut or they have a connection that is not tight..
Sometimes you can tune an AM radio in your car to far right as possible (1600) and if an amp is leaking the radio will go off like a geiger counter.
Point it directly at a CATV Amp (large silver box on power pole). I have saw them get nearly 100 channels if the amp is "leaking" signal. They will leak if the drop cable had been cut or they have a connection that is not tight..
Sometimes you can tune an AM radio in your car to far right as possible (1600) and if an amp is leaking the radio will go off like a geiger counter.
Stephen Newell
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I'm not far from cutting it all. If the shows on today aren't offensive enough the commercials certainly are. I've got 32 years of television recorded so I have enough to watch for the rest of my life. With the passing of Burt Reynolds recently I watched Smokie and the Bandit and during the commercial break there was a news brief mentioning President Regan.
Moved out to this property 15 years ago, was on COX in town but we hadn't decided what to go with Cable or Dish here. I stuck up an old outside TV antenna we had and hooked it to the TV for local channels. 15 years later we are still on an outside antenna, the antenna has been replaced as has the TV, now we get 40 some channels plus we have Netflix and of course YouTube. Figure I have saved at least $150.00 a month over 15 years and haven't missed much.
Billy Shafer
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I dropped Direct TV a few months ago. 130 a month just to much for me. For junk and reruns. Net is all I have.
Hobo,NC
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My 91 year old Mum is a die hard abundant she would give up her hole SS check to see CNN/MSMBC... I try my best to not say one word about fake news are she will stay up all nite worrying the ell out of me.. When she passes I am gonna trash every TV around me...
woodbutcher
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Hi Guido,
Wife and I moved to Dallas from Plumbnilly a year ago. I bought a smart TV for the living room without an antenna or cable connection. It gets a wifi signal from the router. So far, it seems okay, but I still have to subscribe to Roku and DirectvNow. I like the smaller tv in the bedroom better. I used a small outside antenna in the attic and it receives 50-some-odd channels. Some are foreign language channels, but there are twenty or so that I can usually find something I want to watch.
Butch
Wife and I moved to Dallas from Plumbnilly a year ago. I bought a smart TV for the living room without an antenna or cable connection. It gets a wifi signal from the router. So far, it seems okay, but I still have to subscribe to Roku and DirectvNow. I like the smaller tv in the bedroom better. I used a small outside antenna in the attic and it receives 50-some-odd channels. Some are foreign language channels, but there are twenty or so that I can usually find something I want to watch.
Butch
The trouble with rotating the antenna anymore is that the channels have to be scanned in. Used to be you could turn the antenna and get a channel to come in,turn it the other way and get another channel. It doesn't work that way anymore. I get ABC,CBS CW,FOX and PBS on the entenna,but can't scan in either of the NBC stations.
I get over 50 channels with my old style outdoor antenna and do watch some on it (Nature, Old House, Lawrence Wels, Antiques etc) HOWEVER all it gets is CBS ABC and NBC which is for the most part left wing biased fake news grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. When on the road in the RV I use the portable dome DISH for $19.28 per month which is reasonable plus I can get real news yayyyyyyyyyyyyy
To each their own choices when it comes to TV, I watch about as much on You Tube (has commercials cut out) or internet shows with my Smart Internet ready TV.....I don't watch any commercial network TV, its mostly junk and violence or fake reality.
John T
To each their own choices when it comes to TV, I watch about as much on You Tube (has commercials cut out) or internet shows with my Smart Internet ready TV.....I don't watch any commercial network TV, its mostly junk and violence or fake reality.
John T
grandpa Love
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We dumped cable about a year ago. We realized we had wasted 10,000 bucks over 15 years on it. Got an antenna on the roof. 25 + local channels. Yes we miss some college football games and Nascar. But somehow we live through it! We got a new antenna a month ago with the remote to turn it. It works great. No more sending a boy up on roof to move it!!
Mule Meat
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WRONG!!
Just as fake as the rest of the US news channels and papers.
If you want the most truthful news about what is going on in the US and around the world you need to tune into
BBC.. The BBC will cover news in the US and the world that none of the other outlets will touch.
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guido
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Hello rrlund,
You are right. I had what we called then an antenna rotor. I can tune in the station, hit a button and set it just like an automotive radio preset. I guess they may still have them available? This one was less then $40. For the price it included 40ft of coax cable,
Guido.
Janicholson
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Do not make rash generalizations. People who listen and watch only what they already believe in provide a venue for self deception. like spending 75 dollars on radiator sealer to fix a cavitated sleeve. Jim
Tramway Guy
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? It doesn't work that way anymore. I get ABC,CBS CW,FOX and PBS on the entenna,but can't scan in either of the NBC stations.?
You should be able to add a channel manually. You will need to know the actual RF channel, not necessarily what they call themselves(virtual channel).
You should be able to add a channel manually. You will need to know the actual RF channel, not necessarily what they call themselves(virtual channel).
oldproudvet
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Absolutely correct! Quite a few years ago when the govt was busy trying to cover their butt over the Benghazi fiasco, BBC had it nailed from the first moment, and for days they kept trying to cover it up, offer excuses etc. BBC just stated what was going on, 'cuz they were there, on the ground........
OldFarmTractor
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If you are using a regular antenna and cutting the dish and cord, you might what to see what is available in your area.
There are a couple of websites to inform you what you might be able to receive, the direction and strength of signal.
Check out this website to get more info about your location.
TV Station Finder
There are a couple of websites to inform you what you might be able to receive, the direction and strength of signal.
Check out this website to get more info about your location.
TV Station Finder
Dang you just reminded me I have to go up on the barn roof and try to fix the antenna today. TV quit receiving signals this spring and we haven't missed it. But the Lions are on at 4:00 today, so I hope it's an easy fix, something I can fix without having to get parts. If not I will have to pay a three hour visit to the neighbors. Oh and don't bother telling me what a waste of time it is, I know it already, especially with the way they're playing so far this year. Looks like no reason to save money for super bowl tickets.
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guido
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Hello oldfarmtractor,
Thanks for reminding me. I did that when I first moved here. Then after I got Directv, I no longer need it to check. I just got netflix. My son was over today, and set it up for me. Did you know that a single streaming account can be shared for the same price? Only drawback is that both cannot watch the same channel. I will start looking at what they have,
Guido.
Thanks for reminding me. I did that when I first moved here. Then after I got Directv, I no longer need it to check. I just got netflix. My son was over today, and set it up for me. Did you know that a single streaming account can be shared for the same price? Only drawback is that both cannot watch the same channel. I will start looking at what they have,
Guido.
Not a single over the air channel available here. Also, internet doesn't work well enough for "good" quality streaming at night, plus data caps if it did work well (satellite or fringe cellular (no Tmobile, Sprint, or ATT service of any kind) for home Internet choices).
I have Directv, don't get around to watching it much anyway, but sometimes I like things like the news. I argue every year with them, threaten to cancel, get a discount. Last time I got 12 months for about $50/month total. That includes two tvs, dvr, and is not the base package (I like DIY channel occasionally). I don't call that bad, considering the alternative is to stare at a blank wall (though sometimes that would be better entertainment).
I have Directv, don't get around to watching it much anyway, but sometimes I like things like the news. I argue every year with them, threaten to cancel, get a discount. Last time I got 12 months for about $50/month total. That includes two tvs, dvr, and is not the base package (I like DIY channel occasionally). I don't call that bad, considering the alternative is to stare at a blank wall (though sometimes that would be better entertainment).
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