Guaranteed wrong predictions for 2017
Every year, the smartest minds in the country get together and forecast what we’ll see in the next 12 months. All I’m saying is, there’s no one who could have guessed what we’d see in 2016,…
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Find the right mount for your TV with this handy tool
Your Solid Signal team has been hard at work creating a tool to help you find just the right mount for your TV. There are literally thousands of TVs represented in this tool, all with…
2016: The Year in Computers
This was the year the PC came roaring back. After years of downward spirals brought on by smartphones and tablets, the traditional PC sprung back to life this year, driven by the successful release of…
Should you get a booster or a microcell?
This is one of our most popular products… the SureCall EZ4G. It’s the perfect solution to the problem of working at home or in an office with really bad cell reception, because it boosts the signal that…
2016: The Year in Cellular
There’s no doubt at this point that the cell phone is the most important possession most people have. Assuming the weather was nice enough, I’m pretty sure most of us would do without pants instead of…
Live in a small town? What’s the best way to follow your favorite sports team?
About 60% of people live in a metropolitan area that isn’t served by a full set of professional sports teams. That’s down quite a bit since the Los Angeles area (20 million people or so) got…
2017 International CES: Early Preview
It’s almost that time again. The International Consumer Electronics Show is coming next week in Las Vegas, Nevada, and there’s one big question that seems to come up every year, at least lately: What is there…
2016: The year in antennas
How do you talk about TV antennas, which are based on laws of physics that haven’t changed at all in 2016? That’s the question. This year, over-the-air antennas were big, and surprisingly there actually were some…
2016: The year in satellite
Every year, I do a little retrospective on the products that we offer here at Solid Signal. It’s my way of getting ready for an even better year to come. Today, let’s take a look at…
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Mini Gadgets
It’s like, you can be James Bond. If you’re looking for an easy way to record the world around you, look no further than MiniGadgets products available at Solid Signal. These devices look like normal, everyday objects like…
Kids in the house? Satellite beats streaming, and here’s why
This time of year there’s an excellent chance you’ll see a group of kids in the house. After all, in the northern half of the country there’s only so much time your kids are going to…
Streaming Saturday: DISH’s AirTV Player
Has DISH combined streaming and antenna TV channels in one guide with its AirTV Player? Perhaps, but it’s still too soon to tell all the details of this new device. DISH (formerly DISH Network) recently unveiled…
Where can you get the highest quality pay-per-view movies?
There’s one hands down winner. The best 4K pay-per-view comes from the satellite! If you’re looking for the absolute best quality, you won’t get much better than the 4K movies available now on DIRECTV. DIRECTV’s pay-per-view…
DIRECTV makes 4K upgrades available to even more people
If you’re thinking of 4K for the holidays, it just got easier. The rumor started at the DIRECTV-hating site TV Predictions, and it spread across the internet. Now I can confirm that it appears to be true….
Dropping the land line? Take the angst away with a cellular signal booster!
It probably feels like you’re the last one. All your friends dropped the land line but you’re… skittish. You know that no one calls you except telemarketers, but there’s something very safe about having that old-school…