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Originally Posted by Ampico-kid
I for one refuse to pay some cable or satelite company for programing that I could not care less about, and be at their mercy for uncontrolled and frequent rate increases for the service. The average basic cable costs in this part of the country are in the $50 a month range. I'd much rather see that $600 a year in my pocket than in the pocket of some cable exective. When the cable or satelite companies start to offer an A LA Carte selection for the channels that they provide, I'll reconsider my position, but until that time I'll keep my antenna.
I live in the NY metropolitan area and receive all of the broadcast signals fine with my outdoor antenna. I'm perfectly content to receive 25 or 30 OTA stations which cost me no monthy fees.
Bob.
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I agree!  I have a outdoor antenna that I bought on Amazon.com to receive the digital stations with a DTV converter. Not only I can get the local stations that I get through the analog system, but more stations. One station in Chicago shows movies that I have not seen in decades. The picture is clear, no problems with reception and I never could be happier. 
The ABC channel 7 and NBC channel 5 shows doppler radar coverage 24 hours a day.
Until cable lets me pick and choose shows I would like to watch at a reasonable price, I would never get cable. I have seen what's on cable, and for the price, I don't care for it.
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Last edited by AnalogDigit; 03-04-2009 at 12:09 AM.
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