I got fed up with cable company and bought a $29 antenna. I wasn't quite sure about how to get the channels but watching your video did it. Thank you sooooo much!!! :)
Wow! it really works! using this method my hdtv found 153 channels. I'm here now in L.A. and local channels are working. I noticed that the picture is better and clearer than in Charter Cable
+DisableMyCable yes it is. especially those local channels like abc7, nbc, ktla, cbs, etc. the channels are better than the cable TV. I don't watch that much TV shows and movies.. I only watch news in the morning and afternoon so I think I made a right choice to disconnect and stop the service from Charter cable. Thanks for sharing this greats video. it helped me a lot!
I've tried so many amplified antennas and the only thing that works is that i stripped the outside of the coaxial cable and pulled it back and stripped the inner piece back and twisted it around the plug on a 25ft orange outdoor extension cord without the outside of cable touching and it works flawlessly, (UNBELIEVABLY WELL) I put it on a splitter and hooked another tv to it. I will use this as my antenna and hide the orange cord somewhere and purchase another cord. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
I dropped satellite this fall. Was paying $187 a month. Now, I use flat antenna (using RG6 coaxial cable to reduce signal loss) positioned up high on south-facing wall. Most of the TV towers are approximately 7 miles to the south of me. Get 75 channels. I also have a couple of paid streaming services.
What worked for me is cutting the cable wire off leaving just the middle wire and placing it in a dead cable outlet. It works grate thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you sooooo much for the video. I went and purchased the leaf 50 and I am very satisfied!! No more cable bill for $150 month. I highly recommend. Thanks for sharing...
IT ACTUALLY WORKS, I DID THIS SCRATCHING MY ASS AND SAYING SUPER KALI FRAG ER LISTIC BACKWORDS THEN I PLUGGED THE COAXIAL IN MY MOUTH GIVING ME 500 CHANNELS, YOUR THE BEST, LOVE YOUR WEBSITE TOO.
Hey trying to understand,used a coax and metal got 53 channels then removed the metal? Struggling long months with trying get free channels i cut cabel off ,now trying to just get the channels after rescanning over over, thanks trying figure this out on tube way to long wore this little phone out ,savi g to try buy a new tv ,thanks sure you helped others ,sorry just to old , frustrating
Thank you so much sir...you are our angel..You see our area have been hit by Supertyphoon Odette. There is still no wifi and faster internet in our area to cater to smart TVs and TV boxes. Our local cable company is still down and no signal. We heavily rely on TV for news and entertainment special my senior citizen parents. After watching your video, i tried it. And although i was only able to find 4 channels, we are so happy because of of the channel is my mother's favorite. When she saw her favorite program tonight, she was soooo happy..Thank you so much...
I've failed many times when trying to install the indoor TV antenna because I'm a woman and I really didn't know how to go step by step correctly .Thanks to your instruction and your tip, it works. It took me a while though,then I managed to go from channels then antenna and finally to auto program, now I get ABC.,NBC,CBS,FOX,CW...more than 40 channels. That's awesome. No more TV cable bill for me from now on.I'm very very happy. Thank you so much and best wishes.
Just saying just because your a woman doesnt mean you cant know what you are doing. Don't blame the fact that you didn't know how on the fact that ypue a woman.
Thank you for your efforts.. I am aware of the system, but I am forever grateful to people like you who CARE enough to take the time to share your knowledge... To those of you who find it necessary to criticize..while you think it may be funny...it is simply...sad... If someone KNOWS so much make your own video...and share like above.
I'm kind of glade he made this. Due to all the new stuff we forget about this 20 yr old stuff..So with that said." THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO.." why I thank you. My son secretly look up on how to unplug cable. Cus he did not have the money to pay for his 2015 century t.v stuff and look this video up and WOW. I walked into his room and saw he had an antenna...LMAO..GREAT JOB thanks again.
I'm kind of glade he made this. Due to all the new stuff. We forget about this 20 yr old stuff..So with that said." THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO.." why I thank you. My son secretly looked up on how to unplug cable. Cuse he did not have the money to pay for his 2015 century t.v stuff and looked up this video and WOW. I walked into his room and saw he had an antenna...LMAO..GREAT JOB thanks again.
I must say you are soooo cool.....my main purpose was to search RUclips and find someone who could tell me how to create an antenna without actually having to buy one and you did exactly that. thank you so much I had a cable cord and an extension on hand I was able to do exactly what you said to make a temporary one and it worked like magic I was able to get 13 channels thank you so much
Amazing. Having struggling and providers tend to screw around with billing. This worked for me and I am so grateful. Some channels are better than no channels. Thanx!!!!
dude you're a genius you deserve a trophy. I just tried the makeshift antenna and followed your direction and it worked. I can watch FIFA final at home in the morning thanks to you. I'll buy an antenna you suggested after the game 😭
I, here in Toronto Canada, get 40 free TV channels on a good day. Most are USA channels. However, I was not able to get a " Free TV ", but I did get a refurbished TV for a good price. I use an indoor antenna in combination with a 15db RF amplifier. 40 channels being picked up inside an apartment, is darn good.
