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[…]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 […]
[…]of your TVs will get worse reception than others due to the location in your home. So, don’t go out and buy a whole bunch of antennas. Just get one, and confirm that it works with all of your TVs before getting an antenna for each TV. I recommend the Mohu Leaf. Method #2: One Antenna with Tablo or Other DVR Tablo is a whole-home DVR (digital video recorder) that works with your broadcast TV antenna. Plug your antenna in, and watch live and recorded TV on any TV in your home that is connected to a streaming player such […]
[…]on your TV. If that doesn’t work, unplug your antenna, re-scan, then plug your antenna back in and scan again. Sometimes that helps clear your TV’s memory so it can acquire the new channel. If the channel is still not showing up, and you have an older TV (like my Sony Bravia from 2008), you might have to tune using the station’s real RF channel. On modern TVs, you won’t need to do this, but my old Sony doesn’t support how to map displayed channels to real channels. To find the station’s real physical channel, go to the Station Finder […]
[…]are usually mounted outdoors or in an attic. Practically speaking, however, I have had success combining two of the same type of indoor antenna when the TV signals are coming from different directions. You can use a coupler to attach two antennas to your TV and point them in different directions to get both sets of signals. Of course, this requires you to buy another antenna, plus a coupler to combine the signals, plus some more coax cable. You’ll get the best results if you use a “coupler”, instead of a simple “splitter”. A splitter is used to split the […]
[…]antenna, making the Mohu Leaf the winner when it comes to value! Check the Mohu Leaf Paper-Thin Indoor Antenna out on Amazon here: The Leaf is made in the U.S.A., which I really like! Note the Leaf has a black side and a white side. It doesn’t matter which side you point toward the TV transmission towers. One Caveat… Although the Mohu Leaf antenna is great, the cable that comes with it isn’t. If you get the Mohu Leaf, I recommend also purchasing a high-quality RG6 coax cable of the appropriate length for your home. It really makes a difference in getting the […]
[…]do this too. I start recording, do something else for a while, then start watching from the beginning so I can fast-forward past the commercials. Although I haven’t had a chance to go back and test this myself, reader Edward reports that after recording starts, you can indeed hit Play and it will start playing that show from the beginning. Pretty cool! File Format The unit stores your recordings in .mts file format. You don’t see this format a lot on computers, but it is used to store HD video on AVCHD and Blu-ray discs. Despite that, I was able […]
[…]a window. Reception was very mediocre at ten to twelve channels. While playing around with cable routing, the antenna fell on the floor. Just for kicks, I scanned the channels and found that I got four more channels in that unlikely position! If you are not getting ten or twenty channels, you probably live too far from the transmitters or there is something blocking the signals, like a mountain. Go to the antenna section to find out more. If you don’t have access to your roof (i.e., you live in an apartment), I would suggest using the Mohu Leaf antenna. It’s thin and easy […]
[…]DVR has a killer feature where you can see a Netflix-style grid of all of the TV shows or movies coming in the next two weeks. This is invaluable for finding new shows or movies to record and it reminds me of browsing Blockbuster Video in the old days: On AirTV, you have to scroll through the channel guide, or type in the name of the show you want to record in the search form. That works, but you’re probably not going to discover something new to record that way. On the Sling app home page, there is a grid […]
[…]Mohu Leaf) in the skylight of my condo attached to a Tablo for recording. This is the highest point in my condo and has good reception. If you have a skylight, definitely try putting your antenna in it! Using the Tablo means that I don’t have to run the antenna cable all the way to my TV. It just goes to my Tablo, which connects to my home’s Wi-Fi network. I use the Tablo app on my Roku to view live or recorded TV on the Tablo. In case you’re wondering why I use separate antennas for my TV and […]
[…]“honestech TVR” app (I know, sounds super sketchy!!). You’ll see a window showing what is coming out of the VCR. Press “Play” on your VCR, then hit the record button on the software to start recording! Pretty simple! The actual picture quality is better than what is shown here, because I had to take a photo of my screen (a screen capture wouldn’t work on the player). Recording Options Before you hit the red Record button, take a moment to think about what recording file format you want to use. The software is preset to record at VHS-quality (320 x 240 […]
[…]foil – they were glued tightly together, probably to hide the design. But, you can see the faint outline of two bowtie antennas. I’ve outlined them below for clarity. This type of antenna is known as a wide-band printed bowtie antenna. This is a traditional TV antenna style, although the dimensions were carefully chosen by Mohu for optimum reception. A Comparison Just to compare, here’s a photo of a Winegard FlatWave Amped antenna. It’s clear so you can easily see the design: So, not all flat antennas are created equal. Conclusion So there you have it! The original Mohu Leaf […]
