Cable co. is forcing me to rent or buy what they call a

I gave up on TV and cable TV years ago.  Listening to compressed commercials leaping out of the stereo became too annoying.  Radio Paradise, Netflix and DVDs are my go to.   TV commercials are crass and insulting.  Back in the dinosaur 50s, commercials were 2 minutes per hour, now I don't know/care.

^^^^Speaking of,WTF happened to Congress supposedly putting an end to max volume on commercials?Guess it was too much work..
 

not sure where you Live Exactly, yet I get 122 channels, OTA small antenna on the roof, not visable by much.  Amplifier inside, 80% in English, others Hispanic, 10% shopping channels, pay for Internet Only the past 6 yrs, 4 Samsung TV's 55", 65" and 75" and 24" in kitchen, 2 27" imacs plus 5 other idevices, using one 27" to Mirror to any or all TV's.  Many Free Movies w/o torrent hacks, all lidget.    Once you understand/get used to streaming You will Love it!  -- It's just myself and my dog, so 75Mps Down will work, although I have 27 devices total and have 200mps download, yet my bandwidth has never needed over 65Mps..     for my devices..   Ask if you want more info..

@tomic601 
Actually orange antennae provide a higher quality signal.
Bit like fuses.

Have learned that the box to descramble the cable signal aren’t made and what’s on the used market has been gained by stealing one from a cable company. Oh, well. Sometimes life has surprises. This one sucks though.
And I’D have to obtain a cable card which cable co. doesn’t want to help getting one, even if they sell the card.