I'm guessing this is an advertisement for the 35 and under crowd who grew up with cable and never knew they could just hook up an antenna. Very smart from a business standpoint.
OMG....THIS WORKED FOR ME! I got like 12 channels...ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX. Bless you sir. The antenna trick really worked for me...I've been suffering with only ABC for like months...and I never thought about trying to make an antenna. What a dumb idiot. Thank you thank you so much.
Thank you. I bought an antenna with no instructions. Finding out what to do with the TV settings helped me. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
I used the same extension cord expose the copper on both ends.(cut off the plugs on both ends) put the copper where cable wire goes on TV. Taped it on window and got 68 channels. NYC. No more cable. Works on every TV fkn amazing!! Or u can buy a small roll of speaker wire $3.00 works even better. Those antennas are a waste. Thank you tho. Must put TV on antenna, Not Cable Go to settings ..Hope all this helps as well as his advice. Money is tight for everyone so it's great to help save u money.
I live in L.A. and get 72 channels using old, broken rabbit ears into which I have placed wire coat hangers. To increase reception power, I sometimes toss my vacuum cleaner's 25 ft. long cord over the cable from the tv to the rabbit ears. The picture comes in crystal clear on my cheap, flat screen tv. Not rocket science.
I had an old mini wifi antenna with a metal end from a pc I wasn't using; plugged the coaxial into that, ran the over the air search and BOOM! 50 crystal clear channels. Awesome video man!
On my TV I have the same LGTV in the living room / Bedroom and had 4 channels (NO Cable box) that look just like HD my cousin hooked it up but never ask how he did it in my Bedroom today i canceled my cable box and wanted to hooked it up and nothing happen I went to my living room and saw the coaxial 2:59 in the TV but the other half was on the floor I removed it and then the channels were gone poof plugged it back on and the channels went back again so i tried your way and it worked i can't believe it the only bad news is can only see 4 channels but it works THANK YOU !!!
It works!!! It also works if I touch my finger to the pin, and it also works if I rest the pin against the metal back of my DVD player. Wow. Thanks, Brian. But it only works with the better RG6 cable, not the RG59 cable that Cox left with me.
I had a rabbit ears that I was using for fm. I too have a sony that is 3yrs old. I live in park forest il which is 20 miles from the city on the 4th floor in a senior building and I'm not facing the transmitters. I received 43 channels. Many Many Thanks
michael hodge Michael, I'm in Olympia Fields, IL.. next door to you basically. Do you seriously have 43 channels? I'm buying an outdoor antenna today and cutting the cord later this week.
Good morning Patrick Purnell. Yes i received 43 channels. The Pictures received are not compressed as they are through your tv provider. I haven't decided to cut the cord at this time mainly because i do like certain programs that aren't available over the air.
😲 WOW !!!! DUDE WOW!!! IT WORKED Clean out the blu my Ematic digital converter box just bricked & stop working I turned in on & off I changed Batteries Nope I got Absolutely No power & I'm like Hold on I've gotta New big Screen Tv It's Gotta be able to Do it on its own...& I Plugged in my antenna ... Scanned the Channels & HELLO I GOT 150 CHANNELS 👏👏👏👏👏👏😄 Now I've got time to By a new Converter Box... Thanks Again Guy 👌☺️ .
I pulled the plug on cable TV in 2003 and I don't miss it. What the hell do I need cable TV for? Where I live I get 82 channels of free digital TV. That's more than enough for me. Just about everything on cable eventually ends up on the internet. I don't pay for internet either. My apartment building has complimentary Comcast Wi Fi and it's pretty decent speed. I can download a Blu ray movie converted to MP4 in about 12 minutes. It's great not having to worry about those bills.
Antennas work great in Metropolitan areas, in suburbs you will get weak signals from some stations even if you have an out door antenna. Costco sells a very good flat Indoor antenna that works great in Metropolitan areas.
we did this after hurricane Matthew knocked out out cable service for three days. you're probably not going to get all the channels you want, but we we're able to get the local news and updates on the storm, plus a couple of other channels.
Hi man, Thanks for sharing. I did not try it yet, but I can tell it will works. Whoever said that you are too poor to do that. I don't think those people were existed to be human being. I think they probably should spend time leaning the meaning of human being.
Some people say the cable company will just jack up their price....lol....since people have been cutting the cord to cable ....my present cable service keeps giving me better deals.All you have to do is complain about the slightest increase and they will satisfy you anyway they can...and lower your bill!! They cant compete with free!!.....now i'm still looking at options to cut the cord myself....to be independent of cable! Just looking at the moment at the different options. SO YES,thanks to anyone helping people do that!! Great video!
Thank you sooooooo much for this video. I need to cut cox cable but had no idea what to do after I made that phone call. Thank you, thank you !!!!!!!!!
