cable tv Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:49:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 What is Spectrum, or Charter Spectrum? https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-is-charter-spectrum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-charter-spectrum Mon, 08 May 2017 11:00:30 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=11334 What is Spectrum? Charter Spectrum, or simply Spectrum, is a new name to many parts of the country. Spectrum is the brand name for cable, Internet and phone service from Charter Communications. Although Charter started using the Spectrum name prior

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]]> 11334 Spectrum bought by AT&T? Not quite. https://dfarq.homeip.net/spectrum-bought-att-not-quite/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spectrum-bought-att-not-quite Thu, 24 Nov 2016 12:00:25 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=10203 Was Time Warner Cable or Charter Spectrum bought by AT&T? No it wasn’t, but I understand why some people are thinking that right now. It now turns out that both Charter Communications and AT&T have a history with Time Warner,

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]]> 10203 A DVR without a subscription or monthly fees https://dfarq.homeip.net/dvr-without-subscription/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dvr-without-subscription Thu, 14 Jul 2016 11:00:53 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=8476 What if I told you that you could have a DVR without a subscription that worked with free over-the-air antenna-based TV, and it cost less than $35, saving those monthly subscription fees month after month? It’s called the Mediasonic Homeworx

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]]> 8476 How long do you think it takes to have a conversation you don’t wanna have? https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-long-do-you-think-it-takes-to-have-a-conversation-you-dont-wanna-have/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-long-do-you-think-it-takes-to-have-a-conversation-you-dont-wanna-have https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-long-do-you-think-it-takes-to-have-a-conversation-you-dont-wanna-have/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2015 11:00:58 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7843 Friday night, I took my wife out to get some coffee to get her a few minutes away from the house. There’s a corner in the front of the store next to the window that we always sit in, and

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-long-do-you-think-it-takes-to-have-a-conversation-you-dont-wanna-have/feed/ 3 7843 How to test whether your TV has a digital HDTV tuner in it https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-test-whether-your-tv-has-a-digital-hdtv-tuner-in-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-test-whether-your-tv-has-a-digital-hdtv-tuner-in-it Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:00:51 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7663 If you’re thinking about canceling your cable TV subscription to save money, you might be worried about buying an antenna, only to find your TV isn’t capable of receiving over-the-air broadcasts. If you live near a major metro area though,

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]]> 7663 Net neutrality is not Marxism https://dfarq.homeip.net/net-neutrality-is-not-marxism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=net-neutrality-is-not-marxism Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:00:52 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7335 There is a fear campaign going on, suggesting that net neutrality is Marxism, or a plot for the government to take over the Internet. That’s name calling. There’s actually something very different going on. I’m not going to resort to

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]]> 7335 Cutting through the fluff around the Target PIN breach https://dfarq.homeip.net/cutting-through-the-fluff-around-the-target-pin-breach/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cutting-through-the-fluff-around-the-target-pin-breach Fri, 27 Dec 2013 23:34:38 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6984 OK, so Target is back in the news, and it’s nowhere nearly as bad this time but there’s some posturing and some fluff in the news, so I’ll take it upon myself to demystify some of it. Some of it’s

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]]> 6984 Hints for surviving if the shutdown put you out of work https://dfarq.homeip.net/hints-for-surviving-if-the-shutdown-put-you-out-of-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hints-for-surviving-if-the-shutdown-put-you-out-of-work https://dfarq.homeip.net/hints-for-surviving-if-the-shutdown-put-you-out-of-work/#comments Fri, 04 Oct 2013 03:58:18 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6857 I’ve seen plenty of news stories of how the government shutdown is affecting 800,000 or so government employees. What the news stories fail to mention is a large number of contractors are out of work too, until this passes. I

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/hints-for-surviving-if-the-shutdown-put-you-out-of-work/feed/ 3 6857 There are several things to like about the Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 https://dfarq.homeip.net/there-are-several-things-to-like-about-the-television-consumer-freedom-act-of-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=there-are-several-things-to-like-about-the-television-consumer-freedom-act-of-2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:25 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6601 The Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 is coming soon to a Senate near you, and there are several things in it worth paying attention to. 1. Unbundling. It’s not uncommon to have to pay for hundreds of channels in

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]]> 6601 How to save money on tech https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-save-money-on-tech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-save-money-on-tech https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-save-money-on-tech/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:53:46 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6300 CNN offered up some good tips on saving money on tech. But of course I want to analyze and comment on it myself. Anything else would be out of character. Here’s how I save money on tech. Use smart strips

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