How Cell Tower Locations are Chosen
Have you ever wondered how the wireless carriers choose the locations for their cell phone towers? The wireless carriers don’t throw a dart at a map. These installations are rather costly and time...
View ArticleWhen I picked on cable companies for their HD channel numbers
Years ago, there was a freelancer here at The Solid Signal Blog named Bill Van. I suspect he’s still out there somewhere. Bill would pass along information and tips, and while he didn’t write articles...
View ArticleDo DIRECTV receivers support AirPlay or casting?
The technology took a couple of years, but it seems now everyone is exciting about sending video wirelessly from their phones to their TVs. I think it’s a great thing. I hate when I have to crowd...
View ArticleThe Final Frontier (no not that one)
And here you thought I was going to talk about Star Trek. Nope, I’m talking about the show whose theme goes like this: Tell me why, I love you like I do. Tell me who, could stop my heart as much as you...
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Can you put a 4K Genie client into SD mode?
I’m not sure why you would want to, but surprisingly, you can. The AT&T 4K Genie Mini Client for DIRECTV gives you the ability to watch 4K broadcasts with a Genie DVR or server. It also works on...
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IS IT TRUE: A Genie 2 actually has 11 tuners?
If that’s the case, why can’t it record 11 things? Good question. AT&T’s HS17 Genie 2 server is the latest and greatest home hardware for DIRECTV Satellite TV. It’s a single tower that takes the...
View ArticleBlimey! My Wife Has Bad Taste in TV
I’m a fan of British TV series from way back. Unfortunately, today’s British TV series are dreary historical dramas with plenty of period costuming. My wife loves this stuff, which means that I have to...
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It might be time to replace the DIRECTV receiver in your RV.
If your receiver looks like this, it’s time to replace it. Sometime in the next 9 months, AT&T will start limiting or eliminating standard definition service. They’ve been warning us for years. At...
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Can you test your coax network using a Genie client?
There was a time when every DIRECTV receiver came with really comprehensive test screens. You could really see a lot of what was going on. Of course this was back in the days when more people installed...
View ArticleCan you use your existing phone if you move to AT&T?
Not that long ago, it was practically impossible for a phone from one US carrier to work on another US carrier. AT&T and T-Mobile used one technology, Verizon another, Sprint another, and other...
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