I unhooked the cable over a year ago. Great decision. I get 36 channels and honestly don't miss cable at all. I really don't. The picture is crystal clear HD. I thought I might have withdrawal symptoms, but it never happened. LOLOL Before I unplugged I took inventory of what I was actually watching. I was paying out the nose to watch about six channels out of 150 or so. Most of the channels were "reality" tv shows which are garbage anyway.
Kat, I just went to Wal-mart and bought a digital antenna, plugged it in and on the tv menu, hit scan (channels). Ended up with 36 HD channels. I think the antenna I bought was like twenty something dollars, don't remember. Was well, worth it.
if you want free TV you should get FTA satellite system. Channels are mostly in other languages, but free. If you have motorized dish you will have around 300 channels.
I got the best one Walmart had and all I got was a couple of shopping channels and Ion!! I checked a chart for mileage and I should have been ok but I guess things are in the way which block signals!!
This is great! This is very practical and walked me through from start to end, from hooking up the connector to TV. It only took me 15 minutes. That's awesome! Thanks so much!
First get a cable, another short cable, and a 3-way splitter. Screw one cable into the tv. Screw the 3-way splitter into the end of the cable. U strip the second cable but leave the other end good, so you have one end that still has the cable nut on it and can be screwed onto the 3-way splitter. Then make the rest of the cable only have the center copper wire and about 2-3 feet long. Make it into a loop and place it into the hole on the other open bolt with the hole in it on the 3-way splitter. U now have a cable that comes out of the tv, makes a loop, and returns to ground. I am in Sacramento, California and get about 40 stations this way (three movie channels).cable tv for the inside wire.
It is always recommended to use Outdoor antennas or in the Attic... for reliable digital signal and more channels... those indoor antennas are ok if you are close to the local transmitter.
I had tyr two already no channels did had an antenna before long time ago and was perfect did had channels but now I try to go back to antenna I was paying too much for cable and want to go back to antenna but I don't get any channels 🙃😔☹️🤔
Thank you so much I did what he said didn't have a antenna took a extencord attached it to the tv cable and got over 50 channels without a antenna just a extension cord
in the UK OTA TV is everywhere. most channels are free so they broadcast OTA but some channels are only acessible via sattelite (sky) or cable (virgin/bt)
Now I get it. The makeshift antenna is in place of the other one. I was confused. if I ever go this route I am hope I can afford the one time fee of one of those manufactured ones.
Thanks so much for sharing this resourceful video. This test is so useful in testing whether I will be able to use antenna/air in my area before purchasing one from the store. Many thanks!
Thanks I sure hope this works for my TV I can Not pay cable bills anymore When I only watch a few cable shows I can do without . How do I get hulu - netflix ???
I found it odd that some people think that they need cable (and some box) to watch tv. I use antenna like he held (it's about $15). Or, you can visit his website to buy the $21 antenna he recommended (appreciate his effort to remind people that you can watch tv without cable!).
So, Kev, you spend $90 for a lot of channels in your package, but you watch only a few of them. I spend $0 for the few channels I get and I watch them all. It suits me, because all I need are local channels for the news and weather and that is it. The cable company can keep their MTVs and other garbage the have. In other words, I am not a couch potato.
Tony Galvez well good for you man all hes trying to do is,help some people out not get an attitude. damn theres always someone whos gonna bitch about something
Thanks for the video.... The hell with paying $1200.00 a year to watch TV that's insane... I get over 900 channels and only watch maybe 30 of them at best and most of the time what is on them are re-runs... As long as I can get the basic channels who needs all the rest of the junk that does nothing but show re-runs for a month... To easy to download movies now a days to be paying hugh amounts of money t see re-runs all the time... Again thank for the video this was very helpful....
Yup, My moms been paying Time Warner now Spectrum over $60. a month just for basic & most of that is shopping networks & foreign channels & since Spectrum took over they've been raising the monthly service fee a little bit more every month. She's finally catching on after I screwed in a coax cable to her antenna input this morning & ran the cable to the window & was able to pick up 116 channels, no box, no converter no nothing, just the coax cable all by itself. I've got to admit, even I thought it was bizarre, lol. Feels like we're giving Spectrum the birdie. YESSSS
Get a splitter and don't just disconnect your cable if you get something like HBO or Showtime. After going to the TV menu and checking for over air reception just run the scan and it will show how many over air antenna reception is in your location. You will get stations like ABC,NBC, CBS, and a few others. BUT remember that it all depends on how far you are from the broadcast towers. The Clear TV antenna can be got at Wal-Mart for about 14 dollars.
yeah this is great if ya don't wanna watch cable tv.trouble is there's an awful lot of shows that you can't get doing it your way.I'm a truck driver that goes cross country and every time is would wanna set the tv up I would have to rescan and even then sometimes I still couldn't get channels.So what's your idea on that.all you get is digital channels.still doesn't get me espn,mavtv,velocity,or a bunch of other sports shows
Namaste I have seen your demo how to get free TV channel, but I have one problem, while you demonstrate if you bring camera close to areas we can able to see clearly, because of distance we are not able to understand properly. So can you reload your video please. Thank you very much.
