Because when someone complains about not being able to get a channel without doubling their bill, then talks about just dropping their tv all together to save the money but still won't get that channel, it's just a whine fest. The 40+ channels you get, are mostly repeat channels(the big 4, the my network, the Spanish stations etc). Typically, when you go OTA, you are going to get in actuality a variety if maybe at the most 12-13 channels. You still get a lot more with the welcome package, but if that's not what you are into, save your money, but complaining about a channel you don't get, and to complain about it costing more to get, is just ridiculous. Think about, going to a mcdonalds, and getting mad, because you have to pay more for the Big Mac, than you do for the double cheeseburger. It's a dumb argument right? You just gonna threaten them to go BK? Or even the soup kitchen? Because that's pretty much the same argument you are making.