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RE: Gas furnace fan won't shut off
when we hae a similar issue in our fifth whl it was the control module. Hope yours is easier to get at.
Bill
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BillandCarole
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11/22/12 10:32am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Match VIP 311 to Dish Satellite Antenna
Just call Dish and they will furnish her with a brand new receiver and dish and install it.
At 92, we don't want to be caught with a 2 year commitment.
Bill
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BillandCarole
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11/10/12 09:59pm |
Technology Corner
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Match VIP 311 to Dish Satellite Antenna
Hi Everyone
Were going on the road and taking a Dish 311 receiver to my wife's 92 year old Mother in Texas. She lives literally 20 miles from no where, refusing to move. With the advent of digital TV, she is down to one channel which is flaky at best. The 311 is the most basic receiver available and hopefully as at her level. Still, it will be a miracle if she can find her favorite channels. We will pay the bill as she has no credit cards.
Over the years we have accumulated a series of dish antennas and need to match the 311 with one of them. We have a "dual LNBF Grundig (ARC27), a Direct TV SF2 D3 and a Dish 500. The preference is one of the smaller dishes, the Grundig or Direct SF2 as they are smaller and easier to move.
Does anyone have any helpful advice?
Thanks
Bill and Carole
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BillandCarole
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11/10/12 07:10pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: RV GPS for android
As a somewhat "advanced" user of GPS technology, I have had mixed results with our tablet (10 inch screen) and phone GPS's. Both are android. We run a Toshiba Thrive Tablet and find the GPS "weak", dropping the signal at what seems the most inopportune times. It really needs a full time WiFi connection to work properly when it does. Our Motorola Razor pretty much has the same issues, it works well when it has access to the net but mostly toasts when there is no cell service or "faster" broadband. Both seem to need constant updating of the maps. One program, navfree, does download the "whole" map, state by state, but the built-in GPS still does not seem to function well if not connected. Google navigation works well, again only when connected. NOT dependable when cell service is weak or nonexistent. Our Garmin 2610(?) is the most dependable but far from perfect. The chief complaint is that you need someone to figure exactly what turns to take in urban areas where there are multiple exits off the freeway. The driver just can not afford to spend the time staring at the screen to figure it out.
For android device software, I strongly suggest GPS Test Plus. It costs $3 or $4 but really gives you a good idea of what your internal GPS is doing. It will also give you a heads up display (HUD) on the windshield if the window glass angle allows it. Also, once purchased its free to the rest of your android devices as well.
Bill
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BillandCarole
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11/10/12 04:31pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: US 101 in northern Ca
Make sure that you exit 101 at or before Petaluma. From there south the traffic gets really ugly. The new bridge tolls are really steep for multiple axles so unless you are into what we feel is gratuitous donations, go inland and around.
Regards
Bill
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BillandCarole
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09/10/12 08:28pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: US 101 in northern Ca
Parts are two lane and some sections round Ukiah have no cell service. MAKE SURE that you check for road closures due to the numerous fires we have burning in northern and central California. Also, take the Avenue of the Giants bypass. It runs parallel to the main highway and is well worth the time spent.
Good Luck and Happy Camping
Bill
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BillandCarole
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09/09/12 08:45pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Best day to travel
Any day on the road traveling, is a good day!
While the sentiment is good, an hour stuck in traffic at Cordelia here in CA will quickly cure such feelings...
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BillandCarole
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07/09/12 08:47pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Hard drives
I can fully support the assertion that ANY hard drive you install on the VIP 211 will need an external power supply. No portables. Not only does it need the power supply, it needs $40 in activation fees for it to work. Been there and doing it. If you have another tuner that has had the activation fee paid, the fee on the second turner/hard drive can be waived. The video format as another poster stated, proprietary, and essentially encoded.
Regards
Bill
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BillandCarole
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06/19/12 08:57pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: San Jose to Reno over Hwy. 80
Make sure you get underway before and through the following points before 3 PM. Just TOO many bottlenecks that are stop and go if you do not. The main ones from our perspective, are Cordelia Junction in Fairfield/Suisun, Richardson Bldv @ I-80 in Davis. and possibly again at the Yolo Causeway in Sacramento. I-80 also gets jammed up about after 4 PM on the way out of Sacramento. From 9 to 3 are generally the best times to move along this corridor, although only one "incident" can foul things up for hours.
Hope this helps
Bill
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BillandCarole
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06/10/12 02:56pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Performance of 3G/4G device to 3G only device in 3G areas
Hi Everyone
Did a little research and the conclusion is that you WILL consume more data for the same programming. The main culprits are sites like YouTube, Netflix, Pandora etc. who all increase resolutions they send out to up to and including full HD. This can eat up huge chunks of your data allowance. The text part doesn't change, but the video and audio all increase substantially.
Regards
Bill
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BillandCarole
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06/10/12 02:43pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Performance of 3G/4G device to 3G only device in 3G areas
In answer to Mikestock...
I am not sure how exactly how the speed is detected, but I suspect that it come from the initial "handshake" when sites connect. I suspect a counter is installed that measures the "ping" time which is a derivative of your connection speed. It wouldn't be hard to do programming wise although it would required "dual track" graphics and the like.
The source of my assertion was a yahoo users group called "Data by Cell Phone" where it was a hot topic several months ago when 4G first became mainstream. There were lots of stories and some "factual" claims in this direction. NO ONE technically challenged the assertion (this is unusual for this group) and it has become an assumption on our part. Certainly no one has claimed less data was consumed. It may just that with faster connections you have more time to down/upload more things. What ever the reason, across the board everyone consumed larger amounts and MANY were not happy about it.
I am not sure there is anyway to prevent this other than just never upgrading to 4G. I have not seen any devices that enable you to throttle data transfer speeds.
Regards
Bill
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BillandCarole
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06/10/12 02:31pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Performance of 3G/4G device to 3G only device in 3G areas
Just be aware that when web sites detect that your using a faster connection, that they include more data (higher resolution graphics etc). This tends to drive up your data consumption. If your a heavy user this can get expensive.
Bill
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BillandCarole
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06/07/12 08:01am |
Technology Corner
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