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Last reply Jan 15, 2019 · posted in Internet Television (IPTV) Discussion Forum

First time cord cutter, any tips?

Well finally decided to cut the cord after DirecTV jacked up my rates way too high and our TV habits have drastically changed to where we hardly watch it so we decided to go with DirecTV Now since it seems to offer the most channels and services compared to the others. I want to see if you guys have any tips because I'm new to cord-cutting so this is going to be an interesting experience

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harshness

Jan 8, 2019

theBruce said:
My answers are in bold in the quote.

Yeah, that's the least preferable way to do that.

I see them now that I clicked on the "Click to expand" button but Xenforo squeezes ginormous quotes down to just few lines.

The proper way to quote is to enclose your response in a /quote quote pair. I have no idea how you might accomplish that with a phone app.

The downside is that I can't quote your responses because they are part of a quote and are not brought along.

o Charter doesn't have caps - good for you and any of the 12% of the population they serve. The fine print says that while they're not allowed to cap their service as part of the TWC merger, they can and will engage in throttling.

o DVR with PS Vue is great - assumes that PS Vue (and its cloud DVR feature) meets the needs of the household.

o need for multiple streamers - assumes that your local channels are carried by your OTT services or that you're willing to live without them or watch them live

o Vue suits your needs - funny how our needs adjust to fit what we've chosen.

o offers enough sports - RSNs are pretty badly under-represented in many areas on the OTT services (unless you subscribe to the RSN directly). Sports is a different story for each household.

o User eXperience - my grandmother was in a similar situation and she had trouble watching her one channel (the local ABC affiliate) if someone switched the channel on her so other's mileage will vary widely. Navigating with those silly little eight-button joypad remotes (unless you suffer an AppleTV with three or six buttons) leaves a whole lot to be desired as well.

Zookster

Jan 8, 2019

harshness said:
o Vue suits your needs - funny how our needs adjust to fit what we've chosen.

I can definitely relate to that. In cutting the cord, I've adjusted my needs such that I no longer require 200+ channels, 80% of which I never watch. While at the same time, I now require complete access to all my channels and recorded content on every screen in my house without paying $40+/month extra for it. I also now require unlimited DVR space so I can record, and not ever worry about deleting, every one of my home team's MLB games. Though, I've never required the ability to archive and keep them for more than 9 months. I realize some people do like to hold on to their recorded content. Everyone's needs are different.

o offers enough sports - RSNs are pretty badly under-represented in many areas on the OTT services (unless you subscribe to the RSN directly). Sports is a different story for each household.

I've rarely heard of anyone having trouble accessing their RSN (if their OTT TV service level includes sports channels) when they live in an RSN's market and that RSN isn't owned and controlled by the market's local cable company, which is the case in several cities. Sometimes people who live in between markets and would prefer a neighboring RSN to the one they're getting have issues, or the OTT service mis-locates a customer geographically, thus requiring contacting a CSR to straighten in out. But in my experience of daily interacting with cord-cutters on social media and discussion forums, RSN availability is actually one of the things OTT services got right from the git-go. PS Vue and YouTube TV were especially keen to make sure to provide the big four networks and RSNs.

harshness

Jan 9, 2019

Zookster said:
Though, I've never required the ability to archive and keep them for more than 9 months.

Some content is relatively timeless and you can't reasonably get it back. I'm thinking for the Bejing opening ceremonies as one important example.

I've rarely heard of anyone having trouble accessing their RSN (if their OTT TV service level includes sports channels) when they live in an RSN's market and that RSN isn't owned and controlled by the market's local cable company, which is the case in several cities.

Neither PS Vue nor YTTV carry ROOT Sports NW or Pac12. They both carry NBC Sports NW which is largely a Comcast exclusive so this is kind of the flip side of what you were talking about.

Bein Sports is also missing from their rosters (although which disappears first between Bein and PS Vue is an active debate).

Zookster

Jan 9, 2019

harshness said:
Some content is relatively timeless and you can't reasonably get it back. I'm thinking for the Bejing opening ceremonies as one important example.

If I ever want to watch a clip of a past major event, I just go to YouTube. But like I said, everyone has different needs or interests in what they want to retain and rewatch.

