Why can’t you use DIRECTV SWM with a fiber optic system?
Fiber optics are your friend if you have a very long cable run or if you need to fit into a very small space. If you’re working with a commercial DIRECTV system, you are running…
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I hate it when Jake Buckler is right
In Saturday’s edition of his long-running column, the intrepid Jake Buckler tells the whole world that he fell asleep trying to review Netflix’s latest sci-fi series, Altered Carbon. Pretty brave of him, admitting that he gets…
DIRECTV New NFL Sunday Ticket pricing announced
Football time is still a while away, right? I mean we just finished with the Super Bowl. Still, AT&T has decided to get a jump on things by announcing the price for its DIRECTV NFL…
AT&T doing more fixed wireless trials
AT&T’s new fixed wireless plans may not make sense to you, but they will… in the future. The company announced that they are operating trials of fixed wireless service to parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia,…
DIRECTV brings 4K Olympics like crazy
If you’re looking for the best Olympics coverage, AT&T wants you to know that there’s only one place to get it — DIRECTV. The satellite service is rolling out more 4K and HDR coverage than…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Solid Signal Blog in 2012
I hope you’ve been enjoying the recent redesign of The Solid Signal Blog. This is actually the third completely new design we’ve had since the blog launched in 2007. The first was a very simple…
Sprint says it’s going to have 5G next year
Look, I’m not saying that I doubt them but… I guess the real question is what you’re going to have to give up in order to make it work. Our friends over at DSLReports bring us news…
Ken Reid and Obehi Janice
Today Ken welcomes writer, actor and all around quality human being Obehi Janice to the show. Ken and Obehi discuss Obehi’s mic technique, Rugrats, Nigeria, Ken’s love of Percey Rodriguez, how Jim and Pam can…
DISH to deliver NBCUniversal’s coverage of PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, including 4K HDR content
– Access to 4K HDR coverage and 2,400 hours of live, on-demand and streaming HD content – Collapsible Olympic Winter Games channel in guide eases navigation of NBCUniversal’s broadcasts across five networks – Dedicated NBCUniversal…
HOW TO DO IT: Control 3 DIRECTV receivers with 1 remote
Who wouldn’t want a stack of these in the home? It may be just a wish for many residential customers, but for commercial customers, it’s pretty common. Stack several receivers in an equipment rack, and you…
Podcast #259: I Hate The Olympics
Our podcaster goes on a fun-filled rant about the Olympics, that relic of another time that always manages to disrupt TV watching schedules and leaves him desperate for something else to watch. Listen in, then…
Windstream changes from DISH to DIRECTV
It’s ok of you haven’t heard of Windstream. As an internet service provider, they’re not as big as Comcast or Charter, but they are very big in the southeast. In the past they’ve offered DISH…
Windows 10 S is no more, and I told you so
Last year I first introduced you to Windows 10 S, a deliberately crippled version of Windows designed to make school computers more secure. It seemed like a total waste of time to me, especially since…
In Depth: Is DIRECTV Satellite Going Away?
The web is abuzz with articles like this one at FierceCable after AT&T reported earnings for the fourth quarter. There have been a lot of naysayers out there who assume that satellite TV is a “dead…