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I wouldnt watch BSG if it were being filmed in my guest bedroom

Sorry theres just way too many BSG comments I couldnt help myself.
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kvnfl
mattopia said:
...in standard definition. :D

I know, bad joke. Sorry.
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According to both the SciFi channel and titantv.com BSG s4e1 is not going to be aired in HD. SciFi list the Season 4 opener as SD with stereo. A lot of what you see in "HD" is upconverted SD and sometimes your HDTV will do a better upconversion. I did a comparison between Stargate Atlantis on SciFi HD vs. SD. Recorded the same episode twice on the same machine. The SD feed was S-video to Denon receiver to component video to Samsung DLP and audio was RCA to TV to optical to Denon. The SD video looked better than the HD video because it had less shadow and blooms. Audio speaker seperation was identical between Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II.

I want SciFi in HD too, but it does not appear to be available, yet.
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kvnfl said:
According to both the SciFi channel and titantv.com BSG s4e1 is not going to be aired in HD. SciFi list the Season 4 opener as SD with stereo. A lot of what you see in "HD" is upconverted SD and sometimes your HDTV will do a better upconversion. I did a comparison between Stargate Atlantis on SciFi HD vs. SD. Recorded the same episode twice on the same machine. The SD feed was S-video to Denon receiver to component video to Samsung DLP and audio was RCA to TV to optical to Denon. The SD video looked better than the HD video because it had less shadow and blooms. Audio speaker seperation was identical between Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II.

I want SciFi in HD too, but it does not appear to be available, yet.
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All us D* folks will differ with your opinion and tonights s4e1 shows in our guides as in HD, along with all the reruns from the prior season. As fo ryour opinion of the PQ, that's yours, I'm very happy with the HD PQ on Sci-Fi.
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rad said:
All us D* folks will differ with your opinion and tonights s4e1 shows in our guides as in HD, along with all the reruns from the prior season. As fo ryour opinion of the PQ, that's yours, I'm very happy with the HD PQ on Sci-Fi.
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Wow Rad, you must have woke up on the right side of the bed this morning.
For kvnfl to say that Sci Fi HD doesn't appear to be available yet....please.
Okay, kvnfl, when did you do this comparison? Did you do it on D*, was it an HR20, 21 or what? etc... because frankly I think your post is full of it. I for one have seen plenty of HD on SciFi. Not upconverted. I still have some Flash Gordons, Tin Man on the DVR, you are here telling me that it is in fact not HD???
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FlyingJ said:
Wow Rad, you must have woke up on the right side of the bed this morning.
For kvnfl to say that Sci Fi HD doesn't appear to be available yet....please.
Okay, kvnfl, when did you do this comparison? Did you do it on D*, was it an HR20, 21 or what? etc... because frankly I think your post is full of it. I for one have seen plenty of HD on SciFi. Not upconverted. I still have some Flash Gordons, Tin Man on the DVR, you are here telling me that it is in fact not HD???
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Go to the source:
Schedule | On Air | SCIFI.COM

If SciFi was telecasting in true HD they would be screaming from the rooftops. Do they announce "also available in HD" at the start of programs?

And the read the pros:
Sound and Vision Magazine - 8 Ways Networks Jump the HD Line

If you are not familiar with blooms, it is when one color blurs over another color. Often the picture will appear blotchy. When my HDTV has a bloom from a digital source it is the source that encoded the bloom. A lack of information would show up in pixilization.

Be happy if you get a 16x9 picture and Dolby Digital on the receiver, ignorance is bliss. Truth can get in the way of happiness.
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kvnfl said:
Go to the source:
Schedule | On Air | SCIFI.COM

If SciFi was telecasting in true HD they would be screaming from the rooftops. Do they announce "also available in HD" at the start of programs?

And the read the pros:
Sound and Vision Magazine - 8 Ways Networks Jump the HD Line

If you are not familiar with blooms, it is when one color blurs over another color. Often the picture will appear blotchy. When my HDTV has a bloom from a digital source it is the source that encoded the bloom. A lack of information would show up in pixilization.

