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Originally posted by vurbano
Voom upgraded a friend of mine to a channel master 4228 for free, from the normal stealth antenna. I have no problems getting all locals with my medium directional antenna. |
Before you quickly try to convert someone to switch to VOOM, please be aware of the local OTA situation. I'm sure things in Newport News are PEACHY, but in the NYC Metro area, we lost 5 out of 7 OTA networks about 2 1/2 years ago and they still have not been restored to full power. As a new member, I am sure that gonzo719 is not aware that they most likely will NOT be able to get WB, UPN, NBC, and PBS (unless VOOM supplies a direct fiber feed from the network to their box). They may get lucky and get ABC. They will most likely be able to get CBS and FOX.
Gonzo, if you care about locals, make note of what I said above and make your own decision. Sure, the combiner project (read the local HDTV thread) may be completed in a few months and at that time you may be able to get more. Right now, if you don't care about locals, VOOM has more HD channels than CV, and will likely have more forever, however, CV already has MSG-HD and FSNY-HD (something that VOOM as a national provider may never have) and CV will probably have YES-HD before VOOM (as ridiculous as that sounds).
Vurbano, AVS law does not require you to post to every VOOM thread. In this situation, you may do far more harm than good, especially since a new member may see your thousand posts and believe that you understand their situation.