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Dear Friends,
It's been over 21 years since I have created SatelliteGuys. A place I created for friends to help friends with their satellite services.
Satellite was a technology that we saw grow and bloom before our eyes. We went from seeing satellite offer channels the cable companies didn't. We saw Satellite offer channel in High-Definition years before they were offered on cable. We have also seen Satellite offer 4K programming long before it was available on cable. With that said we also have seen technologies improved so much that we now can watch almost any channel anywhere on a device in the palm of our hands!
Like the technologies have changed, SatelliteGuys has changed as well, and has turned into a forum where you can discuss just about anything. Want to talk about sports? We have a forum for it. Want to talk about cooking, we have a forum about it, want to talk about Internet Television? Yup we have a forum about it! As things have changed so have we.
Over the past few months I have reached out to a few members who were no longer active here at SatelliteGuys and asked them why they stopped visiting us and the answer I got from them all the same answer, they no longer have Satellite anymore.
Because of our "SatelliteGuys" name it seems people think that we are only just about Satellite, nothing could be further from the truth.
While we intend to remain the source for Satellite News, information and help. But we also intend to let the world know that we are more than just satellite. Today you may have noticed that our logo has changed slightly and added the words "Friendly Tech Talk"
I have always envisioned SatelliteGuys as a friendly neighborhood tavern, a place where friends gather to talk to others about all kinds of things and the work to get known as Friendly Tech Talk is a push to try getting more people to know we are here and we are so much more than Satellite.
We have purchased the "FriendlyTechTalk.COM" domain and over time we plan to move to it. It should be noted that the SatelliteGuys.US domain will continue to live on as well. I will note that I have run into some technical issues and found out I cannot just change the forum software over to the new domain, in addition if we change the name in our forum software, many of our add ins for the software will stop working as they are registered to the SatelliteGuys domain name. Additionally, there are issues with the search indexes, as it may mark already indexed items as duplicates, and they may penalize us. I have also found out that ad serving to the new domain name may have issues and the ad agencies may have to approve the new domain name as well. I have a lot of work to do here.
I have been talking to our supporting Pub Members, and we have some ideas for some new forums and some of these members have even offered to help run those forums. We need more of this… we need your ideas on how we can bring more people in and keep them here. So, if you have any ideas, please let us know!
As you may have noticed we had server issues over a month ago. But thanks to the support of our Pub Members, we were able to move to a brand-new server, and we have never been faster than we are right now!
Let's talk about ads for a second. While if you look at our traffic here on SatelliteGuys we are still seeing almost 2 million page views a month, but our ad revenue has dropped lick a rock. In all honesty last month, we earned only $23.61 in Google AdSense revenue. If it were not for the very kind support of our supporting Pub Members we would not be here. I have been paying out of my own pocket when funds are short to keep us going. In deep talks with my wife, we have talked about closing the doors, however my wife has encouraged me to continue and push forward.
I am honestly not sure about what to do about the ads. I am no fan of ads myself. But we need them to pay the bills. I am considering an idea to make the site ad free for all, and instead more to a donation system with a set goal for each month.
My biggest concern about this is I fear that only a few big-hearted members will donate, and it will only be these same people donating again and again. My wife tells me that it is up to them, and I shouldn't worry about it. But I do worry about it.
I know some of you may be well off financially, but I see everyone here as the same. I don't care if you are white, black, yellow, green, rich or poor. I don't care who you voted for, and I don't care who you sleep with. Here at SatelliteGuys I feel we are all the same. In fact, I can go as far as saying I love you all here no matter who you are or no matter what you claim to be.
Over the past 21 years I have been able to meet many of you but there are so many more that you haven't met. And no matter if we have met or not, I consider all of you to be part of our SatelliteGuys Family.
Besides the money I need more help from you. I need you to spread the word about us. If you see something interesting, please help us by sharing links on other social media places such as Facebook and Reddit. We NEED YOU to spread the word about us. Let folks know that we are so much more than just Satellite!
