When will get a signal???
We did everything we were supposed to do. Bought a converter box, hooked it up, no signal.Bought a new antennae, hooked it up, no signal. Bought a new, bigger, more powerful antennae, still no signal.But we're saving money on the electric bill. We can't watch TV.

Posted By: JackieP (159.105.181.×××), on Thursday, July 23, 2009

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BAD dtv
when this dtv took effect I had a very low signal the picture would freeze. Then last week the voice's on the TV were distorted now last night all I get is snow. I feel like the government has given everyone that purchased this DTV converter a SNOW JOB. What a way to get money back into the government that all they do is RIP OFF THE POOR PEOPLE

Posted By: leeny1960 (173.63.25.×××), on Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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what a joke
i have spend almost 300.00 on a box and 3 antennas and still have NO channels before the " ALL KNOWING GOV." got hold of our T.Vs i was getting 23 channels "THANKS ALOT A**HOLES IN THE GOV." ANOTHER OF YOUR BRIGHT IDEALS! A CABLE AND SAT." BAILOUT"

Posted By: vegilady (75.251.56.×××), on Friday, July 10, 2009

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DTV = Dead TV
DTV - more hinderance than help.

Problems with DTV:
1. Missing Channels
2. You must adjust the Antenna evrytime you change channels
3. Channels suddenly lose signals for minutes at a time with the dreaded frozen screen. Sometimes it seems like the signal fades right when an important event or comment is being made. "...it wasn't the butler that did it, it was the." --frozen screen!! There's got to be a solution for this nonsense. Come on techies, figure this one out!

Posted By: blackreignyc (173.100.152.×××), on Wednesday, July 08, 2009

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Refused coupons & appeal
I am one of the ones that was refused coupons because they think I live
in a business that has cable access. Other people who live here got the
same treatment. Their appeal process has been useless - no response or
else confirmed denial. These coupons are being distributed in a manner that is far less than satisfactory. They offer no way to access them,
or to try to correct problems that exist. Very frustrating.

Posted By: missmacho (66.14.6.×××), on Friday, July 03, 2009

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Great idea
The only thing I can say, is I am saving money since my tv is never on anymore! The channels I normally watch are not available since the switch and the ones I am left with I never watch!!

Posted By: krpickles (75.168.137.×××), on Sunday, June 28, 2009

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No channels with the box
I got the box to convert to dtv and still don't have any stations. I was then told I need to buy a booster that will soak me for another $50 to get one station (a PBS station at that). I feel that I have been cut off from important news and weather alerts due to this digital switch. I think it sucks!

Posted By: madatdtv (173.53.230.×××), on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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Bring back analog.
All the "teckies" say digital is so much better than analog. Well if it is, Why is it that I went from all my usuall stations down to one?(which by the way is analog). I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANALOG, it was reliable. Digital is turning out to not be reliable. it keeps cutting out, always get no signal screens. I don't see whee the improvement is other than the increase revenue to cable and satalite tv companies. Yes I did buy a digital tv and antenna.(the best I could find that I could afford). No, I can not and will not subcribe to cable or satalite, cannot afford monthly fees. So I guess in a few days I will be without any tv. Thank you for helping us and making our lives better.

Posted By: MAINEMAN (24.97.251.×××), on Monday, June 08, 2009

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dtv
this dtv kinda pee's me off. i didn't ask for this, why does the gov't think they can ask me to pay for something i don't care about. is this a dictatorship. all i want is to come home, sit my ars down, turn my tv on and relax. i cannot afford this nonsense. am i making it harder than it already is?

Posted By: acatal (207.200.116.×××), on Sunday, June 07, 2009

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Mailing Adreess
I never ask for the coupon before an the sistem said that I received 2 coupon and that i already use one an use it. Reveiu the adrees

Posted By: Yolaina (67.206.220.×××), on Thursday, May 28, 2009

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Welcome to Amerika
Welcome to what Government run healthcare will be like. Everything the gov. touches becomes more inefficent and expensive.

Posted By: ret (67.142.164.×××), on Tuesday, March 24, 2009

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no more news or weather
I live in a rural area and have been informed by the FCC I will no longer have access to news and weather. This is really scary since the hurricane season begins in June. Once again the U.S. Government is treating us like mushrooms.

Posted By: WILLBEINTHEDARK (38.114.203.×××), on Thursday, March 19, 2009

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DTV first step in killing free OTA TV
DTV poor quality is on purpose, government is forcing people to subscribe to cable or sat so they can add taxes and fees like they do on your phone bill.

