Keep seeing people with Dish Network complaining on the shows Facebook page they missed "Grimm" in their part of the country due to a contract dispute with the owners of their local NBC affiliate.

GET A FREGGIN' ANTENNA PEOPLE! I got rid of cable TV a little over 7 years ago, haven't missed it at ALL!

Well, I've finally accumulated everything I need to get the outdoor antennas working well enough to dump Dish Network. Got a new antenna for my house (the old one, on closer inspection was looking a bit "corodded" to keep using), already had a smaller antenna for moms place. Got a mast for her antenna, a spool of coaxial cable, couple of new ( Read more... )

Barring any calls offering me work this week, I'm going to start a project that will save ME about $120/month and my mom about $60/month. Going to buy some new, higher grade outdoor coaxial cable and a higher powered amplifier for my outdoor TV antenna, to boost its signal strength on local "over the air channels". Then, I'm getting another outdoor ( Read more... )

Andrew told me once he could live without Dish Network, since he spends more time online anyway. Only things keeping ME on Dish is Bill Maher, Keith Olbermann, True Blood, Boardwalk Empire, American Pickers, and Pawn Stars, plus the ocassional movies on the movie channels. Apart from those shows, I could live without it also. My two favorite late ( Read more... )