Official DTV Converter Box Coupons for Americans

Ant writes "The official Digital Television/DTV Converter Box Coupon Program is now online. Congress created it for households wishing to keep using their analog TV sets and use over-the-air antennae to get TV feeds. After February 17, 2009. The Program allows American households to obtain up to two coupons, each worth $40, that can be applied toward the cost of eligible converter boxes. A TV connected to cable, satellite, or other pay TV service does not require a TV converter box from this program."

Comments

Ahh government incentives

[dnoyeb]

In other news, the price of converter boxes just went up by $40...

Re:Getting the word out..

[linuxci]

I imagine that many people who need these boxes don't have internet access and will never see the phone number displayed anywhere, except the internet. Poor grandma will just see white fuzz on the morning of Feb. 18 2009 instead of The Price Is Right. But will she notice the difference?

Re:Gotta get one for Dad

[Anonymous Coward]

Thanks for letting us know.

Re:Gotta get one for Dad

[sm62704]

That's what I love about slashdot! If I go for "funny" (like I did with that comment) I get modded "insightful" unless it involves Natalie Portman, grits, the USSR, or a beowolf cluster. IINM any comment that contain any of the above terms is automatically moderated "+5 funny".

I think thre really are no mods here, from the way comments are moderated I'd say there was some sort of bot doing it. I mean, I've seen countless first posts that are on-topic and interesting or informative that are rated "redundant". How could the first comment be redundant? Only a bot (Or a PHB) would do that!

When you metamoderate you're reprogramming the bot. This comment will likely bring slashdot down, as the bots won't know how to moderate it (beowolf natalie portman FIRST POST CAN'T... COMPUTE... BZZZT fizzle POP

Re:Finally!

[Sen.NullProcPntr]

Look out of the window, buy a newspaper, read a book, maybe even talk to people. Actually I usually turn on the radio - I'm just too lazy to pull the coax and dig out an antenna;-)

It's survivable. Until you realize the cable modem is on the same wire....
Ahhhhhhh

;-)

Re:Coupons expire 90 days after issuance

[Intron]

No, what it says is:

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