[opendtv] Re: Zenith box at Radio Shack

  • From: "Bob Miller" <robmxa@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:50:00 -0500

Stand corrected but why do they have a 90 day limit on the coupons. Many
will expire before some of the receivers with NTSC are available. Maybe they
could  buy them now and take deliver later. Just typical of a government
committee run type program.

Bob Miller

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> At 10:52 PM -0500 2/26/08, Bob Miller wrote:
> >Congress gave them the specifications which unfortunately didn't
> >allow for NTSC pass thru but they will fix that sometime after the
> >90 day wonder coupons run out.
>
> Not true. The NTIA developed the specifications and released them
> about a year ago. The specifications DO ALLOW for NTSC pass through,
> but this is not a requirement.
>
>
> It is ALSO an NTIA requirement that consumers who order coupons
> (essentially NTIA "gift cards") present these cards in person at a
> retail location. Presumably this is to prevent fraud and to enforce
> the 2 box limit. The retail products have a special warning label on
> them informing the buyer that they cannot return the box for full
> credit  - only the portion that they pay above the value of the
> coupon can be returned to the consumer, and they REALLY DO NOT want
> to accept any returns.
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>
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