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  1. Legislative and Regulatory Issues
    As it was explained to me, the FCC is considering doing away with "channels 21 and up". My market is fairly easy given that it's mostly VHF: PBS (6) PBS (8) NBC/ABC (10) FOX (12) CBS/The CW (43) IND (55) I do realize this isn't the norm though. I don't really expect many people to care about...
  2. Legislative and Regulatory Issues
    I'm aware of that... in fact, I know of several people who have recently "cut the cord", or in the case of one young couple, never connected the cord. I still only know of one person who is OTA only, and he doesn't care about HD, so if ED feeds were provided to him, I doubt he'd care.
  3. Legislative and Regulatory Issues
    I suspect we'll see one RF channel in each market provide ED simulcasts in MPEG2 for a period of time. I can't speak for the country, but in my area, most people have satellite or cable. I know one person that is OTA only...
  4. Legislative and Regulatory Issues
    I have a channel 51 in my market (previously channel 55). It's very annoying because they frequently mess with their PSIP data. Sometimes they're 51.1, and sometimes they're 51.55.
  5. Legislative and Regulatory Issues
    It could happen. I don't think we'll see any of the bigger networks switching, but I could see some religious and informercial channels switching to SD. My neighboring market of Columbus, GA has a TV station (WLGA) that is an Antenna TV affiliate. They broadcast an HD and SD version of...
  6. Legislative and Regulatory Issues
    Last I heard, the goal is to get MORE broadcasters on VHF, as there will be very few UHF channels left after the repack. In the quote above, you stated that channels 52-69 disappeared in the digital transition, so there aren't any channels on 52-69 anymore. Channels 21-51 would have to move...
  7. DIRECTV Programming
    I have had internet service for around 20 years now, no children or grandchildren, and Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries are among my two most watched channels. I do know people that watch the Hallmark channels with grandchildren, but they had internet BEFORE they became...
  8. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    As rmmccann stated, it was 56k. I was kind of joking about the dial-up. My money's on him being a Windstream DSL customer. I still don't get the comment about the two lines though?
  9. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    ???????
  10. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Are you on dial-up?
  11. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    For most people, 1TB is plenty. I'd be shocked if DirecTV didn't offer multiple storage options in the next 2-3 years, but that's just my opinion.
  12. DIRECTV Tips and Resources
    The data being read does not differentiate between SD and HD... only MPEG2 and MPEG4. WHAM-DT2 is now being simulcast in MPEG4, but there is no reason to believe it will be available in HD anytime soon. Perhaps you'll see the channel in HD a few months after DirecTV and Sinclair renegotiate...
  13. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Interesting... Arris makes the STBs for my ISP's new TV service. I had no idea they were based out of Georgia. Pictures of the STB can be seen here: Kinetic Install Report
  14. DIRECTV Tips and Resources
    I'm not sure if this is what you're referring to, but there was a conversation a few months back about the Tallahassee, FL affiliate of The CW. The Tallahassee, FL affiliation of The CW is available in HD OTA on WTLF 24.1, and SD OTA on WTLH-DT2 49.2. It was the only Tallahassee, FL local...
  15. Cable TV Discussion
    I feel your pain. My ISP has told me that they SHOULD be able to offer me a 10/.75 tier before the year's out. I don't know if that'll be any higher than the $60 price tag for my 6/.75 tier now, but hopefully not. I should have at least another ISP option later this year, but their highest...
  16. DIRECTV Tips and Resources
    My money is on them preparing for FOX VOD. Perhaps this change would add the "+" sign to the FOX stations in the GUIDE?
  17. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I was really lucky to get DSL service at my location years back, and my ISP upgraded the RT several times in a matter of so many years. Since that time, they have upgraded a local CO to offer a 12/1 tier, but haven't bothered with my RT for years, and the service quality and reliability has...
  18. DIRECTV General Discussion
    While AT&T has many areas here without LTE or 3G service, or even cell service, Verizon has very few dead spots, and only a couple of spots that I'm aware of without LTE coverage. AT&T had to let a lot of local Alltel Wireless customers go when they shut Alltel down a couple of months ago...
  19. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I live in a rural area. Here's my Verizon Wireless results: I used to get a MUCH faster speed... often getting results between 40-80mbps download speeds. My only source of internet are DSL, satellite, and the above (if low caps weren't a problem). Here's my DSL service results:
  20. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I will be watching this service closely. I'm not sure AT&T offers an LTE signal here, and if they did, I'm not sure it matters, as you'd need to be a contortionist in order to get an AT&T signal here. AT&T wireline service is just down the street from me though, so maybe they will make...
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