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Last reply Feb 16, 2011 · posted in The DISH Network Uplink Center (Archive)

2/16/2011 2:16am - Uplink Activity Report - 32 changes

SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - 2/16/2011 2:16am - 32 changes

Uplink Comparison Range: 02/16/2011 02:01A - 02/16/2011 02:16A

Channel Additions:
36702 - MTDT2 [EPG] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 28 ConUS beam (A)
36850 - DNL8 [143] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 28 ConUS beam (A)
36852 - DNL11 [143] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 28 ConUS beam (A)
36853 - DNL12 [143] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 28 ConUS beam (A)
36854 - DNL10 [143] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 28 ConUS beam (A)

Channel Removals:
6801 - UPSD (NA) [MPEG2 SD] removed from EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (Virtual Channel)
6803 - UP3 (NA) [MPEG2 SD] removed from EchoStar8 77W TP 28 ConUS beam (Virtual Channel)

Channel Moves:
825 - AZTCA [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (Azteca América) (A)
832 - CNTRO [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (Centroamérica TV) (A)
834 - PSNES [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (Pasiones) (A)
835 - TMNDO [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (Telemundo) (A)
836 - TMDOW [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (Telemundo (West)) (A)
839 - TELAM [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (Canal Uno Internacional) (A)
840 - TVEI [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (TVE Internacional) (A)
841 - TVCOL [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (TV Colombia) (A)
842 - UTLSM [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (Utilisima) (A)
844 - DOMIN [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (Televisión Dominicana) (A)
845 - DSCE [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (Discovery en Español) (A)
848 - CBBIS [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (CBeebies) (A)
850 - HISTE [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (History Channel en Español) (A)
853 - DSFAM [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (A)
854 - ESPND [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (ESPN Deportes) (A)
855 - FXDEP [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (A)
857 - SUR [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (Canal Sur) (A)
858 - TFMLA [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (TeleFórmula (News / Noticias de México)) (A)
859 - CNNES [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (CNN Español) (A)
862 - PELIC [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 24 ConUS beam (De Película) (A)
863 - PCLAS [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 28 ConUS beam (De Película Clásico) (A)
865 - CINEL [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 28 ConUS beam (Cine Latino) (A)
867 - BDMAX [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 28 ConUS beam (BandaMax) (A)
868 - TLHIT [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 28 ConUS beam (Telehit) (A)
872 - TR3S [MPEG4 SD] moved from Nimiq5 72.7W TP 27 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 77W TP 28 ConUS beam (MTV Tr3s) (A) (H)

Channels in the system: 7487
(A) = Available to subscribers
(NA) = Not Available
(H) = Hidden from non-subscribers
(FP) = Free Preview

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Mr Tony

Feb 16, 2011

so 77W is fixed now

Voyager6

Feb 16, 2011

Iceberg said:
so 77W is fixed now

I thought the plan was to move everything over to E6 and then do a full diagnostic on E8.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/242486-emergency-request-move-echostar-6-77w.html

APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY
By this Application, EchoStar Corporation ("EchoStar") requests emergency Special
Temporary Authority ("STA"),1 under Section 25.120(a),2 for 30 days to operate the EchoStar 6
satellite from the 76.95º W.L. orbital location. The Commission has already granted EchoStar's
request for emergency STA to move the satellite from 61.65º W.L. to 76.95º W.L.3 These
emergency requests are necessary to allow EchoStar to transfer traffic to EchoStar 6 while it
completes its restoration activities following the recent single event upset ("SEU") that temporarily
affected the EchoStar 8 satellite.4 As a consequence, EchoStar had to move traffic
from EchoStar 8 to other satellite capacity. The problems caused by the SEU have been resolved
in part, and EchoStar has started to restore traffic on EchoStar 8. EchoStar has determined,
however, that additional tests of EchoStar 8's health are necessary. To conduct these tests
without disrupting service to customers, it is necessary to be able to transfer traffic seamlessly to
another satellite at the same orbital location. The instant request is in response to this need.

kstuart

Feb 16, 2011

Voyager6 said:
I thought the plan was to move everything over to E6 and then do a full diagnostic on E8.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/242486-emergency-request-move-echostar-6-77w.html

When a satellite is substituted, Digisat does not know that it is not the original satellite - those Satellite identifications are programmed by hand.

SO, when it is says now "EchoStar 8", it may actually be EchoStar 6.

long_time_Dish

Feb 16, 2011

kstuart said:
When a satellite is substituted, Digisat does not know that it is not the original satellite - those Satellite identifications are programmed by hand.

SO, when it is says now "EchoStar 8", it may actually be EchoStar 6.

Afterall, Digisat isn't Watson.