Neither PS Vue nor YTTV carry ROOT Sports NW or Pac12. They both carry NBC Sports NW which is largely a Comcast exclusive so this is kind of the flip side of what you were talking about.

Bein Sports is also missing from their rosters (although which disappears first between Bein and PS Vue is an active debate).

Well, there are plenty of channels in all genre categories that aren't going to make it on to services that carry fewer than 100 channels. Bein is a niche sports channel featuring global sports and not in any way an RSN.

When I think of RSNs, I'm mainly thinking of market-specific channels that carry all the MLB and/or NBA games of one's local team. But yes, Pac-12 is a troublesome outlier for college sports fans in west of the Rockies who subscribe to YTTV and PS Vue. But there are OTT services that do carry it, so fans have options.

Since you brought up the issue of RSN availability, if you drill down into every market you'll find problems and missing channels across the various TV providers. For example, Dish Network has been notoriously bad about carrying my region's RSNs. When I had Dish for four years, I had to subscribe to cable TV as well (speaking of having to have multiple providers/devices) to get the cable company-owned RSN that broadcast almost all of the Padres games and many local college sports games, which it did until 2012. When the Padres moved to Fox, Dish dragged its feet for a full year before carrying Fox Sports San Diego. Dish also never carried the Mountain West Conference RSN (exclusive broadcaster of San Diego State games) during its six-year run (though DirecTV carried it). And of course Dish, like the OTT services, doesn't carry the cable-owned Spectrum Sports Net in LA, which San Diego cable companies offer because of all the LA Lakers fans here.

harshness

Jan 10, 2019

Zookster said:
If I ever want to watch a clip of a past major event, I just go to YouTube. But like I said, everyone has different needs or interests in what they want to retain and rewatch.

I see that someone posted the 2008 Bejing Opening Ceremonies a couple of months ago.

Well, there are plenty of channels in all genre categories that aren't going to make it on to services that carry fewer than 100 channels.

Is that an excuse?

Bein is a niche sports channel featuring global sports and not in any way an RSN.

It may be a niche channel for some, but it offers perhaps the best coverage of rugby and motorcycle racing anywhere along with a lot of good soccer matches.

When I think of RSNs, I'm mainly thinking of market-specific channels that carry all the MLB and/or NBA games of one's local team.

MLB and NBA is a pretty narrow view of sports in the grand scheme.

But yes, Pac-12 is a troublesome outlier for college sports fans in west of the Rockies who subscribe to YTTV and PS Vue. But there are OTT services that do carry it, so fans have options.

And those choices are? Pac12 seems to be an insoluble problem for DIRECTV as well.

Since you brought up the issue of RSN availability, if you drill down into every market you'll find problems and missing channels across the various TV providers. For example, Dish Network has been notoriously bad about carrying my region's RSNs.

Around here, DIRECTV is the lame carrier as they only offer Root Sports NW. DISH carries that and part of Pac12 (and I gots to gets my volleyball). Comcast carries everything so they are the go-to for the major sports fans.

What service you get varies widely from locality to locality so one must not make assumptions in identifying the best combination of providers for their particular situation.

Zookster

Jan 10, 2019

harshness said:
Is that an excuse?

No, it's a fact that anyone looking into OTT services quickly learns: channel selection is limited and varies among the different services. You simply aren't going to get 200+ channels in a $40-$50 package.

MLB and NBA is a pretty narrow view of sports in the grand scheme.

I mention them because those are two of the big 4 professional sports in the US for which RSNs carry almost every single game for one's home team. And in cord-cutting groups, the vast majority of the questions regarding RSN access are "how do I get [my MLB/NBA home team's] games?" NHL too, but much less so.

And those choices are? Pac12 seems to be an insoluble problem for DIRECTV as well.

FuboTV and Sling.

What service you get varies widely from locality to locality so one must not make assumptions in identifying the best combination of providers for their particular situation.

On that we can totally agree. That's why I hate questions like "I want to cut the cord. What's the best service?" There are so many variables.

harshness

Jan 10, 2019

Zookster said:
There are so many variables.

