Jim Yanik wrote:
Richard J Kinch wrote in
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Samuel M. Goldwasser writes:

Sure, but this entire DTV thing was supposed to be a step forward, not
back to the days where people had to have outdoor antennas!
Right, like cell phones were a step forward. Our grandparents had better
phones.


the old dial phones?? those were better?
or are you referring to the crank-style phones???

Did he not mean phones which work, keep on working,
never have an empty battery, dont need ugly ways to
pay, anybody can use their keys without a magnifying glass,
dont attract thieves, even work when the mains power is off,
etc etc etc...........