A few years ago after years of being with the same company for years we decided to cancel our cable subscription. We were frustrated with the service we were receiving and for the price we were paying it was ridiculous. We finally were able to get Google Fiber Internet installed last summer after being on a wait list for almost a year. They also offered a cable package at the time that was almost $60.00 a month for the basic package. We decided just to get the super-fast internet they offered and to use streaming services like Amazon Prime, Netflix and Hulu plus instead, which works out great for us.
We had a very old rabbit ear style antenna that we used for a while, but you literally could not walk in front of it or the picture would go in and out. Not to mention it was held together by paperclips lol. There are times when you want to catch the local baseball game or news and it was impossible to do with that old antenna. Our local baseball team went to the world series last year and that is the worst time to have a bad connection. It's also nice to be able to get weather alerts in severe weather.
I was excited when I received the opportunity to try this out. There are about 39 local channels available in our area according to Wikipedia. We were able to find 31 on the first search and up to 33 after re-positioning a little bit. I thought that it was a pretty impressive amount of channels that we now have access to for FREE! You can do a simple google search to find the channels available in your area. We were able to get a strong signal on all of the major networks and even the smaller local ones had great reception. There are several ways use it, you can stick it to the wall, the window or let it lay flat on the table. For us personally it worked best on our west facing living room window.
Antenna's with the same range sell for almost twice the price of this one at Wally World. So if you figure you would be paying around $60.00 a month for cable, minus the cost of this the View TV Antennae, you would be saving almost $700.00 per year by canceling your cable service. That's a family vacation, season passes to the amusement park or for us a whole mortgage payment. I honestly don't miss having cable and I don't see myself paying for it ever again. If you want to cut the cable cords and save some serious cash, I would definitely recommend the View TV Amplified HDTV Antenna. You can get one here on Amazon with free shipping for Amazon Prime Members!
Disclosure: I received this for free for my honest and unbiased opinion.
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