Best of the Blog 2023, Volume 11

The Solid Signal Blog is your resource for thousands of articles and reviews, with new content coming every day. 2023 marks our seventeeth year since our humble beginnings, and today over 250,000 people read the blog every month. Every month, the staff gets together and gathers articles that really seem like they have long-term appeal. Here’s the list for November, 2023:

1. Your phone is more powerful than the PC you had in 2018. So why can’t you use it as a PC?
2. NICE AND EASY: What is an “STB?”
3. Can you take your Gemini Air with you when you travel?
4. What are your options if you have no cell signal at all?
5. What do the different color lights on a Gemini Air mean?
6. OPINION: The importance of broadcasting
7. How to fix Wi-Fi problems with your Gemini Air, Chromecast, Roku Streaming Stick, Fire Stick, or AirTV Mini
8. How to Make the Most of a Mobile Hotspot for Business
9. What is a CAM (conditional access module)?
10. NICE AND EASY: Should you put a lightning arrester on a dish?
11. Can you use NVMe memory with Blackmagic Cameras?
12. How can an antenna be made of plastic and still work?
13. What is a polarity locker?
14. When is it time to retire tech that “still works even if it’s obsolete?”
15. No guide data on your DIRECTV receiver? Here’s what you can do about it.
16. NICE AND EASY: Can you use the DIRECTV for Business app with an H26K?
17. How to custom program your DIRECTV Gemini Air remote
18. Can you use multiple round dishes instead of one big oval dish?
19. Are you getting”content protection” messages on your Genie client? Here’s the fix
20. How to convert your Osprey/Gemini/AT&T TV device to a Gemini for Satellite
21. How does a cellular signal booster work?
22. Does an older antenna work for digital TV? What about 4K TV (ATSC 3.0?)
23. What DIRECTV DVRs have built-in power inserters?
24. What is “local-into-local” or “LiL?”
25. How fast does your internet need to be for DIRECTV and DISH’s latest equipment?
26. Can you have multiple remotes with a Gemini Air?
27. FUN FRIDAY: Image quality vs. quality images
28. A deep dive into the DIRECTV power inserter
29. A Wi-Fi antenna in your attic? Is that a good idea?
30. How to “Keep” a recording on your DIRECTV playlist
31. Reducing Signal Pollution: The Role of Rugged Technology
32. HANDS-ON REVIEW: Wilson Pro 5G Network Scanner
33. Why does a cellular signal booster actually make the signal better inside the house?
34. What’s the heaviest antenna you can mount to your eave?

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