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Cobalt Jacket writes:
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that Selective Availability (SA) would "no longer be present in the next generation of GPS satellites." (referring to GPS III) Existing satellites have had the feature disabled by President Clinton since 2000, but SA can be activated at any time. SA was one of the principle stated reasons for the European Union and European Space Agency's backing of the Galileo program. This will not affect the GPS IIF spacecraft which will be launched over the next few years, though it is unlikely that SA will ever be utilized on those satellites.
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bofh1234 writes:
I subscribe to the dish network top 60 pack and local channels. I have 2 625 dvr receivers, but am only paying for 1 ($5) because they are both hooked to the telephone line 24/7. I am also paying $5.98 for each receiver for the dvr service. The brings the total to over $55 per month. I want to stop paying $17 per month (lose the equipment rental fee and the dvr services). I have 4 tvs.
I like the dvr service, but can I do it on my own? Can I buy a couple of receivers, move the smartcard from the current receivers to the new ones? Can I install a tv distribution system in my home (i.e. something like a hotel setup? satellite comes in, gets decoded, and sent to each room) I already have the wiring just need the equipment (any recommendations?). This would also get rid of the dish network remotes and allow me to go back to using the remotes that came with the tv. Any other ideas?