Further, those variables aren't limited to whether the service carries the channel or not but whether they offer an SD or DVD version of what was a HD program and whether it is the original sound format or a cheap stereo rendition (that doesn't matter if you're watching on your phone or tablet). Add to this that certain higher-quality formats may only be available on certain streaming platforms or the guide on one streamer is insufferable in comparison to that of another platform.

There is no best answer until the person asking the question arrives at their own answer.

Bruce

Jan 11, 2019

harshness said:
Further, those variables aren't limited to whether the service carries the channel or not but whether they offer an SD or DVD version of what was a HD program

Is that your attempt to put down OTT services picture quality, do you not have Comcast which is knocking down 1080i to a over compressed 720P for their Video services.

When I switch to Vue we still had Comcast for about a week, I was amazed that Vue 720P looked so much better then Comcast at the time which was sad because I remember when Comcast's HD picture rivaled DirecTV.

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harshness

Jan 11, 2019

theBruce said:
Is that your attempt to put down OTT services picture quality, do you not have Comcast which is knocking down 1080i to a over compressed 720P for their Video services.

I'm not slamming anything. I'm pointing out that not all streaming services offer the best available rendition of the content that they carry. The same applies to conventional providers but if you like what you're getting from a wired carrier, it may not be the same with an OTT provider (and vice versa).

One or two of the big wireless companies offer "free" Netflix but what they're offering is limited to SD content and the number of streams may be even more limited than Netflix's own basic offering.

According to an article on the Cosmo website Netflix is working on flagging accounts that are being used to serve up geographically distant locations which could substantially thwart the 39% of Netflix users that are using someone else's account.

Jhon69

Jan 13, 2019

OTT providers will gradually go the way of cable and satellite when the subscriber numbers reach a certain number,then we will probably see increases in costs,just hope they don't wreck it like the rest did.

harshness

Jan 13, 2019

Jhon69 said:
OTT providers will gradually go the way of cable and satellite when the subscriber numbers reach a certain number,then we will probably see increases in costs,just hope they don't wreck it like the rest did.

The mature OTT providers have already raised their prices at least once. The only saving grace is that you can still get in while the newer and/or weaker (DIRECTV Now, I'm calling you out) services try to gain a reasonable audience share. Netflix's rate increases may be coming at shorter intervals and I expect that before long, the ads are going to become more ubiquitous in Amazon Prime (so they can launch an ad-free service as YouTube has done).

For a dozen years the hew and cry in pay TV has been for paying only for what you want and other than Sling TV and maybe Amazon, there's not much of that to be had outside of subscribing to a bunch of different services. If OTT isn't going to bring us the solution to the well-identified problem we've been clamoring for, what's the point?

gblaue

Jan 15, 2019

After 20 years with Dishnetwork, we gave them the old heave-ho. $220/month for 9000 channels that I don't care about, to get the 100 channels that I do want. Ergen gets in a pissing match with HBO. The one channel that I do want. He is gong to lose the battle anyways, and pass the cost on to the customer.so, why piss us off for several months?
The end result is the same, almost. I just walked away. DirectTVNow provides exactly all the channels that I want for $91 with all pay channels. The picture quality smokes dishnetwork. I've been pay8ng $65/ month for internet for 20 years now. Now I am really using the bandwidth that I've been paying for. Everything now revolves around streaming apps. Life is much simpler. I'm really happy to have thrown the dish out.

harshness

Jan 15, 2019

gblaue said:
I'm really happy to have thrown the dish out.

So is this your plan, a long-term review of your experience with the DIRECTV Now or somewhere in between?

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Site is slooooow

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.

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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.

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Scott Greczkowski said:
Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.

WTF… …What the Foxbat!

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slow_poke_pete

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Foxbat said:
WTF… …What the Foxbat!

wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you :biggrin

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Foxbat

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slow_poke_pete said:
wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you

I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:

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slow_poke_pete

Yesterday at 6:03 AM

Foxbat said:
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:

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OMG to freaking funny :biggrin

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comfortably_numb

Yesterday at 11:31 AM

Foxbat said:
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:

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Not likely since that place closed down.

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Foxbat

Yesterday at 5:37 PM

comfortably_numb said:
Not likely since that place closed down.

You're no fun.

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comfortably_numb

A moment ago

Site was down for a good 20+ minutes just now.

