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Digital TV box coupons available but may miss June 12 deadline

June 2nd, 2009, 9:41 am · 6 Comments · posted by

Digital TV transition on June 12, 2009.Ten more days until our favorite TV shows go completely digital and the government wants to send another reminder that if you haven’t converted to digital, there may still be some financial assistance available.

The converter box coupon program still has $40-discount coupons but consumers who apply after today are no longer guaranteed to get the coupons before the June 12 switchover. That’s because it takes about nine business days to process and mail the coupons.

A converter box is the cheapest way to convert an old, analog TV to digital. If you need help, Best Buy’s Geek Squad is offering free in-home installation to the first 10,700 people who request it (see earlier, “FREE digital TV converter box installation to first 10,700 people“).

There’s also other phone and at home support available. Just plug in your zip code at dtv.gov/dtv_resources.htm. 

According to the Federal Communications Commission, we’re down to 2.7% of U.S. households, or 3.1 million homes, who aren’t ready for the digital transition.

If you need any more questions answered, the FCC has set up a hotline at 1-888-CALL-FCC.

More digital TV transition news:


Check out the Gadgetress Guide to the Digital TV transition 

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 6 Comments

  • TV less says:
    June 2, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    Whats the point
    Cant afford rip off high priced cable
    My apartment wont get into the 20th century and put up a master antenna
    And the DTV box doesnt work on rabbit ears

    Millions like me will lose TV reception on the 12th

  • Cliff says:
    June 2, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    I really hope that congress does not screw this up again & FINALLY goes through with it.

    @TV Less
    http://www.dtvanswers.com/dtv_antenna.html
    Lots of options for people with rabbit ears. Although this day and age I’m surprised people still use that old stuff. People have so many choices like Cable, Satellite,Internet (Hulu, Bit Torrent, etc.), AT&T, Verizon.

    • TV less says:
      June 2, 2009 at 5:02 pm

      Fixed income, medical bills and ion slow speed dial up
      I wish I could get high speed on my computer and watch tv over the net
      The phone line is very very old cloth wrap two wire that is not twisted so it could never handle anything other than 56K
      I also with crap cable companies like Time Warner could see most people cant afford $60 a month for bare bones basic and come up with something where we could get 15 channels for $15 a month
      But when you pay your worthless CEO 100′s of millions a year you have to pass the cost to suscribers (except this one)

      • Eric Cooper says:
        June 2, 2009 at 10:04 pm

        Trust me TV less, you will not lose television service on June 12th. You just need to be a little less frustrated with the whole thing and put a little more time into fooling around with your “rabbit ears”. If you are in OC, you WILL get reception unless you live in the foothills.

  • TV Less says:
    June 4, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    We shall see one week from tonight

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