The end of sat. TV?
AT&T just launched its "last" television satellite... AT&T’s top boss, chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson, (during a meeting) “We’re kind of done.” ATT declares the end Pushing their new Dir...
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timmac wrote:RobWNY wrote:
I want my local channels and the only way I can get those channels is with Cable or Satellite at my house. I am far enough away from where they broadcast from that OTR isn't an option. When I'm out of the broadcast area, forget it. When Youtube TV or Cell phone Streams or a Sling/Roku setup lets me get the local stations I like then I'm all in. I hate having to pay the big bucks to get what I want while others who aren't interested in local channels save a lot of money. I'm being punished for being old and liking what I like.
You can get your local channels with a antenna without cable/satellite, on the road you use your antenna to get local channels in that area, you can also watch your local news on the road thru wifi on YouTube, here in Vegas we can watch news 13 and news 8 thru YouTube without commercials anywhere there is internet....
Internet TV is expanding daily while cable/satellite TV is dying daily..
Spoken like a person that lives in level land near a large metro area.
A quarter (at least) of the population lives in rural areas with little or no OTA signal.
Add hills into the mix and it’s worse. We spend much of our summers in the heart of Ohio farmland. It’s very hilly and cell service is very spotty. The towns are small, many without cable. Internet is DSL if available. Satellite is king.