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The Multi-User Functionality of the Apple HomeView

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Peter Parker

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Last reply Today at 1:29 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

DISH Hopper 3 Software Version 713 Is Out

No idea what improvements might be involved.

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cpdretired

Oct 7, 2026

Two bugs out and three new bugs in.

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Almighty1

Oct 7, 2026

Updated to H713 on a Hopper 3 from H712 with Hopper Plus a few hours earlier.

It brought a old problem back:

One of the problems I am seeing is that the Available Joey Software section no longer is showing the Android TV versions even after a manual software reset twice and the nightly reboot. Until it does, nether Technician Android TV download and Hopper Plus is able to check, download and update the Android TV software.

This was a major problem with H703.

H710 removed that dependency but it's broken again.

Rick Durham and brittanygarden

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dishstaller

Oct 7, 2026

cpdretired said:
Two bugs out and three new bugs in.

Yep. Just got a call from a customer who said her DVR buttons stopped working. Told her about the new software and had her reboot her H3, problem solved.

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slow_poke_pete

Oct 8, 2026

Almighty1 said:
Updated to H713 on a Hopper 3 from H712 with Hopper Plus a few hours earlier.

It brought a old problem back:

One of the problems I am seeing is that the Available Joey Software section no longer is showing the Android TV versions even after a manual software reset twice and the nightly reboot. Until it does, nether Technician Android TV download and Hopper Plus is able to check, download and update the Android TV software.

This was a major problem with H703.

H710 removed that dependency but it's broken again.

Rick Durham and brittanygarden

i can still see my joey software version with H713.. i am starting to think it's time to get rid of the hopper plus. i just have 2 joey 4's and the hopper 3 with no issues. it seem like the people that have the hopper plus have issues!!!

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Almighty1

Oct 8, 2026

slow_poke_pete said:
i can still see my joey software version with H713.. i am starting to think it's time to get rid of the hopper plus. i just have 2 joey 4's and the hopper 3 with no issues. it seem like the people that have the hopper plus have issues!!!

Are you talking about the Available Joey Software section which goes something like this:
Available Joey W153 W209 J613 J713 J813 K113 J913
Software
in H713 in diagnostics which is directly below the "Switch" section which is what I am referring to that should have a number starting with P which is needed for the
Hopper Plus, Joey 4 and Wireless Joey 4
or the top area where it shows what the current version of the software is for the Hopper 3?

Seeing what your Joey 4/Wireless Joey 4 software version just tells you what is the current software version already installed, until the P version(s) shows up in "Available Joey Software" section which is different for the Hopper Plus, Joey 4, Wireless Joey 4 and it will only list one for the device(s) that exist in one's own configuration which lists what's the latest available, those devices will not be able to check or update their software as it will say "Failed: No Tgt" while "Download ATV Files" in TECHNICIAN SETTINGS under tools will respond with:
"Download ATV Files 3000
This device is not currently targeted for
Android software"
as both are dependent on the P version being listed in the "Available Joey Software" section. It usually takes a few minutes before it shows up. I know with H710-H712, it was not shown and the Download ATV Files worked except since H710, even if you selected everything shown which for me would be the Hopper Plus, Joey 4 and Wireless Joey 4 versions, the first download will as a end result only download the Hopper Plus's versions even though it shows all three as downloaded based on what Available Joey Software shows which is always two P numbers P153 and P15317. After the first successful download, the next download will actually download all three and Available Joey Software will reflect that. In H708 (H709 was skipped as no one mentioned it on the forums) and earlier, it always downloaded everything selected and would show 6 P versions in the Available Joey Software area. The Available Joey Software section is how I tell if there is a newer software available for the Hopper Plus and when I see that, I do the Download ATV files first which is where I get my information to post in my other thread, "Latest available software version for Android TV devices - Hopper Plus, Joey 4, Wireless Joey 4". The Download ATV files does not do any install or update the Hopper Plus as I still need to manually hit Menu, Settings, Device Preferences, About, Software Update to update the software.

