6 Apr
2000
6 Apr
'00
9:48 a.m.
It hurts my head trying to understand this. How the
cable companies get
their little whims written into law is beyond me. I mean anything's silly
if you look close enough -- suppose my TV happens to be switchable to accept
a video signal of either polarity (or whatever it is), how is it that that
makes me a *criminal*?
Watch out - just tuning through certain high-numbered UHF channels is
now illegal, since the cellphone companies grabbed those frequencies and
then a few years later convinced congress that it's illegal for the general
public to tune in to those frequencies.
(As a practical matter, trying to listen to cellphone conversations with
an old TV is really, really tough, though you do get to hear bits and
pieces. Much better are the non-crippled scanners you can buy in Canada
and many other countries.)
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Tim Shoppa Email: shoppa(a)trailing-edge.com
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