Hands On REVIEW: WaveMax/Rewave TV Antenna Review: Is It Legit?

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Hands On REVIEW: WaveMax/Rewave TV Antenna Review: Is It Legit?

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This is a hands on review of the WaveMax / Rewave TV antenna (they are the same product).
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@WNYOverTheAir 3 ай бұрын

⚠It is recommended to watch this prerequisite video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moW1h6CegaiBsLc before watching this review video.

@VideoGameplayForMobile Ай бұрын

There is antenna on ebay that cost 5 to 10 USD i have it in my house it gives 74 channel and all works it have to be on the windows get that one better

@timothyderamus9440 Ай бұрын

Because thy get a cut

@mickeyhartsell6096 2 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy I almost wasted 40 bucks on a piece of junk thank you so much for your video.

@ryanbaker7404 3 ай бұрын

But the KZbin ad assures me a former cable company technician "in the know" worked diligently to create a magic device that "unscrambles" the cable and satellite signals for no monthly subscription fee! 🤣 It's amazing that we've been using frequency and amplitude modulated electromagnetic waves for a century, yet the majority of people have no idea how all this works. If you're a math/engineering nerd, look up the amazing engineering and math that went into squeezing the Chroma information signal into the traditional black and white luma channel of the OG NTSC terrestrial broadcast TV. Those were some freaking giants and geniuses! Well, in the end I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell you, to learn that this is nothing more than a simple antenna in a plastic shell, LOL. Loved the demo, btw. More people should watch this.

@Jeremy-rg3bg 2 ай бұрын

What's amazing is how much info is now easily available and yet people still have no idea how most things work

@kimkimone Ай бұрын

Lol 😂😂😂😂😂

@awoodward37 Ай бұрын

"...former cable company technician..." This guy gets around. In Australia, he worked in Sydney!

@ronpalmer1371 2 ай бұрын

How ironic, the advert in the middle of this video was for the product your reviewing 🤣

@Thefly-vh8tv 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate you actually reviewing the product and not just reviewing the commercial as a scam. Trying to help a friend find a decent HD antenna to use in Western NY

@yogasounds1 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this awesome review! Their commercial was very tempting but you saved me $40! Ty🙏

@marcandsebe 24 күн бұрын

Definitely saved people some money. Many of the adverts that promote these gadgets seem to mislead.

@user-bm8tr7yp3s Ай бұрын

I APPRECIATE YOU TESTING THIS OUT, I WAS POSSIBLY THINKING OF PURCHASING THIS IN THE FUTURE, BUT IM ALWAYS VERY SMART AND RESEARCH REVIEWS BEFORE HAND SO I WILL NOT BE BUYING THIS, BUT PROBABLY SPEND IT ON CHINESE FOOD WHERE I LIVE THAT WILL SERIOUSLY FEED ME FOR OVER A WEEK AND ITS TRULY THE BEST I EVER HAD CALLED HENG WON IN MANCHESTER NH IF YOUR EVER HERE AND LIKE CHINESE YOU WILL BE THANKFUL I TOLD YOU ABOUT IT AND THATS MY THANKS TO YOU😂

@yarmouthwolf 2 ай бұрын

Got an ad for the race halfway through this video. Seriously considering buying…a paper clip. Thanks for actually taking the time and spending the money to do a full review.

@tomb9566 2 ай бұрын

Anyone who believes they can get cable channels over the air for free deserves to be duped into buying this

@waimeaguyz9074 2 ай бұрын

I like the video. Thanks for sharing. I think any commercial of this type is best to avoid since all are scams.

@janAmy-i3m 16 күн бұрын

I am a manufacturer of TV antennas from China. Unfortunately, these retailers carry out false propaganda and greatly exaggerate the acceptance range of antennas and the acceptance capacity of antennas. If you need the real situation of the TV antenna can communicate with me. I will communicate honestly. And provide more high-quality and cheap antennas.

@plee7945 11 күн бұрын

with so many antennas in mkt yes, pls give me your few words of 'rewave's ' thanks on aug 11 sunday in NY.

