Best of the Blog 2022, Volume 4

The Solid Signal Blog is your resource for thousands of articles and reviews, with new content coming every day. 2022 marks our sixteenth year since our humble beginnings, and today over 250,000 people read the blog every month. Every month, the staff gets together and gathers articles that really seem like they have long-term appeal. Here’s the list for April, 2022:

1. Did you miss a recording? Try 72-hour rewind on DIRECTV!!
2. Problems with your DIRECTV H25 receiver? We can help!
3. Could you build your own cell phone signal booster and save money?
4. Missing A&E, History or Lifetime Movies from your DIRECTV channels? Here’s how to fix it
5. How high up should you mount an antenna?
6. Top 5 Over-the-air Antenna Accessories
7. Should you clean bird droppings off the dish?
8. Will a GOTSPOT work with any device?
9. 5 uses for an old tablet
10. What is “authentication” and why does every streaming app make you do it?
11. How can you know if you’ll get local channels in your boat?
12. Do iOS updates really kill battery life?
13. Are “authenticator apps” the better way to keep secure?
14. What is “cascading?”
15. Where did the PAUSE button symbol come from?
16. Why is it so hard to get cell service in your cabin cruiser?
17. Is e-mail dead?
18. Facilities managers, meet your new best friend
19. 2022 Edition: Will DIRECTV make a smaller dish for home use?
20. Can you mount your dish to a tree?
21. Need a custom quote? We love to do them
22. Mobile Satellite Dishes: Do they work?
23. Stop Cheating and Get DIRECTV for Bars and Restaurants
24. The facts about TV reception on your boat
25. “My house’s antenna is aimed 90 degrees from the towers? Is that ok?”
26. A new version of DIRECTV’s H24 receiver?
27. 2022’s PERSPECTIVE: Smart TV or streaming box?
28. The myth of the 3-way combiner
29. 2022 Edition: Do you really need a cell phone case?
30. What is beam width?
31. DIRECTV Smart Search is smarter than you think!
32. How important is good cell service on the water?
33. Are those cheap satellite meters on Amazon any good?
34. How does your DIRECTV receiver know which satellite it’s listening to?
35. What is assisted GPS (aGPS)?
36. Boating Tips for Beginners
37. Which makes more sense… offering free wi-fi or a stronger cell signal?
38. Can you use a Sea Tel dish for DIRECTV HD?
39. Has RV season started?
40. Which is worse for your outdoor equipment… sunshine or rain?
41. How many remotes can you have on a DIRECTV H25 receiver?
42. Can you use a phone without the cellular network?
43. TV went digital in 2009. Why is radio still analog?
44. How important is “perfect aim” for an antenna?
45. CB Radios? In 2022? You bet!
46. How can you get better cell service outside your RV?
47. What is “SD” or “standard definition?”
48. What’s the latest polarity locker for DIRECTV?
49. Can an LNB “just go bad?”