This should be normal. If you don't have cable and you are using digital you would simply use an antenna just as you always have with the old analog tv's. This should come as no surprise.
Ever since I joined the military I don't even watch tv like I used to I just have Netflix and a guy who downloads movies for me and when I go home on leave I watch tv and realize how stupid it's gotten. Really all you need to do I pay 30-50 a month for decent internet and watch tv online or other apps like hulu plus. In the end it's cheaper than cable.
The makeshift antenna really work for me although I only have two channels its the two channels that I need so I'm satisfied I just want to watch Empire and Scandal the next week🙌🙌🙌🙌... Thx guy
I had went and bought an antenna it didn't fit my TV for some reason so I took it back for a refund..but I refuse to get cable ever again, but I definitely will try this technique you showed..
So your TV doesn't have a round ANT/CABLE coax connector as shown in this article? www.disablemycable.com/antenna-setup/ If not, your TV might be a "display" with no TV tuner. If that is the case, you could use a DVR as a tuner: www.disablemycable.com/dvr/
There are still many TV stations still terrestrially broadcasting. You can make your own indoor antenna, or buy one commercially made. It is best to have a proper outdoor roof antenna installed by professional installers. On top of a building to have height the range would be far better than using a small indoor antenna of any type. There are web pages showing how to make your own indoor antenna. A home made antenna will never perform as well as a commercial type, unless you had the know-how and instrumentation to properly tune it. Watching terrestrial TV stations will not show you the speciality channels that are available on cable and satellite services. More stations are starting to not broadcast terrestrial. There is a huge cost for operating and maintaining land based transmitters, and less and less people are using this service. With decreasing viewers for this type of service the financial return is becoming lower. There is also a lot of free TV on the internet. Having the proper hardware would allow you to have internet TV on your large HDTV set. Eventually, most likely there will be some charges from the providers of internet TV.
I got fed up with cable company and bought a $29 antenna. I wasn't quite sure about how to get the channels but watching your video did it. Thank you sooooo much!!! :)
I used the old rabbit ear antenna and I amazingly got 38 channels, nearly all crystal clear. Thank You!!!!!!!!
💯🤔 I'm going to hook up mine to an old school on the roof 1970 antenna😂
Wow! it really works! using this method my hdtv found 153 channels. I'm here now in L.A. and local channels are working. I noticed that the picture is better and clearer than in Charter Cable
Great! Yeah, isn't it amazing that the picture quality is better than cable TV?
+DisableMyCable yes it is. especially those local channels like abc7, nbc, ktla, cbs, etc. the channels are better than the cable TV. I don't watch that much TV shows and movies.. I only watch news in the morning and afternoon so I think I made a right choice to disconnect and stop the service from Charter cable. Thanks for sharing this greats video. it helped me a lot!
I've tried so many amplified antennas and the only thing that works is that i stripped the outside of the coaxial cable and pulled it back and stripped the inner piece back and twisted it around the plug on a 25ft orange outdoor extension cord without the outside of cable touching and it works flawlessly, (UNBELIEVABLY WELL) I put it on a splitter and hooked another tv to it. I will use this as my antenna and hide the orange cord somewhere and purchase another cord. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
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I dropped satellite this fall. Was paying $187 a month. Now, I use flat antenna (using RG6 coaxial cable to reduce signal loss) positioned up high on south-facing wall. Most of the TV towers are approximately 7 miles to the south of me. Get 75 channels. I also have a couple of paid streaming services.
Hi Rhonda, Awesome, congratulations!! Thank you for sharing!! That's how it's done! - Brian
What worked for me is cutting the cable wire off leaving just the middle wire and placing it in a dead cable outlet. It works grate thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you sooooo much for the video. I went and purchased the leaf 50 and I am very satisfied!! No more cable bill for $150 month. I highly recommend. Thanks for sharing...
IT ACTUALLY WORKS, I DID THIS SCRATCHING MY ASS AND SAYING SUPER KALI FRAG ER LISTIC BACKWORDS THEN I PLUGGED THE COAXIAL IN MY MOUTH GIVING ME 500 CHANNELS, YOUR THE BEST, LOVE YOUR WEBSITE TOO.
I was able to do this with coax cable and a metal. I got 53 channels and removed the metal and impressively clear picture. Thank you!!