@janAmy-i3m 9 күн бұрын

@@plee7945 I suggest you use fishbone antenna.

@pampamela636 2 ай бұрын

Is a scam

@kensmith5694 3 ай бұрын

So you have the 4K HD digital paper clips. It is nice to know that Malwart stocks them. A couple more points: Those converter boxes often have a better tuner in them than a TV set does. On many of them, you can get a signal meter function by pressing "info" twice. Watching the signal while you try different bends in the paper clip can allow you to get a better signal. Also, I suspect the cable of the amplifier box on the wavemax picks up stations about as well as the wavemax so it may not even be a real amplifier.

@KRAWofficial 2 ай бұрын

LG and Samsung-branded television sets have sensitive tuners that are more capable of pulling in weaker and more distant channels, similar to the tuners in those digital converter boxes.

@tuckermichael24 3 ай бұрын

Interesting video, awesome information, my suggestion is put the oaper clip outside on a 20 foot tower!

@qnabox1 3 күн бұрын

I got an ad for this antenna before this video 😂

@dorothysfriend 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, in the past I have also purchased one of those flat stick on the wall antenna's which are useless. I notice there are no PayTV channels either, they claim you can get cable TV for free, NOT SO.

@Marvinfj32 2 сағат бұрын

How do you find out what rf the stations are on? I'm an old plumber, don't know much about wires. thanks.

@user-iw1cp1dq4s Ай бұрын

I brought this device because i lost all tv channels except bbc. I plugged in this device and not only did i not get any other channels but i also lost bbc!

@bigbrickwall 3 ай бұрын

Now I am in no way trying to defend a scam, but I would like to point out you proved that the antenna and booster both work better than a paperclip at least. Am I missing something?booster+antenna was 30 channels and less pixellated. Booster+paperclip 19 channels. I’d say that former NASA engineer knew a thing or two about antennas.

@johnnyshinnichi1785 2 ай бұрын

It might be a good antenna, but they are advretising that you can view all the pay channels for free on it, which is an obvious lie. Why don't they just advertise it for what it is?

@FredElliot-yl5ot 2 ай бұрын

Its a complete scam, have you visited their website where they list Trustrate as a review platform that doesn't exist, he may know a thing about antennas and he certainly knows this can not hijack signals as they claim.

@FredElliot-yl5ot 2 ай бұрын

@@johnnyshinnichi1785 cos theyd make sweet fa.

@donbest5024 Ай бұрын

This is not a antenna,,is a piece of crap,the small outside antenna you showed in video hooked up probably would of scanned in around 90 or more channels in south Florida,Miami and west palm beaches channels as well.

@viola647 13 күн бұрын

Brought one came today watched your video & was ready to send it back then thought i would give it a go.. and im glad i did got 175 channels pictures were also awesome ive given it ***** worth the money it works better when placed high.... From the 🇬🇧

@SmileAmerica-th7ye 11 күн бұрын

wow where do u live ?? 175 channels cool

@viola647 11 күн бұрын

@@SmileAmerica-th7ye I know yeah..🇬🇧 the cable is nice & long so you have to the best place to put it.

@LetsGoBrandon_ 2 ай бұрын

When you can't figure out why a suction cup won't stick on a bumpy surface like tiled floor it destroys any appearance of competency.

@TheNomad2727 2 ай бұрын

look, that suction cup wouldn't stick to a window anyway, I've no idea why you are bagging the guy when he is actually showing how shoddy the product is and doing a public service, yet you focus on the "greasy" suction cup? ok champ

@talkfacts5980 Ай бұрын

You don’t even have it in the window. You have to sit there in the window to get more channels because when I see it in the window, you usually get more channels just saying something to check out.

@awoodward37 Ай бұрын

Found it funny that there was an advert for this tv antenna during this review. LOL!

@MrTech626 3 ай бұрын

I remember my dad bought one of these antennas and he hooked it to 50 foot cord and whipped it in the tree got so tangled. It’s probably still there this day.

