FUN FRIDAY: Who owns what
This blog doesn’t go political. That’s one of the things I’m proudest of, honestly. In a world where we are constantly bombarded by politics, I think of this blog as a little oasis where home theater…
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Seriously? 3 years without the Dodgers on DIRECTV?
Sometimes these articles are a little sad. Although baseball season is over for another year, there’s no denying the Los Angeles Dodgers had a good run. Or maybe you can deny it, if you never saw…
DISH’s Third Quarter Results are about what everyone expected
The news isn’t all bad. Net income is still $300 million give or take, and earnings per share dropped only 10 cents. At a time when we expect to hear doom and gloom from nearly every…
NEW VIDEO: Use On Demand with your new Genie Menus
How are you liking those new Genie menus? If you’re a little confused about how to get to your favorite features, Solid Signal’s tutorials can help! In this video, we show you how to use On…
Don’t settle for bad hotel TV!
It’s 2017. Heck, it’s almost 2018. That’s why I’m amazed when I go to a hotel and it looks really nice outside, the carpets are clean, the beds are comfortable… and the TV is a staticky…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: A server farm in your house
This isn’t one of those things where it used to take a computer the size of a city block. In fact the first web server was a NeXT computer that was hilariously large by today’s standards but was…
FOOL ME ONCE: Sprint and T-Mobile say, “Yeah, really calling it quits”
An official press release that came after the close of business Friday says the Sprint and T-Mobile are definitely calling it quits. Reuters picked it up and it looks like everyone else’s story is based on that story. I’ll…
Broadcom buying Qualcomm- Here’s why you should care
It’s the biggest tech takeover ever. Broadcom is offering about $103 BILLION for Qualcomm, its biggest rival. It’s bound to be a big story for months to come and it’s more than just a story for…
STREAMING SATURDAY: More Growth in the Streaming Market
The developments in streaming announced this week are as diverse as the many streaming services. Check it out, streamers! This week has seen many improvements from some of the streaming services. It seems like no two…
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! T-Mobile and Sprint still talking
Four Days. All was right in the cellular world for four days. On Monday I told you that Softbank, the parent company of Sprint, was giving up on plans to merge with T-Mobile. Now The Verge has to…
Cord-Cutters to Get More Free HDTV Programming
Good news, cord-cutters! Bounce, Escape, Grit TV, and Laff are coming to 43 new TV markets across the country. One of the many benefits to cutting the cord is the amount of free TV stations in…
You want headphones? We got your headphones right here
If you think SolidSignal.com is just for satellite stuff, prepare to be amazed. If you’ve never dug deep into our site, you probably don’t realize that we carry over 30,000 items of interest to amateur and…
Will my DIRECTV receiver stop working soon?
There was a time when this D11 receiver was state of the art. Today it looks like a refugee from another time, but there was a time that people lusted after it. It was a faster,…
BREAKING NEWS: DIRECTV Rolls Out New User Interface For Genie
UPDATED: They listened to your complaints! Check out the revised menu screens in our Summer 2018 review. EVEN BETTER: More changes in our August 2018 update. Get a look at the future of DIRECTV! It’s been…
How fast can cellular internet get?
Don’t worry, there’s no such thing as 8G. Yet. In fact, we’re really still in the 4G world. 5G is still a few years away, and if that doesn’t satisfy the techies, we should expect 8G…