Awesome, thanks for sharing! Glad it worked for you! - Brian
Hey trying to understand,used a coax and metal got 53 channels then removed the metal? Struggling long months with trying get free channels i cut cabel off ,now trying to just get the channels after rescanning over over, thanks trying figure this out on tube way to long wore this little phone out ,savi g to try buy a new tv ,thanks sure you helped others ,sorry just to old , frustrating
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Thank you so much sir...you are our angel..You see our area have been hit by Supertyphoon Odette. There is still no wifi and faster internet in our area to cater to smart TVs and TV boxes. Our local cable company is still down and no signal. We heavily rely on TV for news and entertainment special my senior citizen parents. After watching your video, i tried it. And although i was only able to find 4 channels, we are so happy because of of the channel is my mother's favorite. When she saw her favorite program tonight, she was soooo happy..Thank you so much...
the fact that this was from 2013 and it says it still works in 2024
They edited the title
Hehe
Thank you for the advice...I did this and actually got 22 channels.Its not cable but its better than being taken advantage of by the cable company
Awesome, thank you for sharing! Congrats on the money you are saving! - Brian
I've failed many times when trying to install the indoor TV antenna because I'm a woman and I really didn't know how to go step by step correctly .Thanks to your instruction and your tip, it works. It took me a while though,then I managed to go from channels then antenna and finally to auto program, now I get ABC.,NBC,CBS,FOX,CW...more than 40 channels. That's awesome. No more TV cable bill for me from now on.I'm very very happy. Thank you so much and best wishes.
Just saying just because your a woman doesnt mean you cant know what you are doing. Don't blame the fact that you didn't know how on the fact that ypue a woman.
I live too far out in the stix to get TV from an antenna. So I have to improvise. What i have done works perfect for me.
Thank you for your efforts.. I am aware of the system, but I am forever grateful to people like you who CARE enough to take the time to share your knowledge...
To those of you who find it necessary to criticize..while you think it may be funny...it is simply...sad...
If someone KNOWS so much make your own video...and share like above.
I'm kind of glade he made this. Due to all the new stuff we forget about this 20 yr old stuff..So with that said." THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO.." why I thank you. My son secretly look up on how to unplug cable. Cus he did not have the money to pay for his 2015 century t.v stuff and look this video up and WOW. I walked into his room and saw he had an antenna...LMAO..GREAT JOB thanks again.
Sorry I was typing to fast and did not do a read over. But thanks.
I'm kind of glade he made this. Due to all the new stuff. We forget about this 20 yr old stuff..So with that said." THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO.." why I thank you. My son secretly looked up on how to unplug cable. Cuse he did not have the money to pay for his 2015 century t.v stuff and looked up this video and WOW. I walked into his room and saw he had an antenna...LMAO..GREAT JOB thanks again.
Roy Rodriquez Antenna..? Is that what they're calling it now? I can picture him going.. "Daaad!!! Don't you knock?" lol
Ben Benson HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHA Great post. Funny too.
I must say you are soooo cool.....my main purpose was to search RUclips and find someone who could tell me how to create an antenna without actually having to buy one and you did exactly that. thank you so much I had a cable cord and an extension on hand I was able to do exactly what you said to make a temporary one and it worked like magic I was able to get 13 channels thank you so much
Amazing. Having struggling and providers tend to screw around with billing. This worked for me and I am so grateful. Some channels are better than no channels. Thanx!!!!
dude you're a genius you deserve a trophy. I just tried the makeshift antenna and followed your direction and it worked. I can watch FIFA final at home in the morning thanks to you. I'll buy an antenna you suggested after the game 😭
I, here in Toronto Canada, get 40 free TV channels on a good day. Most are USA channels.
However, I was not able to get a " Free TV ", but I did get a refurbished TV for a good price.
I use an indoor antenna in combination with a 15db RF amplifier. 40 channels being picked up inside an apartment, is darn good.
I'm guessing this is an advertisement for the 35 and under crowd who grew up with cable and never knew they could just hook up an antenna. Very smart from a business standpoint.
You mean 20 and under
Does it work in africa
Vernnon21 lol.. yup yup
OMG....THIS WORKED FOR ME! I got like 12 channels...ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX. Bless you sir. The antenna trick really worked for me...I've been suffering with only ABC for like months...and I never thought about trying to make an antenna. What a dumb idiot. Thank you thank you so much.
Lauren Bonura hey Laura you can come watch TV at my house
Really my cousin has free cable too.. I need to figure this out for myself and join the free party
Lauren Bonura
yay you😄
NintendopePokemonFreak Ruben I need to know how to get the free cable!
How do you get free cable
Thank you. I bought an antenna with no instructions. Finding out what to do with the TV settings helped me. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
I used the same extension cord expose the copper on both ends.(cut off the plugs on both ends) put the copper where cable wire goes on TV. Taped it on window and got 68 channels. NYC. No more cable. Works on every TV fkn amazing!! Or u can buy a small roll of speaker wire $3.00 works even better. Those antennas are a waste. Thank you tho. Must put TV on antenna, Not Cable Go to settings ..Hope all this helps as well as his advice. Money is tight for everyone so it's great to help save u money.
Thank you so much. I just did this to all the tv's in my house and they are getting about 35 channels with no antenna and they pic are clear. Awesome!
