Reply #79: I just get really annoyed with the rant that the switchover [View All]

[Ms. Toad]

is only impacting people who have been procrastinating, etc.

I saw, for the first time today, formal acknowledgment that there will be a significant portion of the population that will go from being able to receive free, over the air broadcasts to not being able to do so. Up until now, all of the publicity has been on - get the right box and you'll be fine. That is not the case.

I have no intention of paying for TV, and I resent the fact that this switchover makes the broadcasts that are intended to be free, over the public airways, broadcasts inaccessible - and perhaps even more - I resent the "only stupid morons aren't ready for this" rant that I hear every time I cheer at (perhaps) being able to access broadcasts for 4 more months before the lights go out.