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I was just looking through the Glorystar section of the forum and ran across this comment from someone whose kid had modified their Mercury II receiver to get extra FTA channels.
Yes, just the international channels on those birds...
Then, when told to restore it to normal operation with the original channels . . .
I was on the way to lunch, driving through a quiet residential neighborhood.
As I came to a stop sign by an apartment building, I noticed two gentlemen in an unmarked pickup truck working on a DirecTV Ku/Ka dish.
I stopped to ask if by any chance, they'd seen any unattached old Primestar dishes around.
They knew what I meant, and knew most had been gone for a long time.
But one fellow recalled a dish he'd recently seen.
I got to talking to them about different shapes and sizes...
...then I said I really wanted one of the bigger models "for FTA use".
So, that's when the one fellow says, "Oh, for Dish, eh?"
So, here are two DirecTV installers, who've been around at least long enough to know what a Primestar is, but they think FTA = hacked Dish.
I think FTA has some image polishing to do. -
Yes, just the international channels on those birds...
Then, when told to restore it to normal operation with the original channels . . .
So, this little story reminded me of something that happened just this week:
I was on the way to lunch, driving through a quiet residential neighborhood.
As I came to a stop sign by an apartment building, I noticed two gentlemen in an unmarked pickup truck working on a DirecTV Ku/Ka dish.
I stopped to ask if by any chance, they'd seen any unattached old Primestar dishes around.
They knew what I meant, and knew most had been gone for a long time.
But one fellow recalled a dish he'd recently seen.
I got to talking to them about different shapes and sizes...
...then I said I really wanted one of the bigger models "for FTA use".
So, that's when the one fellow says, "Oh, for Dish, eh?"
So, here are two DirecTV installers, who've been around at least long enough to know what a Primestar is, but they think FTA = hacked Dish.
I think FTA has some image polishing to do. -
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We will have to call it T-FTA, R-FTA or L-FTA for true, real and legal.
I know this sound like a conspiracy theory, but I'm not joking. I think it is convenient for Dish to have a hacking problem for the same reason real FTA viewers don't like it. A lot of people who happen to hear about legal FTA think it has to be stealing. So people spend their money on paying for Dish and never know that there is anything else out there. I for one heard about stealing satellite TV and thought no way, which is why it took a long time for me to research FTA. Plus it's provides a good excuse to try and lobby for laws that make it harder for people to get into FTA.
Of course the way it is now FTA as a media platform can't compete with a provider like Dish. It's laughable right? But if the concept became more mainstream then you would have a decent amount of people who are signed up with dish just for specific foreign or news programming decide to switch to FTA. But what would happen to Dish if suddenly TV stations started doing the math and found that they could reach more viewers and make more money form advertisers if they switched to FTA. Then more people start to think hey there is some good stuff on FTA and all I got to do is pay one up front cost for the equipment! An industry could then start to form to provide FTA support and simplify it for a consumers market. If that happened then FTA becomes a real threat.
All I'm saying is that FTA is just a little bean on the map, but Dish and Direct TV is not ignorant enough to not know that the right amount of water could turn FTA into a BIG beanstalk.
I could be totally off on this so if I'm just being nuts please say so.
I have been researching the TV industry for the past few months, but I am still very new to FTA.
Okay Iceberg you can now say "Good lord you're nuts"
Nah, seriously Iceberg is a neat fellow:up
wow !
I have been sorry I started this one, considering it's gone the same way as all the others.
But you do bring up an interesting point.
The only way to legally put the nail in the FTA coffin, is if you have a hacking problem to point to!
Watch out for Dish, et al, to go to congress some day, and say, "we need to outlaw these illegal boxes".
Think it couldn't happen in America?
You can NO LONGER buy scanners that cover the cell phone bands like you could 20 years ago.
(since most cellular went digital, it's now a moot point)
That's the power of the corporate dollar and its affect on congress!
One of the first intelligent suggestions I've read in these half-dozen chest-beating, self-serving, OMG threads!Rendered said:All I'm saying is that FTA is just a little bean on the map, but Dish and Direct TV is not ignorant enough to not know that the right amount of water could turn FTA into a BIG beanstalk.
I have been sorry I started this one, considering it's gone the same way as all the others.
But you do bring up an interesting point.
The only way to legally put the nail in the FTA coffin, is if you have a hacking problem to point to!
Watch out for Dish, et al, to go to congress some day, and say, "we need to outlaw these illegal boxes".
Think it couldn't happen in America?
You can NO LONGER buy scanners that cover the cell phone bands like you could 20 years ago.
(since most cellular went digital, it's now a moot point)
That's the power of the corporate dollar and its affect on congress!
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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
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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!
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The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
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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:
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Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
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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....
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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Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
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Every time my Dish contract comes up I weigh the options of keeping Dish or switch to streaming. Right now I can watch/record the OTA channels vis my HDHomerun. I also can stream CBS and NBC via the Paramount+ and Peacock apps. What I would need to find is how to watch the Food Network, HGTV, Syfy, USA, Hallmark channels, Great American Family, Lifetime channels plus a few more with an app or two. My current Dish bill is $118, so I should be able to get a few apps for a lot less.
Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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