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DTV Coupon Program Out of Money
Thelasko writes "It appears that the US Government's digital converter box program is running out of money. If you sign up after the program runs out of money, you will receive your voucher if the program receives more funding. Older analog televisions will no longer work without a converter box after February 17."
I'm worried now. Before the switch to digital signals it was easy to sway the unwashed masses to any message you broadcasted. We even went so far as to buy the poor digital converters because we knew they couldn't afford the brainwashing tool for themselves. Put the terrorist threat up to red until we get more converters.
It won't work fine after February, WILL IT???
Tell that to someone living on $500 a month.
Is someone living on $500 a month "entitled" to watch television for free? If so, why?
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
Does anyone know do these converter boxes work for cable operators who don't provide an analog signal, specifically verizon fios?
Oh no! It's the end of the world. Every one run and scream and holler for more money!
O.k. I got it out of my system. We don't have DTV and aren't planning on buying a new TV any time soon. We get all our TV on DVD. We purchase entire seasons of shows and then just watch them over and over again. Heck, our movie collection is all DVD and I have no plans on buying a next gen movie player or movies either.
The trash. Go out looking on trash days in the mornings. When I was in college I got 3 free almost new Tv's (1 was a 52" projection tv that simply needed a bulb), 2 free VCR's and later in life a free 40 foot tower and free Tv antennas and 120 feet of RG6 coax.
Tv is 100% free, you just gotta get off your ass and put some effort into going to get the free tv.
if you're a part of the snooty types then freecycle will have a few free tv's floating around. In fact almost EVERYTHING is free if you look for it. Before the scrap metal sun that we have recently I could have found free cars as well. my first car was free. got the car free, got a engine for it for free, got a transmission for it for free, got seats free, got tires free.. and I put it all together for free.
So, your time is free too?
I don't know many people who only make $500 a month that live on their own... You could make twice as much working at McDonalds.
Ironically, that was precisely my point :)
Those for whom $100 is a lot of movie could go to the library, could read books, could take up wood carving, etc. Unfortunately, most of America has apparently turned into a "I'm at home. Where's the remote?" civilization.