since i moved between apartments (again), i had to transfer my cable services to the new place, and the representatives at charter are the biggest idiots ever so i decided to tell ‘em to fuck off. my building has a big antenna on the roof, so i thought i’d give the over the air hd a try, and guess what? the major channels: 2,4,5,7,9 and 11 are clearer than they were through charter communications, and are… free! i typically only watch the main channels anyway, plus ota digital broadcasts also have subchannels like 5-2 which is “the tube”, a channel that just plays music videos. i also get kcal 9 in hd, which wasn’t offered in hd through charter, so now i can watch lakers games in high-def (good timing, seeing how their season just ended a week or two ago =P)

as for the other tv shows i can’t get, there’s always the internet, and as far as accessing it without charter? there are 5 unlocked networks at almost full signal floating around my complex. when will people learn ;)