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STREAMING SATURDAY: Summertime IS for Streaming!
A week ago, Stuart Sweet told us that “summertime’s not just for streaming.” Poor Stuart… Little does he know that summer is the perfect time for streaming! My intrepid colleague was onto something when he said…
Best of the Blog 2016, Volume 1
The new year brings great new articles at The Solid Signal Blog.
FUN FRIDAY: A better calculator
I just found this out and obviously my first question is, how did I not know this in 2010? Apparently you can backspace on the iPhone calculator. Like, if you make a mistake and you want to…
Will an old satellite dish on an RV still work?
“I just bought an RV with a satellite dish installed. Can I get it to work?” We get this question a lot, so we’re happy to share the answer with RV owners interested in satellite TV….
DIRECTV gives you even more 4K sports
DIRECTV brings on the 4K goodness like no one else can. No one else brings you three channels of 4K plus downloadable movies and special events. And right now, if you want to see major league…
Don’t get caught in an emergency without a radio!
Yeah I know… radio is like, so … twentieth century. You might have stopped listening to radio in your car a few years ago, and chances are you stopped listening to the radio in your home…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: When you could finally use your phone on a plane
The date was Halloween, 2013 when we all finally got some good news about flying. According to my article from back then, that’s when the FAA issued new rules about using portable electronic devices on planes. Before…
Is there even such a thing as “online privacy?”
Random “selfie” found on the internet. Is it too much to ask that we can control our own “PR” on the internet? Probably. Despite measures like California’s four-year-old law that gives minors the ability to erase their own…
6 Ways to Improve Your Indoor Antenna Reception
Antennas are crucial to any cord cutter’s setup. With the right antenna for your location, you can get the big four broadcast networks (FOX, NBC, ABC, and CBS) for free in uncompressed HD TV. That gives…
Why shop at SolidSignal.com?
It’s a simple question. You know brands like DIRECTV and DISH. You’ve probably heard of brands like Antennas Direct and Open-Mesh. You probably have heard of them. And to be honest, you’ve heard of our competitors….
Save Time and Water on Lawn and Garden Care
Tired of spending so much time watering your lawn, garden, or flowers? Let this digital water timer do it for you! As the weather continues to warm, you plan to spend more time in your lawn…
DIRECTV in apartments — is it true that you have to call someone special?
DIRECTV in apartments. It used to be near impossible, with complexes denying access to rooftops, putting rules in place to stop installers from drilling, and 2-year contracts that just didn’t work for renters. The good news…
Televes DATBOSS LR Now in Stock!
And then there were four. Rounding out the 2017 lineup for Televes antennas, we present the DATBOSS LR. This is the antenna for people who want extremely long range UHF performance but don’t need VHF (or do…
Back up your stuff. No matter how you do it, it’s better than nothing.
About once a year, I nag all of you to back up your important stuff. It’s not because I have nothing better to write about, it’s usually because I’m working with someone whose computer crashed. (Sometimes…