Queue up for a digital set top box coupon for CT-100, etc...

[Pete Deksnis]

Based upon all your reports, there were nearly half-million requests in the first 24 hours. If that turns out to be an average rate, the first 11 million will be reached in about three weeks! We shall see...

[ceebee23]

Here is oz we have had set top boxes for years .... two types standard definition and high definition.

The standard definition (576i) boxes usually have RF out but not the high definition boxes (576P, 720P, 1080i) but then we are not using ATSC so who knows what will happen in the US.

[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by ceebee23

Here in oz we have had set top boxes for years .... two types standard definition and high definition.

The standard definition (576i) boxes usually have RF out but not the high definition boxes (576P, 720P, 1080i) but then we are not using ATSC so who knows what will happen in the US.

This is similar to how the USA boxes will be. The SD ones will be eligible for the coupon discount. HD boxes have been available since 1998, but are not eligible for the coupons, unfortunately.

[andy]

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[zenith2134]

Too bad I didn't make note of the numbers-- I signed in and gave my info without any trouble, applied for two boxes. I bookmarked the page that had the number, and now i see it says 'session has expired'. Guess that was a bad idea. So I'm a little confused: The coupons expire 90 days after issue? But radotvguy you got yours already? If so, where does one find these converters in a retail store?

[reeferman]

I've 11011862 as of 10:58 pm 1/3/08

[old_tv_nut]

I believe you should have seen a notice that the coupons will not be sent out until boxes become available in your area.

[Keefla]

think of it this way, its kinda like a uhf converter box for a vhf only tv....kinof a piece of history.





maybe not but it helps me sleep at night.

[wkand]

I thought the deal with the coupons was not that you couldn't get an adapter without it, but that it allowed you to get a $40 discount. Am I wrong?

[old_tv_nut]

Originally Posted by wkand

I thought the deal with the coupons was not that you couldn't get an adapter without it, but that it allowed you to get a $40 discount. Am I wrong?

You are correct

[kbmuri]

#1012924 on 04-Jan-2008 12:13 AM EDT

[andy]

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[Steve D.]

Originally Posted by andy

Something tells me that most of the people who actually need the coupons don't even know what a web page is.

How have people answered the question about whether you use cable, or an antenna? It seems logical that if you say you use cable, they will put you at the bottom of the list.

Pretty sure it's first come first served. That's why they provide the reference numbers. Nowhere have I read that those who check "antenna" will go to the head of the line.

-Steve D.

[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by andy

How have people answered the question about whether you use cable, or an antenna?

I answered with the truth... I use only an antenna for my TV signals. (Well, I do have a C-band satellite dish with digital and analog reception and a Ku dish with MPEG/DVB receiver, but I assume those don't count. I do not pay for any signals these dishes receive.)

There will be, I think, 11 million "coupons" (actually credit/gift-type cards) in Round 1 of the program, available to anyone who asks. Round 2 coupons will only be available to people who have not recently subscribed to cable or satellite TV.

[Pete Deksnis]

Washington, D.C. (January 7, 2008) -- EchoStar today announced that it will sell a Digital TV converter box for $39.99.

At that price, consumers could buy a converter box with a $40 coupon provided by the federal government without having to spend their own money.

I'll bet other sellers will market $40 converters also.