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    Another Spectrum Auction?

    FYI... per the "big beautiful bill" passing, there will indeed be another spectrum auction. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text tl;dr: Trump and his party just cleared the way for the FCC to auction off the rest of the C-band spectrum, and in fact they have made...
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    Cox, Charter merging?

    Charter has a lot more fiber and 5G competition in their footprints than Cox. It would make no sense for them to implement data caps. Fixed wireless 5G Internet sucks but I would definitely go with it over a cable connection if the cable connection had a data cap. That's a good way for them to...
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    Nintendo and Nvidia Compete in Scumbag Competition - WAN Show May 9, 2025

    Nintendo is one of the most evil corporations to ever exist. I'd gladly give thousands to Nvidia before I'd give Nintendo a penny.
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    C Band and a 120cm dish... pointless?

    I think you could get NHK World HD @ 58W with that dish if you put a PLL LNB on it and get it peaked well. It is one of the easiest C-band feeds to receive and actually might be the single best 24/7 channel on C-band FTA too! Lots of interesting new content aired there every day, and their web...
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    Everything Just Got More Expensive - WAN Show May 2, 2025

    I'm going to miss being able to laugh at Europeans for their crazy VATs. All these essential components we use for our hobbies are going to inflate in price with these massive federal level sales taxes and for what? We aren't even getting good social programs out of the deal. All these $$$ taken...
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    The FCC heard you! Encryption is one of the things they are looking at for the ATSC 3.0 transition.

    >Conservative-led FCC doing anything that's in the consumer's best interest Hah! Good one.
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    007 Sean Connery 4K 6-Film Collection

    Already have those in 4K sourced from Amazon and they look pretty good. Will be nice to replace them with remuxes from the 4K Blu-rays. They should do a Pierce Brosnan collection too.
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    Netflix offers HDR10+

    Hah. No they didn't. Are you telling me that you aren't running a self-hosted VPN service on your basement server that you have all of your friends and family connect to prior to using your shared streaming service subscriptions so that all of the traffic gets routed through a single residential...
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    Netflix offers HDR10+

    Netflix is that much in Burgerland now? Damn. I have a Mexican account and it's only $16 a month (329 pesos) for the 4K plan. Still a better value than cable TV ever was! 🤢 Just split the cost of your subscription with all your friends and family members who you let share the account! Four...
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    More news on ATSC 3.0...

    Well, good luck getting policy that serves the public interest out of this FCC. It's all about who's got the fattest wallets. The cell phone companies who want to steal the rest of the C-band and the big broadcasters who want DRM on OTA broadcasts will be getting their way.
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    It's That Time Of Year - Sun Outages

    They're already over for me. Thankfully they happen at non-peak television programming times.
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    ABC does some chopping

    Nobody watches these broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX) for news. It's all about the scripted programming and sports. People interested in the news watch PBS and people interested in biased news watch Fox News.
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    Should Kids Under 13 Be Banned from Social Media?

    Everyone should be banned from social media.
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    RIP DSL Reports

    Is this a permanent closure?
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    Titan TV No Longer Works...................

    OMG. The good layout is back! I've been suffering with this hideous new layout for months. Reminds me of 'new reddit' versus old.reddit.com
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    Netflix Price Increase

    This also works at Amazon and Best Buy (both have 5% cashback credit cards). Combined w/ "living in New Hampshire" 🤫 it makes it a bit more affordable. I've never seen Netflix at Costco or Sam's Club but those are good places to get gift cards below their face value. Sam's Club sells a $50 Steam...
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    Netflix Price Increase

    False. https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/north-america/2019/02/state-by-state-guide-to-digital-products-and-sales-tax.html https://www.avalara.com/vatlive/en/country-guides/north-america/us-sales-tax/us-digital-services-sales-tax.html Best to just have your digital avatar live in one of the five...
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    Netflix Price Increase

    Those services need your physical address. Netflix does not. Use your head. If nothing has to be shipped to you, why would you use a billing address that's not in Alaska, Delaware, Montana, Oregon, or New Hampshire? 🤫
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    Netflix Price Increase

    Why would you ever pay sales tax on a digital service/good? There are several U.S. states that have no sales taxes at all.
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    Titanium Satellite Announces the Release of the 5G Blue Filter C-Band LNBF Models - C140 and C240

    Any chance we can get just an LNB, not a LNBF?? My system uses its own orthomode feedhorn. Need a cheaper version of something like these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255449537248
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    FOR SALE C-band dish plus

    Dish was too small and too mesh. Out of curiosity how much did the scrapyard pay for this dish?
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    What's Next for ATSC 3.0 Post Election? DRM is likely here to stay....

    Not a chance they will do something pro-consumer like forcing them to drop the DRM. RIP ATSC 3.0. A useless technology.
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    Hulu Removes Disney Plus?

    Disney+ through Hulu?? You're doing it wrong. The Disney+ backend is better -- you should be getting Hulu content through the Disney+ app. They are working on phasing out the separate Hulu app entirely.
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    Apple+ to be added to Prime

    This is really stupid -- streams through the Apple TV+ app have far better audio/visual fidelity than the Prime Video backend. Literally the best-in-class A/V quality of any of these streaming services.
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    Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra Gaming!

    A first person shooter on a tablet with a controller. I am so sorry for you. I use my S9 Ultra with Moonlight and a tablet holder all the time though and it is a GOATed way to play video games while in bed.
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