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jimhirshfield

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About jimhirshfield

head of publisher development at disqus

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    Comment #4309783

    I'm not trying to win a legal case here, just sayin'... 1. "The broadcast industry does not want American's to know..." Opinion. Why would they want this widely known? 2. "...legal…

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    Comment #4307538

    http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4306953

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    Comment #4307534

    http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4306953

  4. comment
    Comment #4307519

    See my reply above with link to Fred Wilson's blog post.

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    Comment #4307508

    My experience is the opposite. Before I knew about the above, I bought a digital antenna from Home Depot. I got barely any signal. Now, I get HDTV quality on a few networks.

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    Comment #4307500

    I'd agree that if your home never had cable, SOL. And you're right that there's nothing in it for them to drive a truck around...it's just s/w setting to turn off your paid subscri…

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    Comment #4307492

    Fred Wilson first brought this to my attention here: http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/02/clearqam-what-it-is-and-why-... He references "ClearQAM" aka "Clear QAM". Also note a few peopl…

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    Comment #4307022

    I'm watching women's beach volleyball on NBC (Channel 4 in the NYC metro area) as I type this (8:12pm on Sat 28 July)

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    Comment #4306962

    See my comment above. You CAN get the OTA channels.

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    Comment #4306953

    This won't get you live coverage, but it will get you legal NBC coverage on your home TV... The broadcast industry does not want American's to know this, but they are legally oblig…