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If y'all remember about 2 weeks ago my brother and I installed Sling AirTV Anywhere and Roku stick on my TV. It came with an indoor HD antenna but no amount of fiddling or scanning could I get it to pick up any local channels. BUT perusing the internet and YouTube I did find where Dish Network will install an outside antenna for $149.99 plus tax. After mulling this over for a few days I called them today and the young lady that answered the phone said she was with Sling TV and they do indeed install roof antennas. This antenna number/service is completely separate from their satellite service. Once she found out I was an existing Sling customer the fee dropped to $99.99 plus tax! Yes, I am a happy customer hearing this bit of news. My appointment is for tomorrow, Wednesday. Will he take down my old DirecTV satellite dish or mount this new antenna to it? I don't have a clue. On another positive note, I'll be paying off my car loan 15 months early on Wednesday as well!!! |
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On 2021-03-10 8:20 a.m., Snag wrote:
> On 3/9/2021 5:44 PM, wrote: ish or mount this new antenna to it?Â* I don't have a clue. >> >> On another positive note, I'll be paying off my car loan 15 months early >> on Wednesday as well!!! >> > > Â* That still sounds like a big bill for an antenna , but then it's been > a long time since I paid anyone to do this kind of work . > Â* We'll be paying our house in Memphis off 9 years early this fall ... We paid ours off 7 years early. We had a combination mortgage burning/45th birthday party. I had cash to pay for my last cars but interest rates were so low it cost almost nothing to borrow, so we left the money in the bank and financed most of it. I wish our mortgage rates had been as low as today's rates. We started off in 1977 at 10.25% and then in 1982 we had to renew at %18.5. We only took out a 6 month mortgage and at the end of that the rates were down to 14%. |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 8:33:14 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2021-03-10 8:20 a.m., Snag wrote: > > > > We'll be paying our house in Memphis off 9 years early this fall ... > > I know you'll be jumping for joy to get that off your back!! > > We paid ours off 7 years early. > I paid off my house about 5 years early and couldn't take the pressure so decided to go in debt again and have an addition built onto the back of my house. It was a 10-year mortgage and I paid that off about 4 years early. > > I wish our mortgage rates had been as low as today's rates. We started > off in 1977 at 10.25% and then in 1982 we had to renew at %18.5. We > only took out a 6 month mortgage and at the end of that the rates were > down to 14%. > When I bought my house in 1988 it was financed at 10.50% interest rate for 30 years. In the early 90's when rates started dropping I refinanced at 7% rate for 15 years. But like I said, I paid that off early. |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 7:20:33 AM UTC-6, Snag wrote:
> > That still sounds like a big bill for an antenna , but then it's been > a long time since I paid anyone to do this kind of work . > We'll be paying our house in Memphis off 9 years early this fall ... > -- > Snag > I saw some top rated outside antennas for sale at Lowe's for $40 plus tax. But then I'd have to get someone to come install it so I opted for this one-time installation and be done with it. It certainly doesn't look like any outside roof antenna that I've ever seen. Honestly, it reminds me of a miniature white hammerhead shark. |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 2:52:12 PM UTC-6, Snag wrote:
> > Oh I understand ! Not every one has the tools , inclination , and > ability to do this kind of thing . For instance , if you get much past > pie are square in math , I'm just totally lost ! > - > Snag > When I get two feet off the ground my head spins like a top. And if I made up to the roof I'd not have a clue what to do. As far as math, once I take off my shoes and all I have are twenty digits counting the fingers, too, I'm lost.  )) |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:58:08 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote: >On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 2:52:12 PM UTC-6, Snag wrote: >> >> Oh I understand ! Not every one has the tools , inclination , and >> ability to do this kind of thing . For instance , if you get much past >> pie are square in math , I'm just totally lost ! >> - >> Snag >> >When I get two feet off the ground my head spins like a top. And if >I made up to the roof I'd not have a clue what to do. As far as math, >once I take off my shoes and all I have are twenty digits counting the >fingers, too, I'm lost. > )) Maybe you have 18 digits and have never realised it! -- The real Bruce posts with Eternal September |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 3:52:12 PM UTC-5, Snag wrote:
