cutting the cord - outdoor HDTV antenna (or two) (Raleigh: sale, buy)
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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Yes, but if you are on some sort of triple play package, be prepared that your bill may not drop as drastically as you expect. You might have to leave TWC and signup with someone else or get a TWC new customer deal. (Switching to Earthlink's $29.95/mth plan might be a good option for you).
Thanks. Yeah, switching to earth link is what I'll have to do
I mounted an RCA ANT751R (outdoor antenna) - in my attic (I have a two floor house, so its effectively on the 3rd floor), pointing in the direction of around 126 degrees (so Southeast). I get all of the channels in this area and a few in Greensboro and Fayetteville. I'm in Cary near SAS.
The antenna is fed into a Silicon HDHomerun device so that I can watch over the air television on my Android TV (Nexus Players) devices on two separate TVs. It's the perfect setup (for me).
My channel lineup:
Impressive. How much do those cost?
And I still can't get ABC11 in my house using an indoor antenna. Any tips on picking that up using an indoor antenna? ABC11 has been iffy in other houses using indoor antennas. What gives? PBS, too. I see its towers are in an opposite direction.
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Originally Posted by wkrick
My cable feed comes into the house and hits a splitter. One leg goes to the cable modem, the other goes to an amplified distribution block for the TV outlets. I'm going to remove that first splitter and connect the cable feed directly to the modem. Then the distribution block can be connected to an HD antenna.
Hmmmmmm... so that's the way it's supposed to be done?
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Originally Posted by cheapdad00
Yes, but if you are on some sort of triple play package, be prepared that your bill may not drop as drastically as you expect. You might have to leave TWC and signup with someone else or get a TWC new customer deal. (Switching to Earthlink's $29.95/mth plan might be a good option for you).
I was wondering about this. Heard Earthlink was decent. Is it self installation or does someone come out to connect and activate WiFi/Internet?
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Originally Posted by J.M.M
I have the Mohu 30 on the wall behind my tv and I get 27 channels with great reception in Apex. Most of those channels are horrible and never have anything good on. I really was only looking to get CBS, FOX, ABC, and NBC though and it does pick up all those channels with great reception for free. Well worth the $40 dollars in my opinion.
And I still can't get ABC11 in my house using an indoor antenna. Any tips on picking that up using an indoor antenna? ABC11 has been iffy in other houses using indoor antennas. What gives? PBS, too. I see its towers are in an opposite direction.
Are you sure your antenna supports both UHF and VHF? (Not all do). ABC11 is the lone VHF holdout in the area. That's why a lot of cord cutters have trouble picking it up.
To get PBS, you need an omni/multi-directional antenna, and likely and amplified antenna.
Yet another reason the Mohu leaf is a popular choice ... it covers all those needs.
I was wondering about this. Heard Earthlink was decent. Is it self installation or does someone come out to connect and activate WiFi/Internet?
In my case it was just opening a chat session with Earthlink to transfer service from TWC to them. I support my own internal wifi and own my own modem so nothing changed from me other than bill dropped from $64.95 to $29.95.
Are you sure your antenna supports both UHF and VHF? (Not all do). ABC11 is the lone VHF holdout in the area. That's why a lot of cord cutters have trouble picking it up.
To get PBS, you need an omni/multi-directional antenna, and likely and amplified antenna.
Yet another reason the Mohu leaf is a popular choice ... it covers all those needs.
I mounted an RCA ANT751R (outdoor antenna) - in my attic (I have a two floor house, so its effectively on the 3rd floor), pointing in the direction of around 126 degrees (so Southeast). I get all of the channels in this area and a few in Greensboro and Fayetteville. I'm in Cary near SAS.
The antenna is fed into a Silicon HDHomerun device so that I can watch over the air television on my Android TV (Nexus Players) devices on two separate TVs. It's the perfect setup (for me).
My channel lineup:
You are doing much better with this than I am with a Mohu Leaf 50.
What is the ballpark price of the antenna +Silicon HDHomerun + Android TV (Nexus Players) devices..
The Nexus may be discontinued but maybe
something else has taken its place...
You are doing much better with this than I am with a Mohu Leaf 50.
Well yeah, an outdoor or attic antenna is almost always going to do much better than an indoor.
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