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WINTER 2024 Edition: Do you need a Slimline-5 dish?
Here’s what you need to know for Winter 2024 and beyond.
What’s the best defense against malware and computer viruses?
Here’s the one variable that’s hardest to account for.
Nice and Easy: Use an outdoor antenna indoors?
It’s not whether you “could” but whether you “should.”
TIP: Press the GUIDE button twice to see what you want to see
DIRECTV’s menus have confused more than a few people. Let us help you find what you need!
DIRECTV’s AIM Meter: Why doesn’t any other satellite meter work for DIRECTV?
Yes this meter is ridiculously expensive. It’s still the only one you should buy.
What happens if you install an antenna upside down?
Sometimes there’s more than one right way. Sometimes there isn’t.
What’s the oldest DIRECTV box you can still use?
Still rocking that D12? Think again.
How can you have an “unpowered amplifier?”
Is it magic or is there something else going on here?
The best Starlink accessory for your boat — It’s not what you think
Don’t get Starlink for your boat before you read this important information.
Best of the Blog 2023, Volume 7
Summer was a great time at The Solid Signal Blog!
All the best DISH Error Codes… all in one place!
Having problems with your DISH receiver? We can help!
Why don’t more TVs and devices support HDMI Cable Power?
There’s a technology that would let you ditch the USB cord on streaming devices. Why isn’t anyone using it?
NICE AND EASY: What is a “donor antenna?”
Here’s a term you might not have heard.
NICE AND EASY: What model of DIRECTV box do I have?
This easy tip can save you money.