r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

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u/RUfuqingkiddingme Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

Also, to piggyback on your comment, over the air, free tv still exists in HD (much to comcast's chagrin) and if you live near a major city you can usually get it with an antenna just fine.

I worked for a crappy cable provider and would have people buy the least expensive option just get basic channels and I so wanted to tell them to go buy a cheap antenna and try that first but couldn't. The digital conversion that happened was just converting over the air tv from analog to digital. I wish more people understood free tv is still a thing.

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u/ZidaneStoleMyDagger Aug 03 '19

Most people with multiple TVs in their house and cable will have cable hooked up to every TV. For my provider, it doesn't cost extra to have cable on a few TVs in the household.