How do you feel about this new DTV law?

Question

How do you feel about this new DTV law?

Do you like the fact that people who have an antenna have to go and spend $70 bucks on a stupid converter box?

This is just another way for the government to suck more money out of citizisns.

Answer 1

Did you know your cable, sat, antenna signals were defined in the late 1940's?  To remain backwards compatible - it cannot and has not changed.

I feel we are way-overdue for an upgrade.

And why the heck are you using a $800 computer and paying $24-$49/month for internet service to whine about upgrading ONE TIME in 70 years - and the government is paying $35 to offset the cost?

I feel people who use high-tech equipment and high-speed internet services to complain about having to do a once-in-a-lifetime tech upgrade lack perspective.

Answer 2

I can only pick up two channels where i live, and they skip and break up all the time. I hope they plan on strengthening the signal, would like to know if there is a tornado heading my way. Could cause a lot of problems if rural areas cant recieve weather broadcasts.

Answer 3

Well you need to consider that they were going to do the conversion a few years ago but were persuaded to postpone it until next year.  Europe is going to convert too and Asia will be converting in the next couple of years so this isn't something just the US is doing.  

You do know that you can get a $40 subsidy from the government to purchase one of those converter boxes.

https://www.dtv2009.gov/

Answer 4

i'd love to be at that meeting...

"hey jim since there's a recession why dont we make everyone have to buy a converter box just to p**s em off"

"sounds good to me"

i'm sure thats pretty much how it went

Answer 5

FACT. We/you elected these people to make this choice

FACT, it doesn't matter how we feel about.

FACT, It is happening and we can't do anything about it.

FACT the government subsidizes the cost, if you listen to the news you would know this, it will not cost you $70.00 for a stupid box

FACT. you could bit*ch about something more important than this.

What are you doing to change the way the government runs its people?

OK THEN!,

buy the box, come into the 21 century and join the rest of the world.  We are the ones behind

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