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  1. Local Reception
    I hate moving, and am trying to avoid it. I already tried a Clearstream 4V antenna https://www.amazon.com/ClearStream-Indoor-Outdoor-Antenna-Mount/dp/B00SVNKT86/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1505498396&sr=8-2&keywords=clearstream+antennas against the window, and the wall. Don't have an antenna...
  2. Local Reception
    I guess one other possibility would be to combine a bunch of extremely high gain antennas from within the basement. High enough gain to reliably receive despite attenuation by trees and nearby homes. But that sounds pretty complicated. I'm tempted to try to make antennas out of simple wires, but...
  3. Local Reception
    The building probably once had cable. But the cable company here charges hundreds of dollars/month (not at first - but they climb up an order of magnitude over time). And, from past experience, the local affiliate has serious honesty issues. They like to charge for boxes one never had, and they...
  4. Local Reception
    I did some on-line research, and discovered that what I am talking about is called a "repeater". And my "passive reflector" is actually called a "passive repeater". From what I've been able to find, most passive repeaters are large planar reflective surfaces, designed to reflect radio signals to...
  5. Local Reception
    I live in a major urban area, where I was previously able to get good reception of all the major OTA networks using an attic antenna. I have moved to a basement apartment, in the same area, where it is impractical to put an antenna indoors anywhere higher than the basement. Reception is awful...
  6. Internet Streaming Services
    I love Sling TV. But it has some minor teething issues. 1. I already mentioned that you can mis-interpret the slingtv.com web page in terms of what channels are included in the basic blue (or for that matter, orange) package. See my thread: "Sling TV advertises many channels that are missing!"...
  7. Internet Streaming Services
    I contacted Sling TV. They point out that the color key at the middle of the page labels orange to be "SLING ORANGE SERVICE AND EXTRAS (SINGLE STREAM)" and blue to be "SLING BLUE SERVICE AND EXTRAS (MULTI-STREAM)". However, AFAIK, nowhere on their ad page is there anywhere that shows what is...
  8. Internet Streaming Services
    The "www.sling.com" web page (click on "More" to see complete list) lists many channels that are Nominally in their service. I signed up for "Blue service" - it turns out that many - maybe a dozen or two - of the ones listed as being in Blue service, aren't, based on the Windows app. E.g...
  9. TV Show Talk
    Sorry - this post was my mistake. You can still see the most recent episodes for free. My mistake was that I tried to look at something from April.
  10. IPTV Hardware
    (Questions also posted to AVSforum, but no responses there yet.) 1. The Roku Express is supposed to be slower than the other Rokus. Does that mean it may stutter (start and stop) while streaming video? 2. I already have two Kodi platforms (a generic Android TV, and a Windows 7 PC). Is the Roku...
  11. Internet Streaming Services
    BBC America is also on Playstation Vue and DirecTVNow. At least some WGN programs are on Hulu+.
  12. Internet Streaming Services
    (Cross posted to AVSforum) In connection with My personal selection of fun or useful links I am preparing a list of TV Channels that also stream on-demand for free. Please help me to make it more complete, or point me to another thread. So far I have got: TV Channels that also stream...
  13. General Satellite Discussion
    Not my idea. "Stratovision" was worked on around 1945 and used around 1950, as well as during the Vietnam war (for U.S. news or some might have said propoganda), but used full sized manned aircraft. Around 1999, through 5 or 10 years ago NASA put out a fair amount of publicity over the unmanned...
  14. General Satellite Discussion
    The FAA doesn't just regulate 55 pound and above UAVs. They regulate the little ones too. People have been serious about UAV mounted TV signal distribution systems for a long time. E.g., NASA did a study of such a system a long time ago, and concluded that it was a very good idea, which could...
  15. General Satellite Discussion
    Its long been obvious that high flying solar powered UAVs (also called UAS's) are a much cheaper alternative to satellite communications (and TV) systems. You could fly a broadcast system high over a city, and cheaply cover a large metropolitan area. It is possible to imagine a few thousand to a...
  16. IPTV Hardware
    I'd like to update this review. I originally really liked this service. But Since my post, 2 years ago, RabbitTV (now confusingly called RabbitTVPlus, though http://rabbittv.com still works) has become much less useful, and their ads made me think things that weren't true: 1. They continually...
  17. General DISH™ Discussion
    Ah! Dish has now clarified their website to show how credit rating affects the offer, and what the upfront costs are, dependent on that. I wonder if my post influenced that, or if other people complained. Or maybe, the FTC vs DirectTV suit got them worried, so they decided to be safe...
  18. General DISH™ Discussion
    Or maybe they actually charge more hidden fees :) if you have good credit - because they assume you can pay more. But isn't that illegal? I seem to recall that in the U.S. there are state and federal laws against putting extra costs in smaller print or less obvious locations than the principle...
  19. General DISH™ Discussion
    I recently investigated signing up for the minimal ($19.99/month, 55 channels) Dish package for a gal I know in Ithaca, NY, who was unhappy that Time-Warner cable was raising TV and Internet fees on her, because the introductory offer was expiring. (An area where OTA antennas can only receive...
  20. Tech Talk - Gadgets, Gizmos and Technology
    It might be slightly more complicated than it looks. If it costs you $6 or $7 more per bulb for the LED over CFL (in Maryland, where both are somewhat subsidized), and you only run it 2 hours / day, and you invest the difference reasonably, you may do slightly better or about the same with the...
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