Screw Direct TV anyhow. . . .

[countessaleska]

I am irked.

THe past couple of days I spent passed out on the couch in and out of sleep and fever, and missed tv for those times. I also miss being able to see Nova, graham norton, jon stewart, the other fun shows we used to see.  Well, direct tv emailed me a really good offer with monthly cost, package, DVR upgrade, and everything with no upfront

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[countessaleska]

Well, I have seen many things on the computer, but I really was hoping for things like local channels, things like BBC America, and being able to just watch stuff in my living room when I was resting in there.

SInce I have the old style tv's (not digital) I can't seem to find anyone who can tell me how I can get my signal into my tv-- and several say I can't.

Yet, digital tv's are prohibitively expensive for something that is essentially a vanity, as I can get news and information on the internet, I just can't WATCH stuff like I want to.

[countessaleska]

I have one, and it sucks.

The converter box hooks up to an antenna to make the digital over the air signal work on the older analog tv's.

However, the power of the signals dropped while at the same time having more bandwith so that they could replace one channel feed with four. However, the result is that now you can't get hardly anything.

Before, with analog, we could get static and see the show through static. Now, it either works or not. No signal, no nothing but a little box that says NO SIGNAL.

IF you are lucky, you can get frequent but small dropouts that don't trigger the no signal sign and results in random colored images and sounds that are unidentifiable.

Keep in mind that I am hardly a mile from the source of the signal, the PBS station just on campus here in my own town.

[dameruth]

So, basically, seeing as they "pay back" the deposit, there really is no point to it but to discourage folks without a ton of ready cash from signing up?

What the hell.

[countessaleska]

Yeah WTH is my idea too. Dish network didn't have that issue when we signed up for them but that was a while ago, maybe the economy is making everyone act like pricks, not just credit card companies.

Or it could just be direct tv.

Dang cable and direct tv both suck, and the new digital over the air signal is weaker and worse than the old analog.

IF you think of it, its like a conspiracy to keep lower income/fixed income people away from information sources-- no tv, no news programs.

THank goodness for Verizon internet. they are waaaay coool.

Rant

[sassysatchmo]

You tell 'em, cuz! All these "prime" programming campaigns are rip-offs.

Re: Rant

[countessaleska]

Well I told them, but they didn't care and I failed my saving throw, so it didn't work either. ah well, I tried.