No phone calls on planes… for a long time to come
FCC Chair Ajit Pai laid it all out yesterday. He does not plan to pursue new rules that would have allowed people to talk on their phones while on planes. As we all know, the rule…
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SOUND OFF: What would you change about DIRECTV 4K?
In the last 12 months, we’ve seen DIRECTV rise to be the only TV provider in the US with full-time live 4K content. There’s more coming too… although it’s up to content providers to start…
People say they get TV stations from 120 miles away. Are they lying?
Astute readers of this blog know that I’m pretty skeptical of anyone who says they get TV stations from over 100 miles away. I even wrote an article explaining it. Yet every so often I read a…
Hidden tips for your Genie Mini Client
Here’s the stuff they won’t tell you. You can get a lot of information about your Genie Mini Client by pressing and holding {INFO} on the white remote. There’s a lot more info to be…
How does satellite TV work on planes?
It seems like it shouldn’t work at all. After all, if you have satellite at home, you know that just moving the dish a fraction of an inch can make a huge difference. How can planes…
It’s finally warming up… time to go out and do some inspections
It seems like every winter gets a little weirder. For folks up north, it looked like an exceedingly dry winter until the most recent snowpocalypse covered us all in the white stuff and caused major havoc….
DIRECTV for Business: Your friend in an emergency
You need to keep your people informed, right? If you live somewhere with severe weather, you take things seriously. You’ll need to know what’s going on in the outside world and you can’t always rely on…
NOT-SO-STREAMING SATURDAY: A weekend without internet
Jake Buckler will be back next week with his normal dose of love and affection for streaming, don’t worry. This week I’m back with a … slightly different perspective. So, just before the start of the…
Can you use a coat hanger as an antenna?
Why spend a ton of money for an antenna when you can use a couple of coat hangers and a 2×4? That’s the question being posed at several sites, including ours. We put our very own…
How long can a satellite last? Try 50 years
Most telecommunications satellites today have a usable life of 10-15 years. The usable life of a satellite depends not only on factors like it not burning out, not having hardware failure, not being hit by a…
FUN FRIDAY: Star Trek Original Series Set Tour
A little plug for a friend of a friend here. If you ever find yourself in Ticonderoga, New York (and I know, that’s a stretch) you’ll find tons of touristy things to do, most having to…
Error 721 on your RV’s satellite receiver? We can fix it!
Winter is (almost) over. It may officially be spring, but some folks are still digging out. For the rest of us though, it’s time to think about getting back on the open road. So, you get…
Can you use a Genie DVR on a boat (or yacht, or ship?)
In just a few short years, DIRECTV’s Genie system has gone from “latest and greatest” to “this is what everyone gets.” If you’re a new DIRECTV customer, you get a Genie, period. (At least residential customers….