George wrote:
Walking Shtick wrote:
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:05:27 GMT, AllEmailDeletedImmediately wrote:
"Jim" Windswept@Home wrote in message
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Yeah, if you're one of the 15% who still have an antenna and analog
TV, it works great. But God forbid you should have a VCR or DVD
recorder that was made prior to 3/07. Won't work.
SOLUTION #1: Get a new DVD recorder or DVD recorder/VHS combo that
has a digital tuner.
SOLUTION #2: Wait until July and get a special digital converter that
is not eligible for the govt. rebate.
SOLUTION #3: Subscribe to cable, if it's available in your area, or a
satellite dish.
RESULT: More old electronic junk thrown into the landfill and more
expense for the consumer, many of whom are elderly and on fixed
incomes, or else they wouldn't still be using antennas.
Thank you, Big Brother.
it's thank you, bill clinton. the analog spectrum was sold on his
watch to balance his budget. of course, it's unlikely that any money
actually changed hands at that point. and did he get what they're
worth today due to providers vying for the spectrum as opposed to
inflation? probably not. the american people get screwed again.
Somebody is watching WAY too much Fox News.
What would Foxnews have to do with it? Clinton authorized the spectrum
sale for the reason the OP described:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/...-century-.html
And the comment from the Motorola guy is accurate. The "auction" is
nothing but smoke and mirrors because it is nothing but a prepaid tax
which operators of the spectrum will need to collect from the users. So
taxes don't go down at all.
That's a ridiculous article in my estimation. It starts out with the
accusation that it was auctioned to balance the budget deficit. The
thing is you had to sell those off some kind of way. What are you
supposed to do with them? Just let anybody claim them, just by the fact
that they'd have the equipment? How would you settle ownership?
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