Four Easy and Successful Bar Promotions
Attention, bar owners! We know that you’re looking for different ways to promote your business and attract more customers. To help you do that, Signal Connect shares these four bar promotions that...
View ArticleBest of the Blog 2023, Volume 5
The Solid Signal Blog is your resource for thousands of articles and reviews, with new content coming every day. 2023 marks our seventeeth year since our humble beginnings, and today over 250,000...
View ArticleFUN FRIDAY: Icons on graph paper?
Everything has to start somewhere. Today we take the idea of icons for granted. They’re part of our computers and phones and we all understand why. Sometimes they’re well-designed and sometimes...
View ArticleWestern Arc problems with your Tailgater or Intellian i3? Here’s an even...
This article comes courtesy of DISH installer Brad Hall, who made it public at the Satellite Guys forum. The Solid Signal Blog is very grateful for this tip! If you have other tips to share, use the...
View ArticleAntenna Man is wrong about converting a satellite dish to a TV antenna
Tyler “The Antenna Man” recently posted this article on his channel, talking about putting an antenna on an existing satellite mount and using existing satellite cable. Here it is so you don’t have to...
View ArticleSTREAMING SATURDAY: More content is not better content
In recent weeks, I’ve read a lot of articles that start with “(Streaming app) adds 50 new channels of live content.” The big story for streaming the last 12 months has been the rise of so-called “FAST...
View ArticleWhat is the “shelf effect?”
Have you heard of “the shelf effect?” In some ways, digital broadcasting just doesn’t make sense to most folks. It’s much more sophisticated than old-school TV. Of course that’s on purpose — the whole...
View ArticleCan you take your DIRECTV Gemini for Satellite with you when you travel?
Friends, what you see is DIRECTV’s Gemini. It’s a little confusing to look at, because the same exact box can serve two different purposes. There’s a version that connects to a Genie DVR and is used...
View ArticleCOMMUNICATIONS PIONEERS: Edward R. Murrow
For your great-grandparents, he was the news. Edward R. Murrow reported on the invasion of major cities in World War II, but more importantly, he was responsible for the invention of television news,...
View ArticleUnderstanding the DIRECTV DECA Adapter
It may be the least-understood DIRECTV device in the company’s history. And yet it’s one of the simplest. It’s found in the majority of DIRECTV installations, but it’s really optional in most of them....
View ArticlePodcast #555: Cable, Satellite and Antenna: So similar and so different
This back-to-basics podcast discusses the difference between cable, satellite, and over-the-air antenna signals in a way you probably hadn’t considered. Listen, then shop at...
View ArticleWill DIRECTV ever offer one account for both satellite and streaming?
Spend even a little bit of time reading this blog and you’ll realize that I’m a pretty big satellite TV fan. I’ve personally had DIRECTV satellite at my home for over 20 years, and I’ve spent a decent...
View ArticleSee 2023’s Best Low-Profile TV Antenna!
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View ArticleHow can I connect an antenna to my cell phone?
Every day we depend on our phones in a million different ways. Yet, we’ve gotten used to the fact that our phones don’t get great reception. We wish they did, but instead of taking action we hold them...
View ArticleHiring a Fast Food Manager in Three Steps
Successful fast food franchisees eventually learn one important lesson – they need a manager to help run their restaurants. As the owner, you can’t be everywhere at once, and you certainly can’t work...
View ArticleNeed a custom solution for better cell phone service? Call us!
Without cell service, your business is sunk. That’s right, I said it. No, it’s not the only thing that will sink your business if you lose it. You’ll need internet, for example. And of course, you’ll...
View ArticleThe best DIRECTV tutorials, all in one place
DIRECTV has been around now for almost 25 years. In that time, it’s gone from being a DIY, bleeding-edge technology to the most trusted name in entertainment. Over 24 million homes depend on reliable...
View ArticleKen Reid and Paul Morrissey
March 12-18, 1983 This week Ken welcomes comedian and man behind the new Blonde Medicine Comedy lp “Ice Cream vs. Everything”, Paul Morrissey. Ken and Paul discuss Paul’s excitement being on the show,...
View ArticleUPDATED: Record a series on just one channel (DIRECTV Genie/Gemini)
DIRECTV is constantly making changes to its user interface. When I originally wrote this article in 2018, there was a bug that made it hard to record on just a single channel. That bug has been...
View ArticleWhy are cellular antennas… sideways?
This is a typical antenna for a cellular booster system. Placed outside at a height 15 feet above the indoor antenna, it forms a critical part of the booster. This particular antenna is fairly...
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