@TudorBlue 2 ай бұрын

DO NOT BUY, THIS IS A SCAM

@viola647 13 күн бұрын

NO ITS NOT, IVE GOT ONE & WORKS GREAT

@TudorBlue 13 күн бұрын

@@viola647 yeah it is! It’s shite

@viola647 12 күн бұрын

@@TudorBlueprobably where you are but it works great from where I'm at 😛

@TudorBlue 12 күн бұрын

@@viola647 good luck but I think it’s crap! I’ve watched video after video and if it was any good, I’d have one

@viola647 12 күн бұрын

@@TudorBlueno seriously I brought one off ebay didn't come in a box just package & instructions, watched this video just to see how to set it up and I really was going to return it, but thought let me try first, after moving it around & the cable is very long I was able to get 175 channels & the picture was was really good on all channels. Still get it off ebay its just £7 not sure in $ give it a try well worth the money.

@martinkidman411 2 ай бұрын

I believe this, I do, however, not once do you show the cable going from the antenna to the port, you need to show the whole cable length. The cable could be going off the back of the cabinet and into nothing and you could have an antenna not connected to anything. Not that I would every buy that crappy thing anyway though haha :D

@Jeremy-rg3bg 2 ай бұрын

He did show how the "wave length" plugged in .in the beginning

@cprcomputer7688 Ай бұрын

Excellent video I'm gonna run out and get a paper clip

@Randy-xs4wm 3 ай бұрын

You said, "This station is abnormally strong in the region right now"... but... practically every channel pixelated without the amplifier, and there was far fewer pixilated channels WITH the amplifier. It strikes me then that you were so focused on making your point about the Rewave being a scam (which it is) that you unnecessarily sacrificed impartiality in order to make the point.

@madtrigger6835 3 ай бұрын

I thought it’s meant to pick up cable tv stations

@KRAWofficial 2 ай бұрын

That’s not possible, and if it was, it would technically be illegal (cable piracy/theft)

@madtrigger6835 2 ай бұрын

@@KRAWofficial well yeah other wise just get a normal Ariel

@timcarter817 2 ай бұрын

Hard to see pixelating with the paper clip when u immediately leave the channel. I get the point you are trying to make but you are clearly prejudiced

@user-qp7ho6gg5l Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this video

@AnthonyVickersSoulJahTYah Ай бұрын

The rewave advert popped up during your review! WTFK!

@DriQ-qo7tp 21 күн бұрын

Stay away from any product advertised on YT.

@Rod9844 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video!!!!

@rickbarros4958 Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@marcandsebe 24 күн бұрын

More often than not the designer was offered millions for their device but declined 😂 These adverts always seem too good to be true and they are 🤥

@TheFoulCorsair 2 ай бұрын

You didn't try the tv without the paperclip so cannot know what the paperclip actually gave... TV on its own may have given the same amount of channels and thus the paperclip gave nothing...

@WNYOverTheAir 3 ай бұрын

1. I didn't show ATSC 3.0 stations because the demographic that is targeted for the WaveMax ad probably doesn't have a TV with ATSC 3.0 support. Showing ATSC 3.0 stations would also complicate this video a lot video more, and especially when considering the demographic, it wasn't worth it. 2. Yes, I did test WaveMax and a paperclip in Western New York and South Florida with ATSC 3.0 stations. Those ATSC 3.0 stations were outliers. Regardless of antenna type (WaveMax or paperclip), and regardless of whether or not there was an amplifier, the ATSC 3.0 stations tested (WNYO, WTVJ, WPLG) all came in perfectly fine. I'm not surprised, given their respective configurations.

@dorilyric 4 күн бұрын

Why didn't you put it by a window like the instructions

@EmeraldHill-vo1cs 2 ай бұрын

Yeah that was a $1- co-ax pal adapter you showed near the start, very common in australia. We get ads for that rewave antenna just watching ytube. As soon as i saw it i thought a coathanger would be better.

@davemustaki134 2 ай бұрын

Yeah it's pretty much Foxtel or fetch here isn't it besides the streaming platforms Netflix Paramount etc...

