Just getting into cord-cutting? Try this starter antenna
You might not think you care about antenna TV. You might think that cord-cutting is a sham. After all, your friends who cut the cord went from paying $100 a month to the cable company to paying $120 a...
View Article5 Services you didn’t know Signal Connect can offer you (#6-10)
This week, we’re talking about our Signal Connect division. While most people know Solid Signal from our web site, we have a full-service group who are dedicated to making sure that customers large...
View ArticlePowerful New Headlamp 56% Off Today!
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What are your upgrade options if you have a DISH ViP622 or ViP722 DVR?
DISH’s hardware selection has been pretty stable for a few years, but that hasn’t always been the case. In the 2000s, DISH experimented with several different options looking for a solution that...
View Article5 Services you didn’t know Signal Connect can offer you (#11-15)
If you’ve been reading along with part one and part two of this series, you’re beginning to see how Solid Signal is more than just a great web site. (Although, we are a great web site.) Today let’s...
View ArticleShould you worry about malware on your DIRECTV Gemini?
One of the things I love about this blog is that I get the questions no one else gets. Here’s one that came across my desk recently: You said that Gemini uses the Android TV operating systems. I read...
View ArticlePodcast #563: Does the Super Bowl even matter anymore?
Here’s a frank discussion of that big game and what it really does mean. Shop https://www.solidsignal.com for everything you need and call Signal Connect at 888-233-7563 for the best in customer...
View ArticleWhat does an amber light on a DECA mean?
Of all the equipment produced by DIRECTV over the years, the DECA is one of most misunderstood. That’s a shame, because it’s also a very flexible and useful piece of equipment. I go into detail on...
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Ken Reid and Henry Normal
All the way from the UK, this week Ken welcomes writer, poet, and television producer Henry Normal to the show. Ken and Henry discuss his tea just arriving, what builders drink, Baby Cow, how being a...
View ArticleEnd of the line for satellite TV in RVs?
If you’ve been blissfully rolling down the road in your RV these past ten years, you might have heard some nasty rumors. Satellite TV, they say, isn’t going to be possible in an RV fairly soon. The...
View ArticleGOODBYE OLD FRIEND: Time to get rid of that SWM-16 multiswitch
What you see above you is DIRECTV’s SWM-16 multiswitch. It’s been around a long time. Back when I was affiliated with another site, I helped produce this PDF review, which I have hosted here since...
View Article5 Services you didn’t know Signal Connect can offer you (#16-20)
If you’ve been reading along this week, we’ve been sharing the services Signal Connect offers that you might not have known about. If you want to go back and re-read part one, part two, or part three,...
View ArticleUnderstanding Mobile Technology: Navigating the Mobile World
Mobile technology is a big part of our daily lives, especially in the 21st century. Various gadgets like phones and tablets are not simple tools; they help us connect with people worldwide. These...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Sylvania CQ-3739
Well, friends, this particular article is going to be a little personal. As we get older, we tend to look back on the things from our youth that we didn’t value while we had them. It’s the reason that...
View Article5 Services you didn’t know Signal Connect can offer you (#21-25)
Folks, when I first thought of the idea of focusing on 25 things you didn’t know you could get from Signal Connect, I wondered if I’d bitten off more than I could chew. Was it even possible to come up...
View ArticleBest of the Blog 2023, Volume 8
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...
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Hopper 3 in an RV? You bet
DISH’s Hopper 3 is one of the most capable DVRs available for any pay TV platform. At this point, it’s been around for a while, but I can’t imagine a scenario where you’d need more than 16 recording...
View ArticleLooking for the best deals? Visit Solid Signal’s deal hub!
Why shop at weird international shopping sites when you can shop somewhere you trust? The folks at Solid Signal have put together a curated list of the best gadgets all in one place. It’s updated...
View ArticleAnother year, another big game without 4K over-the-air reception
Well friends, it’s 2024. That means a lot of things, for sure. But in the context of this article, it means another year without 4K over-the-air reception for the biggest sporting event in the US. In...
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FUN FRIDAY: How Clark Kent fools us into believing he’s not Superman
Superman, at least the idea of Superman, isn’t unique to the 20th century. You can find plenty of cases throughout history of a mythic figure who is in some way larger than life, and comes in to save...
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