Recent content by slice1900

Directv only supports splitting 8 ways (one 8 way, three 2 ways, etc.) with no run being longer than 150'. The loss of one splitter is roughly equal to the loss of 50' of RG6 so if you have a short run you can split it more and still be within spec signal wise. Is there a particular reason...

A lot of people don't care about what is on the RSNs at all, or care about sports at all. For them not having RSNs is a feature not a bug because the service costs less.

Since it sounds like Echostar is nearing bankruptcy, maybe Directv will get a lifeline as no doubt some chunk of the Dish refugees would sign up for Directv over their other options. https://www.streamtvinsider.com/technology/dish-sling-tv-lose-289k-pay-tv-subs-q2-bankruptcy-bells-toll

Where did you hear this? I haven't kept up on Directv as much as I used to, but I would have thought I'd hear about a new satellite.

Wikipedia says it was channel 6 on Dish network too so there is probably some sort of reason for it to be associated with "channel 6" buried in its history.

The core fleet is good until around 2030 or so, then some of the spotbeam satellites might start running out of fuel. They could lose one or two of those before it affects CONUS so that's probably got a decade left or close to it.

Yep that's what I was going to say. It claims "Directv announced" this but there is no link to such an announcement. So either that claim is untrue, or they forgot to include a link to Directv's site showing this announcement.

CCID = "classic channel ID"? ;)

Even fans of those teams in the team's city are unlikely to visit a sports bar if one was open. I sure wouldn't consider it worthwhile to open if Iowa was playing on Christmas Day, even if it was a CFP game. Directv/Everpass/Netflix knew what they were doing by not bothering with it. Even if you...

I was in a bar that did not pay for it during the time of the fight. Multiple people were streaming it on their phones, some via the bar's wifi and some via cellular. What was hilarious is that every phone was in a different place in the fight, I was standing behind one guy who had it on his...

If there's one thing about Directv that's consistent, it is their inconsistency.

Which arc is getting the new satellite? If it is going to the 110/119 arc then they probably don't even have a use for the new satellite if they get 14 additional transponders. If it is for the eastern arc then the additional transponders on 110/119 would be "nice to have" but not really change...

I bet they cancel it. They'd have to pay a penalty, but that's better than ordering a satellite they won't really need. It makes no sense to operate Directv's satellites and both of Dish's arcs. If not being able to replace that satellite means one of Dish's arcs has to shut down in a few years...

Well they knew they were going to make a deal with Disney eventually, and it would be more money. Though it seems like it would have been better optics to hold off until after the deal and then announce a price increase the next month and blame it on Disney lol

The feds aren't going to stop it. Back when it was all cable and satellite two big satellite companies merging would never be allowed. Now that cable and especially satellite are dying and streaming is replacing them they won't stand in the way. If they didn't allow it Dish would likely declare...