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How did USB take over the world?
It’s everywhere. It’s on your PC. You’ll find it on your phone (at least, on one side of the cable.) It’s even used as a connector to power things like antenna amplifiers. USB is, quite literally,...
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NICE AND EASY: Fix grey screen on Genie Mini Client
Good for you. You decided to add DIRECTV to another room in your house. You ran the cable, you picked up a new Genie Mini Client from Solid Signal, you connected it, plugged it in, and… Solid Grey...
View ArticleThe BEST Charging Cable – 50% OFF
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View ArticleChoose weBoost products for your home and RV!
Folks, let’s all be honest with ourselves. It’s not 1995. Cell phones aren’t just something “nice to have.” They’re the way we connect to everyone and everything in the world. Yet, believe it or not...
View ArticlePodcast #582: DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket is a great value!
Business customers who want NFL football can’t stream it. There’s a better option – get reliable service from DIRECTV in your business or on your boat! Want to know more? Call the Signal Connect...
View ArticleSatellite TV and internet: YOU NEED BOTH
The world of entertainment has changed a lot in a very short time. For decades now, when it came to entertainment the only thing you needed was satellite TV. There were options for internet, but they...
View Article6 of the 10 top networks are available on free, over-the-air TV. Why are you...
Over the years, it’s been very hard to compare antenna TV, pay TV, and streaming. It’s still really hard to get viewer numbers, but that’s because of the different ways that watching is counted. Live...
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Ken Reid and Ahmed Al-Kadri
Feb 19, 2007 This week Ken welcomes comedian Ahmed Al-Kadri to the show. Ken and Ahmed discuss TV viewing habits and the TV Guide from February 19th to 25th, 2007, favorite TV shows, watching TV as a...
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How far from the towers can you be and still use an indoor antenna?
Folks, it seems like prices on everything are going up. Traditional pay-TV companies generally have price increases in the first quarter of the year and this year they’ve been pretty mild. Still, it...
View ArticleWhen will we start seeing 5G cell boosters?
5G has been with us for several years now. It rolled out to much of the country at a time when fewer people were using their phones outside of their homes, but as the world has returned to normal,...
View ArticleMust-Have Electronics for Off-Grid Survival and Recreation
Going off-grid for a few days or weeks is a great way to hit the mental “reset” button and reconnect with nature. You don’t have to worry about keeping up with social media when kayaking down rapids...
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RV and Marine customers: Should you choose 18×20 or 18″ Round as your dish type?
DIRECTV Satellite was originally designed for home use. It’s pretty amazing that in the company’s 30 years, DIRECTV hardware has taken to the open road and the open seas. Pioneering companies like...
View ArticleTHROWBACK THURSDAY: Cord-nevers
Funny how an article from just a few years ago can look so dated. In this article from late 2013, I talked about “cord-nevers,” those folks who would never actually have a cable bill in their lives,...
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How can you know what ATSC 3.0 / NextGenTV channels are available in your area?
You might have heard about ATSC 3.0, also known as NextGen TV. It’s a possible broadcast standard that’s being tested out all over the country. Starting in 2017, broadcasters have been allowed to test...
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Can you use a 3G-only cell booster now that 3G is gone?
Hey, remember how excited you were when you got your first 3G phone? It might have been an Android, iPhone, or (eek) Blackberry. 3G technology was all the rage in the late 2000s. Back then people were...
View ArticleWhy do marine satellite TV systems need a control unit when other satellite...
Friends, I know I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again. I think the fact that you can track a satellite from a moving boat is nothing short of magic. It’s reasonably amazing that you can track a...
View ArticleFUN FRIDAY: A trip back to Sears
You had to be there. And I was. It’s kind of hard to imagine today, but back in the 1970s stores like Sears were magical places. They were places that had everything you needed all right in front of...
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Instant replay on DIRECTV? Here’s how you do it
Did you know there’s an instant replay button on every DIRECTV box? It’s been there all along, waiting for you to use it. With the press of one button, you can go back about 5 seconds, which is...
View ArticleWill DIRECTV ever restore local channels for boat owners?
If you have a boat, you probably know that if you haven’t lost standard definition local channels you probably will soon. It’s not a problem for folks on land because most DIRECTV customers have...
View ArticleRetro Movie Review: Pixels
With all of the interest lately in retro gaming, I thought it was time to revisit the 2015 film Pixels. I did my best to forget any feelings I had for the film when it first came out, and I hoped to...
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