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Cheapbas 04-12-2023 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by bjtraut52 (Post 2206138)
Has anyone tried the $15 to $30 antenna boosters to pick up Orlando and other local stations? Have a tv but don’t want to get another fire stick for the spare bedroom.
I believe you have to get the antenna outside the house to be effective. I tried it in a window with no luck, and I’m not drilling holes. Maybe someone else had a better experience.

If you have an app tv, look for Local Now or other news app in the tv’s App Store

OhioBuckeye 04-12-2023 08:41 AM
I used a antenna for a yr. when we lived in TV. I pointed my antenna at Orlando also it was in our attic because at the time TV said antenna weren’t allowed on roof tops. I used a booster also & got 44 channels, but there were 11 Spanish speaking channels. The nice thing was it was FREE. If you pay for TV antenna service it goes up every yr. When we first got it, it was less than $50. in 7 yrs. it got to $169. That’s when it broke the camel’s back, we quit all of the Antenna services! If you don’t mind what channels you get that’s great.

DennisDee 04-12-2023 12:50 PM
I live in Stonecrest (elevation = 110ft). I bought a $10.00 amplified (34dB total amplification) omnidirectional antenna from ebay and mounted it under an outdoor rain gutter and ran the small wire through a window sill. The antenna and installation is tiny (6" vertical) and nearly invisible. I get ABC,CBS,NBC,CW,FOX and more. Transmitters are in Ocala, Orlando, Tampa, and other places with lower transmitter power. Reception is better at night - night time reception is perfect (1080 HD) for all major networks.
Try following link for more info.
Antennas Direct | TV Transmitter Locator and Mapping Tool
Important points - elevated outdoor mounting, nearly clear line of site to transmitters, amplifier(s) antenna

wlasowicz 04-12-2023 02:25 PM
Yea TV service is outrages. I have basic steaming like about 10 channels its $30 for the TV service then they have to charge a broadcast fee of about $26 I think its up to for local tv station so $56 just for local tv. then plus the internet

me4vt 04-12-2023 02:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bjtraut52 (Post 2206138)
Has anyone tried the $15 to $30 antenna boosters to pick up Orlando and other local stations? Have a tv but don’t want to get another fire stick for the spare bedroom.

dhdallas 04-13-2023 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by bjtraut52 (Post 2206138)
Has anyone tried the $15 to $30 antenna boosters to pick up Orlando and other local stations? Have a tv but don’t want to get another fire stick for the spare bedroom.
Tried one and couldn't get anything. Also, Fire Sticks are the last streaming device I would ever get. Everything branded by Amazon is first and foremost an advertising & data collection device. Roku devices work great & have the simplest interface.

retiredguy123 04-13-2023 06:32 AM
Best Buy has a TV antenna on sale for $9.49. You probably won't get any channels, but you will save money.


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