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Old 04-09-2014, 02:14 PM
 
Location: Atlanta (Finally on 4-1-17)
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I just about had enough of paying for monthly services of any kind. Be it HULU, Netflix, etc....I don't want any of it. I'll get a HD antenna and be just fine. Besides, I don't watch much TV......I'm too busy trying to build wealth.

The lady had me on the phone for 12 minutes trying to "retain" me. I told her---"SHUT IT OFF. I DON'T WANT IT".

Good bye Time Warner!
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Old 04-09-2014, 02:26 PM
 
Location: South Hills
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You are lucky. After the merger, a Comcast rep would have made that ten times more painful.
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Old 04-09-2014, 04:38 PM
 
Location: northwest Illinois
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You are lucky. After the merger, a Comcast rep would have made that ten times more painful.
I killed my cable years ago with comcast(scammers) with no problem, since I ditched my home number, got a prepaid cell, and I moved with no forwarding address. If you fall off the grid and take extraordinary steps to keep that status, then comcast will never bother you again.
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Old 04-09-2014, 04:57 PM
 
Location: Atlanta (Finally on 4-1-17)
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I killed my cable years ago with comcast(scammers) with no problem, since I ditched my home number, got a prepaid cell, and I moved with no forwarding address. If you fall off the grid and take extraordinary steps to keep that status, then comcast will never bother you again.

Good one.
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Old 04-09-2014, 05:07 PM
 
Location: CasaMo
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Make sure the antenna you buy is both UHF and VHF. That is all that matters. Be wary of the marketing gimmicks that try to convince people you need a special antenna to get HD (usually a weird shaped, overpriced one that ends up being a piece of crap). Airwaves are in VHF and UHF just as they've always been.
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Old 04-09-2014, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Area 51.5
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A $10 Walmart antenna will suffice. That's what I have and I get something like 25 channels (I haven't counted). More than I need. My $10 antenna is RCA.
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Old 04-09-2014, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Kansas
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We have been cable free for 5 years. We do watch DVDs sometimes like the Waltons, Bewitched, etc. Now, if I could eliminate the phone completely............
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Old 04-09-2014, 05:15 PM
 
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Can't convince the wife to drop it, wish I could.
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Old 04-09-2014, 05:19 PM
 
Location: northwest Illinois
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Can't convince the wife to drop it, wish I could.
KEEP showing her the bill, each time your cable company jacks it up!
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Old 04-09-2014, 05:21 PM
 
Location: northwest Illinois
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We have been cable free for 5 years. We do watch DVDs sometimes like the Waltons, Bewitched, etc. Now, if I could eliminate the phone completely............
IF you have internet then there are plenty of sites to watch those old shows too! tubtubtv.com is one of those places.
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