by Connect Your Home | May 28, 2014 | Provider News
AT&T announced this week the nationwide launch of their Wireless Home Phone service, that allows customers to use their existing home phone, but instead of connecting through their home’s landline, calls and the internet are connected using the AT&T wireless...
by Connect Your Home | May 27, 2014 | TV and Cable
With only 16 days until the World Cup kicks off, you might be surprised to hear that there are still big stories breaking. Here are a few things you should know. Perhaps the most surprising announcement from the American team came Thursday when Team USA’s coach,...
by Connect Your Home | May 23, 2014 | Internet Services, Provider News
Following Netflix’s lead, Apple is reportedly willing to pay for better content delivery which makes them the next player up to bat against net neutrality. But the technology giant is said to be negotiating with various internet service providers (ISPs) whereas...
by Connect Your Home | May 21, 2014 | Provider News, TV and Cable
Verizon’s future in the TV industry has been the hot new merger topic after Sunday’s AT&T/DIRECTV announcement, but CEO Lowell McAdam quickly denied the speculations of a next step for Verizon to chase DISH. Speaking at an investor conference, McAdam...
by Connect Your Home | May 19, 2014 | Provider News, TV and Cable
In a $48.5 billion deal, AT&T has agreed to acquire DIRECTV. A move that increases their subscribers to about 26 million nationwide. The agreement includes an exit clause which is dependent on an extension of DIRECTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket contract that expires at...
by Connect Your Home | May 15, 2014 | General, Internet Services
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday in favor of new proposed net neutrality rules. Why should you care? The vote is the beginning of a long process of decisions that would affect the speed at which certain websites load based on agreements made...
by Connect Your Home | May 14, 2014 | Provider News, TV and Cable
Popular TV shows broadcasted on Turner Broadcasting System’s networks such as TNT, TBS, CNN, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network and truTV are going to be available on demand for Comcast customers through an agreement reached between the two companies. Perhaps not so...
by Connect Your Home | May 7, 2014 | TV and Cable
We’re all aware that putting on the Olympics costs the host nation billions of dollars, but have you ever wondered what it costs to broadcast the world’s biggest competition? With the latest agreements, NBCUniversal to broadcast Olympics, both Summer and Winter Games...
by Connect Your Home | May 7, 2014 | TV and Cable
Whether you’re suffering from football withdrawals or still feeling the hype of last season’s Seattle Super Bowl title, it is already that time of year again; when NFL teams are scouting for new talent and evaluating if their current roster has what it takes in...
by Connect Your Home | May 6, 2014 | Provider News, TV and Cable
Just a few months after its U.S. debut, ¡HOLA! magazine has partnered with Atresmedia and the duo just came to an agreement with DIRECTV to add ¡HOLA TV! to DIRECTV’s channel lineup in the U.S. ¡HOLA TV! is already available in the Dominican Republic and is planning...
by Connect Your Home | May 5, 2014 | Provider News, TV and Cable
Are you sick of hearing about possible Time Warner and Comcast merger talk? Lucky for you, there are new players reportedly entering the merger field. AT&T DirecTV talk merger following in the footsteps of Time Warner Cable and Comcast and visit the idea of...
