What’s the max length of a DIRECTV cable? What’s the maximum distance between a receiver and a SWM? These are questions asked every day and the problem is there’s no easy answer. We have downloadable calculators available but…
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Last year marked the real beginning of the “legitimate” cell booster industry. While cellular boosters have always been regulated by the FCC, it was only last year that the FCC unveiled rules that meant that major…
In another sure sign that we’ll never understand the younger generation, it turns out that the youngest of the young (ages 14-24) are not just walking away from the living room TV, they’re running away from…
Take a look at the best from the spring of 2013.
At one time, this Spaun multiswitch was one of our hot sellers at Solid Signal. These days we don’t sell nearly as many. Shrewd observers might even note that several other Spaun products have been discontinued and…
The hits keep coming… here’s the best from early 2013.
I’ve spent a lot of time talking about using technology for those of us that are a little afraid of tech. But, you know, there’s so many resources out there that I think it’s time…
Absolutely. If you’re looking for a way to add DIRECTV to a spare room with an old TV, you might still want an HD receiver for futureproofing (they work just fine with older TVs) but…
Well ya can… sort of. But ya shouldn’t. The DIRECTV H25 Receiver is a marvelous thing. A sight to behold. So much raw HD power, so little size, and so little electricity used. But, even at that…
Marty Silbernik is the author of I’m Too Old To Do This, a tech blog for folks who remember when none of this stuff existed. This article appears with permission. n prior posts, I’ve talked about how…
There’s a huge portion of the population who weren’t even alive during the CB craze of the 1970s. It was the equivalent of facebook, twitter and chatrooms all in one — a technology that let you…
You’ve got it home, you’ve read the review… but you’re still not sure how to make it work. The C41W Wireless Genie Mini Client isn’t the easiest thing in the world to configure but once you’ve done…
Have you ever found anything at your house and wondered “what the heck is this for?” Well it happens to me all the time. I’m going through a closet and suddenly I see something like…
Game of Thrones without a cable subscription? If you’re not salivating at that idea, chances are your kid or someone you know is. With the cost of cable TV including HBO now well over $100 per month,…
Well, that’s not encouraging. The mania for HDTV started twenty years or more before actual TVs were available. Folks fantasized about gigantic, hang-on-the-wall TVs back in the 1970s and the term “HDTV” was in general use…