So with any new Hopper 3 software update, the first things I will check is the Notifications in Settings to see if any of the settings were reset. For the "Remote Control Mode Reminder" setting, I would try it with off, exit notifications then hit TV on the side of the remote to make sure it does not show the reminder before going to notifications andputting it back to on, exit to see if it works correctly before going back to notifications for the other settings. Then I would look at Available Joey Software and regardless if the 2 P versions, one appears to be the 3 digit major version number and the other is the full 5 digit number which is the 3 digit major version number with 2 more digits, exists or not. Attempt to do the Download ATV Software for all 3 Android TV devices Hopper Plus, Joey 4 and Wireless Joey 4 until all of them is downloaded and shown in Available Joey Software which should be a total of 6 things added. If Download ATV Software has the no target like since H713, I will wait until I see a P version before I do it.

For reference, it's in the following threads:

https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/hopper-3-software-updated-to-h703.419383

https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/joey-4-software-update-failure.420576

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bookworm370

Monday at 9:56 AM

dishstaller said:
Yep. Just got a call from a customer who said her DVR buttons stopped working. Told her about the new software and had her reboot her H3, problem solved.

Reboot just fixes it for a short time and then it's back to messed up

Try going exclusively to an IR remote and you will see the pain

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Almighty1

Wednesday at 7:51 PM

Almighty1 said:
Updated to H713 on a Hopper 3 from H712 with Hopper Plus a few hours earlier.

It brought a old problem back:

One of the problems I am seeing is that the Available Joey Software section no longer is showing the Android TV versions even after a manual software reset twice and the nightly reboot. Until it does, nether Technician Android TV download and Hopper Plus is able to check, download and update the Android TV software.

This was a major problem with H703.

H710 removed that dependency but it's broken again.

Rick Durham and brittanygarden

Within the last few hours as I did check earlier today when it was still missing, the Available Joey Software line now has added "P154 P15403" which is for the Hopper Plus that I have but my Hopper Plus software is still on P15317, I will do a Download Android TV (ATV) Software for the Hopper Plus, Joey 4 and Wireless Joey which are all Android TV devices and then manually do a check update on the Hopper Plus to update the software shortly.

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BatStang2000

Today at 1:29 PM

This happened to me. I was outside mowing and my wife came out and said that our nieces and nephews were going to be on the Noon News. She had it on in the bedroom on our Joey3. Since they weren't on yet, I decided to turn it on in the Living Room on our Hopper3. When I selected the channel (through Dish, not OTA) the Joey3 turned itself off. When I went back to the bedroom to turn it back on, the Hopper3 did a reboot. Luckily it all finished before their story came on, but I just found it strange.

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Perseverance Mars Rover Sets New Interplanetary Driving Record

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Van

Last reply Today at 12:44 PM · posted in What's Cooking?

Whats for breakfast?

Who says dinner or lunch has to be the only good meals of the day?

Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.

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TRG

Sunday at 12:06 PM

Bacon, eggs, hash browns and toast. Coffee.

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Monday at 2:11 PM

Wound up at the Waffle House this morning. Got the two egg breakfast with coffee.

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Monday at 6:08 PM

Speaking of waffles, I'm going to put my mini waffle iron on stove so I'll remember to make waffles in the morning... Had some last week, been awhile.

dfergie

Today at 10:18 AM

Dos cackleberrys over easy on top of 2 corned beef hash patties fried in skillet... Chocolate milk.

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Today at 12:44 PM

Cold morning today, only 32 degrees. Fired up the oven and made cinnamon rolls (from a tube) and a pot of coffee.

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Last reply Today at 12:41 PM · 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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Five O'Clock World - The Vogues

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meStevo

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Last reply Today at 11:08 AM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Volcanic Eruptions

Continuing the Kilauea thread in the Pub here. Perhaps the Iceland one too next time there's remarkable activity.

Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.

You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.

Monitoring Data for Kīlauea

For more information on how electronic tiltmeters and GPS receivers help monitor the deformation of Kīlauea volcano, see the HVO Deformation page.

www.usgs.gov

View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4

Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.

