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thesquanderer

(11,954 posts)
38. I lost that functionality when they switched from analog to digital OTB
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 09:13 AM
Dec 2018

I haven't had television since then. But I hadn't been watching much anyway.

I gave up cable this year manor321 Dec 2018 #1
Isn't YouTube TV $40/month? Might I ask what you are doing for internet access? hlthe2b Dec 2018 #4
Comcast. See my comment below. manor321 Dec 2018 #13
Who provides your internet service that you can use Roku? TexasProgresive Dec 2018 #5
I have Comcast internet manor321 Dec 2018 #10
I haven't had cable for years and use Roku for janx Dec 2018 #56
I'm think you are still connected to a cable company for internet. TexasProgresive Dec 2018 #57
Oh, I misunderstood you. I pay $35 a month for internet from Century Link. janx Dec 2018 #58
Nope- only satellite from ViaSat or Hughsnet. TexasProgresive Dec 2018 #65
How did virtually every piece of technology in our lives go from wired to wireless EXCEPT television EffieBlack Dec 2018 #7
How many channels did you have back in the day? onenote Dec 2018 #18
90% of my available cable channels are junk. Shopping, religious, and I don't watch sports. SharonAnn Dec 2018 #29
What is bothersome LiberalFighter Dec 2018 #60
ads only cover a portion of ota stations' costs these days onenote Dec 2018 #63
you CAN still use those rabbit ears and get the same old broadcast channels. uncle ray Dec 2018 #19
I do too. llmart Dec 2018 #27
I lost that functionality when they switched from analog to digital OTB thesquanderer Dec 2018 #38
you must have an ancient tv and no converter box. uncle ray Dec 2018 #39
It was a distance thing. But that's not the only possible problem. thesquanderer Dec 2018 #40
Only if you live close enough to broadcast stations. pangaia Dec 2018 #51
Me too. Stuck with DU. Sigh..... erronis Dec 2018 #53
i get about 38 channels Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #22
Me too. Dumped DirecTV last month when my bill went from $75 to $136 a month stopbush Dec 2018 #8
Sling is cheaper than what you say you pay for YouTube TV csziggy Dec 2018 #32
Sling also has an extra $5 charge for the DVR. And I believe another charge to get all locals manor321 Dec 2018 #36
I don't use their DVR service csziggy Dec 2018 #41
Also a Sling user NickB79 Dec 2018 #49
Because of my health problems I watch a lot of TV a day csziggy Dec 2018 #52
I'm thinking about trying this. Plus, I might finally ditch my land phone line... brush Dec 2018 #2
I ditched my landline as well. :) manor321 Dec 2018 #11
I get 1-2/day spam calls on my Verizon Wireless account erronis Dec 2018 #54
isnt broadcast tv going to end soon? Mosby Dec 2018 #3
No, not digital terrestrial broadcast. In fact the ATSC standard is being updated to v3.0 CaptainTruth Dec 2018 #15
Question, Cap'n: moondust Dec 2018 #61
I did this several years ago, and have saved a bundle. subterranean Dec 2018 #6
i gave up cable three years ago after an apartment remod . AllaN01Bear Dec 2018 #9
I have never had cable or dish yankeepants Dec 2018 #12
If you have Dish and you can get the local channels on an antenna doc03 Dec 2018 #14
We have one. HD antenna underpants Dec 2018 #16
There really is no such thing as a HD antenna. NutmegYankee Dec 2018 #31
Never got rid of our rooftop antenna pintobean Dec 2018 #17
I got an antenna for Christmas LeftInTX Dec 2018 #20
You can find websites that will tell you exactly where the closest broadcast antennas are. WeekiWater Dec 2018 #44
At the end of the day, how much time TexasBushwhacker Dec 2018 #21
Got rid of it about a month ago CountAllVotes Dec 2018 #23
Try this... TeeYiYi Dec 2018 #50
Some DIY plans for the crafty- LunaSea Dec 2018 #24
Cut the cord summer of 2010 Roland99 Dec 2018 #25
Antenna plus sling dembotoz Dec 2018 #26
Never had cable or dish. StarryNite Dec 2018 #28
I get just about everything streamed for $15 per month Jersey Devil Dec 2018 #30
$300 a month for internet and TV? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2018 #33
I think that $300 was the sum of what he'd have to pay for cable in two separate locations. n/t royable Dec 2018 #34
I had to go back to cable Revanchist Dec 2018 #35
That's all we have way out where we are. akraven Dec 2018 #37
Poor quality Wrz Dec 2018 #42
Providers like Comcrap are pushing their internet services for business. roamer65 Dec 2018 #46
I've been rocking an antenna for years. WeekiWater Dec 2018 #43
Have never subscribed to cable. Have always had just a plain old antenna. nt in2herbs Dec 2018 #45
I've built antennas. Last I checked we got more than twenty channels, but why? hunter Dec 2018 #47
$128.16 a month for landline & cell phone, internet, Netflix, Hulu and Great Courses Plus Kaleva Dec 2018 #48
I have the digital antenna too. tammywammy Dec 2018 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Dec 2018 #59
Kick dalton99a Dec 2018 #62
Cable in 2018 is like the telephone company in 1993 Polybius Dec 2018 #64
Kick Polybius Dec 2018 #66
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