> On 3/10/2021 1:15 PM, wrote: > > On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 7:20:33 AM UTC-6, Snag wrote: > >> > >> That still sounds like a big bill for an antenna , but then it's been > >> a long time since I paid anyone to do this kind of work . > >> We'll be paying our house in Memphis off 9 years early this fall ... > >> -- > >> Snag > >> > > I saw some top rated outside antennas for sale at Lowe's for $40 plus > > tax. But then I'd have to get someone to come install it so I opted for > > this one-time installation and be done with it. > > > > It certainly doesn't look like any outside roof antenna that I've ever > > seen. Honestly, it reminds me of a miniature white hammerhead > > shark. > > > Oh I understand ! Not every one has the tools , inclination , and > ability to do this kind of thing . For instance , if you get much past > pie are square in math , I'm just totally lost ! I think you have a better intuitive grasp of geometry than you let on. How do you determine if your door framing is square? Cindy Hamilton |
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On 3/11/2021 3:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 3:52:12 PM UTC-5, Snag wrote: >> On 3/10/2021 1:15 PM, wrote: >>> On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 7:20:33 AM UTC-6, Snag wrote: >>>> >>>> That still sounds like a big bill for an antenna , but then it's been >>>> a long time since I paid anyone to do this kind of work . >>>> We'll be paying our house in Memphis off 9 years early this fall ... >>>> -- >>>> Snag >>>> >>> I saw some top rated outside antennas for sale at Lowe's for $40 plus >>> tax. But then I'd have to get someone to come install it so I opted for >>> this one-time installation and be done with it. >>> >>> It certainly doesn't look like any outside roof antenna that I've ever >>> seen. Honestly, it reminds me of a miniature white hammerhead >>> shark. >>> >> Oh I understand ! Not every one has the tools , inclination , and >> ability to do this kind of thing . For instance , if you get much past >> pie are square in math , I'm just totally lost ! > > I think you have a better intuitive grasp of geometry than you > let on. > > How do you determine if your door framing is square? > > Cindy Hamilton > Hold a square up to it ? Actually , you're right . I just never could grasp algebra firmly . And besides , pie are round , CORNBREAD are square ! -- Snag In 1775, the British demanded we give them our guns. We shot them |
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:44:31 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote: >I think you have a better intuitive grasp of geometry than you >let on. > >How do you determine if your door framing is square? Does it prefer Bing Crosby or Lydia Lunch? -- The real Bruce posts with Eternal Smugness |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:39:42 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>In article >, says... >> >> If y'all remember about 2 weeks ago my brother and I installed >> Sling AirTV Anywhere and Roku stick on my TV. It came with >> an indoor HD antenna but no amount of fiddling or scanning >> could I get it to pick up any local channels. BUT perusing the >> internet and YouTube I did find where Dish Network will install >> an outside antenna for $149.99 plus tax. >> >> After mulling this over for a few days I called them today and the >> young lady that answered the phone said she was with Sling TV and >> they do indeed install roof antennas. This antenna number/service >> is completely separate from their satellite service. Once she found >> out I was an existing Sling customer the fee dropped to $99.99 plus >> tax! Yes, I am a happy customer hearing this bit of news. My appointment >> is for tomorrow, Wednesday. Will he take down my old DirecTV satellite >> dish or mount this new antenna to it? I don't have a clue. > > What's the transmission source of the signal you want for local >channels? Is it broadcast from a relay transmitter (like a big radio >mast sited on land) to an antenna on your house, or is it available >from a satellite (in the sky) to a dish on your house. > > In UK a satellite dish doesn't pick up signal from a transmitter >mast, and vice versa. YMMV > > Janet UK We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. That dish is also 14" diameter, and heats itself to melt off snow and ice. That dish is also motorized to self-seek the best satillite. As soon as the ground thaws I'll be able to set it on a steel pole cemented in the ground, now it's on a tripod on the deck. |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 9:42:48 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole > wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed > Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is > incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. Bits, not bytes Speeds are always expressed in terms of bits. There are 8 bits in a byte. 160 Mbit is not all that impressive. We routinely get upward of 400 with a medium-tier cable connection. Cindy Hamilton |
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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