View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ

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Today at 8:50 AM

Foxbat

Today at 10:25 AM

Oooo, quite the show now. All three vents have doming and overflows. The cone that built up around the North vent lost its upper quarter at 02:50 Oct 17 and is now spewing lava at a healthy rate. Don't know if I would say it's a fountain, but it's close.

edit: The USGS has called the official start of Episode 55 as starting at 03:19 HST Oct 17, 2026:

Alert Level: WATCH, Color Code: ORANGE 2026-10-17 13:43:56 UTC
HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice

Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010)

Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE

Issued: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 3:43 AM HST
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2026/H488
Location: N 19 deg 25 min W 155 deg 17 min
Elevation: 4091 ft (1247 m)
Area: Hawaii

Summary: Episode 55 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.

Volcanic Activity:
Episode 55 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.

Fountain heights are relatively low at about 100-150 feet (30-45 m), and it is not clear whether this episode will evolve to the same heights as previous episodes. Continuous overflows from the vents began yesterday, October 16, just before 6 a.m. HST and transitioned into episode 55 fountains at 3:19 a.m. HST this morning. The current forecast is for winds are blowing from the north-northeast direction, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the south-southwest direction from Halemaʻumaʻu.

All eruptive vents and lava flows are confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Tephra fall from volcanic ash clouds is greatest within 3 miles (5 km) of the vents, lighter ash and Pele's Hair may stay suspended for large distances from the vents.

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Foxbat

Today at 11:08 AM

Kīlauea seems to be returning to the "normal" eruption script, impressive fountaining from the North Vent. For once, the V2 Cam has the best overall shot:

The lava flows have covered a good portion of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor.

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Simple, charming. Entire premise is quite silly but Cary Grant carries it across the line in good fashion.

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Since it was already "paid" for, I spent the two hours of my time watching the John Cena action movie on Apple TV, "Matchbox The Movie" even though the reviews were brutal. It was better than I expected, so I didn't feel like I had wasted an afternoon watching it. But it felt like another "Reacher"/"Neghley"/"Mission: Impossible"/"Fast & Furious" crash and blow stuff up with lots of automatic gunfire mixed in movie featuring covert CIA operatives.

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dfergie

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Homemade Breakfast Sausage

Anyone making their own breakfast sausage? I've recently been trying different recipes, found some I like, some I've modified...

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navychop

Today at 8:14 AM

Bob Evans Sage.

reubenray

Today at 8:41 AM

navychop said:
Bob Evans Sage.

I will look, but I don't think I have seen it. Owen's breakfast sausage use to be favorite, but I can't find it anymore. Jimmy Dean's country mild is OK also when I can find it.

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dfergie

Today at 8:45 AM

Swaggerty's isn't too bad, sausage prices are lower per lb than making my own from pork butts right now so I've been buying JC Potter or Owen lately.
(Swaggerty's at Sam's is pre cut, I usually partially freeze the rolls and cut with my slicer and vacuum seal on parchment paper)

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slow_poke_pete

Today at 8:47 AM

reubenray said:
I will look, but I don't think I have seen it. Owen's breakfast sausage use to be favorite, but I can't find it anymore. Jimmy Dean's country mild is OK also when I can find it.

amazon maybe :what

slow_poke_pete

Today at 8:52 AM

reubenray said:
I will look, but I don't think I have seen it. Owen's breakfast sausage use to be favorite, but I can't find it anymore. Jimmy Dean's country mild is OK also when I can find it.

owens on amazon is 54.99 for a 4 pk 16 oz a sausage. i feel that's kind of steep!!!

slow_poke_pete

Today at 8:54 AM

dfergie said:
Swaggerty's isn't too bad, sausage prices are lower per lb than making my own from pork butts right now so I've been buying JC Potter or Owen lately.
(Swaggerty's at Sam's is pre cut, I usually partially freeze the rolls and cut with my slicer and vacuum seal on parchment paper)

id'e rather make my own vs store bought.

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reubenray

Today at 9:57 AM

slow_poke_pete said:
owens on amazon is 54.99 for a 4 pk 16 oz a sausage. i feel that's kind of steep!!!

Especially when I can get a two pound roll of Jimmy Dean from Sam's Club for $7.38.

dfergie

Today at 10:17 AM

They run Owens at $3.99 for lb and $7.99 a couple times a month at some grocery stores here, I actually was wrong, just checked a pork sirloin roast it was $1.99 a lb. (cooked it yesterday so pack was in trash)

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