Posted By: barefoot (72.67.110.×××), on Monday, March 09, 2009

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Thanks to the idiots in gov who passed this legistration.
and my hat is off to the smart makers of the converter boxes. Must have been good lobbying. Someone is making a lot of money while taxpayers are going to pay for coupon and then again at the stores. I now will NOT be able to use my beloved and trusted companion; my handheld color Casio TV-1900. It was my favorite gift I have ever received. I hope the "powers to be" can't use their car TVs either.

Posted By: stillSoMad (75.176.100.×××), on Wednesday, February 25, 2009

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the goverment and big corporations are ripping us all off
DTV is another " Fleecing of the American People". And our own goverment has joined with Big Corporate America to rip us all off. I'm mad as hell but I am also heart broken that the people we have trusted with our liberties have sold us out. over and over again. With what once was free now we are forced to pay for. Who got rich off this one.

Posted By: ripoff (209.159.235.×××), on Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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Another Govt. SNAFU
Had good antenna reception on analog & since our "digital" is better transition I get 2-3 channels OK & that's hit & miss & have tried every combination of hook-ups the converter instructions had. I thought the "BIG" switch was supposed to be done by Feb. 17th & now extended to June (TV Stations have had 1 yr. minimum to do this transition). So, my questions are why the hell is this so much better & when will you really smart "looking out for the American Public" Govt. people actually make the TV stations do what supposed to have been done already? It's just one more example of we, the ("little guys a.k.a. the working/tax paying American middle class")getting fooled 1 more time.

Posted By: tdhpood (63.18.34.×××), on Saturday, February 21, 2009

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what country is this
To whom it may concern,This is to all of you who feel they have been cheated and swindeled by the net works and our gov. we the people and only we the people, can possibly change the future of our rights. I believe civil rights have been violated, and we the people, together, can change these wrongful acts against us. Perhaps a class action law suit! I invite all of you to join together and take all necessary actions needed, to take our rights back, not only for our own voices, but for our people who cant have a voice, or for the voices turned down, and were told or made to feel their voice didnt matter! perhaps we need to remind these positions of unjust power, that this is the United States of America, and we are United States Citizens armed with rights under our constitution! please email me with your remarks!
"your voice is only as loud as you speak"!

Posted By: 8889 (12.74.230.×××), on Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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only 2channels
had 20 channels before if dtv is better why only 2 channels now

Posted By: kindlej (66.168.37.×××), on Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Expired??
I don't see a VALID REASON, why an expiration date was even issued on the cards. Whats the purpose of an expiration date if you can only receive/use 2 cards anyway?I ordered mine early & because I live on a small disability check, I could not accumulate the money needed before they expired, now they are telling me " SO SAD, TOO BAD" , I'm S.O.L. The pres. gave us more time to switch, but my tv viewing area ( Gainsville, FL.)is going ahead with the 02/17/09 date, so that means I will be without tv even sooner than the rest of the world.If I EVER get tv again, I will not be a consumer of a.b.c. OR it's affiliates because they cared so little for those of us out here between a rock & a hard place, I hope their ratings fall WAY down because of this & I suppose they will go down with so many people without a tv to watch them with.

Posted By: Lu2007lu2 (98.18.157.×××), on Sunday, February 15, 2009

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You get what you pay for.
People should buy a converter that passes the analog signal, complain all you want but this is a one time investment. Shop smart and you get what you need for the price of a couple of months of cable tv. My only mistake is that I didn't buy a converter that passes the analog signal, my fault.
I get at least 9 digital channels, but when I buy a UHF antenna I expect my reception to get better( I have a cheap Philips antenna).
Now that Obama might extend the deadline for the digital conversion
people should have time to make the right adjustments. Thanks.

Posted By: jimpomer (70.224.193.×××), on Sunday, January 11, 2009

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this is a joke
I got the box and the best anntena forget it i had 3 times as many chanles with annlog . and when a cell phone rand it did not effect the tv now it does as does the wind and the rain this is a joke now all I get is regilous tv not even the nbc or the cbs or abc

Posted By: libjo234 (76.109.51.×××), on Thursday, January 08, 2009

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whitmore
dtv is so much better i can only pick up 1 channel get 7 or 8 analog channels. thanks government!you suck just like dtv!

Posted By: whitmore (98.17.241.×××), on Tuesday, January 06, 2009

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what it is
I am so disgusted with this junk everything the gov. promises whas a joke I had to bye a antenna and still it did not perform and the little frequency was like watching a Japan movie lips move and words were off. and all I can get is spanish stations. I am really disgusted and their is no commedy stations you talk about gov. brain washing I conclude!

