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DIRECTV Technical Support: Power Supplies
Signal Connect’s DIRECTV technical supports comes in many forms. Sometimes, we share tips to remedy DIRECTV connection issues. Other times, we educate you about satellite TV equipment. This time,...
View ArticleDIRECTV Genie Remote Replacement from Signal Connect
Do you need a replacement remote control for your DIRECTV satellite installation? DIRECTV’s Genie remote is the latest model. (It actually encompasses three models: The RC73, RC72, and RC71.) Which...
View ArticleHow fast does your internet need to be for DIRECTV and DISH’s latest equipment?
Both DIRECTV and DISH have embraced the streaming world. While both companies once relied solely on satellite, they’ve both been using both satellite and internet for over a decade. Originally, both...
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Ken Reid and George Higby the Antique Nomad
November 3-9, 1973 This week Ken welcomes antiques expert, and fellow TV kid, The Antique Noman himself, George Higby to the show. Ken and George discuss George’s YouTube Channel, referencing the...
View ArticleUnleashing the Future: Brain-Machine Interface Revolution
Elon Musk’s Brain-Machine interface company, Neuralink, recently announced they are seeking human volunteers to begin trials. If successful, brain-machine interface (BMI) tech promises to...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: The original G-Mail: Not what you think
In this week’s Throwback Thursday, we look at Gmail. Not Google’s email, which has been with us since about 2003. I’m talking about Garfield mail. According to this 2018 article at Gizmodo, Garfield...
View ArticleDIRECTV renames its satellites back to “D”
Special thanks to Tom Speer and the team at Satellite Guys for this tip! Sometimes you just have to own who you are. And sometimes, little things that never made a difference to anyone else might make...
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Can you have multiple remotes with a Gemini Air?
Solid Signal’s customers love the Gemini Air. It’s DIRECTV’s streaming-only box that’s barely bigger than a teaspoon. This tiny box sits behind the TV and gives you access to DIRECTV’s live streaming...
View ArticleNICE AND EASY: What is BIII?
Another one of those antenna terms out there, BIII will eventually confound and confuse you, especially if you’re looking at antennas made outside the US. Even the name is confusing because when you...
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FUN FRIDAY: Image quality vs. quality images
First off, I have to tell you that this article was inspired by this video. In a lot of Fun Friday articles I will actually embed the video that inspired me, but I’m not doing that this time. Why?...
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How to Choose the Best Cell Phone Booster for Home
Reprinted with permission from the weBoost blog. Most of us have faced frustrating call drops or painfully slow downloads due to weak cellular signal. Common causes for this include distance from the...
View ArticleSignal Boosters for Hospitals
Based on the way hospitals are constructed, cellular phone communications inside these building can be severely limited or nonexistent. This can be a huge problem in today’s world. People have...
View ArticleHonoring Veterans on Veterans Day!
Happy Veterans Day, veterans! Today is your day in more ways than one! Today, November 11, 2023, is Veterans Day, aka Armistice Day. It’s the day when Americans honor those military veterans who’ve...
View ArticleSTREAMING SATURDAY: What happens if all sports go to streaming?
I’m absolutely willing to admit when I’m wrong, folks. I had my doubts that even Google would be able to pull off something like NFL Sunday Ticket. But at least up until this point, it’s gone off...
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A deep dive into the DIRECTV power inserter
What you see above you is DIRECTV’s standard power inserter. It’s little changed from the version that debuted with the SWM-5 in 2007. It’s not a terribly high tech piece of equipment; it’s really...
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How to skip ahead quickly on your DIRECTV DVR
I don’t remember who said it first, but the problem with instant gratification is that it’s never fast enough. I think about this a lot when I’m fast forwarding. Luckily there is a way to make this...
View ArticleWiring Solutions from Signal Connect
Whether you’re building a home or a commercial property, you’ll need at least one type of wiring solution, maybe more. For example, there’s electrical wiring, network wiring, radio frequency...
View ArticleSolve Signal Issues Yourself!
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View ArticleA Wi-Fi antenna in your attic? Is that a good idea?
A customer recently contacted us with an odd solution. They share Wi-Fi between buildings using powerful access points. For whatever reason, they wanted to know if they could mount their Wi-Fi antenna...
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How to “Keep” a recording on your DIRECTV playlist
With two terabytes of recording space, it’s pretty rare that you run out of space on a Genie 2 DVR. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible though, and sometimes you just need that extra level of...
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