Why can’t you just hook a keyboard up to your DVR?
You know, just plug one into the USB port? You actually can do that, it doesn’t do anything but the plug fits. You’d think with all the searching some people do, that it would be a…
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A modern art antenna?
This is not an antenna. But, it could be. I mean, if it were properly designed to be one. After all, this is an antenna: and it’s even available at Solid Signal. What I’m really asking is,…
Best of the Blog 2017, Volume 5
It’s the lovely month of May (2017) at The Solid Signal Blog!
NICE AND EASY: Are all the outputs on a DIRECTV receiver active at the same time?
Yes. You don’t get more nice and easy than that. If you want to run multiple TVs from the same receiver, or use something obsolete like a Slingbox or DVD recorder, it works just fine. Whether…
Should you prepay for cellular service?
There was a time when all phone calls outside of the home were prepaid. Put your dime in the slot (boy am I dating myself here) and THEN you could make a call. But of course…
Best of the Blog 2017, Volume 4
Time to get serious with the best of April ’17.
Will you need a “VHF Low” antenna soon?
I know, you thought the days of the massive antenna were behind you. And I really hoped they were too. It’s so much easy to put a small antenna on the roof than put a larger…
Best of the Blog 2017, Volume 3
Spring into some great articles from Solid Signal.
What is RF4CE?
If you have a Genie DVR or client, you know that it comes with a new remote. Sure, it’s smaller and looks a whole lot different, but it’s still a DIRECTV remote, right? It sure is, and it can…
DIRECTV for Business: Cheaper than online alternatives?
How can it be cheaper to put DIRECTV into your business? It may not make any sense, but putting in a DIRECTV private viewing account for business can actually be the cheapest way to give your…
What about those giant indoor antennas?
One of our competitors is selling an indoor antenna that is about the size of your window. They’re calling it the most powerful flat antenna ever. Yeah, it probably is, if you want to cover your…
What exactly is a “network hub” anyway?
“Hub.” For some reason it’s one of those terms that won’t go away. The term was used in the 1980s and 1990s for networking equipment, and lately DISH has been using it for the nodes that…
Best of the Blog 2017, Volume 2
There’s some surprisingly great stuff here!
NICE AND EASY: DIRECTV App problems fixed in two steps
DIRECTV’s app for tablets and smartphones is actually really good. Not that you should be surprised, of course. While it started out as a plain scheduler for recording programs to your home DVR, it’s become a…
Best of the Blog 2017, Volume 1
It’s a whole new year at The Solid Signal Blog!