Wi-Fi in an RV?
It’s possible, but why? OK, I understand the idea. If you’re RV’ing across the nation, you want to take advantage of wireless hotspots when you’re stopped. But is there a good answer? One idea that wouldn’t…
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YES REALLY: 45 feet separation between antenna and booster
This is SureCall’s Fusion4Home cellular booster. I reviewed it a few months ago and I was incredibly impressed. This isn’t the cheapest booster you’ll find but it’s easily more powerful than boosters costing twice as much. I’ve asked the…
How many people can stream HD in the same house at the same time?
If you’re thinking about upgrading your internet you’ll really need to think about what you need. There are a lot of choices and most internet providers will try to push you to the fastest. Do you…
Still not bundling? Why not?
It’s like free money. One of the biggest benefits of AT&T coming together with DIRECTV is bundling. In the past, it was enough to have “just” a TV service or “just” a wireless service, but consumers…
Is Verizon’s Go90 about to… go? 90? (Whatever that means?)
Could Verizon’s streaming service be failing, just as AT&T plans to launch theirs? DIRECTV Now is expected to launch in Novmber, although details are sparse. We believe it will be 100 channels, and start at $35…
EDITORIAL: Have we reached “peak cellphone?”
About a billion years ago, I had this phone. Loved it, too. It had user-customizable ringtones, games, speed dials, changeable skins, and probably most importantly it lasted about a week on a charge and could take…
Now you can live stream pretty much every channel on DIRECTV
Big upgrade. DIRECTV’s award-winning app for smartphones and tablets just got a huge upgrade and it opens up a whole new world for streaming users. With the new upgrade, you can watch nearly any channel…
Solid Signal’s HANDS ON REVIEW: DIRECTV Mobile DVR for Genie HR44/HR54
Because, GenieGO is so… last year. When DIRECTV discontinued their GenieGO external unit, a lot of people wondered if they would ever be able to offload content to their mobile devices again. DIRECTV’s mobile apps have…
THEY LISTENED TO ME: Apple to clean up app store
If you recall, it wasn’t that long ago that I pointed out some serious problems with Apple’s App Store. I’m guessing Apple’s Tim Cook reads The Solid Signal Blog, because yesterday Apple issued new guidelines for apps and…
Forget Alexa, Siri, and Cortana – DIRECTV’s Voice Control beats them all!
All of a sudden talking is big. We’ve reached this critical mass with Alexa, Google, Siri, Cortana, and all those other voice-command bots that it seems like talking to your mobile device has become the norm….
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: We’ve left the future behind
Not that long ago, I had the pleasure of getting my hands on one of these: You’d be forgiven if you thought this was a publicity still from 50 years ago. (You would not be forgiven if you…
Is it the end of the “app culture?”
How many apps do you load into your phone in the average week? How about in the average month? Chances are unless you just got a new phone that number’s pretty small. I have been hearing…
More Sci-Fi Technology from Solid Signal
Imagine the possibilities of sending video over Wi-Fi to any TV in your house? That’s exactly what the StarTech HDMI wireless display adapter with Miracast does. Last week, I wrote about how today’s high-tech consumer electronics products are similar to…
Standalone LTE Filter Now Available!
You asked, we answered. When we rolled out our line of Televes antennas with LTE filtering, the most common question we got back was “how can I add LTE filtering to the antenna I already have?” Certainly…
What do you REALLY do at luxury hotels?
Yeah, you sit out in the sun, you rest, maybe you have a spa day. But let’s be honest here. Chances are the one thing you don’t do is unplug. You check your email, you play…