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If I am interested in watching some series or news, I will find it online. Like the Netflix or something similar. Eric — this works for me, and has been for a while. My question is whether there is a way to DVR this content, ideally with a program guide? The heading in this needs to change. A person just needs a TV with an HD tuner. I know of no cable company that provides HD stations in their basic subscription package. The HD stations are in higher-tier combo packages or a separate package altogether just for HD.

And while you are partially correct that all local stations broadcast in HD, that signal is only freely available over-the-air with an HD antenna and with some luck depending on where you can place it or what your home structure is made of.

The HD stations that come through on my specific television are on -2 channels such as , , etc. None of the junk works well. No matter who says what. I got a Leaf antennae from Fryes it works so-so.

What a damn nightmare and a rip-off! It works worse than the Leaf. Amazon only offered PART of my money back. There are so many variables when it comes to over-the-air television including line-of-sight, distance to towers, weather conditions, etc. I tried your suggestion with a bit of a workaround. Any suggestion on how to get those channels? The scan function on my TV worked quickly, what took the most time was figuring out where the cables go.

With satellite, you have zero access at all without paying, my guess is that your dish is actually acting like an antenna of sorts. Eric, Thanks for the reply. A lot of articles say I need to hook up an antenna to the dish to be able to get several of the free TV stations I want.

I live 70 miles away from Orlando and NO antenna works for me on a brand new roku tv. Please help if you can! Have you tried changing the position of the antennas? I know sometimes the positioning is something we have to live with. If you are looking for a cheaper alternative to cable, have you considered trying Hulu or Sling? I unhooked my TV and I bought a antenna.

I now get 40 free stations. One big downside to antenna is it get rid of shows without any warning used to come home to plug in my TV watch yes I unplug because I have a cat likes to playing with cords on occasion. This takes time be patient, it will tell you when its done as its basically locating the TV Stations. We did this a few times getting more stations added each time. We have been doing this for the past 12 years… :. So back in the day pre digital this was a legitimate thing.

If you subscribed to the internet package you could simply place a splitter on your coax and hook up the tv and get the complete basic package you had to subscribe to the internet package for this to work I tried it a few months ago on a older tv and it no longer worked. Just tried it on a modern tv Samsung ru series and same result. If your cable provider has gone digital this life hack will no longer work.

As I said it is obviously going to vary by provider and location but there are certainly people who it works for. I have zero cable, never have had cable in this house. Just bought a new TV, did the autoscan and I have all the local channels.

How is this possible with no cable, no antenna. The only thing plugged in is my TV power cord to the wall. I have 3,6,7,15,42,etc. What am I missing? I had done this when we first got our smart Tv…….

I have a rocky television. I bought an antenna from Walmart nothing. What can I do to get some kind of channels without paying for it. Struggling mother just needs to be able to watch the news and weather at least.

Unfortunately, not everyone will be in a location that gets good reception using an antenna. A clear line of sight to the outside makes for the best reception. Most of the HD TV antennas are directional so they need to be pointed in the direction of the towers. There is a website that you put in your ZIP code and it will tell you what direction to point the antenna and how far away the towers are.

It will also tell you what channels you should get. I pick up about 80 channels here in AZ. You could try a digital converter box. Then use remote that comes with converter box to scan for channels.

I tore down my dish from the side of my house and made a planter out of it. Then unplugged everything from my older flat screen TV. Been two years without cable of any kind. Occasionally move antenna and rescan. Must say however I did eventually invest in one of those 30 dollar flat antennas you put in the window to get better reception and I got it.

Never used it because we had cable. Just moved and cable is too expensive, so I thought about the paperclip and then remembered I had the rabbit ears. The U-shaped clips had been stripped off, so I was able to twist the exposed wires to create a single input wire and stick it into the cable hole of our flat-screen kitchen TV.

Thank you, Beth! I just tried this hack on my TV and it picked up over 40 channels but there is no picture or sound. I get a square box in the middle of the TV that says Audio Only on some channels. I have re-scanned for channels several times but get the same result. I also tried hooking the tv up to an antenna but all I got was no-signal.

I have the right antenna, researched where the broadcast tower is and best antenna for my location but no -signal. I have moved the antenna and tv to other locations in the house but still no signal. I even tried the antenna with a different tv but still got no signal. What is frustrating about this is I live in an area that is slight hilly. I am at a higher elevation than these two neighbors and I get no signal. My cable bill just went up There has to be a way cut the cable cord once and for all.

It could be a combination of things like the TV, the direction you face, the distance from the towers, the makeup of your home which blocks the signal, etc. I have read the article on how to get free T. Can you help me to get this going. I would love to stick it to the cable companies who like to charge an arm and leg for there so called service.

The best way would be to do a search for your TV model number and add manual at the end. All fine and dandy until the cable company does a tap audit and decides to come after you for cable theft. I get it cable is expensive, but so is the infrastructure that delivers the service. And leeching on the infrastructure can actually degrade the quality of service for paying subscribers. Not worth it folks. Trust me. This is in my own home that I do technically pay for, although my television decodes additional channels in-between the normal stations.

You need to find the manual for your particular television and look up how to manually scan for channels using the cable not the antenna option. Skip to content. Quick Summary. Thank you! You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Notify of. Oldest Newest. Inline Feedbacks. John Married with Debt. Reply to John Married with Debt. Reply to Eric J. Reply to Leslie. Modest Money. Reply to Modest Money. Hector Blancha. Nisall eric-nisall. Reply to Hector Blancha.

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