television reception in rural WV (Hinton: live, land, areas)
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I am curious how people in very rural areas of WV get television reception. I am assuming that the mountainous terrain fades a signal very quickly. Do most people have cable television? I suppose satellite TV is an option, but I would think that there would be difficulty getting a clear view of the southern horizon. I remember people in rural KY (west of the mountains where the land is flatter) would just have really tall antennae (taller than the house, even) to pull in signals from Louisville or Lexington.
I live on top of Brooks mountain (Summers county), and I get a pretty clear picture with just rabbit ears. Neighbors have satellite and get a nice clear picture and smooth internet. We don't have cable availble.
We don't have tv here. Probably could get a few local channels if we got a really big tower and put it up on the hill! Everyone around me has satellite. I have satellite internet. I hate it but it's all that is available besides dial up.
We don't have tv here. Probably could get a few local channels if we got a really big tower and put it up on the hill! Everyone around me has satellite. I have satellite Internet. I hate it but it's all that is available besides dial up.
What is it that you dislike about satellite Internet?
It's expensive. I have wildblue through dish network. It goes out when it rains or snows heavily. And it's really not that fast. Yes, much faster than dial up, but you still can't watch a video on it. It stops to buffer about every 20 seconds.
It's expensive. I have wildblue through dish network. It goes out when it rains or snows heavily. And it's really not that fast. Yes, much faster than dial up, but you still can't watch a video on it. It stops to buffer about every 20 seconds.
I have heard that it's not as good as it should be, and your right when it rains or snows hard you get no service? I have it for tv only and was wondering how the internet reception was,
My daughter was used to cable internet. When she moved back to wv and used my computer one day, she said "I thought you got rid of dial-up?" Sometimes when it's just a light rain it will go out. Other times it can be pouring out and I still get a signal. I don't understand enough about satellite to understand why it does that.
The satellites use very high frequencies (up in the microwave region) and low power levels. At those frequencies, any fog/rain/snow can attenuate the signal, dropping it below usable levels.
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