Patti,
I live in NH and I haven't heard anything about them.
Sylvia

WE now have some competition for the dreaded comcast. Has anyone had any experience with WOW? The saleman stopped by today and I could get approximately the same service for cable/phone/high speed internet for $30 less than I'm paying for comcast. Would love to hear if anyone has had experience with this company.

Well LadyRags I lost cable 4 times yesterday. Which is admittedly unusual but seems like it was a problematic day with the storms.

UPDATE SEPT O8

I hate the new DIGITAL CONVERTER ( I have had mine for 4 months now) BOXES... I think we are going to get shafted again.... a few drops of rain and the signal is GONE..... PEOPLE who watch FREE TV are going to get shafted ...I refuse to pay for cable/ or dish.


I have to go to the kitchen and watch TV on the TV in the house without the converter box... everything else has lost the signal....

In bad weather before the picture may have been fuzzy and the sound slightly off but AT LEAST I HAD A PICTURE and could watch what I wanted when I wanted....

CONVERTER BOXES SUCK...

I am now done with my tirade !!!

These are the shows I want to see... maybe we should start a write in campaign to get them on the air... what do you think?


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Update on Converter boxes ---- July 08


I have had the converter box for a month and on a whole I do like it because of the increased channels offered... I really like PBS / Creat Station... no extra QUILT SHOWS... I guess quilters did not support PBS enough during the fundraising drives.

I can still get Fons and Porter, Sewing with Nancy and America Quilts.. Donna Dewberry does sewing project sometimes on her segment.... I dislike the HOME DEC and Home improvement shows... their projects and sewing skills leave a lot to be desired. I really miss the Kaye Woods Quilt Show... the quilting was great even if the productions values were a little dated and sub par.



They are suppose to have Georgia Bonesteel segments but I have not seen them yet and they are not on the immediate schedule...



The quality of the broadcast is for the most part better but I frequently loose the signal especially in bad weather... this is suppose to improve according to the articles I have read when all the stations go to HDTV digital signal... I was also told I might need to get a newer antenna....

This antenna worked just fine with analogue so that burns me big time.... After all this sntenna is only 25 YEARS OLD... not old at all. We may get one of those multidirectional antennas that pick up all channels for several hundred miles... we will see... I personally do not think we will need it but my hubby thinks otherwise.

He just wants to watch more sports stations

UPDATE:

THERE ARE EVEN NEWER CONVERT BOXES... JUST RECENTLY RELEASED. They have a ANALOGUE PASS THROUGH FEATURE. The ANALOGUE PASS THROUGH FEATUREallows you to pick up local stations... community centers, schools etc that are low voltage and do not convert to HDTV.



WHEN you go to buy the converter box be sure to get this newer version... it is suppose to be much more stable and a better value. I got mine for our main TV in the living room. I wish I had known about this before I bought my first one.

LadyRags, thanks so much for the info! I'm going to order the coupons and get some of the ones by Sanyo at Radio Shack. Thanks for posting this valuable information.
JoAnne

ritzy wrote:


Good Questions.... I haven't the slightest ideas about what will happen. I just knew I needed to try it out now and did not want to wait till the last minute.

So far it has been an improvement but I have only been using it a week. It rained today and I had to switch the anntenna from the Detroit ( 70 miles away ) to the Flint ( 20 miles) stations to get in the show I wanted..... I am hoping there will be a boost in broadcast power and strength as time goes on. MY B-in-L who is into electronics says there will be improvements in the next couple of years in the system when every one is using the same.

eileenkny


As far as I know each TV has to have its own converter box regardless of what it is hooked up to.... rabbit ears or an outdoor antenna.

I would get the coupons for the 40 dollars rebate then go ahead and get the box from a store near you ( see previous post) It only cost me an additional 9 dollars for the box, when I used my coupon.

If there are going to be problems with the system ... isn't it better to find out now then wait until the last minute?


To find out more about the switch... Google : HDTV, Free coupons for HDTV... or link to your local TV stations they allllllllllll have information posted about the transfrer to digital signal.

I got the DIGITAL STREAM BY SANYO... ( Sanyo makes TVs so I figure they are a good bet for making this devise. ) from Radio Shack... the main reason for picking this one is Radio Shack has two stores located less than 5 miles from my home.... they also have knowledgeable salesclerks who have acutally program the devise so they know how it operates. I did not find that to be true at Best Buy... the guy there could not answer any of my questions.

Go to the most reliable dealer closest to you. Ask questions for the staff. Check into the return policy.

When installing be very carefull not to bend the connection wires or you will not get a good signal.


I am finding I am not getting very good reception when it rains from the Detorit Stations which are 70 miles to the south of me. I hope that does not hold true cause that would be a great disappointment. I always got good reception regardless of the weather with the analogue stations. MY B-in-L says reception will improve as time goes on and the broadcast stations beef up thier signals.

So, I have a question. The other day we had severe weather and got no reception with the converter box. My question, if we have a national (or even local) emergency and it is a stormy day--how are we suppose to know what is going on. Basically, if someone attacks our satellites--do we lose all ways to communicate with each other, since I understand that radio is being converted too?

My Mother lives in a senior apartment building and they don't have cable or anything. Strictly antenna. A few months ago, I spoke to the people in the office about this new law coming in February and they knew nothing about it.
The last time I went down, my Mom told me the office told her to tell me that they're checking into what they'll have to do.
My question is-what if I get my Mom a converter box and not worry about the rest of the building? Will it work?
eileenkny

Ladyrags, I told my husband what you said and he said to find out what brand of converter box you got, and where. Please? It sounds so great!
Thanks!
JoAnne