Be happy if you get a 16x9 picture and Dolby Digital on the receiver, ignorance is bliss. Truth can get in the way of happiness.
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Heard the same garbage before from when it first launched. People even had e-mails from Sci-Fi PR department saying there was no HD channel while we're watching HD programming. Here's a link https://www.nbcunetworks.com/Webpage/Techspecs/ViewPublicTechSpecs.aspx?NetworkId=MjE= that shows how they're distributing the channel.
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Heard the same garbage before from when it first launched. People even had e-mails from Sci-Fi PR department saying there was no HD channel while we're watching HD programming. Here's a link https://www.nbcunetworks.com/Webpage/Techspecs/ViewPublicTechSpecs.aspx?NetworkId=MjE= that shows how they're distributing the channel.
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There is a difference between having HD delivery capability and delivering HD content.

If memory serves "Tinman" was advertised and delivered in HD, but it was one of the few shows that was. The article linked above addresses this issue in depth.
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kvnfl said:
There is a difference between having HD delivery capability and delivering HD content.

If memory serves "Tinman" was advertised and delivered in HD, but it was one of the few shows that was. The article linked above addresses this issue in depth.
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So you say you're right when you refer to an link which says:

"Meanwhile, why is there no high-def version of the FX network, which brings us popular original programming such as Nip/Tuck and Rescue Me? Or how about the USA Network, home of Monk? With such limited space on the dial (cable and satellite providers face a tight bandwidth crunch), why waste it on the dumbed-down channels?"

Both of these channels show HD content? Sorry, IMHO and others, you are just plain wrong, but if thats whats you think you go right ahead and be happy watching your SD channel.
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So you say you're right when you refer to an link which says:

"Meanwhile, why is there no high-def version of the FX network, which brings us popular original programming such as Nip/Tuck and Rescue Me? Or how about the USA Network, home of Monk? With such limited space on the dial (cable and satellite providers face a tight bandwidth crunch), why waste it on the dumbed-down channels?"

Both of these channels show HD content? Sorry, IMHO and others, you are just plain wrong, but if thats whats you think you go right ahead and be happy watching your SD channel.
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I will back that up. Nip/tuck and Monk I know were in HD.
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I will back that up. Nip/tuck and Monk I know were in HD.
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Give USA network a ring about Monk. They will tell you it is not HD. Same with SPEED HD. SPEED will tell you they have almost no HD content. If you ask the source, they will tell you they have very little HD content. There is a difference between a 16x9 picture with a Dolby Digital soundtrack and true HD. My DVD upconverter produces a beuatiflul 16x9 image with a Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack that is not HD. But, as stated earlier, ignorance is bliss.
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I thought this thread was about the Sci Fi Channel and BSG in particular. Earlier you stated that this was not in HD, I and others contend that it is. You posted your "proof" which included links to a story from what you considered the "Pros". This story did not even mention SciFi HD, nice proof. Others have produced links that do indeed have proof in them contrary to what you have stated. Now is your object just to throw up everything on the wall and see what sticks? Where did anyone ask about Speed HD? You have given out misinformation about Sci Fi and some folks may wander in here and believe it. That is my issue, giving out misinformation on the subject at hand.
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kvnfl said:
Give USA network a ring about Monk. They will tell you it is not HD. Same with SPEED HD. SPEED will tell you they have almost no HD content. If you ask the source, they will tell you they have very little HD content. There is a difference between a 16x9 picture with a Dolby Digital soundtrack and true HD. My DVD upconverter produces a beuatiflul 16x9 image with a Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack that is not HD. But, as stated earlier, ignorance is bliss.
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Dude, I can say I called them and they said everything is in HD. Whats your point?
Your proof is lacking.
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I watched the BSG premiere on SciFi HD.

I can say with next to zero doubt -- IT WAS IN HD.
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FlyingJ said:
I thought this thread was about the Sci Fi Channel and BSG in particular. Earlier you stated that this was not in HD, I and others contend that it is. You posted your "proof" which included links to a story from what you considered the "Pros". This story did not even mention SciFi HD, nice proof. Others have produced links that do indeed have proof in them contrary to what you have stated. Now is your object just to throw up everything on the wall and see what sticks? Where did anyone ask about Speed HD? You have given out misinformation about Sci Fi and some folks may wander in here and believe it. That is my issue, giving out misinformation on the subject at hand.
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No misinformation. HD is shot in HD and transfered in HD. So much "HD" content is not HD. Ever watch Seinfield on TBS HD? It is 16x9 with a Dolby Digital soundtrack, but it is not HD. That is the point. Some upconverting DVD players display a beautiful FS image with DD sountrack, but it is not HD. Is it an improvement of the original SD source? Maybe, but the image is still not and never will be HD.

