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big-air

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When we retired a primary goal was to eliminate expense in regard to cost of living. One of the things to go was pay for TV
we bought a cheapo antenna and put it 30 feet in the air. Most of the time we pull 10 stations and plan on putting up a much better
antenna the summer. According to broadcast charts we should then be able to pull 20 to 30 stations we will never pay for
TV again. :)
 

big-air said:
When we retired a primary goal was to eliminate expense in regard to cost of living. One of the things to go was pay for TV
we bought a cheapo antenna and put it 30 feet in the air. Most of the time we pull 10 stations and plan on putting up a much better
antenna the summer. According to broadcast charts we should then be able to pull 20 to 30 stations we will never pay for
TV again. :)
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we did that for the first 40 years of my life.. not going back to that palaver.. :D..
 
We actually use an antenna in the phx area. We get more watchable stations than dish tv brings in at our other more remote home.
 

We did that when the kids were away at college. When COVID hit, we wound up getting nearly all of the pay channels out of boredom.
 
big-air said:
When we retired a primary goal was to eliminate expense in regard to cost of living. One of the things to go was pay for TV
we bought a cheapo antenna and put it 30 feet in the air. Most of the time we pull 10 stations and plan on putting up a much better
antenna the summer. According to broadcast charts we should then be able to pull 20 to 30 stations we will never pay for
TV again. :)
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Good for you, when I tried an antenna I got zero stations, too remote and too mountainous I guess...
 
big-air said:
When we retired a primary goal was to eliminate expense in regard to cost of living. One of the things to go was pay for TV
we bought a cheapo antenna and put it 30 feet in the air. Most of the time we pull 10 stations and plan on putting up a much better
antenna the summer. According to broadcast charts we should then be able to pull 20 to 30 stations we will never pay for
TV again. :)
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I don't pay anything for TV, I also put up an antenna and get about 30 OTA channels. I also have over 30 free streaming services to choose from. This is how I did it. Cut the Cable and Paid Streaming Services and Watch TV for Free – The Tech Minimalist (wordpress.com)
 
Jace said:
I have..and get 50 channels..with the majors

Won't pay big $$$ for hundreds of channels.. wouldn't watch anyway.
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And most of the cable packages cannot be customized so you are paying for tons of content that you would never watch. I probably watched maybe 10 channels when I had cable but had to pay for many more.
 
Unfortunately antennas do not work in our area so I did the next best thing. I cut cable and reduced my bill for TV significantly by using streaming services instead. I'm probably paying about 25% of what I'd be paying if I had all this programming via cable. And the good thing is that most of the time I'm watching ad free. I do subscribe to a couple of free services which means they have ads. I hope your new antenna will provide you with as many channels as anticipated.
 
We live so far away from any major urban areas that no antenna would work here. Luckily our rural electric co-op offers a TV, phone, and TV bundle at a reasonable price. We get over 250 channels of TV, but seldom watch more than a dozen, or so.
 
No antenna works here either. Streaming isn't really an option, as I have limited Internet on my phone. So I'm kind of stuck with downloading YouTubes at the library, then watching at home.

It's all such a hassle, and so limited, that I seem to be getting out of the watching habit. (Not that I was much into TV anyway.) Sometimes I'll have a free evening, and movies or TV shows on my phone, and I'll just decide to do something else instead.
 
With Pluto TV, you can get most channels over the internet. They might stick commercials in the programs, though. It's a free app and service, so they have to make money somehow.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Unfortunately antennas do not work in our area so I did the next best thing. I cut cable and reduced my bill for TV significantly by using streaming services instead. I'm probably paying about 25% of what I'd be paying if I had all this programming via cable. And the good thing is that most of the time I'm watching ad free. I do subscribe to a couple of free services which means they have ads. I hope your new antenna will provide you with as many channels as anticipated.
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Unfortunately I cannot cut basic cable since my landlord has an agreement with one of our ISPs. So I am stuck with tons of channels I never watch since I detest commercials. Oh, there's one exception, a sports channel we watch for their airing of Bundesliga soccer games! All my other TV watching is done by subscribing to streaming. And there, I am afraid, I am a bit of a glutton. I waited for HD (4K) and flat screen for so long that I can't get enough of it. The crystal clear picture is so wonderful that I can't imagine anyone getting the same result through an antenna! Please, let me know if I'm wrong!
 
big-air said:
When we retired a primary goal was to eliminate expense in regard to cost of living. One of the things to go was pay for TV
we bought a cheapo antenna and put it 30 feet in the air. Most of the time we pull 10 stations and plan on putting up a much better
antenna the summer. According to broadcast charts we should then be able to pull 20 to 30 stations we will never pay for
TV again. :)
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Smart move, "Big-air." I cut my cable 23 years ago and never regretted it. I hear stories how some folks pay $150/month for cable and a few movie channels and then they cry about the high cost of groceries. They will eventually learn that watching commercials doesn't put food on the table!
 
I used to get over the air tv for free but the company that owned the antenna quite the business since they needed the money for their cable subscription...
 
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