@EmeraldHill-vo1cs 2 ай бұрын

@@davemustaki134 Ya, i have dumb tv's with firestick, and all i want sideloaded. Those netflix etc too damn pricey.

@PaulSimmons-ys6gl 2 ай бұрын

I bought. A max wave antenna, That was a mistake! It doesn't work at all. I was a sucker And believed the video, I hope I can return it.

@FredElliot-yl5ot 2 ай бұрын

What country? I'm UK if they won't refund get in touch with your bank and raise a dispute, your bank should then claw the money back with an extra fee on top for them to pay, anything up to £150(you don't get that) MAKE sure you get the email to the disputes dept, so you can send links of the review video's there's a few more beside this ALSO SCREENSHOT their website and send the link explaining that TrustRate does not exist, UK banks do not like fraud and this deffo falls under that. good luck.

@michaelarcher3221 2 ай бұрын

While watching your video, there was an advertisement for the antenna for the antenna you are reviewing.

@jankruger1184 Ай бұрын

Das Ding ist ein stinknormale DVB-T Empfänger. Ein Standart-Fernsehr kann das auch. Aber wer unbedingt Geld für nichts ausgeben will. Bitteschön. 😉

@Phatzoot 2 ай бұрын

How is their youtube ad allowed? Lol madness

@FredElliot-yl5ot 2 ай бұрын

report it.

@TOPDadAlpha 28 күн бұрын

CONSUMER Reports gives total thumbs down. CR is worth every dime for a subscription.

@quientschaffer9635 2 ай бұрын

How far are they away from a source ????

@awoodward37 Ай бұрын

The really important question is, "Where can I get that paper clip from!"

@Unique-z1l 6 күн бұрын

I ordered it and never received it don't buy it luckily I have life lock and my building has cameras everywhere no blind spots package room and Amazon hub mailroom out going and receiving I don't know what unknowledgeable person stole a package out of the other building put there is a 8 by 10 photo of him on both buildings saying package 📦 thief there is no blind spots not the gym underground parking every room inside and out no blind spots don't buy I got my money back $$ in a time like this it is a great investment and doesn't cost that much

@DataWaveTaGo Ай бұрын

*That's all very well and good Mr. smarty-pants know-it-all! But I'm gonna buy the WaveMax...because .* [1] [1] = imagine reverberation for those words. /s 😂😂😊😊😊😊

@Anna-jy6tq 13 сағат бұрын

Hope you were able to get your money back from that company let us know

@cimbakahn Ай бұрын

WNY Over The Air: I wonder what you would get if you used a very thin coat hanger, or a satellite dish with foil on it that is not connected to satellite service.

@viola647 10 күн бұрын

IT SAYS IT LEGAL, SO IT BETTER BE!

@taur611 3 ай бұрын

Don’t you have to pay a “ one time fee” for this scam? The advertise the ability to receive some cable channels.

@yogibear872 19 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@TM-hx7mm 3 ай бұрын

Here in U.K we use F connectors on Satellite dish receivers, But on terrestrial TV we use that other plug, I don’t know the technical name for it

@jamesgame83 3 ай бұрын

Coaxial BNC

@jeromeGrzelak 2 ай бұрын

@@jamesgame83 its a f conn quick connector

@TheHsan22 25 күн бұрын

Not. BNC, they are different again and for 50 ohm coax. The connector is called a PAL connector these days... used to be called Belling & Lee connectors and are for 75 ohm coax used with TV antennas.

@jamesmetz5147 Ай бұрын

Thanks.

@Koroodetto 2 ай бұрын

We use the PAL connection in Australia 🇦🇺

@johnrencheck2283 Ай бұрын

J U N K......save ur money

@clara429 Ай бұрын

why you tube allow this kind of scams to theirs views?

