Let’s have a show of hands: Raise ‘em high if you have cable (Comcast, DirecTV, Dish, Verizon Fios, etc). Now raise ‘em if you get your television from an over-the-air antenna. Chances are that the majority of you raised your hands for cable. Well, I have proudly joined the ranks of the OTA crowd. I mean, let’s face it, why pay through the nose for 1000 or more channels when, if you’re like me, you usually stick to the big four ( Fox, NBC, ABC, CBS )? Why not just spend 50 or so dollars upfront, then watch all the TV you want for free? No contracts. No monthly bill. Nothing but what you really watch. Here's my experience.
I recently built a new house, and its out in the country and the only TV providers are DirecTV or Dish. So the process was: Who had the best price for what we wanted? DirecTV. But not exactly. What the sales rep failed to tell us, and what we learned the first night, was that because of the contract agreement of our provider (or lack thereof), we needed to apply for a waiver in order get any of the big network affiliate stations. Really? Alright, done.
We applied the next morning. A few weeks later we get a postcard in the mail listing “Access denied” for each affiliate. Feels like college application time again doesn't it? Not Fun. That was the last straw. I dropped DirecTV faster than you can read this sentence. The next morning, after a little research to find out the distance and direction for the local repeaters from my house, I went to my neighborhood Crutchfield and bought a $100 antenna and hung from the rafters in my attic. Haven’t paid a dime since. I get 21 channels from 4 cities and am completely satisfied. Again, I live in the country so depending on where you live, you might get more.
This was a great investment for me I would highly suggest it to anyone that wants to "stick it to the man." There are many websites that will give you a good idea of stations in your neck of the woods, but the one I used was http://www.antennaweb.org, and, depending on the signal radius of your antenna, you might get more than it says you would.
If you have any questions about over-the-air antennas or would like to know more, please comment or shoot us an email at feedback@thetekcentral.com
I recently built a new house, and its out in the country and the only TV providers are DirecTV or Dish. So the process was: Who had the best price for what we wanted? DirecTV. But not exactly. What the sales rep failed to tell us, and what we learned the first night, was that because of the contract agreement of our provider (or lack thereof), we needed to apply for a waiver in order get any of the big network affiliate stations. Really? Alright, done.
We applied the next morning. A few weeks later we get a postcard in the mail listing “Access denied” for each affiliate. Feels like college application time again doesn't it? Not Fun. That was the last straw. I dropped DirecTV faster than you can read this sentence. The next morning, after a little research to find out the distance and direction for the local repeaters from my house, I went to my neighborhood Crutchfield and bought a $100 antenna and hung from the rafters in my attic. Haven’t paid a dime since. I get 21 channels from 4 cities and am completely satisfied. Again, I live in the country so depending on where you live, you might get more.
This was a great investment for me I would highly suggest it to anyone that wants to "stick it to the man." There are many websites that will give you a good idea of stations in your neck of the woods, but the one I used was http://www.antennaweb.org, and, depending on the signal radius of your antenna, you might get more than it says you would.
If you have any questions about over-the-air antennas or would like to know more, please comment or shoot us an email at feedback@thetekcentral.com
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