Does SciFi have the capability to produce an HD green room? It would take a lot of computing capacity and hours of programing. Would they make that expensive move when the public is happy with an upconverted SD image? Most of the people who watch TV did not mind when the VCR blinked 12:00 so why would they pay attention to upconverted SD vs HD. Most just won't take the time analyze the source.
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Song Name Game Part 3!

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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This Web Vulnerability Shook the Tech World

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2QtsO2mlXM


Direct YouTube Link - This Web Vulnerability Shook the Tech World
TWIT's Website
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All DMA's now Western Arc

I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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Unless Dish acquires DirecTV and its mid-USA satellite slots, I may not have Dish Network to reach 40 years. Or, I guess we could buy a new house…
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Unless Dish acquires DirecTV and its mid-USA satellite slots, I may not have Dish Network to reach 40 years. Or, I guess we could buy a new house…
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have charlie buy you a new house :biggrin :clapping
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Well, I didn't immediately think of broadcast, where there are all kinds of digital "subchannels"- I remember back when digital broadcast began that supposedly the 6mhz channel would likely support just 1 HD program and that the added subchannels would likely have to remain SD. I don't watch enough broadcast to know. Are there a lot of the subchannels in SD-only, and how do they do that, like are they in 4:3 or some kind of low-res widescreen?
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slow_poke_pete said:
have charlie buy you a new house :biggrin :clapping
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Unfortunately, I don't think my social proximity to Charle Ergen provides any special perks. Maybe if Foxbat, Jr. were to marry his daughter…🤞🏻🤣
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Unfortunately, I don't think my social proximity to Charle Ergen provides any special perks. Maybe if Foxbat, Jr. were to marry his daughter…🤞🏻🤣
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that would be one hell of a convo :biggrin.
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Well, I didn't immediately think of broadcast, where there are all kinds of digital "subchannels"- I remember back when digital broadcast began that supposedly the 6mhz channel would likely support just 1 HD program and that the added subchannels would likely have to remain SD. I don't watch enough broadcast to know. Are there a lot of the subchannels in SD-only, and how do they do that, like are they in 4:3 or some kind of low-res widescreen?
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New more efficient encoders. I think there's around 60 channels/sub channels now in the Tulsa dma. 480 widescreen for most of the sub channels, but some have 2 HD channels and a couple of SD sub channels while others have 1 HD and 5 or more SD sub channels. If they moved to mp4 or hevc encoding they could do higher bitrates for SD or more HD or even 4K in that 6Mhz channel. That could render some early digital tvs unable to tune though as they may not have the codecs for that. Considering 4K tvs have been on sale for years, I think it would be a very small minority of TVs with the problem. I'd rather see that happen and keep ATSC 1 than continue the move to a DRM enforced ATSC 3 world.
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Is Roku the new Legacy Cable?

The title was to catch everyone's eye lol! But it is a thought I've been having as I dev a Roku app for a client. You see many MAAANY years ago I got really interested in cable TV channels and even chatted with a regional carrier, Insight about what it took to get a channel number. It was surprisingly easy although prohibitively expensive.



You could petition, reserve a high channel number, they monitored performance and if they liked you, you'd get lower channel number overtime and cut into ad overlays.



Roku has a similar setup. Make an app, if it has a strong, original linear component you could get channel assignment on The Roku Channel.



As mixed as my feelings are on the current media landscape, I can't help but feel a little excited interest when I scope out the apps in the Roku store.
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Hmmm. I think Roku will last. But will Firestick? With their backing, I guess so. Apple TV STB? Of Course. Walmart? Seems someone ought to go, but with their backing?….

Off brands have, as probably expected, very short lives.
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navychop said:
Hmmm. I think Roku will last. But will Firestick? With their backing, I guess so. Apple TV STB? Of Course. Walmart? Seems someone ought to go, but with their backing?….

Off brands have, as probably expected, very short lives.
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All of those services have FAST Channels. FAST is a linear online broadcast stndrd. You notice how their linear channels all have some overlap? They are gettting paid for every second those streams are up without really having to do their own accounting. Best part is they don't even facilitate any of the stream bandwidth. Over glorified app stores on some android hardware. No reason NOT to stay in the game.
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Paramount+

Season 2 order already in hand:

'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1

I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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Females wearing any clothing is unthinkable on Ferenginar.
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Females wearing any clothing is unthinkable on Ferenginar.
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Was never a huge of the Ferengi-centric episodes in Trek...
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long_time_Dish said:
Was never a huge of the Ferengi-centric episodes in Trek...
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Me either ...
They turned out to be a Poor adversary ....
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They got their proper due on "Deep Space Nine"
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They got their proper due on "Deep Space Nine"
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And too many episodes centering on/around them as well...
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Its crazy how the ViP922 is so rare for no reason.

Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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I looked for wrecked trains on ebay and those are hard to find too!
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I remember this in the news too...

www.nbcnews.com

$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone

A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
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Almighty1 said:
I remember this in the news too...

www.nbcnews.com

$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone

A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
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That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.
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Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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Whoever still has their 922, please let me know i just wanna see photos of the ui and other stuff
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SuperDish_Fan23 said:
Whoever still has their 922, please let me know i just wanna see photos of the ui and other stuff
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wL6dsORmXg
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That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.
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Good point as part of that time mentioned was before I was even alive.

While reports from the family's case focused entirely on the equipment rental charges, media records show that Ester Strogen originally started by paying $29.95 per quarter ($9.98 per month) in the 1960s for her combined telephone connection.
The actual base cost for standard residential telephone service over a 42-year period (spanning roughly 1964 to 2006) reveals how basic connection costs evolved compared to the equipment rental fees:

Historical Phone Service Rates
  • 1960s – 1970s Base Rate: Standard local phone service was heavily subsidized and tightly regulated under the Bell System monopoly. A basic landline package with unlimited local calling typically cost between $5.00 and $10.00 per month.
  • 1980s – 2000s Post-Deregulation Rate: Following the AT&T divestiture in 1984, base line service rates steadily climbed due to the introduction of subscriber line charges, touch-tone fees, and local infrastructure adjustments. By 2006, basic flat-rate local residential phone service hovered around $15.00 to $25.00 per month (excluding long-distance packages and taxes).
The True Lifetime Service Bill

Assuming an average baseline connection fee of roughly $12.00 a month over that 42-year span, the line connectivity itself would have realistically accumulated to approximately $6,000 in raw cash payouts.
When you bundle the actual service costs together with the escalating equipment rental fees, the total cumulative out-of-pocket phone expenses over those four decades easily crossed $12,000 to $14,000. Long-distance phone calls—which were billed entirely by the minute back then and could cost up to 15 to 30 cents per minute—would add significantly more to that historical total depending on usage.

The widely publicized calculation stems from a viral news story from 2006 involving a widow named Ester Strogen. Her family discovered she had been continuously leasing two rotary dial telephones from AT&T for 42 years.
The total cost—which actually came out to more than $14,000 by the time the lease was canceled—was calculated based on the following legacy telecom structure:
  • The Monthly Fee: At the time her granddaughters discovered the charges, the ongoing leasing fee was $29.10 per month for the two outdated phones.
  • The Math: Over 42 years (504 months), paying roughly $24 to $30 a month accumulates to between $12,000 and $14,600 ($29.10 × 504 months = $14,666.40).
Why did this happen?
Prior to the landmark breakup of AT&T ("Ma Bell") in 1984, consumers were legally not allowed to own their phones; they were required to lease them directly from the phone company.
When the laws changed and phone ownership became legal, AT&T spun off its rental division into a company called QLT Consumer Lease Services. Millions of customers, particularly elderly individuals who were used to seeing a single unified phone bill, simply never realized that the small recurring "equipment lease" line-item could be canceled by buying a cheap phone at a retail store.

Yes, leasing absolutely cost that much in reality, and the math is entirely accurate. However, the calculations performed by the family did contain one major historical nuance: they multiplied the final 2006 rate across all 42 years, which means the actual total cash paid out was likely a bit lower.
The original viral story focused on 82-year-old widow Ester Strogen from Canton, Ohio, who paid $29.10 a month for two black rotary phones until her family intervened in July 2006.
The reality behind how the cost reached that staggering total breaks down into two distinct phases:

Phase 1: The Historical Base Rate (1960s – 1984)

When Strogen first got the phones in the 1960s, renting was a legal mandate and cost a fraction of the 2006 price—usually just a few dollars a month.
  • The "Insurance" Mirage: In exchange for that fee, Ma Bell promised free, lifetime maintenance. If the phone broke, they replaced it instantly at no extra cost.
  • The Cost-Plus Reality: Because these solid-state phones were built like tanks out of heavy plastic and steel, they almost never broke. Consumers paid a continuous premium for decades for a repair service they rarely used.
Phase 2: The Deregulation Rate Hikes (1984 – 2006)

