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My neighbor still has a satellite, I'm confused
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:09 pm
Are satellites still supported or he is just too lazy to take it down? He has two.
I feel like satellites reached their peak in the 2000s, maybe early 2010s. But in 2026, I don't understand how satellites are still in production or working.
I don't have cable but I still have free cable channels. I don't understand how that works and no I don't have a firestick. I have some random apps on my TV. I stopped paying for cable a few years ago, I stream everything from apps or YouTube
I feel like satellites reached their peak in the 2000s, maybe early 2010s. But in 2026, I don't understand how satellites are still in production or working.
I don't have cable but I still have free cable channels. I don't understand how that works and no I don't have a firestick. I have some random apps on my TV. I stopped paying for cable a few years ago, I stream everything from apps or YouTube
This post was edited on 2/1/26 at 12:11 pm
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Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:13 pm to PelicanState87
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:14 pm to PelicanState87
Oh boy.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:15 pm to PelicanState87
how big is his launch pad?
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Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:15 pm to PelicanState87
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Are satellites still supported or he is just too lazy to take it down?
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I don't have cable but I still have free cable channels. I don't understand how that works
So you don't know how stuff works, yet you also assume that Satellite isn't supported anymore?
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:16 pm to PelicanState87
Like the large dish you have to move? Or you mean like DirectTv?
Yes some people still use Direct TV. I haven't seen a large dish in a long time though. Popular in the 80s though.
Yes some people still use Direct TV. I haven't seen a large dish in a long time though. Popular in the 80s though.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:28 pm to Napoleon
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Yes some people still use Direct TV. I haven't seen a large dish in a long time though. Popular in the 80s though.
But Direct TV has phased out the dishes and is all streaming based according to Google.
This post was edited on 2/1/26 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:28 pm to PelicanState87
i still have a direct TV dish on a pole in my yard though ive not had a subscription in years, for three reasons
-if i ever want to resubscribe, its there
-i can hang clothes on it to dry
-its set in two bags of quikcrete
-if i ever want to resubscribe, its there
-i can hang clothes on it to dry
-its set in two bags of quikcrete
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:34 pm to PelicanState87
I believe the phase out was only for select areas. Many people prefer the satellite dish option b/c it allows them to take the equipment to the fishing/deer camp, rv, etc. I did that for many years until Starlink came about.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:35 pm to Napoleon
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Like the large dish you have to move? O
You know you live in a trashy area if someone still has this out in the yard.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:42 pm to PelicanState87
You talking about one of these guys?
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:49 pm to PelicanState87
2025 Satellite TV Subscription Breakdown
Total Subscriptions: Roughly 18.5 million U.S. households currently use satellite providers.
Major Providers:
DirecTV: Estimated at approximately 11.8 million subscribers.
DISH Network: Reported approximately 6.7 million satellite-specific subscribers.
Market Share: Satellite now accounts for roughly 27% to 30% of the total traditional pay TV market.
Total Subscriptions: Roughly 18.5 million U.S. households currently use satellite providers.
Major Providers:
DirecTV: Estimated at approximately 11.8 million subscribers.
DISH Network: Reported approximately 6.7 million satellite-specific subscribers.
Market Share: Satellite now accounts for roughly 27% to 30% of the total traditional pay TV market.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:51 pm to Napoleon
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Popular in the 80s though.
Those were the bees knees in the 80’s. Those things were huge when you got up close to them.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:51 pm to Napoleon
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haven't seen a large dish in a long time though. Popular in the 80s though.
My parents had one and I caught everything. I had a list of all the Mexican porn channels
Posted on 2/1/26 at 12:58 pm to redstick13
we had one of those huge dishes. you could watch something on a new york feed and then switch to the california feed a few hours later and watch it again.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:22 pm to PelicanState87
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:27 pm to PelicanState87
I live almost 15 miles from anywhere that has fiber internet. Starlink is guaranteed only to 50 mbps in my area and I can get that from Verizon for about 1/3 the cost. It still isn't enough speed to cut my satellite subscription because when we're all home, it will buffer.
I could get Comcast, but I'm more than 250' off the road and they require nearly $10K in infrastructure improvements to run the wire to my house.
I could get Comcast, but I'm more than 250' off the road and they require nearly $10K in infrastructure improvements to run the wire to my house.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:27 pm to PelicanState87
quote:The old car or the extraterrestrial apparatus?
My neighbor still has a satellite, I'm confused
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:31 pm to PelicanState87
I have directv and a directv dish on my house. I prefer cable
Posted on 2/1/26 at 2:47 pm to PelicanState87
I still have DirecTv by satellite and prefer it. Whenever I stream DirecTv on a TV next to my satellite TV the stream always 15 seconds or more behind.
Had a buddy who streamed lose his internet for 4 days because of a storm and couldn't watch TV. My satellite was just fine.
Had a buddy who streamed lose his internet for 4 days because of a storm and couldn't watch TV. My satellite was just fine.
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