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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Frontier was the worst of all time, had to start recording conversations with them and initiate legal action. A four month battle but in the end I vanquished them.

Comcast is a close second after they wanted to charge $25 "activation fee" to move our cable box from one live outlet to another. I posted instructions for how to cut the Comcast cord and get an antenna to thousands of people via 2 huge listservs I'm on. Dozens of people wrote to me for details and thanked me later, so I likely cost that terrible company a lot more than $25. They can eff off.

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So agree with you on comcast.  Just horrible.  I think it ranks with used car dealershps.

[b]BTW, how do we get instructions to the antenna so that we can cut the cord as well?[/b] [/quote]

New poster here.  There are several websites that can walk you through it.
We bought a TV antenna four years ago and were amazed at how many channels we get.  And they are free, forever.
You have to figure out where the transmitters are in your area, then point the antenna toward the transmitters.  If you are in the DC area, the transmitters are around Bethesda.  So you buy an antenna, stick it in a window pointing toward Bethesda, hook it up to your TV, scan for channels, and there you go.

Here is a link for a website that shows you where the transmitters are for your area:
https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps

You can go to TitanTV.com to see a TV guide of what you would get with your antenna.

If you live in the DC area, or any big city, a mohu leaf antenna would be adequate for you.  It looks like a placemat.  Hang it in the window facing the transmitters.  If you live in a more rural area, then I recommend the antennas direct antenna that looks like it has two numbers 8's hanging on it.  
https://www.amazon.com/Mohu-MH-110029-Amplified-Satellite-Antenna/dp/B07F15J9Y7/ref=asc_df_B07F15J9Y7/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459618435588&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7201986669082350320&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9024124&hvtargid=pla-975296536716&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Antennas-Direct-ClearStream-Multi-directional-Adjustable/dp/B074DYDSNK/ref=sr_1_8?crid=1OF5RQB6DZ1VI&keywords=antennas+direct&qid=1657440809&s=electronics&sprefix=antennas%2Celectronics%2C117&sr=1-8

I live in a more rural area than DC and I have the one that looks like it has two number 8's on it.  I have it in a window, hanging from a tension curtain rod. I get 50 channels.

You won't get any VHF channels with an antenna that hangs in a window, but 90 percent of TV channels broadcast on UHF.  In order to get the few VHF channels via antenna you need one of those huge antennas that are mounted to  your roof like people had in the 1960's.   The mohu leaf or the antennas direct antenna will get all the UHF channels.

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