.... > 160 Mbit is not all that impressive. We routinely get upward > of 400 with a medium-tier cable connection. sure beats dialup... i get my connection via an internet radio tower relay system. it isn't via cellular phones or satellite. way better than dialup, but not very good in terms of what most people are getting. there's no cable, the phone company doesn't have DSL out this far and satellite is way too expensive for what i do. i also don't want to get into a cellular service. songbird |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:59:13 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 9:42:48 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote: > >> We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole >> wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed >> Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is >> incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. > > Bits, not bytes Speeds are always expressed in terms of bits. > There are 8 bits in a byte. > > 160 Mbit is not all that impressive. We routinely get upward > of 400 with a medium-tier cable connection. Yeah, what she said (except she didn't mention her breasts). -sw |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 11:42:32 AM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:59:13 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton wrote: > > > On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 9:42:48 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote: > > > >> We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole > >> wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed > >> Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is > >> incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. > > > > Bits, not bytes Speeds are always expressed in terms of bits. > > There are 8 bits in a byte. > > > > 160 Mbit is not all that impressive. We routinely get upward > > of 400 with a medium-tier cable connection. > Yeah, what she said (except she didn't mention her breasts). My grandmother would rise up out of her grave and give me a good talking-to if I mentioned by bosom in public. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:59:13 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote: >On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 9:42:48 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote: > >> We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole >> wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed >> Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is >> incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. > >Bits, not bytes Speeds are always expressed in terms of bits. >There are 8 bits in a byte. > >160 Mbit is not all that impressive. We routinely get upward >of 400 with a medium-tier cable connection. Space link is SATELLITE, not cable, dumb ass. 160mbps is a very good speed. -- The real Bruce posts with Eternal September |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 3:52:37 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:59:13 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton > > wrote: > > >On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 9:42:48 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote: > > > >> We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole > >> wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed > >> Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is > >> incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. > > > >Bits, not bytes Speeds are always expressed in terms of bits. > >There are 8 bits in a byte. > > > >160 Mbit is not all that impressive. We routinely get upward > >of 400 with a medium-tier cable connection. > Space link is SATELLITE, not cable, dumb ass. 160mbps is a very good > speed. I know that, dumbass. I still wouldn't brag about the speed. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 4:59:16 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 9:42:48 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote: > > > We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole > > wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed > > Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is > > incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. > Bits, not bytes Speeds are always expressed in terms of bits. > There are 8 bits in a byte. > > 160 Mbit is not all that impressive. We routinely get upward > of 400 with a medium-tier cable connection. > > Cindy Hamilton 4 bits of data is called a "nibble." Why are nibbles so important? It's the least number of bits needed to represent the numbers 0 to 9. With 4 bits you have some extra spaces left over so to make efficient use of all the numbers available from 0 to 15, the characters A, B, C, D, E, F, is used in a base 16 number system. |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:45:42 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> wrote: >On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 4:59:16 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >> On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 9:42:48 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote: >> >> > We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole >> > wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed >> > Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is >> > incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. >> Bits, not bytes Speeds are always expressed in terms of bits. >> There are 8 bits in a byte. >> >> 160 Mbit is not all that impressive. We routinely get upward >> of 400 with a medium-tier cable connection. >> >> Cindy Hamilton > >4 bits of data is called a "nibble." Why are nibbles so important? It's the least number of bits needed to represent the numbers 0 to 9. With 4 bits you have some extra spaces left over so to make efficient use of all the numbers available from 0 to 15, the characters A, B, C, D, E, F, is used in a base 16 number system. I've no knowlege of bits, bytes, and nibbles... all I know is that Space Link is wonderful... and each day with more satillites being put into orbit it becomes better and better. I'm certain that yoose who don't think it's any good are