Posted By: joke68 (69.216.245.×××), on Sunday, January 04, 2009

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Such a Rip Off
This dtv has got to be the worst thing they have ever made. I tried to hook my grandmother's box up and it wouldn't even pick up none of the local channels,only 3 off the wall channels. As for mine, everytime the weather gets bad, it loses signal or freezes up. Right now, my local channels have lost signal and i don't even know why and it's the same with my mothers. They have got to come up with something better than this.

Posted By: ealysdiva (74.182.1.×××), on Saturday, January 03, 2009

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Poor singal reception
I just hooked my dtv converter box to my tv that showed a beautiful analog picture. Now I get a beautiful picture that freezes or loses its signal every 3 seconds; it's impossible to watvh a tv program. Furthermore, the government needs to tell everyone receiving a coupon for a converter that you need to buy another antenna that receives a high frequency signal. Otherwise, the picture will go out or freeze up.
Also, if those satelites became damaged we the American citizens will not be able to see what is going on (no satelite no tv or radio signal). We have allowed the government to put us in a big big big mess.

Posted By: tannywilsow (68.49.165.×××), on Monday, December 29, 2008

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No converter boxes - Expired
I received my cards in the mail, but local vendors out of stock sold out for MONTHS. Who bought them, everybody I know has the same problem. Our local Wal-Mart finally got some more converter boxes in but now my cards are expired. Tried to re-apply ... denied ... each time tried to appeal ... session expired. Who's making the money on this?

Posted By: huntdon41 (71.49.115.×××), on Friday, December 26, 2008

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What corruption!
My application was denied. I appealed, and heard nothing. I appealed again, and heard nothing. I sent several emails, and heard nothing. I finally called. After many tries, and a long hold, I finally got through. I was told that my address was denied, and that I was not eligible for coupons, but he didn't know why.

He recommended that I just use a different address, then he hung up on me. What a great message!
"We are the government. We don't really care enough to fix our problems, but if you would only be willing to just feed us convincing lies, we could work with those instead."

Hmmm, I wonder why we are in this credit mess?

Posted By: gt19 (128.157.160.×××), on Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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government scam
recieved my coupons in april, went to radio shack, they didnt have the converter boxes in so i had to order them. received them by mail in june, had to pay postage plus the amount the coupon didnt cover. i am a senior citizen and not good with electronics so i asked my son when he was in town to hook one up for me. he did but then we could not program the remote control. went to radio shack to get some pointers and was told i needed a new antenna so i paid 35.00 for one, thought the problem would be solved, still no luck in converting. can't afford cable or one of those new fangled tvs (besides the 2 tvs i have are in good condition so it would be a waste to get rid of them. i don't know what i am gonna do, i guess i will just have to listen to radio after february. so far i spent 82.00. i wonder if there are technicans out there who hook these things up for a fee.

Posted By: 7h5n4e9 (207.69.139.×××), on Monday, December 15, 2008

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loud sucking noise my money going down DTV hole
Had perfect reception analogue- connected box no signal-called tech support "you need new antenna $150"- installed new antenna no signal-tech support "you need booster $65" - still no signal digital {perfect signal analogue) 10 hours my time wasted so far priceless.

Posted By: mikero (64.57.162.×××), on Friday, December 12, 2008

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Not making the public aware of all the problems
The coupons are really a tax rebate. Where else could our government aquire money. So when we go to use them, we are charged a sales tax on that amount. This is a tax on a tax. Makes no sence. Many stores ran out and the coupons expired. Most people didn't realize there was an experation date on the coupons. WHY should those coupons expire? Those are a form of our tax money so how can our own money expire?
No stores in my area sell those boxes for less than $50. Some for a lot more. With all the problems with the economy, why is the government forcing us all to waste money on this digital convert stuff now. Put it off untill the economy is better and people can afford this nonsence.
Many old rabbit ear TV sets do not have a place in the back for those converter connectors. Many TV sets in vehicals are not accessable with those converter boxes and they are all 120V. Cars are 12 Volts. I recently gave my son a small portable TV with only built in rabbit ears. Now what? Most small portable TV's only have built in attenas. Now what? Why not tell people about the problems with connecting a converter box to a VCR/DVD recorder. Can not watch one station and record another anymore unless you use two converter boxes and real lot of cables.

