Chalkie

This is not entirely true. Yes, certain android phones are capable of video calling, but not all, and at least Verizon and T-Mobile limit video calls to within the network, i.e. Verizon to Verizon, T-Mobile to T-Mobile. This is why I had to find an app for my phone for video calls when my daughter switched carriers from T-Mobile to AT&T.

This is not necessarily true. My fiver is designed with short bed in mind, i.e. the front cap is curved, and I could put the truck 90 degrees with a short bed. I now have a dually with a long bed and it makes travel much better.

But that is not answering the basic question - where do you find the programming info for all the channels?

"Economically viable" is another way of saying the company can make money at that point, but it provides no indication on what the cost to the end user will be. I am sure there will be some early users that will jump on it no matter the cost just for "bragging rights". The article also says that user terminals will use "phased array, electronically steered antennas". Further "Musk didn’t say how much the antennas would cost, however, or when they would be available. Most electronically steered antennas are too expensive for consumers and businesses to utilize." I will stand by my comment that until it is affordable and available to a larger part of the population it is still a dream. In the meantime, streaming via cell phones and other internet is not going away.

Putting .5% of the total number of satellites in the sky is nothing more than a proof of concept, in my opinion. If and when 50% of them are up then perhaps there will be cause for celebration and cautious optimism that it will become reality.

Sounds like an admission from a troll. Perhaps a moderate can close this ridiculous thread.

I'm sorry but I am not buying this. Bucket trucks for a satellite dish? Not seeing it in a rural area, big city maybe. Ladders and installers? OK, but most installers in rural areas are contractors, not direct satellite provider employees. We had a cabin in the mountains, pretty darned remote, and never had to have a dish realigned in over 12 years. My current home has had a dish installed on it for over 10 years with no alignment needed, nor have I ever seen the need at one of my neighbors. I think your argument is thin at best unless you can provide some hard evidence to back it up.

I find this to be confusing. How can DISH/DTV be losing money in rural areas? What kind of infrastructure is needed for satellite TV aside from a dish on the house and the box inside to go with it.

In my opinion, until such time as there are sufficient satellites in space to cover all parts of the country and the price for the service is affordable, then, yes, it is still a dream. I'll hang on to my Dish and unlimited cell phone plan until then.

That is not Chadron State Park. I suspect you are thinking of Fort Robinson State Park. Fort Robinson started in the Indian Wars in the 1870's and was in continuous use through the end of WWII.

I have not "registered" but since I got it directly from T-Mobile I figure that fulfills any registration.

If you bought the Kindle NEW in November, it is under warranty. If you can't get it going, call them. I have replaced two different Kindles under warranty. In one case the fault was my own and I was merely calling to inquire about getting it repaired and they replaced it at no cost.

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I changed the window we had from one that was frosted to one we could see through and open. It came with a cutting template so you should be able to get one and install it yourself. This is one I installed, although I did not get it at CW.

I would say that people ARE their customers as the mail send to a post office box or mail forwarding service is no different than the mail sent to a physical home address. I agree that it is nice to see the USPS being proactive.

So, I do not see this as a suggestion, and I know you talked about shipping, but.... For the money you are talking about what don't you just take a plane across country (take a friend too) and just drive it back? It would certainly be less expensive than shipping. If you are still working, can you take a week or so of vacation time?

I have never given it much consideration in the application you are talking about. I did briefly consider doing something similar for our home when we were traveling. You might find this article will help you out.

There are a number of parks that we have been in in Texas that are wired for internet like that but you have to arrange with ISP on your own. It is not supplied by the park.

I thought I would throw this in as a add-on to Kirk's post. Consumer Reports top 4 recreational inverter generators: Score Price (per CR) Model 77 $1000 Honda EU2000iT1A1 76 $480 Westinghouse iGen2000 73 $995 Yamaha EF2000isV2 72 $500 Predator 62523 As you can see there is the not a huge variation in scores, but there is a huge difference in prices. Second place rather surprised me.

I am going to throw out another source for VERY reasonably priced induction cookware. One that I was not aware of prior to my previous post in this thread. IKEA! They have a cookware selection and are clearly labeled if they are induction ready or not.

We have on the big window at the back of the RV. The plantation style blind that came with the unit was heavy and the brackets inadequate for the weight and motion and were constantly falling down. We replaced it with a cell type that is far lighter and were actually able to get a close match on color to the other blinds. We have been very pleased with them. Never have experienced this. Even though the type we have are room darkening (not black out), you can still see some light through them in full daylight and there are no shadows of anything hiding in the cells after almost four years.

Just be aware that while this may apply in Texas it will not apply everywhere. I promise you that it will not in Colorado except for some limited areas as authorized by local entities and no matter what you are going to have to purchase a Colorado OHV sticker for it while using it in the state.

"Rims" bending? I can see the tire sidewalls flexing but not the rims. Tire sidewalls flexing is normal and more noticeable on hard surfaces, and yes, does look really bad under certain circumstances. Not to get into the whole ST vs. LT conversation but that is one thing that an ST rated tire has - a stiffer sidewall specifically because trailers will do that when turning. Having the actual rim bend would scare the living daylights out of me. I think I would be moving fast somewhere else if I saw my aluminum rims bending when the are holding a tire with 110 PSI in place. Be a very dangerous bomb if it let go.

My only comment to this, as the choice is ultimately yours, is that just as in a S&B house, I really hate not having natural outside light in the bathroom. What light comes via the vent hood is just not adequate IMO.

Like anywhere else you should be careful in selecting where you get your work done. I know someone that had some painting done in Mexico and it did not hold up well. As in everything you get what you pay for.