[…]Roku App As the Tablo Gen 4 has had more time in the marketplace, there have been many folks complaining online about bugs in the Roku app such as having it crash or reset unexpectedly. The solution for many has been to purchase a $20 ONN Android streaming box from Walmart. Of course, no one should have to do that! Tablo customer support says they are aware of the issue and are releasing a solution. Reader Rick found a possible cause and workaround. For him, playback using some Roku devices was pixelated and terrible when using an external hard drive. […]
[…]more channels more reliably. A no-brainer, right? I’ve been testing both passive and amplifiers and indoor antennas for over ten years now. My conclusion is that although an amplifier is necessary in some situations such as with very weak signals or long cable runs, in many cases they don’t significantly help reception and can even hurt your reception. Here are a few situations to determine whether or not an amplified TV antenna is right for you: If You Have Strong TV Signals (a few miles from transmitters)… When I lived in Providence, RI, I had a mixture of very strong signals from […]
[…]no adverse repercussions, but Verizon could stop this at any time, so don’t bank on this working in the future. Can I attach my own 5G antennas to the gateway? It depends on which model you receive (you don’t have control over which model you get). If you receive the ARC-XCI55AX model, you can hack it to attach your own antennas but it requires opening up the unit and running cables from it. It would definitely void any kind of warranty on the unit. The ASK unit does not have a way to attach external antennas. There is a newer […]
[…]Internet. Check the Verizon website to see if you’re in range. The Built-In Wi-Fi Router: Understanding Its Limits Because the Verizon Home Internet Gateway box includes a built-in Wi-Fi router, I went ahead and tried it out. For the first month, it worked great, with good signal strength that reached throughout my two-story home and even into my garage below that. After a month though, my signal strength inexplicably fell off a cliff. I noticed it when my outdoor Ring cameras went dead due to low Wi-Fi signal. Inside my home the signal strength was fine. I can’t explain the […]
[…]slightly less convenient, you might get better results when using the AC adapter, since the power coming out of many TV’s is poor quality. For my testing, I used the AC adapter. Plug in the Chromecast, then open a Chrome browser on your computer and go to the URL specified in the instructions. On iOS, you’ll need to download the Google Home app. During setup, the Chromecast acts as its own Wi-Fi network. As part of the setup process, you’ll have to connect to it from your computer or mobile device and to enter your Wi-Fi password. After setup, my Chromecast […]
[…]was about. The bottom of the “y” in “my” spoke to me, and that became a coax cable pointing back at the user. The rest of the “y” became a flat antenna receiving a signal from the sky. Thus my logo was born! The Finished Logo I’m happy with how it turned out. I’m not saying that you should always design your own logo. In fact, for a “real” business, you should probably hire a professional. But why not have a little fun first and give it a try? At the very least, it can be a starting point when you do […]
[…]using the cumbersome letter picker. After starting up, there is a short introductory video that points out the main features of Fire TV. You can also select some commonly-used apps to install. The Home Screen Amazon re-vamped their home screen layout a while ago, and to me, it’s not as straightforward as, say, the Roku home screen. I also didn’t like having the Sprint ad right in the middle of my app grid! But, that’s not a showstopper and overall, it’s simple to navigate around using the four-way directional buttons on the remote, once you get used to it. Channels […]
[…]live in an apartment (unless your landlord agrees) or just don’t want the hassle and expense of routing coax cable to the roof and installing an antenna. Could there be another alternative? I’ve been experimenting with some small metal antennas that you can mount right on your patio or outdoor wall. These don’t require routing a lot of cables, crawling on your roof or in your attic, or setting up poles. The only thing you have to do is find a way to route the antenna cable from your TV to the outside. Test Results I tested the small, inexpensive […]
[…]into the LAN1 port. From there, access the web portal at 192.168.0.1: http://192.168.0.1/ Log in using the password printed on your unit. Can’t Log Into Your Gateway? If you can’t log into your Gateway, you probably need to do a factory reset by using a paperclip to press the reset button on the bottom of the unit for 3 seconds. This happened to me, and after I reset the unit, my firmware was upgraded from 222656 to 3.2.0.21. Setting Passthrough on the ARC-XCI55AX If you have the ARC-XCI55AX, use these instructions to enable passthrough mode. After doing that, skip past […]
[…]saving a ton of money by spending ZERO dollars for TV most months. I’ll continue to post my findings and research on DisableMyCable. I hope it is helpful to you. – Brian My Antenna Experiments and the Mohu Leaf My old rabbit-ear antenna got a good number of channels, but there were more that were flaky or that didn’t come in at all. So, I went out and purchased a big metal antenna, the Antennas Direct DB-4 from Solid Signal. This got me more channels, but I still wasn’t satisfied. Around that time, there was a lot of hoopla about […]
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