Digital Transition

[AdminAssistant]

Oh boo hoo. If that's what you consider to be a major inconvenience and hardship then you've got a pretty good life.

Ummm, what I was trying to point out is that's the only negative thing I can think of regarding the delay. I don't consider it a 'major inconvenience and hardship', just damn annoying.

[daleduke17]

Hey, AdminAssistant, did you have a radio during that time? I'm only asking as it is a different way to get emergency information that isn't changing...I'm not trying to be an ass.

Also, I agree that hearing the celebrities schilling for this is getting old. We have local celebrities (local news anchors for example) doing it too.

[jedimaster91]

I personally find the transition drama absolutely baffling. Mr Jedi and I had no trouble getting our box. Best Buy had plenty in stock when we went to buy it, and we'd had the $40 coupon for months. We had to go use it because it was getting close to the expriation date. From reading this thread, I suppose we were fortunate in that respect, but we got in early.

HOWEVER, my opinion is that no matter how far the government pushes back the switch, there will be a significant portion of the population that isn't ready. Some will have legitimate reasons, but I suspect that for many, it will be due to their own laziness.

[AdminAssistant]

Hey, AdminAssistant, did you have a radio during that time? I'm only asking as it is a different way to get emergency information that isn't changing...I'm not trying to be an ass.

Nope, because I've never used a radio as a primary source of information and I don't like the music most stations play.

[AFPheonix]

HOWEVER, my opinion is that no matter how far the government pushes back the switch, there will be a significant portion of the population that isn't ready. Some will have legitimate reasons, but I suspect that for many, it will be due to their own laziness.

At that point, it's on their heads. But the people who have applied for coupons and haven't gotten them and the people who don't have access to big box stores deserve some leeway in getting ready.

[BlaqueKatt]

Plus, $40.00 isn't that hard to come up with. Set some change aside every week and it will add up. Plus, those prized possessions will still be useful in some way.

my mother is on disability-no car no way to leave the house-she watches TV-

her total monthly income is $600
$300 for rent
$100 for heat/electric(we live in WI)
$50 for telephone
which leaves her $150 for groceries and her necessary medications not paid for by medicare, for the month-so she's supposed to go without eating according to you?

Yes there are people who get by on a bare minimum-I'd like to see you live as sparsely as my mother does and then say "It's not hard to come up with"

[daleduke17]

How hard is it to take some loose change and set it aside? A nickel here, 45 cents there, etc. Over some time it will add up.

Also, I am not telling people to go without food. TV is not as important as food. Go without TV.

[anriana]

I don't have a comment on the economic situation of people needing to transition, just on the annoyance of having the transition delayed. I work for a cable company and we weren't allowed to take time off this month. Now we're also not going to be allowed to take time off in June. (or July, whatever) I don't understand why that is, as we're 100% digital already and our entire call center is repair, not sales.

[Greenday]

I don't understand why that is, as we're 100% digital already and our entire call center is repair, not sales.

Do you have any idea how many people, when the switch comes, are going to call you and ask you to fix their TVs?

[anriana]

Do you have any idea how many people, when the switch comes, are going to call you and ask you to fix their TVs?

People that stupid won't be able to find our telephone number.

[Greenday]

People that stupid won't be able to find our telephone number.

But everyone knows 411.

[anriana]

But everyone knows 411.

"My TV isn't working, so I'll ask 411 for the number to some random cable company?"

[Boozy]

"My TV isn't working, so I'll ask 411 for the number to some random cable company?"

If CS has only taught me one thing: It. Will. Happen.

But probably only once or twice, and certainly not enough to justify keeping their entire staff hostage for several months.

[anriana]

If CS has only taught me one thing: It. Will. Happen.

But probably only once or twice, and certainly not enough to justify keeping their entire staff hostage for several months.

Yeah, that was kind of my point. These things do happen, but I've worked there ~2 years and I've had maybe five calls from people who weren't actual customers but still thought we could fix their services (and all of those but one had just dialed the wrong cable company - "Durr this isn't Comcast?")

[AFPheonix]

They keep retail staff hostage through the holidays, I think you'll live through the switch.