simply the cheapo *******s who don't want to pay the price. |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 4:45:45 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 4:59:16 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote: > > On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 9:42:48 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote: > > > > > We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole > > > wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed > > > Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is > > > incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. > > Bits, not bytes Speeds are always expressed in terms of bits. > > There are 8 bits in a byte. > > > > 160 Mbit is not all that impressive. We routinely get upward > > of 400 with a medium-tier cable connection. > > > > Cindy Hamilton > 4 bits of data is called a "nibble." Why are nibbles so important? It's the least number of bits needed to represent the numbers 0 to 9. With 4 bits you have some extra spaces left over so to make efficient use of all the numbers available from 0 to 15, the characters A, B, C, D, E, F, is used in a base 16 number system. Nobody cares about that anymore. I can't remember the last time I saw a program that used less than 32 bits for anything. 64 is now becoming common. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:42:43 -0500, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:39:42 -0000, Janet > wrote: > >>In article >, says... >>> >>> If y'all remember about 2 weeks ago my brother and I installed >>> Sling AirTV Anywhere and Roku stick on my TV. It came with >>> an indoor HD antenna but no amount of fiddling or scanning >>> could I get it to pick up any local channels. BUT perusing the >>> internet and YouTube I did find where Dish Network will install >>> an outside antenna for $149.99 plus tax. >>> >>> After mulling this over for a few days I called them today and the >>> young lady that answered the phone said she was with Sling TV and >>> they do indeed install roof antennas. This antenna number/service >>> is completely separate from their satellite service. Once she found >>> out I was an existing Sling customer the fee dropped to $99.99 plus >>> tax! Yes, I am a happy customer hearing this bit of news. My appointment >>> is for tomorrow, Wednesday. Will he take down my old DirecTV satellite >>> dish or mount this new antenna to it? I don't have a clue. >> >> What's the transmission source of the signal you want for local >>channels? Is it broadcast from a relay transmitter (like a big radio >>mast sited on land) to an antenna on your house, or is it available >>from a satellite (in the sky) to a dish on your house. >> >> In UK a satellite dish doesn't pick up signal from a transmitter >>mast, and vice versa. YMMV >> >> Janet UK > > We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole > wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed > Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is > incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. MegaBITS not MegaBYTES. I've got 1,024 Megabits per second (plus I have big tits!). 160 is is the very low end of speeds these days. So that's not exactly bragging rights. -sw |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:40:44 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote: >On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:42:43 -0500, Sheldon Martin wrote: > >> On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:39:42 -0000, Janet > wrote: >> >>>In article >, says... >>>> >>>> If y'all remember about 2 weeks ago my brother and I installed >>>> Sling AirTV Anywhere and Roku stick on my TV. It came with >>>> an indoor HD antenna but no amount of fiddling or scanning >>>> could I get it to pick up any local channels. BUT perusing the >>>> internet and YouTube I did find where Dish Network will install >>>> an outside antenna for $149.99 plus tax. >>>> >>>> After mulling this over for a few days I called them today and the >>>> young lady that answered the phone said she was with Sling TV and >>>> they do indeed install roof antennas. This antenna number/service >>>> is completely separate from their satellite service. Once she found >>>> out I was an existing Sling customer the fee dropped to $99.99 plus >>>> tax! Yes, I am a happy customer hearing this bit of news. My appointment >>>> is for tomorrow, Wednesday. Will he take down my old DirecTV satellite >>>> dish or mount this new antenna to it? I don't have a clue. >>> >>> What's the transmission source of the signal you want for local >>>channels? Is it broadcast from a relay transmitter (like a big radio >>>mast sited on land) to an antenna on your house, or is it available >>>from a satellite (in the sky) to a dish on your house. >>> >>> In UK a satellite dish doesn't pick up signal from a transmitter >>>mast, and vice versa. YMMV >>> >>> Janet UK >> >> We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole >> wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed >> Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is >> incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. > >MegaBITS not MegaBYTES. I've got 1,024 Megabits per second (plus I >have big tits!). 