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Van
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Well over the weekend I decided that I had had enough of listening to commercials for disfuntion and sensual products or having the same comedy line up repeat every 4 hours and every 4 days. I also had had enough of various DJ's on the music channels talking about what they liked and didnt like and how poor they are or something else that I just didnt want to hear about when I want to listen to music. The last thing that was a clincher for me was that I would loose signal so easily wether driving under some tree branches or in one repeatable instance past a dairy queen and tow yard facility ( I relocated the antenna so many times it made no diference ).

I dont think I will be going back any time soon, its not a money issue for me but more a quality of equipment issue when the guy in his car next to me who is sitting under the same overpass that I am is listening to his xm unit while Im looking at a screen that says searching for signal. Its also that Im paying to listen to the same thing that is on terestrial and the adds were always tougting commercial free radio, well make it DJ free and you might have something worth listening to but also play songs that are on the A side of the albums aswell. Lastly do we really need to hear commercials for E.D. specialy when the large portion of the market that actually uses this stuff are guys in their 30's and 40's that have no E.D. problems or those who are doing various types of illegal drugs and they need something to counteract the effects?
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Van
Van
I have the starmate replay auto kit and the unit itsself is fine but I suspect that its the antenna that is the problem for the loss of signal both from physical objects and terestrial interferance. The wire that runs from the antenna to the head unit is incredibly thin and this I believe doesnt allow for a proper signal path and powering of the antenna if it is powered.

For the last 5 days Ive been listening to terestrial radio and really its not bad like I had believed wich was inpart due to listening to much to stern and his rantings about being squelched by the fcc wich I can now see why they would want to.
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i think xm has more terrestrial repeaters the sirius, which helps with the signal issue
digiblur
I have the starmate replay auto kit and the unit itsself is fine but I suspect that its the antenna that is the problem for the loss of signal both from physical objects and terestrial interferance. The wire that runs from the antenna to the head unit is incredibly thin and this I believe doesnt allow for a proper signal path and powering of the antenna if it is powered.

For the last 5 days Ive been listening to terestrial radio and really its not bad like I had believed wich was inpart due to listening to much to stern and his rantings about being squelched by the fcc wich I can now see why they would want to.

I doubt it is the issue with the small wire as everyone would have problems. I don't have repeaters in this area so I'm 100% satellite signal here. Everyone time I go to my friends house way out in the country down this 100% tree covered winding country road I still think to myself, "satellite technology shouldn't work like this", as the radio kicks along without a hiccup.

We have two of the starmate 3's and one of the starmate boombox's. I love it. I rigged up a 12vdc sealed lead acid battery(kinda like the ones in UPS's) for extended beach usage and other outdoor activities. It's a lot cheaper then burning up some D batteries, plus the bigger battery lasts a lot longer.
technoguy
I doubt it is the issue with the small wire as everyone would have problems. I don't have repeaters in this area so I'm 100% satellite signal here. Everyone time I go to my friends house way out in the country down this 100% tree covered winding country road I still think to myself, "satellite technology shouldn't work like this", as the radio kicks along without a hiccup.

We have two of the starmate 3's and one of the starmate boombox's. I love it. I rigged up a 12vdc sealed lead acid battery(kinda like the ones in UPS's) for extended beach usage and other outdoor activities. It's a lot cheaper then burning up some D batteries, plus the bigger battery lasts a lot longer.

I have to Agree with you , I have my XACT on my SUV since I moved back from Florida and I can tell you there's no difference in audio drops here than I had there,and notice I'm "out" of the footprint of the Sirius Satellite according to them.:rolleyes:
Van
Van
I had heard in the past that people had signal issues with the same antenna on the first gen replay's so its something worth looking into wich after finding out that Sirius wouldnt cancell the service and instead put it on a 3 month free cycle again ( I had called back in feb to cancel due to finances and they put it on a free cycle then ) even though my wife told them that we wanted to cancel.
Hoxxx
i think xm has more terrestrial repeaters the sirius, which helps with the signal issue


I am a mechanic so I listen all day long in the shop XM rocks Sirius no signal.
easy choice for me.
iceshark
Funny but here in Seattle area Sirius comes in better then XM all over Washington. I have both in my car and have for years. I like XM for baseball but the Comedy is way better in my opionion on Sirius. How can you not like Jim Bruer. I think his show rocks. Love Bubba and most of the stuff on Sterns channels. Music I dont listen to much but find the same on both. Talk much better on Sirius. Guess its to each his own.
Van
Van
I cant stand Bruer, he's just not funny in the least bit to me, same thing with the wise guys show.
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osu1991
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
dishstaller
Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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I really dislike change for the sake of change
TheRatPatrol
Last reply · posted in TV Shows
Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.

I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
Jimbo
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
meStevo
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
TRG
TRG
"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
dishstaller
.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
meStevo
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


View: https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2111074303185989663?s=20
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dishstaller
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.

I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.


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Scott Greczkowski
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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White Wedding - Billy Idol
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White Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
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Tickle Me (Dirty, Dirty Feeling) - Elvis Presley
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Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson