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    Moved and switched to Directv Stream - Is Gemini worth it?

    I too switched from satellite to Stream and got the boxes via EBay. It just makes sense to do it that way — no RSN or additional Tv fees. That said — my only gripe is that these boxes are S L O W… slow to open the app screen, slow to open the guide… they remind me of the speed of a first gen...
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    Stream - New software?

    I have 5 Ospreys — 2 are still the old software, two are “in between” where it is very black and dark but has the new app drawer with smaller icons (need to check versions), and the third has the lighter colored background, like in the pic above, a new look but has the old “DirecTV Stream”...
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    DIRECTV unlikely to keep NFL Sunday Ticket

    Well “good broadband in rural areas” is subjective… my mom lives in an area with no cell service and no real broadband options (Centurylink offered me a 1.5 meg T1 line for like $700 a month 15 years ago). Since I was a kid, I was always trying to get better internet there — Started with a...
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    DTV stream adds additional HBO, Starz, Cinemax channels

    So does Stream have all of the same premium feeds as satellite now? Have had a similar discussion with my parents... Did the trial, they were curious where all the movie channels went lol
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    Kiwisat, possible replacement for Orby for southern states.

    My understanding is that Kiwi is a provider for Saint Maarten and a few other islands in the Caribbean as their primary business — they just happened to open up in Florida because they had the space and coverage so why not make a few more bucks… Although I’m far out of the beam, I would think...
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    D* local channel connector picture quality issues

    Hey all; I picked up a local channel connector to add in some of the subchannrls and pick up NHK World in HD, which one of the PBS stations carry. I’m noticing that the picture isn’t nearly as smooth as it should be — almost as if it is dropping frames but “catching up” quickly. When there is...
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    Any Shaw Direct Brokers?

    I'm curious if anyone knows of any Shaw Direct brokers? All the links I've been able to suss out seem to have went dead a few years ago after their big satellite switch - - although I'm still in range of everything.
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    Are the “SiriusXM” radios based on Sirius, XM or something else?

    It’s a Mazda CX-5 — I know Mazda was legacy XM. So they still haven’t switched all new vehicles to one standard? I will say that the satellite radio in the Mazda sounds more tinny and compressed compared to my Mitsubishi Eclipse I had before (legacy Sirius). It does pick up channels in the 2...
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    Are the “SiriusXM” radios based on Sirius, XM or something else?

    Hey all— I recently got a new vehicle with a “SiriusXM” radio and Im trying to figure out if it is based on Sirius or XM technology? Everything I can find says they are a “combination of both” and receive their own packages, while Sirius and XM units receive a SiriusXM signal. I know there are...
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    WGN America rebrand to News nation March 1

    Honestly I like NewsNation and I do hope they succeed. I've found myself watching it in the evenings, and set a recording to keep the most recent episode. The problem with TV news is that it is almost all laced with opinion. I just want an hour long newscast with headlines, updates on major...
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    FCC allowing AM stations to go full digital

    The issue is that by this point, the average listener does not even think about tuning into AM. As previously mentioned, most AMs have a translator — in fact, many AM station sales are predicated on the fact that a translator can be licensed. While I agree that a well tuned and processed AM...
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    Can you sign in to premium On Demand with Orby?

    Pretty much what I figured the answer would be... unfortunately that makes it a no-go. Since I lost all my grandfathered DNS with D*, I’m open to try new things :) N
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    Can you sign in to premium On Demand with Orby?

    Hey all -- I've been looking into Orby, but I noticed I do not see it on the "list of providers" when logging into Starz & HBO etc. (haven't checked Epix) for streaming On Demand on my LG & Apple TV apps... DirecTV is there of course, so I just plug in the code on my screen and log into D* and...
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    Long Distance Networks Going Away

    I lost everything. I had the grandfathered west coast feeds of ABC and CBS from when D* offered HD networks to a bunch of people before HD locals came out - - I lost those late on the 31st. I also had both East & West FOX and NBC from a waiver from before locals were made available (that stuck...
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    how to watch dtv on laptop.just keep getting download direct tv player

    The DirecTV player does work after some major fiddling... What I do know is that it is one of the buggier pieces of software I've ever witnessed... If they truly cared about it they would have fixed it years ago.
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    I thought all local channels were on spot beams?

    I believe the CW is up there too but it’s from San Diego and DC.
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    Directv 16 Launch Schedule

    I have a feeling satellite TV will be around in one form or another for well past 2030 — that’s only 11 years from now. I take my parents place as an example — I have followed their ability to get broadband since 1997 when I was 13 years old... They live about 8 miles outside of a small town...
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    Wireless Genie on commercial account?

    Hey all— Does anyone know if it is possible to get a Genie and wireless clients on a commercial account? I work in a historic building, we can’t get cable, and have a bit of a wonky situation for Internet — I’d prefer we use more traditional means for TV rather than IP. The boss really wants...
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    Actual technology used on SiriusXM radios

    I think I can help everyone out on this, although it's been a while since I researched it and things may have changed some -- I've pretty much given up on satellite radio due to bad programming choices and crappy audio quality -- I was one of the very early customers of Sirius; my account number...
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    No 110 signal

    HD channels were there at the VERY beginning — less than a year — HBO HD had been at 119* but 110* got HD Theater, TNT, HDNet Movies and possibly ESPN... I remember I paid $5 monthly for this and had to add the LNB to the center of my dish — and was amazed. That said, all the HD moved to 119...
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    Echostar III [61.5° W] & V [148° W] ?

    Those dishes look pretty worn... I'm assuming that they aren't used anymore. There was a time (2001-2005ish?) where if you wanted to get your HD locals (if they were 148) and some of the lesser SD locals like secondary PBS stations, as well as get SkyAngel (the independent religious service that...
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    Awesome Directv headend I'm building for a hotel

    Looks nice :) That said, aren't a number of hotels going to a directly distributed model? A number of hotels I've checked into recently actually have a full-on D* guide complete with the same channel numbers I get at home, and special in-house hotel channels... it's actually pretty slick. Is...
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    Is it normal for unsubbed channels to appear white in the guide?

    This has been an issue that D* ever since they released receivers that could show which channels are subscribed to or not. E* has always showed this info, and it is always right (I do believe they can also hide channels you don't get until you subscribe). My theory is that D*'s list of...
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    "RelayTV"?

    Just found this as well when searching Zap2It -- shows it as a satellite service underneath GloryStar. There is a Relay.tv "social tv" service that I found, but it looks like it's an OEM solution for TV and STB manufacturers to provide real time instant messaging between TV viewers -- but there...
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    SiriusXM Price Increase June 30, 2015

    I was one of the very first Sirius subscribers (4 digit account number) in 2003 and agree with the previous posts above -- the audio quality has gone to complete sh*t over the years. I've followed the industry a good bit, so here's some insights... As for the codec used, Sirius uses the...
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