It’s back… and better than ever. DIRECTV’s App for iPad has been redesigned and it looks better and acts better than it ever has! Take all that’s good about the old app — streaming, live TV,…
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If you’re at the end of your rope and nothing has helped you with a misbehaving DIRECTV receiver, try doing a “Reset Everything.” Sure, this procedure will wipe out your recordings, torpedo your channel lists, and…
Are you loving the RC71 Genie Remote that came with your HR44 Genie DVR or C41 Genie Mini Client? Do you love it so much that you want to use it for your older DIRECTV receivers as well? Here’s the…
Last week we showed you the warehouse… this time it’s the office staff getting the time-lapse video treatment. Check out the well-oiled machine that is our general office… and see if you can spot your favorite…
A la carte programming. Everyone wants to pay for just what they watch. We’ve shown you before how that could end up costing you more, and how it’s not likely to happen as long as cable companies and content…
We’ve told you the story before: ESPN gets a huge slice of the average pay-TV bill. It’s estimated that up to 25% of the average customer’s bill goes to Disney, the parent of ABC, ESPN and the…
So easy to install, there was almost no need for a review. DIRECTV’s latest outdoor hardware makes installation easy and takes away the need to run extra lines and an external SWM. It’s the DIRECTV…
Your Solid Signal warehouse staff is always moving… although maybe not this fast. This timelapse video shows a day in our busy warehouse. Believe it or not, we keep a pretty tight crew in the warehouse,…
In 1998, it was all science fiction. Most people don’t even remember Enemy of the State where Will Smith is having troubles and runs into Gene Hackman, a paranoid maniac who tells him that the government can track…
Here’s what you get The panel antenna. Wall mounting bracket. Anchors and screws. Mounting the panel antenna is easy. There are many holes around the edge of the mounting bracket so hopefully finding a stud…
You know that song? You know, the one people sing when it’s someone’s birthday? I’d sing it to you now but it turns out it’s copyrighted. That’s why the people at The Olive Garden mumble something…
No live video, anywhere. It could happen. Here’s the recipe for Armageddon: First, local broadcasters start to fall when the networks stop being able to deliver full-time programming. Honestly we’re halfway into this. NBC’s well-publicized fall will be just…
Is there a distance requirement between the Genie and Wireless Video Bridge? The Genie DVR should never be more than 150 cable-feet away from any client or video bridge. However, the Genie should be at…
The cellular industry is full of “it.” So often, the marketing types take over and all of a sudden a perfectly usable, definable term gets thrown around until it’s meaningless. That’s what happened with “3G” and…
Three billion human lives ended on August 29th, 1997. The survivors of the nuclear fire called the war ‘Judgment Day.’ They lived only to face a new nightmare, the war against the Machines… That’s the…