A cell booster for your apartment?
There’s a new version of this article! Check it out here! Pretty easy math here. 1. Younger people use their phones a lot. 2. Younger people tend to live in apartments. 3. A lot…
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STREAMING SATURDAY: DIRECTV NOW Improvements
With its recent and future improvements, DIRECTV NOW takes a leading position among the streaming services. DIRECTV NOW is a streaming source that’s gaining in popularity. That said, it’s up against some stiff competition from Hulu,…
Can you still have a Genie 2 if you have more than 7 TVs?
It’s the new hotness.The DIRECTV Genie 2 can record up to 7 things at once and can supply 5 rooms with HD and 2 rooms with 4K, all at the same time. What if that’s not enough?…
FUN FRIDAY: Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby. If you ever read a comic book or saw a movie about one, you owe a debt to Jack Kirby. Mr. Kirby defined modern comic books over 50 years ago with complex storylines, flawed…
A cellular signal booster – do it for your friends
Here’s another true story taken from my own life. I was recently housesitting for a friend. Nothing terribly hard about housesitting, because let’s be honest most houses don’t exactly change from day to day. But you…
Is there a limit to Wi-Fi range?
As you’re sitting in the living room wondering why the wi-fi from the bedroom isn’t getting all the way to you, you might be wondering exactly how far a wi-fi signal can travel. The answer, it…
DON’T DO THIS: Scare a bird off the dish
So the other day… This guy needs a new LNB for his dish. It’s not an uncommon request, they do go bad, but we get to talking. It seems there was a bird who liked…
Sometimes it’s worth paying for a quality antenna
The MSRP of this antenna is $129.99. You might be thinking, that’s a lot of money. After all, you can go down to the drugstore and pick up a “miracle” antenna that will sit next to…
REVISED: Can you use a DIRECTV AM21 with an HD receiver?
This article originally ran in early 2014. The answer has changed. No. and here’s why. [strike]The AM21 antenna module will work with all current model HD receivers and DVRs. That includes HR21, H21, HR22, HR23, H23, HR24,…
Do you still use DIRECTV On Demand?
It’s a very different world than it was in 2009 when DIRECTV started rolling out its on demand service. Back then, most people barely had enough speed to stream standard definition, and it wasn’t even that…
DON’T DO THIS: Franken-dish
So the other day… This guy tells me that he bought a new LNB for his dish and he’s getting a lot of signal loss. I ask him about his signal strength numbers and they’re…
STREAMING SATURDAY: Stranger Things and More Streaming News
A third season of Stranger Things is just one of this week’s highlights from the streaming service providers. Netflix, Hulu, and DIRECTV NOW have had some big announcement this week. While Netflix and Hulu’s news releases take…
Don’t let router problems get you down – try NetReset
Wake up in the morning, no internet. Seriously, that’s no way to start the day. Yet for millions of Americans, it’s a very real fear. For too many people, the horror of inferior internet equipment isn’t…
How long does a satellite last?
Here’s one more thing you have to worry about… space junk falling out of the sky. Not so much because it could hit you, but because today’s space junk was once a shiny new satellite. With…
The REAL reason DIRECTV still doesn’t have Pac-12
Thanks to the efforts of the very obsessive Jon Wilner of the Mercury News, we finally have some closure to the question of why, all those years ago, DIRECTV didn’t pick up the new Pac-12 Network, and…