by Connect Your Home | May 5, 2014 | General
It’s that time of year again – school is almost out, the weather is warming up, vacations are being planned… and you’re moving! Don’t let moving turn into a daunting task when you should be excited for such a memorable life change! Sticking to a schedule is key in...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 29, 2014 | Provider News, Technology
Now that DISH has partnered with Artemis to create pCell technology, it won’t be long until the satellite TV company makes a move at offering Internet-based TV service. DISH is actually setting a summer debut for the live-streaming service. Last month, DISH and Walt...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 28, 2014 | Provider News
Comcast has announced via blog post that if the merger with Time Warner Cable is approved, they have agreed to “sell” 3.9 million customers to avoid any monopolistic results due to the merger. The agreement states 1.4 million Time Warner customers would be sold to...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 28, 2014 | TV and Cable
The race to the Stanley Cup has come to an end for some teams such as the Detroit Redwings and Tampa Bay Lightning, while others are battling through to game six. Don’t miss these crucial games – mark your calendars and make sure your sports package includes NBCSN!...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 28, 2014 | Provider News
Time Warner Cable has been in the spotlight lately with talks of a potential merger with Comcast, but now the company is making headlines for a less exciting reason – price hikes. One customer has reported receiving an $11 increase on their latest bill and this is...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 25, 2014 | TV and Cable
The World Cup is one of the biggest events in the world and it just so happens to be one of the most difficult to advertise. With very strict advertising guidelines from both FIFA and Univision, who will be broadcasting the summer showdown, there is very little left...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 25, 2014 | Provider News, TV and Cable
DISH and Artemis are partnering up to make cell phone internet speeds 1,000 times faster than 4G. Artemis is a startup company, founded in 2011, who has been working on pCell – advancing 4G and LTE together. The pCell technology would solve the issue of cell service...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 24, 2014 | TV and Cable
Getting sick of all the talk about the NHL and NBA playoffs? Well take a break from all of that and mark your calendar with your favorite team’s 2014 NFL regular season schedule! Week-by-week Team-by-team Also check out the NFL 2014 pre-season schedule...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 23, 2014 | TV and Cable
With less than 50 days until the first match, it may be time to mark your calendar with the 2014 FIFA World Cup Match line-up schedule. Catch all of this summer’s showdown on Univision – need a sports package that includes Univision? Find the best deals on sport...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 22, 2014 | Provider News, TV and Cable
Well, this is awkward. Lena Dunham’s crass sense of humor has sucked you into yet another episode of Girls when your parents walk in the room at the worst. possible. moment. You’re not sure what to do other than pretend they aren’t able to see or hear the explicit sex...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 22, 2014 | Provider News, TV and Cable
MASHABLE Here we go again! It seems as though Netflix is hoping that a “second time is the charm” approach will work as they attempt to hike up prices again. The approach is somewhat different this time though as it will only affect new customers and is an increase of...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 17, 2014 | TV and Cable
Coca-Cola is partnered up with FIFA to bring the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour to four U.S. cities – Washington D.C., Miami, Atlanta and Los Angeles. The U.S. will be the final leg of the tour before the trophy heads to Brazil for the games. Catch Univision’s coverage*...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 14, 2014 | TV and Cable
The puck drops on the first round of the NHL playoffs this Wednesday. Catch all the big hits and watch as these teams compete for their chance at the Stanley Cup! All times are listed in Eastern Time. Order a sports package today! Western Conference Anaheim Ducks vs....
by Connect Your Home | Apr 11, 2014 | General
College Friday at Connect Your Home gave employees another reason to sport their favorite college gear – from the almost daily shout of “Go Ducks” to the weekly appearance of Hoosiers gear along with the many other symptoms of fandom our employees seem to experience...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 11, 2014 | TV and Cable
The 2014 NFL preseason schedule has been announced giving avid football fans plenty of time to adequately hype themselves up for the new season – as if they needed a reason to or something. The Hall of Fame game kicks off the 2014 season in Canton, Ohio on August 3rd,...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 9, 2014 | Provider News, TV and Cable
Updated 10:45 AM MST DISH and Hearst Television have reached a multi-year agreement and all stations have been restored. Are you experiencing disrupted TV service on some of your favorite networks? If you subscribe to DISH, a disagreement with a programming provider...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 9, 2014 | Internet Services, Technology, TV and Cable
It seems that while everyone else was talking about the Time Warner Cable merger with Comcast, online companies Amazon, Yahoo and Google found a role for streaming in a changing industry, making room for themselves. In just this past week, Amazon and Google have...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 8, 2014 | Provider News, TV and Cable
The Weather Channel and DIRECTV have come to an agreement and The Weather Channel will return to DIRECTV programming tomorrow. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. However, The Weather Channel has agreed to: reduce the amount of reality programming...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 7, 2014 | Home Security
We all know we should have a home security system to protect the things that are most important to us and now you can also protect your identity with one, hassle-free package from LifeLock and Vivint. It is fairly obvious when someone has broken into your house and...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 3, 2014 | TV and Cable
We’ve all done it. Found ourselves wasting an entire day away plopped on the couch watching episode after episode of Friends or getting sucked into the Law & Order: SVU marathons that seem to be on every Sunday. It’s OK though, that’s why they show re-runs –...
