I have the converter box and so far I can not get any signal, I live in the Ellsworth/Lamoine area. What gives? Is the country just looking to keep thousands of people in the dark, or are the boxes actually going to work some day? Is there any way to get them tp work without have to go to cable/satellite, or spending money that we do not have for a choice that we are being forced to make?
I would recommend that you start by re-scanning your converter box. There should be instructions that came with it on how to do this. Essentially, the box scans up and down the spectrum, looking for TV signals. If you are convinced the box doesn't work because it's broken, you might take it back to the store where you bought it and exchange it for a different model.
If you are using rabbit ears, you may want to try a rooftop antenna or an antenna booster.
Digital TV signals propagate (travel across the terrain) differently than analog signals, and there may be pockets of Maine, including some in the Ellsworth- Lamoine area, that may have difficulty receiving digital signals without a few system "tweaks". Among other things, in the digital realm, it is critically important that your antenna is pointed in the right direction toward the TV transmitters. You can check this at your specific location on one or both of two websites, www.antennaweb.org or www.tvfool.com.
It is not some deep dark government conspiracy to deprive people of their TV signals! In fact, we have the utmost interest in ensuring that people continue to receive uninterrupted TV service. It is, however, a matter of physics and the straight-line way that digital signals travel, which poses geographic issues in some areas of mountainous states like Maine.
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