After AT&T was forced to break up its monopoly in 1984, the rental side of the business was shifted to Lucent Technologies and later a legacy holding company. To maximize profit off a shrinking customer base, they steadily increased the monthly rental fees over the next 20 years.
  • By 2006, the rental cost had quietly ballooned to roughly $14.55 per phone per month.
  • When the family discovered the $29.10 monthly charge, they looked back at the 42-year span and estimated the collective loss at over $14,000.
Even adjusted for historical inflation—where $2 a month in 1964 had the purchasing power of roughly $20 today—Ester Strogen and hundreds of thousands of other elderly Americans realistically paid thousands of dollars out-of-pocket for standard desk phones they could have purchased at retail for $10.

The exact out-of-pocket dollar amount Ester Strogen paid over those 42 years was never publicly determined, as neither AT&T nor the family had access to monthly billing records stretching all the way back to the 1960s.
The figures reported in the media are entirely mathematical estimates based on the 2006 rate. The two primary numbers used to define the "cost" are:
  • The Stated Media Total: More than $14,000.
  • The Exact Family Formula: $14,666.40. This was derived by taking her final recorded bill of $29.10 per month and multiplying it across the full 42 years (504 months).
What the True Cash Cost Likely Was

Because AT&T did not charge $29.10 a month back in 1964, the true historical cash sum she handed over was lower than $14,000. In the 1960s and 1970s, basic phone lease fees were generally bundled into standard service or itemized at just $1.00 to $2.00 a month per phone.
If we realistically assume she paid lower base rates for the first 20 years before the post-1984 deregulation price hikes took effect, a realistic estimate of the actual cash paid is between $5,000 and $7,000.

The Real Cost When Adjusted for Inflation

While the family's $14,000 calculation overestimates the raw cash paid, it actually underestimates the true economic damage when factoring in the time value of money.
Paying $2.00 a month for equipment in 1964 sounds minor, but due to severe inflation during the 1970s, those early single dollars had the purchasing power of roughly $20.00 each in 2006 terms. If you adjust every historical lower monthly payment upward to account for inflation, Ester Strogen realistically lost the equivalent of well over $15,000 in modern purchasing power by renting instead of buying.
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telstar_1 said:
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me either. sometimes it seems like things disappear when they start changing sh*t around :biggrin
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Strega said:
I looked for wrecked trains on ebay and those are hard to find too!
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you would be better off looking in ca for a train wreck to nowhere :biggrin :p
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jcrandall
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Last reply · posted in DIRECTV Programming Forum

Channels on DIRECTV Satellite and not on Stream/Internet

So...DirecTV advertises the Choice package with 95+ bonus channels for Satellite customers. You don't want 90+ of the 95...

Excluding PPV, premium networks, infomercial, shopping, religion, and non-English programming, there are 7 channels on satellite that are not on streaming:
NFL Network, MavTV, FE TV, Free Speech, NASA, INSP, and Pursuit. I'm pretty sure a couple of those are public interest that they have to carry to meet an FCC quota on satellite.

I hope they get called out for this advertising because that is ridiculous. One big network, NFL, will probably get added to streaming when their next agreement comes up, and the rest are likely very low viewership.

What about streaming, what do you get extra with the Choice package that isn't on Satellite:
Two stations - one of which is an internet TV - Fox Weather, and Heros & Icons (a diginet). Nothing special here to look at either.

If they cleaned up a couple of their agreements, added a few public interest stations to streaming, they could probably have their lineups match. It's close now, if you take out all the garbage on satellite that they earn money on. If they can sell infomercials on satellite, why can't they on streaming, seems like a miss. A bigger miss, including those stations in the "bonus channels just for satellite customers." Pretty sad marketing right there.

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Attached is a comparison sheet of satellite vs streaming for the three main packages if anyone is interested.