Yeah Me Too Man
Cable ain't getting none none from me again
You are such a lier
I live in L.A. and get 72 channels using old, broken rabbit ears into which I have placed wire coat hangers. To increase reception power, I sometimes toss my vacuum cleaner's 25 ft. long cord over the cable from the tv to the rabbit ears. The picture comes in crystal clear on my cheap, flat screen tv. Not rocket science.
nice thanks this helped ... I live in SoCal and was able to get 127 OTA channels !!!
i bought a cheap ariel for £10.00 from Argos & got over 200 channels on my preview box &all very clear &sharp
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I had an old mini wifi antenna with a metal end from a pc I wasn't using; plugged the coaxial into that, ran the over the air search and BOOM! 50 crystal clear channels. Awesome video man!
On my TV I have the same LGTV in the living room / Bedroom and had 4 channels (NO Cable box) that look just like HD my cousin hooked it up but never ask how he did it in my Bedroom today i canceled my cable box and wanted to hooked it up and nothing happen I went to my living room and saw the coaxial 2:59 in the TV but the other half was on the floor I removed it and then the channels were gone poof plugged it back on and the channels went back again so i tried your way and it worked i can't believe it the only bad news is can only see 4 channels but it works THANK YOU !!!
Love it live in a apartment with no TV or wifi did this got 14 channels
It works!!! It also works if I touch my finger to the pin, and it also works if I rest the pin against the metal back of my DVD player. Wow. Thanks, Brian. But it only works with the better RG6 cable, not the RG59 cable that Cox left with me.
I had a rabbit ears that I was using for fm. I too have a sony that is 3yrs old. I live in park forest il which is 20 miles from the city on the 4th floor in a senior building and I'm not facing the transmitters. I received 43 channels. Many Many Thanks
michael hodge Michael, I'm in Olympia Fields, IL.. next door to you basically. Do you seriously have 43 channels? I'm buying an outdoor antenna today and cutting the cord later this week.
Good morning Patrick Purnell. Yes i received 43 channels. The Pictures received are not compressed as they are through your tv provider. I haven't decided to cut the cord at this time mainly because i do like certain programs that aren't available over the air.
Works great!! I made a great design improvement. An insulated micro alligator clip and no need to hold the cables together. I'm such a JENIUS !!!!! :)
Thank you it worked my wife is happy IT WORKS!!!!!
😲 WOW !!!! DUDE WOW!!! IT WORKED
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Great, thanks for sharing! Glad it worked for you! - Brian
I pulled the plug on cable TV in 2003 and I don't miss it. What the hell do I need cable TV for? Where I live I get 82 channels of free digital TV. That's more than enough for me. Just about everything on cable eventually ends up on the internet. I don't pay for internet either. My apartment building has complimentary Comcast Wi Fi and it's pretty decent speed. I can download a Blu ray movie converted to MP4 in about 12 minutes. It's great not having to worry about those bills.
I like putting cheese in my bum
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Hi,82 tv channels,you’re talking about Cable tv network ?
Antennas work great in Metropolitan areas, in suburbs you will get weak signals from some stations even if you have an out door antenna. Costco sells a very good flat Indoor antenna that works great in Metropolitan areas.
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we did this after hurricane Matthew knocked out out cable service for three days. you're probably not going to get all the channels you want, but we we're able to get the local news and updates on the storm, plus a couple of other channels.
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3:20-4:10 I had no clue about that part. I didn't know that was the hacking trick to finding new OTA TV channels. Thanks for this video sir.
Hi man,
Thanks for sharing. I did not try it yet, but I can tell it will works.
Whoever said that you are too poor to do that. I don't think those people were existed to be human being. I think they probably should spend time leaning the meaning of human being.
Man Thank You
Cable Ain't Getting A Dim From Me Ever Again
Some people say the cable company will just jack up their price....lol....since people have been cutting the cord to cable ....my present cable service keeps giving me better deals.All you have to do is complain about the slightest increase and they will satisfy you anyway they can...and lower your bill!! They cant compete with free!!.....now i'm still looking at options to cut the cord myself....to be independent of cable! Just looking at the moment at the different options. SO YES,thanks to anyone helping people do that!! Great video!
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Dude you rock!!! Thanks so much for making this video and showing me how to do this! Huge help!
Thank you sooooooo much for this video. I need to cut cox cable but had no idea what to do after I made that phone call. Thank you, thank you !!!!!!!!!
Hi Joyce, glad you found my video helpful! - Brian
I unhooked the cable over a year ago. Great decision. I get 36 channels and honestly don't miss cable at all. I really don't. The picture is crystal clear HD. I thought I might have withdrawal symptoms, but it never happened. LOLOL Before I unplugged I took inventory of what I was actually watching. I was paying out the nose to watch about six channels out of 150 or so. Most of the channels were "reality" tv shows which are garbage anyway.
Kat, I just went to Wal-mart and bought a digital antenna, plugged it in and on the tv menu, hit scan (channels). Ended up with 36 HD channels. I think the antenna I bought was like twenty something dollars, don't remember. Was well, worth it.