TWiT Tech Podcast Network

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Google’s Space Data Center: What Can It Actually Power? #shorts

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b4pjoe

Pub Member / Supporter Cutting Edge

Last reply 22 minutes ago · posted in Computers and Gadgets

Fox Is Buying Roku in $22 Billion Deal

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Neutron

Yesterday at 3:04 PM

Another reason I'm glad we are swapping or Rokus out for Apple TVs. I was already planning on ditching the Rokus earlier this year and had been waiting on Apple to announce the new one last month. Our Rokus have had issues the last year or so with freezing video and reboots, and one with an HDCP issue randomly.

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TRG

Yesterday at 9:50 PM

Neutron said:
Another reason I'm glad we are swapping or Rokus out for Apple TVs. I was already planning on ditching the Rokus earlier this year and had been waiting on Apple to announce the new one last month. Our Rokus have had issues the last year or so with freezing video and reboots, and one with an HDCP issue randomly.

Hmmm... I don't have any of those problems with my Roku devices. I have 3 of them.

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navychop

Yesterday at 10:36 PM

I suspect Fox will make me consider 2-3 more Apple TV STB purchases.

harshness

Today at 9:48 AM

navychop said:
I suspect Fox will make me consider 2-3 more Apple TV STB purchases.

Until I can get a mortgage on an ATV, I doubt that's going to happen for me.

As much as the price has gone up, the complaints on the forums about this, that, and the other nits surrounding various limitations and Apple business decisions seem to be keeping pace.

Jimbo

Today at 9:55 AM

TRG said:
Hmmm... I don't have any of those problems with my Roku devices. I have 3 of them.

I have the Roku's, 2 or 3, I just rarely use them ... I prefer the Google/Android Sony set up.

People tell me that the Apps on the TV will end thier usefulness as they age ... They are doing ok for me so far ... I also have the TV take the App Updates whenever possible ... then again, I don't know how often App updates come to it.

So, so far, I'm doing ok, but if they start to get sluggish, I'll eventually change to a Roku ... I don't want to, but eventually ... (Or buy another new TV :eeek

reubenray

43 minutes ago

navychop said:
I suspect Fox will make me consider 2-3 more Apple TV STB purchases.

As long as my Roku Ultra works I will use it. I use it for all of my streaming apps except for Prime. I read that Prime works best with Android TV's.

navychop

30 minutes ago

Hmmm. Not watching much Prime, but it would be on our Apple TV STB.

You know of any drawbacks using Ultra and Prime?

osu1991

22 minutes ago

navychop said:
Hmmm. Not watching much Prime, but it would be on our Apple TV STB.

You know of any drawbacks using Ultra and Prime?

Prime seems to have a problem passing the DV/HDR metadata to Roku and Apple devices, but no problem with their Fire devices.

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Scott Greczkowski

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge

Last reply 44 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

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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long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 9:21 PM

Really Wanna Know You - Gary Wright

hwkn

Today at 2:43 AM

Don't WANNA KNOW-Maroon 5

harshness

Today at 9:51 AM

I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner

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Bobby

Today at 11:11 AM

Oh What A Night For Dancing - Barry White

sdfntx

44 minutes ago

It's a Good Night for Singing - Jerry Jeff Walker

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dfergie

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!

Last reply 46 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Gas Price Info With National Gas Temperature Map

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

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Bobby

Yesterday at 11:49 AM

Regular$5.459
Premium$5.899
Diesel$7.999
at Costco, Rohnert Park.

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 11:59 AM

Billboard along I-10 had reg at $3.81 and diesel at $5.54

Bobby

Today at 11:10 AM

Regular$5.399
Premium$5.899
Diesel$7.999
at Costco, Rohnert Park.

osu1991

Today at 11:49 AM

$3.55

reubenray

46 minutes ago

$3.45 in Jane, MO.

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Today at 12:22 PM · posted in Linus Tech Tips

I’ve never seen this before (and it’s 20 years old.)

Time for another AWESOME video from Linus Tech Tips!

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Direct YouTube Link - I've never seen this before (and it's 20 years old.)
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Claude Designed a Linux Kernel Exploit in 53 Minutes #shorts

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KyL416

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Pub Member / Supporter Cutting Edge

Last reply Today at 10:46 AM · posted in DIRECTV Programming Forum

Genre Packs from DIRECTV

https://www.directv.com/insider/mysports-changes-the-game/
https://streamtv.directv.com/mysports/ (You might have to logout or open a private window to see the details)
As of now this is only available for streaming customers in select markets. Existing streaming customers can switch to it for $69.99, but they are not eligible for the $20 off for 3 months discount. More genre-specific packages will launch during the first half of the year.