MOD EDIT: See Post #3 for an up to date list of what channels are available on sat but not on streaming/internet, see Post #21 for an up to date list of what's available in the app for streaming customers, but not for sat customers.
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WNPX/28 Nashville (The new home of the Predators) and WMYD/20 Detroit (the new home of the Pistons) are testing on the stream server.
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One might get the impression that what DIRECTV does, or doesn't, is becoming far less consequential than it used to be.
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One might get the impression that what DIRECTV does, or doesn't, is becoming far less consequential than it used to be.
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WPLG/10 Miami is now available to stream customers

The CW stations WCWW/25 South Bend and WBKP/5 Marquette are testing on the stream server

Last week they also added a bunch of CW stations that are still not available to sat customers:
WETM-DT/19 Elmira
WJET-DT/25 Erie
KLFY-DT/11 Lafayette LA
KARD-DT/15 Monroe
WVBT-DT/44 Norfolk
WTWO-DT/3 Terre Haute
WFXV-DT/34 Utica
KFDX-DT/4 Wichita Falls
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Well, that was fast ! DTV Stream brought back WTCN's HD signal today.

I have to assume the station signing up a week ago as the Miami Heat affiliate here (to carry their games) did the trick. NBA magic !!!

Or the station engineer took care of the problem after hearing about it.
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KyL416 said:
WNPX/28 Nashville (The new home of the Predators) and WMYD/20 Detroit (the new home of the Pistons) are testing on the stream server.
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Channel 28 Nashville hasn't been added so far, correct?
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WNPX Nashville and WMYD Detroit were added to stream about 2 months ago.

They also now have PRDTRS/651 for those in Predators territory outside of the Nashville DMA and PISTONS/663-2 for those in Pistons territory outside of the Detroit DMA.
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Apple Event September 2026

Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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comfortably_numb
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Can't remember if I've posted this yet..


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfL5seXJyWU
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If you ponied up for an iPhone Duo, keep it away from anything other than your soft, fleshy fingertips. No fingernails, no dust, sand, dirt, or other particulate matter. And don't bend it more than it needs to. Zack has destroyed $2,000 of Apple hardware to get those views, which should cover his expenses.
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No fingernails, no dust, sand, dirt, or other particulate matter
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And definitely no medieval chain armor!
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comfortably_numb said:
medieval chain armor
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Aka "mail" or "maille".
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IFixIt has published their Teardown and they had some positive things to say about the iPhone Duo. It still showed some dust ingress into the hinge assembly but seemed otherwise well-sealed.
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But with a considerable number of reports of the main screen dying with similar failures, AppleCare+ should be a no-brainer for this phone.
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comfortably_numb said:
Can't remember if I've posted this yet..


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most carriers do. that's why they send updates that slow phones down!! i buy unlocked phones no effect to me
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Foxbat said:
IFixIt has published their Teardown and they had some positive things to say about the iPhone Duo. It still showed some dust ingress into the hinge assembly but seemed otherwise well-sealed.
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But with a considerable number of reports of the main screen dying with similar failures, AppleCare+ should be a no-brainer for this phone.
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hope you have apple care a screen job is 1000.00 :oops:. can we say over priced garbage!!!
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meStevo
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NFL 2026-2027 Season

Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson had an argument about who was responsible for the dynasty building of the early 90's Cowboys.

The rest of us figured it out in about 3 years, Jerry has had over 30 years but still can't admit it. It's all he lives for, to show everyone he can put together a winner. I don't think he can. His kids only know what he taught them.
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rvvaquero said:
Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson had an argument about who was responsible for the dynasty building of the early 90's Cowboys.

The rest of us figured it out in about 3 years, Jerry has had over 30 years but still can't admit it. It's all he lives for, to show everyone he can put together a winner. I don't think he can. His kids only know what he taught them.
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Johnson built it, but without the Herschel Walker trade, it never happens.
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Yespage said:
Johnson built it, but without the Herschel Walker trade, it never happens.
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Jerry made himself General Manager after he bought the team but make no mistake Jimmy engineered that trade. As well as a lot of others at the time.
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Jimmy Johnson is a football guy. Jerry Jones is a marketer (hustler).

When I see a football player get a 15 yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct (like taunting) in a close game, I often wonder what he was thinking. Was he thinking, I'm doing everything I can to make this a better team and help win a championship? Or, was he saying to himself, I want everyone to notice how great I am?

Johnson inspires one, Jones the other.
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Got to unfurl and hold the flag at Allegiant for the anthem today - amazing experience.
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TWiT Tech Podcast Network
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This Week in Tech 1107

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHoCBzfrdmQ


Direct YouTube Link - This Week in Tech 1107
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed
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