Could Verizon’s streaming service be failing, just as AT&T plans to launch theirs? DIRECTV Now is expected to launch in Novmber, although details are sparse. We believe it will be 100 channels, and start at $35…
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He went there. At least partway. Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ.D conference, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson confirmed that DIRECTV Now, the top tier of their trio of streaming apps, will be $35 for 100 channels. He…
It’s coming. DIRECTV has already told us that in 2019, they will be stopping all SD service. They’ve been aggressively trying to get customers to move to HD for years, and with some of their older satellites…
Call it “plausible.” A leaked email has surfaced detailing the potential rollout of DIRECTV Now, DIRECTV’s streaming-only service. While this site does not link to or quote from leaked information, it should be fairly easy…
Who isn’t a displaced fan these days? So many people grow up in one place and move to another, especially with the economy the way it’s been the last decade or so. That’s why I believe…
It’s a good day to be an AT&T stockholder. Although the market is holding back its enthusiasm for the Time Warner purchase, the financials released quietly over the weekend tell a story of a strong company getting even stronger. Revenues…
The news came out of nowhere late in the day, that AT&T was definitely planning on purchasing Time Warner. There were rumors, but before there was even time to confirm them, this video began to circulate:…
A week with Amazon Prime Video in 4K has convinced me that I’m not missing much. I’ve gotten very used to the really pristine video from my DIRECTV 4K Genie Mini Client, but I had an…
We’re giving away an antenna a week… until I run out of antennas to give people. I can’t guarantee that it will be this exact one, but it will be a quality Antop antenna from Solid…
There have been a number of reports this week claiming that DIRECTV is pricing its new streaming service at $50 per month. While that’s not an unreasonable guess, it’s just that — a guess. Apparently this all started…
DISH took the ambitious step today of rolling out YouTube videos to its Hopper 3 DVR, making it the only pay-TV DVR with YouTube capabilities. DISH’s Hopper 3 is now a fairly full-featured streamer, with Netflix,…
It’s not just us. Yeah, SolidSignal.com looked pretty goofy in 2002, as you can see here, but let’s be honest, a lot of other very well funded sites looked pretty bad too. Take a look at the…
Yeah, we all know it… DIRECTV is discontinuing SD service in 2019. That’s probably a non-issue for 95% of the people out there, since the company has been actively pushing HD for about six years, but…
We’re giving away an antenna a week… until I run out of antennas. I get a lot of products to test here at The Solid Signal Blog and I’m looking to clear out some space. When…
The great George Carlin once said, “Nail together two things that have never been nailed together before, and (someone) will buy it from you.” Mr. Carlin was being sarcastic but sometimes, nailing two things together makes…