Hi,in France there are near thirty tv stations by the air,in digital mode,Dvb-T. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing! - Brian
if you want free TV you should get FTA satellite system. Channels are mostly in other languages, but free. If you have motorized dish you will have around 300 channels.
I got the best one Walmart had and all I got was a couple of shopping channels and Ion!! I checked a chart for mileage and I should have been ok but I guess things are in the way which block signals!!
This is great! This is very practical and walked me through from start to end, from hooking up the connector to TV. It only took me 15 minutes. That's awesome! Thanks so much!
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First get a cable, another short cable, and a 3-way splitter. Screw one cable into the tv. Screw the 3-way splitter into the end of the cable. U strip the second cable but leave the other end good, so you have one end that still has the cable nut on it and can be screwed onto the 3-way splitter. Then make the rest of the cable only have the center copper wire and about 2-3 feet long. Make it into a loop and place it into the hole on the other open bolt with the hole in it on the 3-way splitter. U now have a cable that comes out of the tv, makes a loop, and returns to ground. I am in Sacramento, California and get about 40 stations this way (three movie channels).cable tv for the inside wire.
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It is always recommended to use Outdoor antennas or in the Attic... for reliable digital signal and more channels... those indoor antennas are ok if you are close to the local transmitter.
I had tyr two already no channels 🙃😔☹️🤔
Time I had no channels
For cable and this time no channels
I had tyr two already no channels did had an antenna before long time ago and was perfect did had channels but now I try to go back to antenna I was paying too much for cable and want to go back to antenna but I don't get any channels 🙃😔☹️🤔
Thank you so much I did what he said didn't have a antenna took a extencord attached it to the tv cable and got over 50 channels without a antenna just a extension cord
Thank you so much for your help. My picture quality is excellent now. May GOD bless you for your generous help.
Thank you for your kind note Glad it worked for you.! - Brian
It work it worked I used jumping cables for my digital antenna I have 20 free Chanel's
From bottom of my heart THANK YOU and may God Bless you .
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how do you recommend attaching the coaxial to the extention permanently? also what should I use to cover the edges of the coaxial cable?
How long does my wife have to hold the extension cable for it's been 5 days now
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@@jackyl245 LOL
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Wife pretty ?
Well at least make sure she has plenty of beer
In the UK it's called FREEVIEW , shed load of channels including PBS where all the old BBC progs end up
Thank you so much for this. Now I can watch the olympics with my family
HI Kristina,
Awesome! Thanks for sharing! - Brian
Kristina Amangoua yes.
in the UK OTA TV is everywhere. most channels are free so they broadcast OTA but some channels are only acessible via sattelite (sky) or cable (virgin/bt)
Thanks bro that really work for me Now I won't mess any episode of empire
Thanks for reminding us how the simplest TV works!
Thank you works! I got 5 channels without antenna.
Now I get it. The makeshift antenna is in place of the other one. I was confused. if I ever go this route I am hope I can afford the one time fee of one of those manufactured ones.
Thanks so much for sharing this resourceful video. This test is so useful in testing whether I will be able to use antenna/air in my area before purchasing one from the store. Many thanks!
WOW! Thank you -- we pay $165/month for our bundle... boooo! You rock xx
You also have to find someone to hold that Center plug against the extension cord and take turns so both of you guys can watch TV
Thanks I sure hope this works for my TV I can Not pay cable bills anymore When I only watch a few cable shows I can do without . How do I get hulu - netflix ???
I found it odd that some people think that they need cable (and some box) to watch tv.
I use antenna like he held (it's about $15). Or, you can visit his website to buy the $21 antenna he recommended (appreciate his effort to remind people that you can watch tv without cable!).
Thanks for the video we now have 35 channels
So, Kev, you spend $90 for a lot of channels in your package, but you watch only a few of them. I spend $0 for the few channels I get and I watch them all. It suits me, because all I need are local channels for the news and weather and that is it. The cable company can keep their MTVs and other garbage the have. In other words, I am not a couch potato.
Tony Galvez well good for you man all hes trying to do is,help some people out not get an attitude. damn theres always someone whos gonna bitch about something
If that's what you like, good for you..
Mexicans are very resourceful. Good job!
A Very Well Put Together Video All The Best To You.
I used one of those in my Office.he works great.
Thanks for the video.... The hell with paying $1200.00 a year to watch TV that's insane... I get over 900 channels and only watch maybe 30 of them at best and most of the time what is on them are re-runs... As long as I can get the basic channels who needs all the rest of the junk that does nothing but show re-runs for a month... To easy to download movies now a days to be paying hugh amounts of money t see re-runs all the time... Again thank for the video this was very helpful....
Yup, My moms been paying Time Warner now Spectrum over $60. a month just for basic & most of that is shopping networks & foreign channels & since Spectrum took over they've been raising the monthly service fee a little bit more every month. She's finally catching on after I screwed in a coax cable to her antenna input this morning & ran the cable to the window & was able to pick up 116 channels, no box, no converter no nothing, just the coax cable all by itself. I've got to admit, even I thought it was bizarre, lol. Feels like we're giving Spectrum the birdie. YESSSS
Are people that thick, they need to be shown how to plug a TV aerial into a tv?