We have the server, we have the technology, we have the bandwidth, please let the world know about us! Over the next few months as we transition to FriendlyTechTalk.COM we need you to get the word out.
I may have created this site, but it has been run by an amazing group of volunteers based on ideas by our members! As you can see our staff has done an amazing job of working to keep the site spam free, and a friendly place to discuss just about anything. Look around at other forums and then look at us. I don't think you will find a better run, informative, friendly and faster forum. A big thank you to our staff.
Again if anyone has any ideas, PLEASE let me know. This is not just my site; it is your site! And when our name changes it is very important to me that we will always be known as SatelliteGuys as well. We have had a hell of history over the past 21 years. Let's make some more!
Thank you for your support, ideas and more importantly thank you for being here!
Spread the word!
It's been over 21 years since I have created SatelliteGuys. A place I created for friends to help friends with their satellite services.
Satellite was a technology that we saw grow and bloom before our eyes. We went from seeing satellite offer channels the cable companies didn't. We saw Satellite offer channel in High-Definition years before they were offered on cable. We have also seen Satellite offer 4K programming long before it was available on cable. With that said we also have seen technologies improved so much that we now can watch almost any channel anywhere on a device in the palm of our hands!
Like the technologies have changed, SatelliteGuys has changed as well, and has turned into a forum where you can discuss just about anything. Want to talk about sports? We have a forum for it. Want to talk about cooking, we have a forum about it, want to talk about Internet Television? Yup we have a forum about it! As things have changed so have we.
Over the past few months I have reached out to a few members who were no longer active here at SatelliteGuys and asked them why they stopped visiting us and the answer I got from them all the same answer, they no longer have Satellite anymore.
Because of our "SatelliteGuys" name it seems people think that we are only just about Satellite, nothing could be further from the truth.
While we intend to remain the source for Satellite News, information and help. But we also intend to let the world know that we are more than just satellite. Today you may have noticed that our logo has changed slightly and added the words "Friendly Tech Talk"
I have always envisioned SatelliteGuys as a friendly neighborhood tavern, a place where friends gather to talk to others about all kinds of things and the work to get known as Friendly Tech Talk is a push to try getting more people to know we are here and we are so much more than Satellite.
We have purchased the "FriendlyTechTalk.COM" domain and over time we plan to move to it. It should be noted that the SatelliteGuys.US domain will continue to live on as well. I will note that I have run into some technical issues and found out I cannot just change the forum software over to the new domain, in addition if we change the name in our forum software, many of our add ins for the software will stop working as they are registered to the SatelliteGuys domain name. Additionally, there are issues with the search indexes, as it may mark already indexed items as duplicates, and they may penalize us. I have also found out that ad serving to the new domain name may have issues and the ad agencies may have to approve the new domain name as well. I have a lot of work to do here.
I have been talking to our supporting Pub Members, and we have some ideas for some new forums and some of these members have even offered to help run those forums. We need more of this… we need your ideas on how we can bring more people in and keep them here. So, if you have any ideas, please let us know!
As you may have noticed we had server issues over a month ago. But thanks to the support of our Pub Members, we were able to move to a brand-new server, and we have never been faster than we are right now!
Let's talk about ads for a second. While if you look at our traffic here on SatelliteGuys we are still seeing almost 2 million page views a month, but our ad revenue has dropped lick a rock. In all honesty last month, we earned only $23.61 in Google AdSense revenue. If it were not for the very kind support of our supporting Pub Members we would not be here. I have been paying out of my own pocket when funds are short to keep us going. In deep talks with my wife, we have talked about closing the doors, however my wife has encouraged me to continue and push forward.
I am honestly not sure about what to do about the ads. I am no fan of ads myself. But we need them to pay the bills. I am considering an idea to make the site ad free for all, and instead more to a donation system with a set goal for each month.
