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I am curious what frequencies are used by Road Runner services provided by Time Warner. I have a few customers who are subscribers to Road Runner internet, and also Dish Network television. I need to run both services on the same line. I'm currently using a commercial grade diplexor (5-2300 MHz). The Dish Network (Dish Pro) data is traveling via the 'sat' port and the Road Runner is using the 'antenna' port. The Dishnetwork works great, but the transfer rates on the Road Runner internet PLUMMET to that of dial-up services.
Does anyone know what frequencies are used by Road Runner internet?
Or, any ideas on potential solutions (besides running another line)?
Does anyone know what frequencies are used by Road Runner internet?
Or, any ideas on potential solutions (besides running another line)?
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You really shouldn't be dioplexing Cable Modems and Dish on the same line at all. The less signal to the modem, the more potential for packet loss which means slower internet speeds.
Think about it, when I had comcast installed for my internet, the first thing they did was replace the drop to the house and run all new wire to the cable modem. In addition to that, everytime I have had them out for a service call the first thing they do is replace the drop to the house.
You really need to run a seperate line....
Now with that said, I only dioplexed a cable modem for a customer once in the 8 years I have sold DISH Network. That was only after I asked this one lady if she was planning on disconnecting her cable 3 times before I used the existing wiring she already had run in the walls. The responce I got was that she was getting rid of comcast completely.
Then as Im pulling out of my driveway she runs out and tells me her internet is not working. Then when I ask her about cancelling comcast, she changes her story on me and says she is keeping them for just internet
So I went in there and installed 2 dioplexers and had the internet up and running 5 minutes later.
But reguardless, I was up in her attic fishing cables all afternoon, if I would have known she was keeping Comcast internet I would have fished a 2nd wire down her wall and installed a double plate.
But I would really like to know why installers have to take short cuts by installing dioplexers with a cable modem anyways. I always tell my installers that if they came to the house and it wasn't pre-wired they would have to install all new cable anyways. So what difference does it make if Comcast is using one of the pre-wired jacks?
Usually when your dealing with a 2nd floor, the issue is getting the wire to the attic, and not down inside the interior wall. So just take a feed from another room not being used and splice the cable in the attic, or run a 2nd wire up the side of the house.
There are ways to make this work, people just don't want to do the work.
The best calls are from customers who get Dish and the Dish installer uses the existing cable installed by the cable company. 3 years later, the customer orders a cable internet from the cable company and the cable installer refuses to run new cable saying the satellite installer should never have used their cable and installed his own.
The stupid customer lets the cable installer get away with disconnecting the Dish to hook up the cable modem, and the customer calls DISH Network to complain and to get them to run a new wire for FREE.
What would the cable installer have done if the cable was not already there when he came to the Job?
Think about it, when I had comcast installed for my internet, the first thing they did was replace the drop to the house and run all new wire to the cable modem. In addition to that, everytime I have had them out for a service call the first thing they do is replace the drop to the house.
You really need to run a seperate line....
Now with that said, I only dioplexed a cable modem for a customer once in the 8 years I have sold DISH Network. That was only after I asked this one lady if she was planning on disconnecting her cable 3 times before I used the existing wiring she already had run in the walls. The responce I got was that she was getting rid of comcast completely.
Then as Im pulling out of my driveway she runs out and tells me her internet is not working. Then when I ask her about cancelling comcast, she changes her story on me and says she is keeping them for just internet
So I went in there and installed 2 dioplexers and had the internet up and running 5 minutes later.
But reguardless, I was up in her attic fishing cables all afternoon, if I would have known she was keeping Comcast internet I would have fished a 2nd wire down her wall and installed a double plate.
But I would really like to know why installers have to take short cuts by installing dioplexers with a cable modem anyways. I always tell my installers that if they came to the house and it wasn't pre-wired they would have to install all new cable anyways. So what difference does it make if Comcast is using one of the pre-wired jacks?
Usually when your dealing with a 2nd floor, the issue is getting the wire to the attic, and not down inside the interior wall. So just take a feed from another room not being used and splice the cable in the attic, or run a 2nd wire up the side of the house.
There are ways to make this work, people just don't want to do the work.
The best calls are from customers who get Dish and the Dish installer uses the existing cable installed by the cable company. 3 years later, the customer orders a cable internet from the cable company and the cable installer refuses to run new cable saying the satellite installer should never have used their cable and installed his own.
The stupid customer lets the cable installer get away with disconnecting the Dish to hook up the cable modem, and the customer calls DISH Network to complain and to get them to run a new wire for FREE.
