At Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:50:41 -0500 "DAVID F. FARKAS" <david at farkas.com> wrote: > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. > ** You too can help the group > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > > > Hi all... > > Finally getting ready to switch away from Comcast and ditch cable TV. > It seems EarthLink no longer offers phone service so that only > alternative is Verizon. > > What they offer at my location is their 3Mbps DSL. I'm close to a > switching station so the speed should be as advertised. My question > is... will I experience a noticeable difference in performance > compared to Comcast cable? > > A related question about TV... is anyone using an indoor antenna to > pick up the local TV channels successfully in Amherst? If so, any 'Local' TV channels -- I don't think there is anything like 'local', unless you consider Springfield local. You'll *probably* need a rooftop antenna to get broadcast TV. Note: in like a couple of years, NTSC broadcast TV will be gone. I don't know if there will be 'broadcast HDTV' or not. > words of wisdom? I was thinking of using an amplified antenna and > putting it as high as I can get it... second floor room, top of bookcase? Roof... > > Thanx as always for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. > > Blessings, > David > > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > > Snowmen Fall from Heaven Unassembled > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, > but most of them pick themselves up > and hurry off as if nothing happened." > ~Winston Churchill > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > "There are more things in heaven and > earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in > your philosophy" ~Shakespeare (Hamlet) > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > No trees were destroyed by sending this > message. However, a significant number > of electrons were sorely inconvenienced. > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > -- Robert Heller -- Get the Deepwoods Software FireFox Toolbar! Deepwoods Software -- Linux Installation and Administration http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Web Hosting, with CGI and Database heller at deepsoft.com -- Contract Programming: C/C++, Tcl/Tk