My biggest concern about this is I fear that only a few big-hearted members will donate, and it will only be these same people donating again and again. My wife tells me that it is up to them, and I shouldn't worry about it. But I do worry about it.
I know some of you may be well off financially, but I see everyone here as the same. I don't care if you are white, black, yellow, green, rich or poor. I don't care who you voted for, and I don't care who you sleep with. Here at SatelliteGuys I feel we are all the same. In fact, I can go as far as saying I love you all here no matter who you are or no matter what you claim to be.
Over the past 21 years I have been able to meet many of you but there are so many more that you haven't met. And no matter if we have met or not, I consider all of you to be part of our SatelliteGuys Family.
Besides the money I need more help from you. I need you to spread the word about us. If you see something interesting, please help us by sharing links on other social media places such as Facebook and Reddit. We NEED YOU to spread the word about us. Let folks know that we are so much more than just Satellite!
We have the server, we have the technology, we have the bandwidth, please let the world know about us! Over the next few months as we transition to FriendlyTechTalk.COM we need you to get the word out.
I may have created this site, but it has been run by an amazing group of volunteers based on ideas by our members! As you can see our staff has done an amazing job of working to keep the site spam free, and a friendly place to discuss just about anything. Look around at other forums and then look at us. I don't think you will find a better run, informative, friendly and faster forum. A big thank you to our staff.
Again if anyone has any ideas, PLEASE let me know. This is not just my site; it is your site! And when our name changes it is very important to me that we will always be known as SatelliteGuys as well. We have had a hell of history over the past 21 years. Let's make some more!
Thank you for your support, ideas and more importantly thank you for being here!
Spread the word!
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I call my 65" OLED screen a TV. Why? Because it's television. It's a ubiquitous thing. People (including myself) use my phone as a TV with the Dishanywhere app. At my age, I'm not going to bother adopting some teen slang phrase.
But it's nice to know their slang so that you know what they're talking about. I didn't know what simp meant until a couple of months ago. So I decided to get educated on the Gen X/Y/Z terminology.I call my 65" OLED screen a TV. Why? Because it's television. It's a ubiquitous thing. People (including myself) use my phone as a TV with the Dishanywhere app. At my age, I'm not going to bother adopting some teen slang phrase.
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This thread is a place to discuss the 4K events that appear on channel 540. We are getting, at this point, one college football game a week. Let's hope there is more coming.
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Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
As I recall you have the Flex package. Do you sub to multisport? -02 is FS1 and -03 is ESPN. -01 is Fox so you would get that if you sub to locals.Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
TWiT Tech Podcast Network
Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5R5Aw27yr0
Direct YouTube Link - A State Cyber-emergency in Japan
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5R5Aw27yr0
Direct YouTube Link - A State Cyber-emergency in Japan
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed
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TWiT Tech Podcast Network
Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEmNun8Ms4s
Direct YouTube Link - AI and Mathematicians
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEmNun8Ms4s
Direct YouTube Link - AI and Mathematicians
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed
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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…
Apple TV 4K
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.
www.apple.com
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Cutting Edge
The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
Understanding the TPN Map
Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
Additional tabs provide:
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
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
Understanding the TPN Map
Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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Hard getting used to the new younger Gibbs, Mark Harmons son had the right look but I understand he didn't want the role.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
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Lon.TV
Time for another AWESOME video from Lon Seidman of LON.TV!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skcItfS1TLk
Direct YouTube Link - HP Googlebook 14 Review !
The Official LON.TV Website
Lon on Facebook
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skcItfS1TLk
Direct YouTube Link - HP Googlebook 14 Review !
The Official LON.TV Website
Lon on Facebook
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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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Cutting Edge
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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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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College Football Playoff nears agreement on 24-team expansion that could end title games
The College Football Playoff field is about to get much more crowded as the conferences near a deal to double the size of the field to 24 teams starting next year
www.cbssports.com