What would the cable installer have done if the cable was not already there when he came to the Job?
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Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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when was the last time they innovated something
I'd probably say when they came up with their M-series of processors with integrated memory. That allowed Apple to get away from the inefficient Intel CPUs that were limiting their notebook computers.when was the last time they innovated something
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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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That is what I have to explain to customers all the time. They want it free with no ads
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.
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.
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According to this article on The Verge, Videostrong Technologies based in Shenzen, China, placed a backdoor into 1.3 million of their devices and used this to deploy a botnet:
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One of Google’s Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet
A manufacturer intentionally hijacked its Android TV devices.
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Someone's, need to neuter the red China's junk they keeps spewing out... 
How about they just neuter China ...Someone's, need to neuter the red China's junk they keeps spewing out...
Only, If they can make a coup on the Chinese government! 
Looks like this was just the latest in Android TV-based botnets. From last year on The Register:
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Google sues 25 alleged BadBox 2.0 botnet operators
: Ads giant complains of damage to its reputation and finances ... and crime, too
Looks like this was just the latest in Android TV-based botnets. From last year on The Register:
Google sues 25 alleged BadBox 2.0 botnet operators
: Ads giant complains of damage to its reputation and finances ... and crime, too
"It's unlikely the suit will see any of the accused held to account, as they're in China and the Middle Kingdom seldom allows extraditions to the USA."
Just like all the other scams happening, they're overseas and beyond our juris-my-diction.
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All 3 Circle City broadcasting local channels 6-ABC, 8-CW & 23-MNTV in Indianapolis, IN are being added to both sat & stream, if not already there:
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Circle City Broadcasting stations return to DIRECTV | TheDesk.net
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Didn't see a thread like this so I figured why not start one. This is about natural supplements. If you aren't into supplements, fine, but please let those of us who do want to discuss this discuss it.
The first one I wanted to mention has been a real life changer. I'm 62 and still do all of my own install work at my business....also do all the yard work at the house. A few years ago I started noticing that I was losing my range of movement, it was even getting hard to bend over and lace up my boots. Almost got stuck in an attic because I couldn't get turned around once the work was done. Didn't think much of it and figured with age comes stiffness that was only going to get worse as time went on.
It was then that I stumbled across a video which was discussing rotator cuff tears and why they were to prevalent these days. Turns out, the culprit is a simple deficiency in MANGANESE which is key in keeping your tendons flexible. Most anti-biotics strip your body of any manganese it might have had which is why certain anti-biotics, especially those in the Cipro family. I actually knew a man who had two tendons tear while on that stuff.
Went to Amazon and ordered some manganese. Now it took a while, it wasn't instant, but gradually I have regained all of my flexibility. I can bend over and touch my toes while standing with no pain and putting on my boots is no longer a chore.
Pretty cheap too. The bottle I ordered was a 200 ct for under $13. They said to take double the normal dose for the first month because most people are severely lacking, then go to one a day.
The first one I wanted to mention has been a real life changer. I'm 62 and still do all of my own install work at my business....also do all the yard work at the house. A few years ago I started noticing that I was losing my range of movement, it was even getting hard to bend over and lace up my boots. Almost got stuck in an attic because I couldn't get turned around once the work was done. Didn't think much of it and figured with age comes stiffness that was only going to get worse as time went on.
It was then that I stumbled across a video which was discussing rotator cuff tears and why they were to prevalent these days. Turns out, the culprit is a simple deficiency in MANGANESE which is key in keeping your tendons flexible. Most anti-biotics strip your body of any manganese it might have had which is why certain anti-biotics, especially those in the Cipro family. I actually knew a man who had two tendons tear while on that stuff.
Went to Amazon and ordered some manganese. Now it took a while, it wasn't instant, but gradually I have regained all of my flexibility. I can bend over and touch my toes while standing with no pain and putting on my boots is no longer a chore.
Pretty cheap too. The bottle I ordered was a 200 ct for under $13. They said to take double the normal dose for the first month because most people are severely lacking, then go to one a day.
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I bought the fixed color version of these bulbs for my store several years ago...work great and no more replacing ballast. Finally had one go out and when I went back to Amazon I saw that now they come in selectable versions so no more guess work as to what color light would do best in a certain area. They are now double OR single ended...used to be strictly one way or the other. If any of you are looking at replacing the old style 4 or 8 ft bulbs, you might want to give these a try. The 8 footers are BRIGHT. I put 5 in my shooting/target shed and you can get a decent tan if you are in there long enough.
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