Get a splitter and don't just disconnect your cable if you get something like HBO or Showtime. After going to the TV menu and checking for over air reception just run the scan and it will show how many over air antenna reception is in your location. You will get stations like ABC,NBC, CBS, and a few others. BUT remember that it all depends on how far you are from the broadcast towers. The Clear TV antenna can be got at Wal-Mart for about 14 dollars.
this work for me the cable companies are killing us I am tired of giving my money to them when nothing worth watching is on
Nope plus they don't represent African Americans
yeah this is great if ya don't wanna watch cable tv.trouble is there's an awful lot of shows that you can't get doing it your way.I'm a truck driver that goes cross country and every time is would wanna set the tv up I would have to rescan and even then sometimes I still couldn't get channels.So what's your idea on that.all you get is digital channels.still doesn't get me espn,mavtv,velocity,or a bunch of other sports shows
I do a scan of the TV stations and usually get about 75 to 90 channels with an antenna. Too bad most of the channels are not in English.
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I have seen your demo how to get free TV channel, but I have one problem, while you demonstrate if you bring camera close to areas we can able to see clearly, because of distance we are not able to understand properly. So can you reload your video please. Thank you very much.
This should be normal. If you don't have cable and you are using digital you would simply use an antenna just as you always have with the old analog tv's. This should come as no surprise.
You can block signals and frequencies they are working on that this year
This concept of "free TV" is hilarious - this was the first and only type available in the '50s.😆
You haven't lived in Africa!
Thank you
do you know anything about Media software called.Kodi to.be used on the Fire stick? can.you held me
You should call this video,
“how to attach an antenna for your TV”
I can’t believe I watch this thing thinking I was going to learn something.
I can't believe it has over 6 million views!
He should have shown us how to make some fried rice
@@dr.greenthumb5723 THAT would've been useful.
@@rtwmediadesignllc.1846 The love of free things
The blade of the extension cord is the end you plug into the wall so theres NO WAY it will be plugged in
Thanks man I got 9 channels using the makeshift antenna
Thank you so much for the information,we didn't think we would be able to watch tv again, you provided great information! Have a blessed day!
That worked great as a test
Thank you!
Awesome, glad it worked for you! - Brian
Ever since I joined the military I don't even watch tv like I used to I just have Netflix and a guy who downloads movies for me and when I go home on leave I watch tv and realize how stupid it's gotten. Really all you need to do I pay 30-50 a month for decent internet and watch tv online or other apps like hulu plus. In the end it's cheaper than cable.
The makeshift antenna really work for me although I only have two channels its the two channels that I need so I'm satisfied I just want to watch Empire and Scandal the next week🙌🙌🙌🙌... Thx guy
You can easily stream both those shows on the net if you know where to look. ;-)
Great Video! Thank you....you were great!
I bought a 20 $ RCA flat antenna and get over 50 channels ?
Awesome, thanks for sharing! - Brian
I bought one of those too. It doesn't get half the channels my old fashion outdoor antenna gets! I get over 150 channels with that.
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In the old days we would use tinfoil as our antenna… Do you think that would work when attached to the co-axle cable as a makeshift antenna?
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I had went and bought an antenna it didn't fit my TV for some reason so I took it back for a refund..but I refuse to get cable ever again, but I definitely will try this technique you showed..
So your TV doesn't have a round ANT/CABLE coax connector as shown in this article? www.disablemycable.com/antenna-setup/ If not, your TV might be a "display" with no TV tuner. If that is the case, you could use a DVR as a tuner: www.disablemycable.com/dvr/
Straight to the point, i like it.
A very good, explanatory video. I'm guessing that the pad TV antenna has a limited distance for local channels. Prbly 40-50 miles??
Here in the Philippines it works hahaha tnx a lot bro....
+djjimi hahaha that's disappointing there's no more free bro,but here it works
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There are still many TV stations still terrestrially broadcasting. You can make your own indoor antenna, or buy one commercially made.
It is best to have a proper outdoor roof antenna installed by professional installers. On top of a building to have height the range would be far better than using a small indoor antenna of any type.
There are web pages showing how to make your own indoor antenna. A home made antenna will never perform as well as a commercial type, unless you had the know-how and instrumentation to properly tune it.
Watching terrestrial TV stations will not show you the speciality channels that are available on cable and satellite services. More stations are starting to not broadcast terrestrial. There is a huge cost for operating and maintaining land based transmitters, and less and less people are using this service. With decreasing viewers for this type of service the financial return is becoming lower.
There is also a lot of free TV on the internet. Having the proper hardware would allow you to have internet TV on your large HDTV set. Eventually, most likely there will be some charges from the providers of internet TV.
Would you post the name of the white antenna used please, in the description? Cheers.
+Liquideze Sure, links are in this article: disablemycable.com/antennas/