This was on Randy Burge's Google + stream:
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2012/02/special-series-cutting-the-cord-to-cable-tv052.html
Basically a series about getting rid of Cable/Satellite TV:
With rising cable and satellite bills, thrifty Americans pinched by the
recession have considered
We gave up on TV about 8 years ago. Haven't looked back. Of course I care
very little for sports and only miss it for big political moments like state of
the union or presidential debates.
I have noticed that my tolerance for advertisements is very low and watching TV
at the in-laws house
One thing I forgot earlier is that most cable cutters apparently have
local broadcast sources so use an antenna for them.
This may not be possible in Santa Fe which, according to the link in the
article (zip to TV station map), can only get Albuquerque .. which likely
doesn't work for most sites.
Joe,
I do internet paranoia as good as the next guy, but it occurred to me to
wonder why knowing your address from an ad on ebay would identify the house
as worthy of robbery any more than choosing a house a random.
Am I missing an real chance to feel persecuted? By Google?
Nick
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:34 AM, rin r...@bluesink.com wrote:
We dropped cable nearly 2 years ago and don't miss it except for an
occasional sports event (World Cup Soccer, Tour de France etc).
BUT, one secret I don't think many people realize is that you should be
able to plug in a pair of
Owen --
The station finder at http://www.tvfool.com says that an address close to
yours, picked off google maps, has line of sight to 27 TV broadcast
transmitters, 20 of them digital stations which can have multiple channels
multiplexed.
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