I got a usb nova haupage freeview stick, i live in the Uk and basically im in a high/medium signal area like 5 miles away from the transmitter, so they told me i should recieve all the freeview channels.

But when i installed it i was like WTF this is so poor service, and i was so disappointed :'( because the channels didnt come up properly, sometimes I could watch the channels sometimes it just froze. Has anyone else experienced this :S

I've never seen these, not sure if they're available in the US. Looks like a neat little device. From reading reviews this seems to be a common problem, people love it or hate it. They are saying reading the manual is very important, missing any points in it can cause big issues. Sorry I can't help any more. G'luck!