Comments on: My TV won’t work in Feb. 2009….unless I buy a special box for it http://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:56:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Breaking down and buying cable | Sense to Savehttp://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2960 Breaking down and buying cable | Sense to Save Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:53:57 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/#comment-2960 [...] added benefit: Now, we won’t have to use those $40 coupons and spend however much to buy a digital converter box. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Breaking down and buying cable", url: [...] [...] added benefit: Now, we won’t have to use those $40 coupons and spend however much to buy a digital converter box. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Breaking down and buying cable”, url: [...]

]]> By: joannahttp://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2927 joanna Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:34:53 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/#comment-2927 I signed up for the coupons on Monday, but I didn't realize it was only good for 90 days... as it is, we don't have cable and don't watch broadcast stations, just DVDs. I figured if we ever did want to turn on a TV station, the box will be nice to have.If it were up to me, we wouldn't have a TV at all. I signed up for the coupons on Monday, but I didn’t realize it was only good for 90 days… as it is, we don’t have cable and don’t watch broadcast stations, just DVDs. I figured if we ever did want to turn on a TV station, the box will be nice to have.

If it were up to me, we wouldn’t have a TV at all.

]]> By: Michelle at Scribbithttp://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2925 Michelle at Scribbit Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:49:51 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/#comment-2925 I'll have to check this out--we don't have cable or digital. I’ll have to check this out–we don’t have cable or digital.

]]> By: ashley @ twentysixcatshttp://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2922 ashley @ twentysixcats Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:56:09 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/#comment-2922 I've found the same as Stacey - seems like a lot of cable companies offer a "limited" package for less than $20 a month. For our cable company right now, the only cable channel it includes is TBS (which we watch a lot). It also includes all the other basic network channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX). Even though I live just outside a big city, for some reason I can't get any reception using bunny ears. :-( (Which frustrates me to no end!!) I’ve found the same as Stacey – seems like a lot of cable companies offer a “limited” package for less than $20 a month. For our cable company right now, the only cable channel it includes is TBS (which we watch a lot). It also includes all the other basic network channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX). Even though I live just outside a big city, for some reason I can’t get any reception using bunny ears. :-( (Which frustrates me to no end!!)

]]> By: Kaciehttp://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2915 Kacie Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:53:35 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/#comment-2915 Hmm, I'll have to look into getting $12 cable. I'll give the cable company a call and see if they can get me a good deal. Thanks for the idea! Hmm, I’ll have to look into getting $12 cable. I’ll give the cable company a call and see if they can get me a good deal. Thanks for the idea!

]]> By: Kaciehttp://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2914 Kacie Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:52:27 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/#comment-2914 Thank you! Thank you!

]]> By: Staceyhttp://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2912 Stacey Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:20:34 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/#comment-2912 We have $12 cable - took me 20 minutes on the phone with the cable company convincing them that i did not need a $35 package and they DID have a smaller package. They do: called "Limited Basic" and only comes with around 20 channels... enough for us ;)(I just wanted to share - in case your local cable companies offer something similar.) I wish we could eliminate TV all together but my dh needs it ;) We have $12 cable – took me 20 minutes on the phone with the cable company convincing them that i did not need a $35 package and they DID have a smaller package. They do: called “Limited Basic” and only comes with around 20 channels… enough for us ;)

(I just wanted to share – in case your local cable companies offer something similar.) I wish we could eliminate TV all together but my dh needs it ;)

]]> By: Hadiashttp://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2910 Hadias Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:13:20 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/#comment-2910 Your updated picture looks great Kacie. When I saw it on bloglog I thought I was on the wrong bloglog profile page. Happy New Year. Your updated picture looks great Kacie. When I saw it on bloglog I thought I was on the wrong bloglog profile page. Happy New Year.

]]> By: Bethhttp://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2907 Beth Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:17:15 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/#comment-2907 This shouldn't affect us as we can barely get one channel via rabbit ears. We use our TV soley for DVD and videos. If and when we decide to get "wired", we'll probably go with a satellite company. I find that my self-image and contentment levels are so much better without commercial television! This shouldn’t affect us as we can barely get one channel via rabbit ears. We use our TV soley for DVD and videos. If and when we decide to get “wired”, we’ll probably go with a satellite company. I find that my self-image and contentment levels are so much better without commercial television!

]]> By: lorihttp://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2906 lori Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:11:04 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/2008/01/02/my-tv-wont-work-in-feb-2009unless-i-buy-a-special-box-for-it/#comment-2906 We also use rabbit ears. I checked into this recently and I believe we are going be fine with the equipment that we have. According to the box our rabbit ears came in, they are compatible with digital, that and our t.v. is digital. A suggestion - if you have cable internet, try plugging the cable into your t.v. you might actually get a few channels. For some reason we get HGTV (My favorite ever). All the other channels are scrambled though so we still use our "Ears". We also use rabbit ears. I checked into this recently and I believe we are going be fine with the equipment that we have. According to the box our rabbit ears came in, they are compatible with digital, that and our t.v. is digital. A suggestion – if you have cable internet, try plugging the cable into your t.v. you might actually get a few channels. For some reason we get HGTV (My favorite ever). All the other channels are scrambled though so we still use our “Ears”.

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