Strangled By Cable, Here Is An Alternative...
Instead of paying exorbitant prices upwards of $250/month for cable and/or broadband television service, which have lost substantial value over the last 20 years seriously consider investing in a high quality, large directional rooftop antenna like a Winegard HD8200U with a roof mount, and pre-amp. The set-up would be approximately $200 to $300, and you can wash your hands of ever paying a cable bill again. If you have your heart set on watching Bill Maher Friday nights on HBO, you can invest in a surplus C band dish at least 12' in diameter ($200-$300). Purchase a HDTV receiver ($300), low-noise block converter or LNB for both C and Ku bands ($150-$250), have all the hardware set-up by the retailer, tuned and installed ($200-$300); subscribe to a wholesale satellite programming service like National Programming Service, LLC. (NPS), which serves large commercial customers like sports bar, casinos, hotels, and stores but will sell programming al la carte (you pay only for what you o