[78-L] Digital TV - HOUSE DEAFEATS BILL on DELAY

[fnarf at comcast.net]

Dish subscribers frequently use antennas to pull in local network affiliates, since the ABC/NBC/CBS affiliate on the satellite might be from 3,000 miles away.

--
Steve.

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From: "Ken "Silver Showcase"" <kenreg at tds.net>
> jeffrey smedbron wrote:
> > I got mine immediatly from Dish online and it works great. Was only $6 with 
> the coupon.
> >   
> 
> I'm confused.  Do you mean Dish Network satellite?  And if you do have 
> Dish or any other satellite subscription, I thought you didn't need the 
> converter.  And if you don't have Dish Network can you buy the converter 
> from them anyway?
> 
> -- Ken, who always has too many questions.
> 
> > Jeff S
> >
> >
> > --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Ken "Silver Showcase" <kenreg at tds.net> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> From: Ken "Silver Showcase" <kenreg at tds.net>
> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Digital TV - HOUSE DEAFEATS BILL on DELAY
> >> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> >> Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 4:28 PM
> >> fnarf at comcast.net wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Also, I heard that while they've got plenty of
> >>>       
> >> coupons, there's a major shortage of the converter
> >> boxes, so several million people are unable to get them.
> >>     
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> That's my problem.  I've got the coupon but its no
> >> good because nobody 
> >> has the converters to sell.  At least not around here. 
> >>
> >> I talked to the manager of one store and he said that
> >> he's been promised 
> >> delivery by certain dates but those dates pass with no
> >> delivery.  He's 
> >> frustrated because he has some unhappy customers but
> >> there's nothing he 
> >> can do about it except try to explain to them that he
> >> can't get the 
> >> converters that have been promised to him.
> >>
> >> -- Ken
> >>
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