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shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 16, 2009, 03:26:57 pm ---
The digital signals are harder to watch with iffy reception.  Where a person before could get away with a snowy pic the digital signal breaks up, pauses, skips and you can't watch it at all.  You need better reception now than you did before.  I'm working on that with my mother now as I just set up her converter box a couple weeks ago.

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It's largely dependent on your distance from towers. I think eventually the government will have to step in and foot the bill for new towers.

The big downside like you said is that if you get anything below 40% or so signal, you get nothing. It's just shocking that this was not considered for emergency situation safety. In the end I think they will have no choice but to keep at least one analog signal active for emergency response.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: shardian on March 16, 2009, 03:57:32 pm ---It's largely dependent on your distance from towers. I think eventually the government will have to step in and foot the bill for new towers.

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I'm pretty sure my mother has the Tower thing covered. The last thing I need is for the gov't to jam its nose into making more Towers.

Ummon:
In Europe, and definitely Asian countries, they're getting free WiFi (and the services that will succeed WiFi) for free, because the government is involved. Eventually, there may be no need to pay for service, because it'll be ubiquitous, but America will be one of the last to get there, and be dreadfully behind in ways because of it. Agencies in the government can already get at you, if necessary.

Kevin Mullins:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 16, 2009, 04:04:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: shardian on March 16, 2009, 03:57:32 pm ---It's largely dependent on your distance from towers. I think eventually the government will have to step in and foot the bill for new towers.

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I'm pretty sure my mother has the Tower thing covered. The last thing I need is for the gov't to jam its nose into making more Towers.

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 :laugh2:

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Ummon on March 16, 2009, 05:57:42 pm ---In Europe, and definitely Asian countries, they're getting free WiFi (and the services that will succeed WiFi) for free, because the government is involved.

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Getting free wifi for free does sound like the way the gov't would do it.   :laugh2:

I tried to sign up for it but the free wifi won't fit in my basement.

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