Since we moved into our new house, we never got cable service – yes – no TV service at all, all we have is internet! Why? Because we didn’t watch much TV and whatever we wanted to watch (Family Guy, House, Office) – it was all available on hulu.com – for free!
So last Sunday, I really wanted to watch the game (MN Vikings vs GB Packers) but I didn’t wanna go out, so instead of ordering cable and starting an HD plan for $50 or $70 per month or singing up with NFL or ESPN to watch online… I thought I’ll try an Over-The-Air HDTV Antenna.
The whole ordeal turned out to be time saving and money saving. The antenna was $35 but I got it for $19 which made the deal even sweeter.
This is how it happened:
After reading all the review I wanted to buy this antenna:
So I picked it up and was going to checkout and I thought… wait… I have ShopSavvy app on my Sprint HTC Hero Android phone.. let me scan the bar code…
You can scan a bar code with this app and it will show you how much it is selling for locally (cheapest first), what it’s going for online and even some reviews.
So I scanned the bar code on the box and it showed me that within 5 miles there is a Walmart thats selling it for $19!! I went to the Customer Service at Best Buy and told them this is selling for $19 at Walmart… Best Buy price-matched and I got a killer deal.
Came home, hooked it up to my LCD HDTV, did a channel scan with both Cable and Antenna options. Within a few minutes I was watching Fox HD with 5.1 surround sound. It was amazing.
Moral(s):
1. When buying something – always check how much it is selling for locally and ask for price-matching. (Get ShopSavvy App on your phone!)
2. If you want to watch NCB, ABC, FOX in HD – don’t go for cable.. just get this antenna for $19 and you will get these channels for free for life!*
* Some channels might not be available depnding on your location!
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SammyQS
But if you just want your local channels for news, weather, sports… this is the way to go! This was a great deal Husband!
Hi this was a great article. Thanks for sharing. My name is Raheel Shamim and I’m strictly interested in the dirtiest stuff that can legally be shown on broadcast television. Could you please outline steps needed to follow to make this happen.
Thanking you in advance and in anticipation.
here you go: http://abc.go.com/shows/desperate-housewives
Get a descrambler you dirty piece of filth!
A descrambler? Do they make those in HD now!! Damn! Raheel, sure beats watching all that tv static thru a thin piece of linen back when we were kids (or just growing up)!
The good ol’ days!