When I heard about the transition, I decided to get a jump on the rush for "$40 Coupon"s and requested two.
Up until that time I had only 2 analog tvs with rabbit ears, which on good days would receive 2 channels. The reception was fuzzy. If there were any subtitles, they couldn't be read.
When I bought my first converter box, I thought I had hit the poor mans tv lottery!! I went from the 2 fuzzy channels to 9 crystal clear channels!!! Yeah!
So I purchased my second converter box (RCA like the first one). My local stations did their tests for readyness--I passed! "This
DTV convertion thing is a GREAT idea!"
That's what I thought BEFORE one station actually switched 2/17/09.
I lost that stations 3 affiliates, but the other 6 channels are still there. Noone can tell me why! Rescans, resets, antenna positioning, stronger antenna--NOTHING!! I passed the digital readiness tests!!! What's changed that I can't get those channels now??? What were those tests actually testing??
I would hate to invest in either a new converter box or another antenna, not knowing which, if either, would fix the problem. And I can't afford a monthly cable/satellite bill.
I'm NOT looking forward to 6/09 when I lose the remaining channels!!!!
