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This is a new comment; can't find the proper location. Mon 1/11/01

More info for Apex DTV converter Box DT250. Especially for those of you have accidentally pressed the CCD button on the remote and find that you have teletext and closed captions 24/7 with no method of turning off.

The teletext and/or captioning has not been placed on your tv by the manufacturer of the tv, or the captioning companies themselves for the following reasons observed in the past 24 hours:

Deutsche Wella, and other truly foreign stations do not display this captioning which is being paid for. Also, an old movie late last night did not display it.

Your tv is OK, so this indicates that you can toss the DT250 out, preferably through a Window of Apex Digital, Inc. Just a comment, don't accuse me of fomenting violence, just describing on of my favorite fantasies. I am saying that probably you can safely get rid of it that way. As a last resort.

I have added, to my original email complaint to the FCC, a phone complaint to the FTC. 1-877-382-4357. English speaking personnel. FCC advised me to go to them as the ones most likely to take action on our behalf. FCCm not so much. However, I have spoken my piece to both, as Apex has generated enough adrenalin to go around. And in so, doing, shot down, with them, the various fictitious solutions, excuses, and denial of responsibility and/or liability by Apex, as I go.

The very courteous agent at FTC, who told me that all calls are recorded so that no details will be missed, advised me that a more likely fruitful venue to pursue vis a vis, legal action being initiated, which could result in compensation to us poor suckers holding the bad box bag, in the State of California would be The State Consumer Protection Agency. Their tolll-free phone no. is 1-800-952-5225. As my adrenalin level has pretty much leveled off for today, I will call them tomorrow, and let you know tomorrow evening if it seems worthwhile. But, like chicken soup, it probably couldn't hurt. A bientot!