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Originally Posted by mark
wish I could just not yet brave enough
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Here you go
http://freetvedmonton.com/freetvedmo...-Edmonton.html
Before Shaw finally cut my service I compared the viewing quality of their HD version of CHBC (Global) with what I could get with my HomeWorx ATSC box. I was surprised to find the OTA version through the ATSC HomeWorx unit was actually better quality. I checked it out several times to make sure. A little research revealed that the OTA HD signal is UNCOMPRESSED, unlike the programming of the cable provider who needs to compress everything in order to cram 1,000 channels down their cable.
No harm in giving your provider a call. The simple request to remove the TV service will have them falling all over themselves to give you a better offer. As mentioned in one of my earlier posts, it's like pulling hen's teeth to get them to disconnect. It took over a month in my case. Getting hooked up is much easier. In most cases you can do it online, unlike getting disconnected where you have to phone them.
This link will allow show you where OTA transmitters are in your area. You just need to input your address.
http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?opti...pper&Itemid=29
EDIT: If you have a newer TV, chances are it already has an ATSC tuner built in, so you don't even need to buy the HomeWorx box I have for $60-70. So for an investment of just over $100 if you buy a good antenna with the HomeWorx box (which can be hooked to a hard drive & used as a PVR), you can give it a try before 'cutting the cable', so to speak. Don't know what your cable/internet/TV bill is, but it's likely more than $100 a month.