Clear Signal Anyone?
@just4him (323168)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
April 19, 2016 11:42pm CST
I don't have cable or satellite, only basic television. I've noticed when I first disconnected from satellite I needed to get an antenna for the TV, otherwise I couldn't watch it. I also noticed that just like televisions of old, I needed to play with those rabbit ears to get good reception.
So my question is: If you can get a nice clear signal with cable and satellite, why can't you get the same with regular television? It seems the television industry wants you to spend hundreds of dollars a month for programs you don't watch, just so you can have a clear signal.
It's most likely for that reason and the fact that the picture isn't the best unless everyone in the neighborhood happens to watch the same thing, and only happens during football season, that I watch a lot of Netflix for the clear picture. I get real annoyed when the picture goes out, skips, blanks out and goes all crazy because the signal isn't the greatest.
If you have regular television do you know what I'm talking about? What is your solution to the problem?
Thanks for reading.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Apr 16
depends on the tv, old tvs for my company in many areas now all require boxes, so we can maintain a good signal. Places dont make their tv based on the old fat tvs anymore, it's all made for digital flat ones
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Apr 16
@just4him yeah, see here there is no longer free anything. You want local plugged in at the wall you pay. I don't think anyone does any kind of free broadcast anymore
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Apr 16
@Jessicalynnt Really? That's terrible. They're forcing you to pay for cable or satellite.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Apr 16
I have a flat screen. That will be replaced soon too as it's gotten to the place where the volume does it's own thing now. I don't have cable or satellite, so there isn't any kind of box. I have good old standard television programming and the signal is bad if nobody around you is watching what you are.
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@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
20 Apr 16
I know what you are talking about as I have antenna TV also and one of the reasons I believe we have such a hard time is that the signals are weaker than they once were as the cable, satellite etc don't want you to receive an over the air signal and have cut deals with stations to send out weaaker signals
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@yukimori (10193)
• United States
20 Apr 16
With cable, the local channels' programming is being delivered to you directly via fiber optic cables. With satellite, the principle is the same, except it's being sent directly to your dish by the company's satellite. That's why there isn't an issue with the broadcast quality when you're subscribed to one of those services, but if you're depending on an over-the-air broadcast you need to be fairly close to pick up the signals reliably or you need to invest in an outdoor antenna--one of the ones that extends above your house to pick up signals from farther away.
The indoor antennae are okay for picking up stuff that's within a fairly small distance, like 40 to 50 miles, but if you're still having issues with quality with one of those chances are you're picking up signals that are a bit beyond its range capabilities.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Apr 16
Makes sense. I haven't seen any house with rooftop antennae anymore.
@HebrewGreekStudies (1646)
• Canada
20 Apr 16
I think the answer is in part what you said, they want ppl to spend money:/. We don't get cable here, and only get 2 channels on tv...and it's the same station...go figure:). And oddly again, on one channel it comes in fine...the other it comes in fuzzy...yet it's the same station...again, go figure:).
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Apr 16
we had those 2 rabbit-ears antenna inside the house, and another large one like a comb, on top of our roof,when there was no cable yet, and i would always check what position should it face. but now that we have the cable, the other problem is when a channel is not present, or when we have power outage
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Apr 16
I would think that it is because the antennas used by the cable company is much stronger than the one you buy.
@JESSY3236 (22199)
• United States
20 Apr 16
A few years ago they switched from analog to a digital signal which means you have to have an antenna.
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Apr 16
We have a digital antenna for our signal from Chicago, most days it's pretty good. We don't have cable either, I am just not going to pay those crazy prices for their crap tv.