Posted By: justcarl (76.223.10.×××), on Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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Never Received AT ALL
I did just like they said. I do have a PO Box for mail. I went back and reapplied using my street address in August. It was approved. Nothing was received by OCT 2008. I e-mailed them and they said it could take longer than 2 months to receive. Its now the end of NOV 2008. NO coupons. I recently went on their website/checked my REF#. The coupons were deactivated or cancelled or something like that. This shows I never received them as they were not used. It said I could reapply for one (confusion thinks I only was sent one??)and when I did denied me due to already having received 2 coupons. Its like this maze they send you looping around and you never get anywhere. How do I know they sent them out. I put in another appeal. Is anybody else not receiving coupons at all

Posted By: hJaimie (67.101.1.×××), on Sunday, November 23, 2008

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DTV2009.gov Complaint
Given the reason for the coupons is to provided financial relief to people who otherwise might not be able to afford the change, the restrictions they have make no sense. I applied for the coupons early but discovered they had a short 3 month expiration limit. I did not want to spend money before I needed to since I am fairly poor, - basically in Jan 2009. So when I reapplied for new coupons recently, I was denied. They will not issue more than 2 coupons max per household, ever. So by being frugal, I have been completely denied the coupons. The coupons therefore basically end up being a bonus for people who can already afford it better than others, which I find to be ridiculous.

Posted By: maxxer (63.197.17.×××), on Thursday, November 20, 2008

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MY COUPONS EXPIRED? WHAT I NEED TO DO NOW??
When I received my coupons the stores close to my home were out of TV CONVERTER BOX, and now my coupons are expired. Can I receive something to buy the TV CONVERTER BOX like a letter from You or something. I can send my expired coupons if you want to see. Thank you very much. I will be waiting answer from you.

Posted By: BERRYSAD (76.227.172.×××), on Saturday, November 01, 2008

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No converter boxes to be found
I received my cards in the mail, but when I went to buy a converter box, the stores in my area were sold out for MONTHS. Our local Wal-Mart finally got some more converter boxes in but now my cards are expired. What a rip-off!

Posted By: SadSue (98.219.157.×××), on Wednesday, October 08, 2008

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reception
I can get the local channels perfect off my rabbit ear antenna. When ever i hook them up through the box it show little or no signal. So I guess you have to buy a big antenna to be able to aquire a signal.

Posted By: enjoyinlife92 (75.89.140.×××), on Sunday, October 05, 2008

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coupon expired ???
I requested my coupons early, I did not even open the envelope, after all, I would not need them until Feb 2009. Imagine my shock when, on
September 13th,(which still seemed early to me) I was preparing to use
my coupons and they had expired ??? What is the point of the coupons being good for such a limited time??? Why wasn't it point out that you have to use them quickly ??? Why would people think they had to be used immediately when the change does not happen until Feb 09???...What a joke!...typical government incompetence

Posted By: tre04133 (75.51.191.×××), on Saturday, September 13, 2008

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Expiration Date on Coupons
Unless there is a shortage of the converter boxes, why was it necessary to have an expiration date on the coupons? If there is a shortage, the coupons should have been issued accordingly.

Posted By: jehill (64.12.116.×××), on Thursday, September 04, 2008

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turned-down!!
i was told i was not eligible for a coupon.i was told to go to the web site to appeal this decision,then it would not accept my app. what's up? where is real people to answer our real questions?!

Posted By: mitzi (207.144.59.×××), on Tuesday, September 02, 2008

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?Mismailed coupons
My problem is where are my coupons I ordered on 3-29-08. As the application wouldn't take a PO Box for a mailing address I never received my coupons. As the area I live in has streets, drives and lanes all with the same address numbers it's easy for the mail man to deliver the coupons to the wrong address. In addition to that, I live in an area where winter visitors live and they are gone for 6 months of the year to their summer residences. So there is no way to know where the coupons ended up. I have now been told that the coupons are expired. So where does that leave me? The only way to contact Dtv2009 is thru mail, one cannot talk to a person to see what their options are. So do I now have to spend the full price for the converter to watch TV or will the original coupons be reissued? I have sent off a letter requesting the coupons be reissued. If & when I hear from Dtv2009 on this matter I'll review my review.

Posted By: 883car (72.58.144.×××), on Tuesday, August 05, 2008

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Coupon fraud
This is actually a complaint. I was duked by one of the retailers while looking for a reasonable DTV converter. I went and visited all sites out on DTV2009.gov website. One of them did not post their shipping and handling on their site, so I went through the avenues to find out what their shipping was (did not confirm buying the product) and found out that the minute you enter the information off your DTV coupon card into a website, it is automatically used. So I got taken by one of the retailers, by entering my card number to find out what the shipping was and that voided my cards. So now I don't have cards or converter. I just wnated someone to know, that now I have to spend the full price to get one if I want one.

Posted By: penwaduke (69.129.12.×××), on Thursday, June 19, 2008

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