At launch, MySports includes 40 sports and broadcast channels and is initially available in 24 metro areas, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area, and others. Click here for more information and the list of initial launch markets. The availability of MySports will expand into additional markets as DIRECTV adds more local stations to the package.

The streamlined MySports package includes national and local channels in select markets, as well as live news channels.

National sports channels immediately available through MySports include ACC Network, Big Ten Network, DIRECTV 4K Live, DIRECTV 4K Live 2, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, Golf Channel, MLB Network, NBA TV, NFL Network, NHL Network, SEC Network, TBS, TNT, TruTV and USA Network. Local channels will initially include any stations owned and operated by ABC, FOX, and NBC, with additional stations coming online soon.

Additional networks, local stations and ESPN+, will be included in MySports at no extra cost in the near future.

Consumers who sign up online for the contract-free package before Feb. 28, 2025, can receive MySports for $49.99 monthly for the first three months, a $20 monthly savings. After the free trial, it auto-renews monthly, and consumers can cancel anytime.

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KyL416

May 26, 2026

They recently split the news channels off of MySports, so CNBC, CNN, FBN, FNC and MSNOW are no longer part of it.

MySports was decreased to $64.99, and a new "MySports+MyNews Duo" pack is $79.99, which will also give you Bloomberg, CNBC World, CNNI, the C-SPANs, i24 and Newsmax.

Tennis Channel also joined MySports at some point over the past year.

Curtis0620

Jun 16, 2026

KyL416 said:
They recently split the news channels off of MySports, so CNBC, CNN, FBN, FNC and MSNOW are no longer part of it.

MySports was decreased to $64.99, and a new "MySports+MyNews Duo" pack is $79.99, which will also give you Bloomberg, CNBC World, CNNI, the C-SPANs, i24 and Newsmax.

Tennis Channel also joined MySports at some point over the past year.

AMC+ now included in MyEntertainment Pack. I guess we know why the $8 price increase.

KyL416

Jun 16, 2026

Here's the Insider article. Shudder is now part of MyCinema and Fanatiz1 was added to the Spanish packages last Friday. PX Sports was also added a few weeks ago.

It's not just AMC+ driving the price increases on the genre packs, the rest of the AMC Networks (AMC, WE, IFC, Sundance, BBC America), along with Paramount/CBS, Hallmark, Weigel and others joined since they debuted last year.

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KyL416

Yesterday at 10:35 PM

MySports now has some CW affiliates, and MyNews now has some CW affiliates and the MyNetworkTV O&Os.

At quick check, it looks like the CBS and Sinclair owned CW affiliates are missing.

Curtis0620

Today at 10:46 AM

KyL416 said:
MySports now has some CW affiliates, and MyNews now has some CW affiliates and the MyNetworkTV O&Os.

At quick check, it looks like the CBS and Sinclair owned CW affiliates are missing.

No Hearst owned CW in Orlando

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osu1991

Pub Member / Supporter

Last reply Today at 10:29 AM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

EV News

America’s Fastest-Growing EV State Isn’t California—Not by a Long Shot

New data shows electric vehicle adoption is increasingly driven by state policies, electricity prices and charging access—not federal incentives

www.autoweek.com

The number-one US state for EV growth, according to the June 22 Yardi report?
Oklahoma.

:eek

It has no ZEV mandates and "minimal" incentives, Yardi says, but also has cheap electricity, high multi-car household rates (so, for example, a non-Lightning Ford F-150 pulls their trailers), and a consumer base willing to switch.

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meStevo

Oct 31, 2026

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osu1991

Sunday at 2:08 PM

View: https://x.com/itskyleconner/status/2116861127883702684?a=dBYY7Yu2XtKD-LA0vzo&s=20

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osu1991

Yesterday at 11:30 AM

The Tesla Cybertruck Is Dead, The Ford F-150 Lives - The Autopian

The Cybertruck was supposed to make the F-150 obsolete. It wasn’t supposed to be boring, like a Ford or a Chevy. It was supposed to be “more truck than truck.” It turns out, people just wanted trucks that were trucks, and CEO Elon Musk announced on X earlier this morning is that the Cybertruck...

www.theautopian.com

The Cybertruck was supposed to make the F-150 obsolete. It wasn't supposed to be boring, like a Ford or a Chevy. It was supposed to be "more truck than truck." It turns out, people just wanted trucks that were trucks, and CEO Elon Musk announced on X earlier this morning is that the Cybertruck is dying.

Ending production in middle of next year at gigatexas for cybercab production.

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 12:09 PM

IF they had made the cyber truck more like a conventional truck, more would have bought it. There is a REASON trucks all have a very similar layout....it's what people want AND it serves the purposes those of us who have a truck needs.

