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Old 09-03-2013, 04:32 PM
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Does anyone still use a good old fashion antenna??? How is and what channels do you get??
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Does anyone still use a good old fashion antenna??? How is and what channels do you get??
Bought a "special" one for HDTV and I ci
Old pick up a couple of stations during late evening and early morning only. I found it not worth the trouble and went w/ Comcast.
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Tv receptio is vitually non existent without cable or satellite
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Right now I'm picking up 12 which is as good as it ever gets. Other times it will just be 5 or 6. I don't watch a lot of shows regularly so it's ok for my needs. If your TV is important to you, you probably won't like it.

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Thanks............just purchased South of 466a, only going to be down a few weeks per year for a couple years..........might be an alternative.
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Bought a "special" one for HDTV and I ci
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This is exactly what happened to us. Took the antennae back & went w/Comcast. No regrets.
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If you can get your spouse to stand on a chair with one leg stuck out with a pan on her head and one hand wrapped in aluminum foil while holding the antenna at a 57 degree angle, you may get a channel or two.
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If you can get your spouse to stand on a chair with one leg stuck out with a pan on her head and one hand wrapped in aluminum foil while holding the antenna at a 57 degree angle, you may get a channel or two.
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If you can get your spouse to stand on a chair with one leg stuck out with a pan on her head and one hand wrapped in aluminum foil while holding the antenna at a 57 degree angle, you may get a channel or two.
She said no.
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You can still get television reception with an antenna?
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if you have dish check with them our friends travel with their box and have the same channels as home
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Watch for a new company called Aereo. Once they come to Orlando, you will be able to get local TV over the internet for about $12 per month.

Basically, you rent your own micro antenna in the Orlando Viewing Area, and then access that antenna over the internet.
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The web site shows availability in Miami. Could we use the Miami service in TV?

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We have one and the reception is fantastic. Just as clear as with cable. My husband and a friend put it up. We get NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, RTV, MeTV, FOX, a channel that shows movies, probably about 50+ in all. Out of the total channels, we probably watch about 25-30, as a few are in Spanish. I really haven't even missed cable, and I sure don't miss the bill!!
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I posted this link in a past thread. It is very helpful to determine how good your reception would be in any zipcode in the USA.

Digital TV Antenna Reception Map | Home Antenna - HOMEANTENNA.ORG
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