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  1. fmj77

    Charter claims they are going to provide better pricing

    I have Starlink as a backup. Cancel Spectrum for a month or two and go back with a new customer promo.
  2. fmj77

    Charter claims they are going to provide better pricing

    You have to call Spectrum whenever your promo is up and threaten to cancel. That's when you'll get a deal to stay. In my case I called last year when my Internet Premier plan was going to jump from $50 per month to $85. I told them I wanted to downgrade to the 100 Mbps $30 plan and instead they...
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    16 years of Dish comes to an end

    I'm a Star Trek nerd as you can probably tell from my avatar. The Star Trek channels on Pluto can keep me occupied for a long, long time especially since they're airing the newer series as well.
  4. fmj77

    EchoStar Sellects MDA space

    Too little, too late. SpaceX is so far ahead in this department that I seriously doubt whether Echostar can be a viable competitor.
  5. fmj77

    Unable to create an account

    I ended up calling DTV and they got it set up. For some reason trying it on my end would not work. Their site either redirected me to ATT's website or gave the error that I mentioned above.
  6. fmj77

    Unable to create an account

    I am trying to create an account to try DTV Stream and It isn't letting me. Every time I enter my info and email it just gives an error that there is no account found. No sh*t, I'm trying to create one. Any suggestions on how to do this since their website is useless?
  7. fmj77

    DIRECTV Satellite is not currently available for new customers in your area

    Yep. Most folks in my neck of the woods switched to Starlink a few years ago. Then Spectrum Fiber expanded to this area and now even the Starlink dishys are disappearing. I'm one of the few hold outs as I kept my Starlink equipment as a fail over to Spectrum, which experiences frequent outages...
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    Echostar prepares potential bankruptcy filing

    Yippee! Another MVNO!
  9. fmj77

    DIRECTV Satellite is not currently available for new customers in your area

    Satellite TV is not available in my rural area of Western NC, only streaming.
  10. fmj77

    Echostar prepares potential bankruptcy filing

    True. There is so much content these days but very little of it catches my interest.
  11. fmj77

    Echostar prepares potential bankruptcy filing

    Did I ever state I hated Dish? I was a Dish customer for nearly 15 years and was very satisfied with the service. I only cancelled when I got in on the Starlink beta and realized I didn't need Dish anymore.
  12. fmj77

    Echostar prepares potential bankruptcy filing

    My neighbor has no interest in the internet. We got Spectrum fiber in our neck of the woods last year and he only had it for a few months before he cancelled.
  13. fmj77

    Echostar prepares potential bankruptcy filing

    Correct. He's really only interested in the major network stations and a few of their sub channels.
  14. fmj77

    Echostar prepares potential bankruptcy filing

    He's fortunate in that he can point the antenna between 2 hillsides directly to a repeater tower 40 miles away. I am not so fortunate due to the location of my home.
  15. fmj77

    Echostar prepares potential bankruptcy filing

    My 82 year old neighbor got fed up with the high cost of everything. He cancelled Dish and his Spectrum internet and put up a Televes antenna on his roof that gives him about 50 channels. His monthly cost for entertainment? A grand total of zero dollars.
  16. fmj77

    Echostar prepares potential bankruptcy filing

    Both DTV and Dish are bleeding customers and cash. I don't see how either will be around in the next few years.
  17. fmj77

    Echostar prepares potential bankruptcy filing

    There are dozens of other MVNOs that offer way better value than Boost.
  18. fmj77

    Echostar prepares potential bankruptcy filing

    LOL. Boost is a joke.
  19. fmj77

    TV streaming box - best ones?

    I've had an Nvidia Shield Pro since it launched in 2019 and it's hands down the best streaming device I've ever owned. Still as fast and snappy today as it was when it was new.
  20. fmj77

    Question about the Zapperbox

    I think I'm going to reset the box to factory settings when I get home. It is connected to the internet but it keeps telling me it's not when I check for an update.
  21. fmj77

    Question about the Zapperbox

    I'm in the Charlotte market.
  22. fmj77

    Question about the Zapperbox

    I'm at work right now so I can't check. My Zapperbox is connected to the internet though and I thought that would decode the DRM.
  23. fmj77

    Question about the Zapperbox

    Just bought a Zapperbox M2 to try it out and it does give me a few more channels than my Mediasonic Homeworx tuner. My question is that the ATSC 3.0 channels have a blue key next to them and only show a black screen when I tune to them. Is that the DRM encryption? I thought the Zapperbox would...
  24. fmj77

    RIP DSL Reports

    It appears to be read only except for 5 minutes after every hour. I'm guessing the site is on its last legs. Many users have moved over to broadbandbulletin.com.
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    RIP DSL Reports

    Was my go to site going back to the dial up days. You'll be missed. https://www.dslreports.com/comment/2170/20408