160 is is the very low end of speeds these days. >So that's not exactly bragging rights. It is for satellite Internet. -- The real Bruce posts with Eternal September |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 4:42:48 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:39:42 -0000, Janet > wrote: > > >In article >, > says... > >> > >> If y'all remember about 2 weeks ago my brother and I installed > >> Sling AirTV Anywhere and Roku stick on my TV. It came with > >> an indoor HD antenna but no amount of fiddling or scanning > >> could I get it to pick up any local channels. BUT perusing the > >> internet and YouTube I did find where Dish Network will install > >> an outside antenna for $149.99 plus tax. > >> > >> After mulling this over for a few days I called them today and the > >> young lady that answered the phone said she was with Sling TV and > >> they do indeed install roof antennas. This antenna number/service > >> is completely separate from their satellite service. Once she found > >> out I was an existing Sling customer the fee dropped to $99.99 plus > >> tax! Yes, I am a happy customer hearing this bit of news. My appointment > >> is for tomorrow, Wednesday. Will he take down my old DirecTV satellite > >> dish or mount this new antenna to it? I don't have a clue. > > > > What's the transmission source of the signal you want for local > >channels? Is it broadcast from a relay transmitter (like a big radio > >mast sited on land) to an antenna on your house, or is it available > >from a satellite (in the sky) to a dish on your house. > > > > In UK a satellite dish doesn't pick up signal from a transmitter > >mast, and vice versa. YMMV > > > > Janet UK > We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole > wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed > Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is > incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. That dish is also 14" > diameter, and heats itself to melt off snow and ice. That dish is > also motorized to self-seek the best satillite. > As soon as the ground thaws I'll be able to set it on a steel pole > cemented in the ground, now it's on a tripod on the deck. 160 Mbps service is pretty fantastic. My guess is that's a maximum speed that they advertise to sell product and services. Your real speed will probably be somewhat lower. My service will sometimes get to 100 Mbps. At the moment, it's around 42 Mbps. That's the breaks. |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 11:43:09 AM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 4:42:48 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote: > > On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:39:42 -0000, Janet > wrote: > > > > >In article >, > > says... > > >> > > >> If y'all remember about 2 weeks ago my brother and I installed > > >> Sling AirTV Anywhere and Roku stick on my TV. It came with > > >> an indoor HD antenna but no amount of fiddling or scanning > > >> could I get it to pick up any local channels. BUT perusing the > > >> internet and YouTube I did find where Dish Network will install > > >> an outside antenna for $149.99 plus tax. > > >> > > >> After mulling this over for a few days I called them today and the > > >> young lady that answered the phone said she was with Sling TV and > > >> they do indeed install roof antennas. This antenna number/service > > >> is completely separate from their satellite service. Once she found > > >> out I was an existing Sling customer the fee dropped to $99.99 plus > > >> tax! Yes, I am a happy customer hearing this bit of news. My appointment > > >> is for tomorrow, Wednesday. Will he take down my old DirecTV satellite > > >> dish or mount this new antenna to it? I don't have a clue. > > > > > > What's the transmission source of the signal you want for local > > >channels? Is it broadcast from a relay transmitter (like a big radio > > >mast sited on land) to an antenna on your house, or is it available > > >from a satellite (in the sky) to a dish on your house. > > > > > > In UK a satellite dish doesn't pick up signal from a transmitter > > >mast, and vice versa. YMMV > > > > > > Janet UK > > We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole > > wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed > > Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is > > incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. That dish is also 14" > > diameter, and heats itself to melt off snow and ice. That dish is > > also motorized to self-seek the best satillite. > > As soon as the ground thaws I'll be able to set it on a steel pole > > cemented in the ground, now it's on a tripod on the deck. > 160 Mbps service is pretty fantastic. My guess is that's a maximum speed that they advertise to sell product and services. Your real speed will probably be somewhat lower. My service will sometimes get to 100 Mbps. At the moment, it's around 42 Mbps. That's the breaks. Yes, complete and utter mediocrity in *all* of your perfervid endeavors, lol... :-P -- Best Greg |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:43:05 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> wrote: >On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 4:42:48 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote: >> On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:39:42 -0000, Janet > wrote: >> >> >In article >, >> says... >> >> >> >> If y'all remember about 2 weeks ago my brother and I installed >> >> Sling AirTV Anywhere and Roku stick on my TV. It came with >> >> an indoor HD antenna but no amount of fiddling or scanning >> >> could I get it to pick up any local channels. BUT perusing the >> >> internet and YouTube I did find where Dish Network will install >> >> an outside antenna for $149.99 plus tax. >> >> >> >> After mulling this over for a few days I called them today and the >> >> young lady that answered the phone said she was with Sling TV and >> >> they do indeed install roof antennas. This antenna number/service >> >> is completely separate from their satellite service. Once she found >> >> out I was an existing Sling customer the fee dropped to $99.99 plus >> >> tax! Yes, I am a happy customer hearing this bit of news. My appointment >> >> is for tomorrow, Wednesday. Will he take down my old DirecTV satellite >> >> dish or mount this new antenna to it? I don't have a clue. >> > >> > What's the transmission source of the signal you want for local >> >channels? Is it broadcast from a relay transmitter (like a big radio >> >mast sited on land) to an antenna on your house, or is it available >> >from a satellite (in the sky) to a dish on your house. >> > >> > In UK a satellite dish doesn't pick up signal from a transmitter >> >mast, and vice versa. YMMV >> > >> > Janet UK >> We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole >> wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed >> Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is >> incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second. That dish is also 14" >> diameter, and heats itself to melt off snow and ice. That dish is >> also motorized to self-seek the best satillite. >> As soon as the ground thaws I'll be able to set it on a steel pole >> cemented in the ground, now it's on a tripod on the deck. > >160 Mbps service is pretty fantastic. My guess is that's a maximum speed that they advertise to sell product and services. Your real speed will probably be somewhat lower. My service will sometimes get to 100 Mbps. At the moment, it's around 42 Mbps. That's the breaks. That's still 42 times faster than what we have. -- The real Bruce posts with Eternal September |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 8:42:48 AM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
> > We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole > wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. > When I had DirecTV I didn't need an antenna as all my channels came through the dish installed on my roof. But as I don't have that service any longer, I need the roof antenna to receive those local channels. I switched as the bill just kept going up and up and no new channels. With the Sling app through my Roku stick, I've got 90% of what I had with satellite plus channels that were not on my previous service. My bill now is less than half of what DirecTV was charging me. Plus, if I want to change up my lineup and add other channels/services there is no automatic 2-year contract involved. |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:42:43 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
wrote: >On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:39:42 -0000, Janet > wrote: > >>In article >, says... >>> >>> If y'all remember about 2 weeks ago my brother and I installed >>> Sling AirTV Anywhere and Roku stick on my TV. It came with >>> an indoor HD antenna but no amount of fiddling or scanning >>> could I get it to pick up any local channels. BUT perusing the >>> internet and YouTube I did find where Dish Network will install >>> an outside antenna for $149.99 plus tax. >>> >>> After mulling this over for a few days I called them today and the >>> young lady that answered the phone said she was with Sling TV and >>> they do indeed install roof antennas. This antenna number/service >>> is completely separate from their satellite service. Once she found >>> out I was an existing Sling customer the fee dropped to $99.99 plus >>> tax! Yes, I am a happy customer hearing this bit of news. My appointment >>> is for tomorrow, Wednesday. Will he take down my old DirecTV satellite >>> dish or mount this new antenna to it? I don't have a clue. >> >> What's the transmission source of the signal you want for local >>channels? Is it broadcast from a relay transmitter (like a big radio >>mast sited on land) to an antenna on your house, or is it available >>from a satellite (in the sky) to a dish on your house. >> >> In UK a satellite dish doesn't pick up signal from a transmitter >>mast, and vice versa. YMMV >> >> Janet UK > >We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole >wire, dish is only 14" diameter, Your 'dish' IS the antenna, dumbass. -- The real Bruce posts with Eternal September |
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On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 7:39:46 AM UTC-6, Janet wrote:
> > What's the transmission source of the signal you want for local > channels? Is it broadcast from a relay transmitter (like a big radio > mast sited on land) to an antenna on your house, or is it available > from a satellite (in the sky) to a dish on your house. > Yes, broadcast towers from local stations within 70 miles. These are over-the-air channels and not satellite/streaming channels. The outside antenna will allow me to pick up local stations for news and my local PBS station. > > In UK a satellite dish doesn't pick up signal from a transmitter > mast, and vice versa. YMMV > > Janet UK > When I had DirecTV (satellite) it broadcasted all my local channels plus an additional PBS station 100 miles east of me. |
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