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We have a 2012 Ford Escape with the built-in "Sync by Microsoft" package (SirusXM reciever/Bluetooth handsfree/etc) and ever since the vehicle was new the sat radio will very frequently cut out when sitting at a red light at an intersection. In ALL cases, the sat antenna on the rear roof of the car has an unobstructed view of the sky. Sometimes the radio display will show "No Signal" and other times, the display will just blank and the sound will cut out. Sometimes, if the traffic permits, a move of a foot or so of the car will bring the display/audio back. Being a ham, I'm familiar with the term "desense", and thats precisely what this malfunction acts like. I'm not especially familiar with satellite radio, but have heard that in major metro areas, there are terrestrial repeaters on various high points that supplement the satellite signal. On trips via Interstate, away from the city, the radio works fine. And in fact, we have a tunnel under the airport, and I don't lose whatever channel I'm listening to going thru that tunnel.. Only at street intersections do I lose signal... When the vehicle was new, I took it into the dealer several times to see what they could do to fix it. The fix was "leave it here for a few days and we'll check it out.." yeah right.. I happened to mention the problem to the service writer at the local dealer recently and he told me, quietly, and not for attribution to him that the Sync by Microsoft product in Ford 2012 vehicles was a pile of excrement.. Guess he wanted to keep his job.. Anyway, I guess this is mostly a rant, but I'd like to see if others with this pile of excrement are having the same problem...
Also since the vehicle was new, I've tried to pair the handsfree with 5 different android phones with zero luck on any of them...
Thanks
Dave
Also since the vehicle was new, I've tried to pair the handsfree with 5 different android phones with zero luck on any of them...
Thanks
Dave
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I am SO glad I stopped into this forum...I have been having the very same problem on my factory 2009 SantaFe XM radio for about the past year myself! After keeping a mental track on where the interruptions seem to always happen, they seem to happen 98% of the time in 1 particular spot here in Springfield, which is just off I72 & our westside mall area, where there are no obstructions like buildings, trees, etc...clear or cloudy days don't matter. Of course when you're at a stoplight or driving really slow, the dropouts are very long. I've been thinking about trying to replace either the roof antenna &/or the radio itself...but if either one was truly having problems, I would think the dropouts would be much worse...or the sat radio would simply not function at all.
A question for any SXM radio experts...are there active electronics in the sat radio antennas themselves on cars? If so, I'm assuming they could indeed go bad...
I recently took my 2011 Silverado w/factory XM though the same areas a couple times while XM was on a free preview & had no dropouts at all...which only make things even more perplexing - especially re: a bad antenna &/or radio in my SantaFe.
I drove my SantaFe out to Manhattan, KS for the Thanksgiving holidays...once I got past our local "trouble spot", I had maybe a couple very brief dropouts the entire trip out & back; when I was actually out in Manhattan, there again was 1 particular part of town where the dropouts were similar to my local "trouble spot".
At least a saving grace on my SantaFe...I'm not actively paying for SXM service, as I did the lifetime service back when I bought the car. Getting every channel on SXM for $400 one-time, for the past 7+ years is a bargin, even if it's now gone to crap w/the drop-out issue. At least I don't have to worry about canceling it because of this.
A question for any SXM radio experts...are there active electronics in the sat radio antennas themselves on cars? If so, I'm assuming they could indeed go bad...
I recently took my 2011 Silverado w/factory XM though the same areas a couple times while XM was on a free preview & had no dropouts at all...which only make things even more perplexing - especially re: a bad antenna &/or radio in my SantaFe.
I drove my SantaFe out to Manhattan, KS for the Thanksgiving holidays...once I got past our local "trouble spot", I had maybe a couple very brief dropouts the entire trip out & back; when I was actually out in Manhattan, there again was 1 particular part of town where the dropouts were similar to my local "trouble spot".
At least a saving grace on my SantaFe...I'm not actively paying for SXM service, as I did the lifetime service back when I bought the car. Getting every channel on SXM for $400 one-time, for the past 7+ years is a bargin, even if it's now gone to crap w/the drop-out issue. At least I don't have to worry about canceling it because of this.
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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
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Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
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Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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For the naysayers who did not think this service would make it, just added another 4.9M subscribers and that was after the removal of 1.2M Russia subscribers.
This is even better, Paramount+ revenue grew 120% and Subscription revenue grew 74% year-over-year ( 2nd quarter 2021/ 2nd quarter 2022) to $830M, principally reflecting paid subscriber growth on Paramount+.
Now compare that to Peacock with only 13 million paid, 13 million free.
This is even better, Paramount+ revenue grew 120% and Subscription revenue grew 74% year-over-year ( 2nd quarter 2021/ 2nd quarter 2022) to $830M, principally reflecting paid subscriber growth on Paramount+.
Now compare that to Peacock with only 13 million paid, 13 million free.
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So, this means that those of us with Commercial Free subs, won't be Commercial Free, unless we wait till after the show is over ?
Which would make same day, not that big of a deal.
Paramount+ has always had the CBS shows on the CBS local channel and yes with commercials. What they are doing now is releasing the OnDemand versions of the show which I believe they don't release until after the shows air on the west coast. And they will be commercial free if you subscribe to the ad free version of Paramount+.So, this means that those of us with Commercial Free subs, won't be Commercial Free, unless we wait till after the show is over ?
Which would make same day, not that big of a deal.
I wasn't up at 3:00 am to check but they are there at 8:00 am today.
The new curated multiview is now live.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
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Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade..
. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
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I created this thread on the original Edgecutter Cutting Edge Forums site. It's simply a place for those to review the latest software available for those using Windows 10 and Windows 11. To date it has received 112,559 views. I have been asked by staff to continue this thread here.
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To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
For niche use cases, yes I agree. Kali for ethical hacking and security testing, and running a Cacti server for network monitoring are the two things I have experience in. Plus thousands and thousands of other things, but for every day use I just can't see it. The owner of the GMRS repeater that I pay to access is changing the Tx DPL tones tomorrow, while Chirp is available on Linux, the software to program my MXT500 is not.To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
I run Fedora and Ubuntu in VMWare, honestly I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows. The cartoonish dock at the bottom of the screen reminds me of Apple products.
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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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
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OMG to freaking funny
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Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.
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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....
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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