[kwlug-disc] 8-bay OTA antenna - $50

[B.S.]

Checking now, gone appear to be the US networks, which are mostly simsub'ed to Canadian ones (that are still present).


Yes, this is analogue cable TV. (And I am only on basic TV.) I don't get anything US over OTA either. Can't even depend upon 5 / CBC, for that matter - even if I point right at it. I think for where I am it's bouncing / reflecting around too much to stay locked in for any reasonable amount of time. It seemed OK last summer, so this may be season / tree related. There's a tree I cannot avoid in that direction - curiously, though, it's gone now, when the leaves are too. Curious.

Thank you for that heads up, I hadn't noticed the channel loss yet. I looked at my Tivo's todo list and I'm able to redirect anything lost to Canadian simsub equivalents - except for PBS. Not that I record them much - did just get making of magical mystery tour, and britfloyd (pink floyd). I see an Ed Sullivan look back that was scheduled. Gone now, I suppose. Can live without it.


And thanks for the USTVnow reference - will have to check it out.

Add to my prior Acanac / Zazeen notes: One of the advantages of Acanac were the extras, such as VPN. They've now shut down those extras. Interestingly, Zazeen has now started up a free VPN for their subscribers. (Since this is all Distributel back end stuff, and the VPN was working very, very well, I expect the Zazeen VPN to do as well.)

Gone appear to be:
11 - WGRZ (NBC)
13 - Rogers Cable TV guide channel
15 - WNED (PBS) -> fishtank channel, a la 70 CTV Newsnet
17 - WGRZ (NBC)
19 - Treehouse

Also gone from that range, some time ago:
21 - W
22 - SNO
24 - CP24

Some, like CP24 aren't gone due to Rogers, CP24 shut down. And I believe the problem with 70 CTV Newsnet is they stopped broadcasting in analogue / SD, and I guess Rogers chose not to convert the remaining HD signal for their customers.

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> From: "hgruetzmacher at gmail.com" <hgruetzmacher at gmail.com>
>To: Khalid Baheyeldin <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>; KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> 
>Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 6:07 PM
>Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] 8-bay OTA antenna - $50
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>On cable, 6 channels have vanashed and ch15 now has a fish bowl. I have an OTA setup ready to roll so am ready to switch over. The US channels are sketchy ‎though on OTA so I will supplement my OTA setup with USTVNOW
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>From: Khalid Baheyeldin
>Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 6:03 PM
>To: KWLUG discussion
>Reply To: KWLUG discussion
>Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] 8-bay OTA antenna - $50 
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>Is that on antenna or cable?
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>On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 5:56 PM, <hgruetzmacher at gmail.com> wrote:
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>We lost 6 analog channels in Waterloo today
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>>From: Khalid Baheyeldin
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 5:54 PM
>>To: KWLUG discussion
>>Reply To: KWLUG discussion
>>Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] 8-bay OTA antenna - $50 
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>>On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 5:37 PM, B.S. <bs27975 at yahoo.ca> wrote:
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>>http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?item_id=044612
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>>>I noticed this - if any have been considering checking out OTA, or like me, still being warned of Rogers cancelling their analogue cable TV. IIRC, this is similar to what Khalid found success with.
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>>The one is have is another brand.
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>>The one at Canada Computers has a potential advantage: you can install each 2 top/bottom segment at an angle, so one would be pointed to the CN tower, and the other to Hamilton (CHCH, CHCJ).
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>>Not that I tried it, but ... 
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>>In my case, Rogers again notified of cutting off analogue cable TV - this time as of Dec. 1. Which, again, came and went without change.
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>>Rogers can rent you a box that converts digital cable to analog.