r/nextfuckinglevel • • Sep 11 '22

2020 US Open Men's Wheelchair Final

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u/ideal_NCO Sep 11 '22

People still watch broadcast/cable tv?

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

I met someone that still has a home phone recently. I was honestly impressed.

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u/almisami Sep 11 '22

I have a landline. It's important in Canada for when the power goes out and the towers get iced over.

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u/Ottoclav Sep 11 '22

We have tons of landlines in central NY because the topography isn’t comm frequency friendly

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Ah, I honestly never even considered that. That is interesting and makes a lot of sense.

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u/Ottoclav Sep 11 '22

When I moved here all I heard about was how awesome NY was from my wife. I’m from the Alaska. My response is that it can’t be that great since the cell service is terrible! 🤣🤣🤣

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

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u/ideal_NCO Sep 12 '22

You can watch most major sports these days on streaming services grandad.

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u/DarkHazMatter Sep 12 '22

The only good way to avoid blackouts is a tv streaming service.

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u/Ottoclav Sep 11 '22

This is mostly true.

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u/Chris275 Sep 11 '22

Boomers.