I got to test out the OTA channels today as I got my antenna.\u00a0 While I was only able to get about 7 channels, it had the main channels I would watch on cable normally for the most part.\u00a0 The surprising thing was how the picture quality seemed better which is a little ironic as you would assume trying to get free TV this way would result in a worst picture quality.<\/p>\n
Technically it made sense though as I was getting the feed directly as opposed to it first going through the cable company who then transfers it back to the home user.\u00a0 Almost makes you wonder why everyone doesn\u2019t use go with this route for TV services as most of the other channels can be acquired through subscriptions cheaper than TV packages.<\/p>\n
I think I will be going with this route now.\u00a0 It\u2019s just a matter of figuring out which Internet service provider to go with as it doesn\u2019t seem like Shaw cable here in Vancouver is doing anything about its sudden rate increases.\u00a0 Guess it\u2019s a good thing they did this as so far it looks like I can get better service for way less.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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