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LindaOH @LindaOHio (222390) • United States 22 May 22

If you've kept up with my posts, you've read about my trials and tribulations with Spectrum and DISH TV. Spectrum increased our rate for TV/Internet/Landline to $266. After complaining, they reduced it to $247. Still too much....

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Update 5/19/22 - Spectrum Sucks!

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222390) • United States 19 May 22

Our last cable bill included the information that our cable services for our TV, phone and internet would be going up about $20. There was also a notation that our promotional discount was ending June 1. With the $20 increase...

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Colorado Wildfire seen from space satellite

PsalmOneCares @everwonderwhy (7355) 26 Oct 20

Based on the Live Science news, 24th October, a frightful wildfire in Colorado is threatening homes and surrounding areas. The National Park has closed after the fires extended its size growing by 6,000 acres (2,428 hectares) in...

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Cable TV.

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 15 Oct 19

Lately the signal of this cable TV is failing a lot, it is time to rest after a great wash and what you just want is to relax watching TV and it turns out that there is no signal !!! I'm thinking of switching to Directv's...

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Parting is such sweet sorrow....myLot

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 3 Jul 17

bla bla bla It seems everyone and their uncle is draining my internet dry! It is slower than, well, it's very slow. The clouds don't help either, satellite internet isn't all it's cracked up to be. I did take a few hours to...

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We dodged the bullet, again

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 1 May 17

Early yesterday afternoon we were put under a tornado watch through the evening hours. That meant I got out all my 'Tornado gadgets' - lanterns, radio, NOAH radio, etc. It is my ritual and not only gives me something to do it...

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Typing between the rain drops

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 23 Apr 17

HughesNet Satellite Internet and rain do not mix...I knew that going in but had no choice. But there is a huge downside to it in bad weather. We had rain start Saturday evening about 6:30 and it is now 3:30 Sunday afternoon and...

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Is it possible to lose money at myLot?

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 24 Mar 17

Yes, it certainly is possible for me and I would assume for others in my position. No, I am not gambling. I am not giving or loaning money to myLot members. I am not buying things from the advertisers. Then how do I lose money...

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It Lit up the Night Sky

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (128835) • Gainesville, Florida 20 Nov 16

Being that I was fully engulfed in watching football yesterday with my daughter, I really didn't pay attention to too much else that was going on in the world. After the football game yesterday, my daughter and I went out to eat...

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GOES-R Weather Satellite Ready For Launch

Mary Ann @therealmaryyy (3162) • Philippines 19 Nov 16

it was live. it was launched already in space and it's mission is aid weather forecasts.. Link: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goes-r-weather-satellite-ready-for-launch

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Cable vs Satellite... Good Decision or Bad??

Hate2Iron @Hate2Iron (15724) • Canada 21 Aug 16

Actually, we didn't have much choice in the matter. Out here in the country, there is no cable to be had so we had to go with satellite. Hubby was watching a soccer game and the feed repeatedly cut out. He was not happy to say...

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20 satellites in just 26 minutes

INDIAN WOMAN @hema7213 (3517) • India 23 Jun 16

I feel proud to be Indian as ISRO has launched 20 satellites in just 26 minutes yesterday. IT is actually a record. Their previous record is of 10 satellites. Out of these 20 satellites, 17 are commercial which help in getting...

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No more satellite projects?

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 18 Jun 16

This is insane, how can this incoming administration just threw away scientist's hard work in making this tiny diwata project. The first diwata satellite was sent recently, and we were hoping for a second one. Our biggest...

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Short Story Review: "The Night of the Satellite" by T. C. Boyle

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 15 May 16

This story opens with the narrator and his partner, both drunk, arguing in a field in the middle of the night. Their argument centers on an incident that occurred some 12 hours earlier, when they disagreed about how to react to a...

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A day without Television

Mohammed Karjatwala @karjatwala (1120) • Pune, India 29 Apr 16

The day before yesterday the set top box of my television channels provider suddenly conked off. Had to wait 24 hours till it was replaced. Not that the TV is on through out the day. We normally watch news in the afternoon and...

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Clear Signal Anyone?

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 19 Apr 16

I don't have cable or satellite, only basic television. I've noticed when I first disconnected from satellite I needed to get an antenna for the TV, otherwise I couldn't watch it. I also noticed that just like televisions of...

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Satellites Develop Glitch

Vivian Sudhir @gofsey (1911) • Madurai, India 31 Mar 16

Some of the European and Russian Satellites have developed a glitch in their operations. This is probably due to some faulty chip they used while designing their hardware. The outcome is that many satellites are expected to fall...

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How Many Geocachers on Mylot

Morley Hunt @Morleyhunt (21741) • Canada 17 Jan 16

This afternoon my daughter and I went out for a couple of hours to find a few geocaches. For the uninitiated Geocaching is using a GPS (billion dollar satellites) to find Tupperware in the woods. We found four of the five we...

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Changing Internet Service so I can spend more time on myLot!

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 13 Dec 15

OK, ladies and gentlemen....I won't have to cut back on my myLot time! I contacted HughesNet and spoke to a representative who walked me through the entire process of satellite internet. Since this is my only other option it be...

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Direct TV guy has a sense of humor!

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 27 Oct 15

Mr. Direct TV showed up right on time and did a quick assessment of what he has to do outside and inside. We asked him a few question and my final question at the time was this: "Why does satellite go out here when it rains as...

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