(USA Relevant)
Not having heard of Hughesnet before, when I came across the company, I decided to do a little research. In a nutshell, they are a satellite comms ISP. If you live, or work, where ADSL, cable or other ‘normal’ broadband services are not yet available, you are probably currently restricted to dial up services, [...]

Losha’s 18th birthday is today, so a B_I_G c nomrazh denya to him.
Coincidentally, he bought round a new satellite receiver for us. We originally though the dish on the roof had been knocked off course, then a sat. guy thought the LNB itself was knackered, but it now appears the STB was [...]

…watching that thing all day long!
After many months of our satellite system not working, we finally managed to get someone to come over and take a look at our dish. The man (who arrived a few days, and several irate phone calls late) thinks our LNB is the problem, and if all [...]

As you may already know, I’m a big fan of the BBC TV Motoring show Top Gear (see here for a few previous posts). Although BBC World does eventually broadcast a cut down version of the show via our satellite receiver, it does not feature the (mainly British) guests, and often cuts other funny sections. [...]

The Russian language version of BBC Radio will no longer be accessible via FM radio. Many commentators have noticed this occurring prior to Russian Parliamentary elections, and a Presidential election next year, when Mr Putin will want a little more control over what is stated about him and his policies. Although the Russian station that [...]

I mentioned the other night that Ira and I often watch some British drama and comedy series on the BBC Prime satellite channel. Unfortunately, they do not broadcast any EPG data, at least on the HotBird satellite anyway. This means that program information is not instantly available. Although a Teletext signal is broadcast, it is [...]

According to a BBC article, Britain has ordered four diplomatic staff to leave the country, in retaliation for Russia refusing to allow extradition of the main suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, Andrei Lugovoi.
Russia claims that such behaviour is immoral which is an interesting phrase to use. I can not help wondering what the [...]

(USA Relevant)
If you play Fantasy Football (see my previous posts on that subject) you will probably find the NFL Sunday Ticket on DIRECT TV incredibly useful. The main idea behind the concept is that you can easily check the progress of your favourite teams every week. You can receive up to 14 games each Sunday.

If [...]