If you still need to get your government coupons for a converter box to switch your TV from analog to digital, the Better Business Bureau has a warning for you. Don't just point and click. You may end up on a website with a similar address and get something you didn't bargain for.
If you don't have cable or satellite, and you get your TV through rabbit ears, you'll need a digital converter box.
You can get two free $40 coupons for converter boxes from the official government site www.dtv.gov.
Careful how you type it. A similar web address, www.dtv.com, will lead you to a site selling satellite TV software for $49.95.
Explains Kathy Barrett, President of the Better Business Bureau, "This is a sound-alike website. Dtv.gov is the official site and this is a take off of that, dtv.com. And we're warning consumers because its not the same."
Dtv.com does not list any company or contact information. Said Barrett, "No way to find out if its really a business or if its someone in a basement making widgets."
The Better Business Bureau says the site belongs to a company called SatelliteSoft, which it has given an unsatisfactory rating for failing to respond to its inquiries on two complaints.
Dtv.com says its software can give you access to many TV channels over the internet. You can also find many TV shows for free through websites, such as www.cbs.com.
The Better Business Bureau has an email address for SatelliteSoft. We sent the company an email for comment but have not received a response.
So if your looking for government DTV converter box coupons, the site is www.dtv.gov.
Click here for a series of helpful links and articles on the DTV transition. Or type in keyword: DTV.
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