[…]to the Cellular section. If you don’t see the meter, paste the code into the dev tool window again and run it one more time. Voila! You should now see the signal strength meter! Conclusion Hope this was helpful to you! What kind of signal strength and download speeds are you getting? Please leave a comment below (I’m getting five bars and typically around 220 Mbps downloads). – […]
[…]Terrain Affects TV Signals Okay, Houston is an ideal case. Let’s take a look at some whacky terrain and see what effect it has on the signals. Check out Boston, MA: Boston has some mild hills, and you can already see that the perfect circular pattern is very distorted, and that there are little valleys where the TV signal is weak. If you happen to live in one of these valleys, your reception will be poor. Next, let’s take a look at my home town of Los Angeles, CA, which lies in the basin between some fairly large mountains and […]
[…]You will need to go through your TV’s settings menus to find where to do that. My TV is not finding any channels when I do a scan Did you use the Station Finder on the front page of this site to see if there are any channels in your area? If you have at least five green channels, it is worth trying to get broadcast digital channels. Did you securely attach the antenna cable? (It has a collar that has to be screwed in.) The most fragile part of many antennas like the Mohu Leaf is the cheap cable it comes […]
[…]a good indoor antenna. Click on the station’s call letters to see what direction the signal is coming from on the map to help you orient your antenna. THE RESULTS OF THE STATION FINDER ARE BASED ON THE FCC DATABASE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE ALL OF THE CHANNELS LISTED. If That Site Is Down, Use This Alternative If the link above doesn’t work (sometimes the FCC Site goes down), enter your zip code into the Transmitter Locator by Antennas Direct. You should be able to get stations within the first circle using an indoor […]
[…]what happened is that there is some firmware bug in the TV that is triggered by the digital signal coming from channel 5.1, which is KTLA in my city. (Since first writing this article, KTLA fixed the problem for a while, but it’s back to misbehaving now. I’m leaving channel 5.1 out of my selected channels permanently). If your TV remote is still not working, try replacing the batteries. How to Remove (Hide) a Channel on the Sony Bravia TV To remove channel 5.1, or any channel on your Sony Bravia TV, press the Home button on your remote, then […]
[…]Wi-Fi later. Aside from weak cell signal, another issue some people have is equal-strength signals coming from two separate towers. When that is the case, your gateway might be switching back and forth between towers, resulting in reboots. Again, repositioning your gateway to be closer to one tower might fix that situation. The bottom line is to experiment with your gateway location in your home! 2. Enable Passthrough Mode (only if you have Ethernet) Some users have said that passthrough mode decreases the frequency of reboots or the need for reboots. One warning though, enabling passthrough mode disables Wi-Fi on […]
[…]if you’re using a Mohu Leaf or other indoor antenna, and you have a flakey channel that drops in and out, the HD Smart Bar might be able to pick it up, especially if it is a VHF channel. Check the Station Finder for your area. The channels that say “Hi-V” or “Low-V” are VHF. Conclusion I’d love to hear how this antenna works for you! Please leave your comments or questions below. – […]
[…]Direct’s Transmitter Locator – See exactly what direction your TV signals are coming from. Helpful to position your antenna. AntennaWeb is a definitive source for antenna information with a tool that shows available channels in your area, as well as what direction they are coming from. Click on “Choose an antenna”. Over-the-Air Digital TV Site – has some great information on TV signals, terrain masking, and attenuation of TV signals through various materials. FTAList.com – information on free satellite TV (not Dish or DirecTV, but free satellite channels from around the world). Titan TV – free online TV channel guide, including broadcast TV guides for […]
[…]the curves and letters are on left. The “abc7.com” text is especially crappy. The signal is coming from the satellite box’s HDMI output to the TV. Notice the same logo on the right, but using a broadcast TV antenna. Not only are the edges and curves smoother, but there is also less “halo” effect in the broadcast TV image. The halos are a result of video compression. Zooming In It might be hard to see the difference if you’re looking at this on your phone, so let’s zoom in. Check out the “abc” logo: Noticed the jagged edges of the […]
[…]disappear; those are the ones that only have 4G on them. Now, not all of the cells on the remaining towers are 5G. To find which ones are 5G, click on the tower and look through the popup list on the left. Try to find “5G ENDC Available / Yes” in the list. If that is there, that cell is 5G. Note the cell number and find it on the map: Or, you can do the reverse and click on a cell and see if it has 5G ENDC in the popup list. Note that although T-Mobile has dedicated 5G […]