@mrgold2139 Ай бұрын

Big scam don't touch i learned my lesson, Paypal is helping them to scam you don't buy

@timcarter817 2 ай бұрын

You say the booster doesn’t work but it obviously improved the device itself and improved the paper clip. I’m really unsure as to how u think we can’t see with our own eyes

@timcarter817 2 ай бұрын

You try your best to make pixelated channels come in when u want them to and joke about the cost of the paper clip but you just sound like an idiot

@viola647 13 күн бұрын

Trust me it works perfectly

@timcarter817 12 күн бұрын

@@viola647 well that is just ignorant but….

@viola647 12 күн бұрын

@@timcarter817.Y..?..

@SuperUbuntudude 29 күн бұрын

It is hilarious they're selling this everybody with a regular antenna on the roof plug it into their TV and get these free signals

@robertwatson7815 Күн бұрын

Always scamming. Thanks for the review.

@ajarnolaf9034 Ай бұрын

one is better off investing in quality paper clips

@nelliemillan4627 19 күн бұрын

With all this new teck and AI , I'm ready to believe an antenna should do as they say 😅 ?

@KRAWofficial 13 күн бұрын

Just avoid any antennas that look like the one in this video, and the ones that are made by brands that you’ve never heard of…

@davidaames6917 2 ай бұрын

I go to FIU too.

@februaryhope3688 2 ай бұрын

Where on the TV did you plug in the paper clip? Can you zoom in?

@Jeremy-rg3bg 2 ай бұрын

Did you just try a suction cup on a granite top type material?😂..and why didnt you wait to see if the paperclip pixalated like you did with the wavemax...if your gonna do it,do it right

@mabbaticchio 3 ай бұрын

What is anybody watching on local TV these days?

@EmeraldHill-vo1cs 2 ай бұрын

Reruns and sales channels.

@donbest5024 Ай бұрын

Metv toons 24 7.

@dannymoses5186 5 күн бұрын

Wish I had watched before I bought this absolutely piece of junk, I returned the antenna's I'm sorry to say I bought two, but stll haven't received a refund after several requests but no refund, it's now been a month and no refund. I wouldn't recommend buying this AT all...

@Michael-i6j 13 күн бұрын

I didn't see no TNT or ESPN or any semi premium channels like the NEWAVE ADVERTISEMENT SHOWS.what a piece of crap.maybe i will go door to door and sell paper clips and my pitch will be guaranteed to match Newave in channels.!

@bcramer0515 25 күн бұрын

And just about every channel is some junk advertising.

@pat-patriot 2 ай бұрын

I can not believe you got any channels, I got zero on 2 different TV's

@KRAWofficial Ай бұрын

Avoid any and all antennas that are designed like the one in this KZbin video, they are junk.

@viola647 13 күн бұрын

Move it around it work

@panzermeyer2086 2 ай бұрын

Its a scam, be careful

@John-tp5gc 2 ай бұрын

Knew it was junk when I saw it.The 10 star reviews on their website are all fake. This small piece of shit is likely worse than any $5 antenna.

@darilynadams7281 20 күн бұрын

Thku for showing this experiment you did with this rubbish gadget. How much is the Wavemax antenna? In Australia the advert doesn't tell us how much it is! Is it $40 in USA? It'd be dearer in Australia! The Wavemax is junk then. Thku for your experiments. I will NOT get one then. 🙂🙋‍♀️🇦🇺

@bielik_2 3 ай бұрын

I've got an ad of this device again, while watching this video. Lol. It's all so tiresome mr Ted Kaczynski.

@sherrycombsjd7398 Күн бұрын

fucking Awesome

@thomasash4100 Ай бұрын

I ordered 1 but was billed and shipped 4. So was returning for a refund. Shipped back at my expense only to find out package was refused, and being returned. So i am not only out the cost of 4 but also the return postage. I looked up return address i was given and it is a car dealer. Buyer BEWARE. I will be contacting my CC company and Attorney General of New Jersey.

@drEmulatorMadmax 3 күн бұрын

dayum now i'm getting these adverts (quite frequently )on every video i watch was hoping you'd take the booster box to pieces to see if it's full of just an led and a resistor 🤣😂🤣

@WNYOverTheAir 3 күн бұрын

That's a great idea! I'll try that next