by Connect Your Home | Apr 1, 2014 | General
Do you ever get the feeling that Yankee fans seem to be everywhere? Well, according to Facebook engineers they are! Based on which official Facebook MLB team page has the most likes from the people who live in counties across the U.S., they have created a...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 28, 2014 | Home Security
It’s that time of year again – when Spring Breakers are headed to resorts and warmer weather for a break from stress and winter weather. Don’t let leaving your home unattended cause you to stress on your vacation! Follow these tips to help prevent burglary while...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 26, 2014 | General
We’ve all been there – you are frustrated because you are stuck waiting at home for the cable guy to come sometime during the four hour window they gave you. Good news – there is an app for that! Well, Comcast is thinking about developing one anyways… Comcast...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 25, 2014 | TV and Cable
Remember that distracting humming sound that accompanied all of the World Cup matches back in 2010? Well they’re back as beIN Sports releases a channel changing Vuvuzela with the “power” to change any TV to beIN Sports – one of the networks carrying live coverage of...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 24, 2014 | General
Is a baseball game a good first date? Match.com and the MLB seem to think so. The online dating service has announced that they are launching 29 new fan pages where singles who are fans of the same team(s) can connect. That’s one fan page for every U.S. team. “The...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 24, 2014 | General
Did you notice the quality of your TV just got way better? If you’re a DISH customer who is watching the beginning of the National Invitation Tournament or are catching the latest episodes of popular shows, you more than likely did. DISH has added high...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 19, 2014 | General
It’s ok, you can admit it. You’ve snuck a peak at your March Madness bracket a few times at work and even logged into live streams to try to catch just a minute of the action before your boss notices. Well, you’re not alone. DISH’s latest campaign features Hopper the...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 14, 2014 | Home Security
Are you one of those people who gets the feeling you forgot to turn off the coffee maker? What about your curling iron? Oh no! What about the security system? It’s easy to forget to do these things as you’re rushing out the door in the morning which is why coffee...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 14, 2014 | General
There has been a lot of misconceptions on HBO’s CEO Richard Plepler’s comments concerning sharing HBO Go passwords. But after all the hype over the online streaming service’s outage disaster during the season finale of True Detective on Sunday, we should set the...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 14, 2014 | General
DISH releases the Super Joey which gives customers two extra tuners that allows viewers to record two more shows than before bringing the total to eight. One Super Joey is allowed on an account with a Hopper with Sling. Currently, customers with a Hopper with Sling...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 12, 2014 | Technology
Charlie Ergen, owner of DISH, has been purchasing spectrum for some time now in hopes of one day being able to provide DISH’s 14 million subscribers with the next big thing – wireless tv. The technology is still being created, but recently there has been some...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 12, 2014 | TV and Cable
As students across the country begin making plans to get in on March Madness, don’t forget that you too can get the best ticket in the house! Conveniently, yours includes a comfy couch and access to your refrigerator! Your all-access pass to the most storied rivalries...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 12, 2014 | Provider News
After about six months, DISH and Disney reached agreement on AutoHop. Disney, like other networks, aren’t too keen on the AutoHop feature which automatically skips commercials during primetime shows. DISH has agreed to disable the AutoHop feature on ABC and ESPN shows...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 4, 2014 | General
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. & DENVER, Feb 10, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) DirecTV teams up with WeatherNation after its split from The Weather Channel to provide viewers with an enhanced experience with “Local Weather Now.” The new feature gives viewers instant access to local...
by Connect Your Home | Mar 4, 2014 | Provider News
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Talk about what Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger means has caught the attention of the pay TV industry. If the merger happens, analysts suggest that pay TV giants DIRECTV and DISH could potentially re-visit the possibility of merging themselves...