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harshness

Today at 10:29 AM

dishstaller said:
There is a REASON trucks all have a very similar layout....it's what people want AND it serves the purposes those of us who have a truck needs.

As it is, most consumers buy trucks as comfortable transportation rather than commercial utility. The Cybertruck approach to that goal was way out in left field. It turned out to be more of an austere sedan with awful daily-driver attributes (visibility, parking). The expectations regarding truck durability were dashed early on.

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Neutron

Supporting Founder

Last reply Today at 10:07 AM · posted in Computers and Gadgets

Apple HomePod Home Automation

Does anyone here use Apple Home/HomeKit with HomePods or Apple TV to automate smart devices in their house? We have had Amazon's Alexa set up in our house for the last 10+ years and I have been waiting to switch them out to Apple for a few reasons; We are already in the Apple ecosystem with our phones, tablets, and computers. I have never liked Amazon's stance on privacy and I really like that Apple has pushed for privacy for a long time.

I bought 4 of the new HomePod Mini 2 speakers to go in various rooms in our house and we have one of the new Apple TVs on preorder that will be the start of me replacing our Rokus. I have the HomePod Mini 2s set up and have an RPi that is running HomeBridge for our legacy smart devices that worked natively with Alexa but don't work with Apple Home natively. I had trouble with the older smart bulbs not keeping the brightness or light color consistent with what our routines were with Alexa despite trying every setting in HomeBridge with the bulbs just not shining very bright. I ended up replacing them with updated versions that are Matter compatible so they work in Apple Home natively. That in and of itself has been interesting to set up because I have my home network segretated with the IoT devices on their own vlan and wifi and pretty locked down. Matter requires IPv6 and due to how my home network is designed I had to do some digging with AI to figure out how to make it all work correctly.

Apple Home definitely has some shortcomings that Alexa does much better with but I am hoping Apple will continue to improve their Home products and introduce features that will bring it closer to the functionality of Alexa.

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b4pjoe

Yesterday at 3:44 PM

I tried HomeKit to be able to see my Ring cameras on my Apple TV as they are not supported natively on Apple devices. The best I could get was to be able to view the cameras live but I could not view any recordings. After the last major update version of HomeKit I could not even view the live cameras anymore. I gave up on it after that. If I were going to do it again I would only buy devices that can work on Apple devices natively as HomeKit didn't work well at all for me.

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Neutron

Yesterday at 4:01 PM

b4pjoe said:
I tried HomeKit to be able to see my Ring cameras on my Apple TV as they are not supported natively on Apple devices. The best I could get was to be able to view the cameras live but I could not view any recordings. After the last major update version of HomeKit I could not even view the live cameras anymore. I gave up on it after that. If I were going to do it again I would only buy devices that can work on Apple devices natively as HomeKit didn't work well at all for me.

That's what I started doing after seeing legacy devices work hit or miss using the HomeBridge. At least Apple is following a standard now with Matter which is unusual for Apple. Looks like HomeBridge does allow you to see the live views but I haven't seen how to view past recordings. I'd really like to ditch Ring altogether due to their stance on privacy and if I had my choice I'd go with UniFi since that's what I use for my network and I like the idea of my camera recordings being all local and not in the cloud. UniFi doorbells and cameras are quite pricey though.

I'll try to access the Ring doorbells in Apple Home for now but I'll see if it's useful any.

Foxbat

Yesterday at 4:20 PM

I found that the IoT devices need to see the Apple TV to be able to use it as the HomeKit Hub. Unfortunately, that means being in the same IPv4 subnet.

I was thinking of getting a HomePod Mini for my Mother-in-Law to play music and set up HomeKit scenes, as well as make FaceTime Audio calls. When Apple announced their price rises due to RAMageddon, I kicked myself as they went up 50% in cost. I'll be curious to see the HomeView in person as this might not be a bad way to get her started on automation.

She asked about it because her friends have Alexa and they use it to control lights. But like you, I feel better putting in a HomePod or HomeView that's listening for commands instead of Amazon or Google.

b4pjoe

Yesterday at 4:28 PM

Neutron said:
That's what I started doing after seeing legacy devices work hit or miss using the HomeBridge.

Homebridge is what I meant when I said HomeKit. Forgot the name of it.

harshness

Today at 10:07 AM

I find that I don't interact with my home automation system (Hubitat Elevation) as much as I thought I would.

Apple made everything more expensive and less flexible with its "our way or the highway" approach. To be sure, a Homebridge server addresses some of the major deficiencies, but it seems like it will always be a battle to keep pasting things together.

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Today at 9:52 AM · posted in TWiT Tech Podcast Network

Club TWiT: Media Club #4 - Project Hail Mary

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