[MacGroup] Insight

From a back bedroom I can get online easily during the day, but at night it's just a nightmare trying to get and stay connected. It occurred to me that Insight must be dialing back its Internet connection during the evening. So I conducted a speed test; and sure enough, I'm getting just half

[MacGroup] Insight

From reading your posts, it doesn't look as though there is anything better than Insight...gosh, I wish there were. This past week they brought me a defective DVR box, so Friday they were supposed to come bring me a good one between 3pm and 5pm. I sat by the phone waiting for them to call fir

[MacGroup] insight

Is anybody in our group working for Insight? I would appreciate an email giving me your phone number or call me at 502 937 2980. I would much appreciate it. Marta ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.e

MacGroup: INSIGHT MODEM

Recently somebody asked about the Insight modems. I am in the process of switching to Insight Cable. The modem is free, that is, it is on eternal loan, I guess as long as the company doesn't fold or you kick the bucket or switch. The installation is free, that is ?hey bring it into the house. Y

MacGroup: INSIGHT MODEM

Marta, thanks for including a phone number other than the usual for Insight, as my experience has been since I had cable modem installed in September, I have had to call them several times for problems with connection, ect.I would be very hesitant to switch to them for the local phone service, base

MacGroup: INSIGHT MODEM

Hi Mike, Based on my experience, you're an exception to the case. I believe Insightbb to be pretty rock solid. I'm sure others will chime in with their opinions though. -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.tiff Type: image/tiff Size: 7322 by

MacGroup: INSIGHT MODEM

On Wednesday, January 1, 2003, at 12:01 PM, michaelphoto at att.net wrote: > Marta, thanks for including a phone number other than the usual for > Insight, as > my experience has been since I had cable modem installed in September, > I have > had to call them several times for problems with conn

MacGroup: INSIGHT MODEM

I've had insightbb service (then @home service) since May 1999 and I can only remember one lengthy outage. That one was last year and lasted for about five days. No other outages were for more than an hour or so. That works out to about 99.6% available. Hopefully, a five days outage will not repea

MacGroup: INSIGHT MODEM

Bill, as I understand it, the local phone service with Insight is actually offered by AT&T. That is what some Insight guy told me several months ago. Somehow it is supposed to be digital up to your house and then since our phone lines are analog, they switch you to analog again. How that is to w

MacGroup: INSIGHT MODEM

Happy new Year to all! I had asked about the Insight Modem a few days ago, I followed all the great suggestions from everyone and then rebuilt the desktop( was suggested in the Help section)...the combination seemed to do the trick, we are now connecting via broadband and enjoying the speed! No

MacGroup: INSIGHT MODEM

I also had trouble getting my email to recieve when we first got Insight bb. Calling proved to be a waste of time; they tried hard, but no one there knows anything about Mac OS, whatever version. I don't remember off hand what our problem (or shouled I say solution) was, but I will think on it

MacGroup: INSIGHT MODEM

So Lee, Did you buy a mac.com account or do you just have a trial membership? If you bought it why? If I'm being too nosy just tell me to myob! Harry on 1/1/03 2:47 PM, leelarson at mac.com at leelarson at mac.com wrote: > On Wednesday, January 1, 2003, at 12:01 PM, michaelphoto at att.net wro

MacGroup: INSIGHT MODEM

On Wednesday, January 1, 2003, at 08:00 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > Did you buy a mac.com account or do you just have a trial membership? Neither. I was doing some beta testing for a company that wanted all the testers to have Mac.com accounts. | The next meeting of the Louisville Comp

MacGroup: insight blockage?

Hey folks, This is a pretty specific question: has anyone else found problems recently when communicating with home computers over insight? Up until, oh, say, 3 weeks ago (at the most), I was having no trouble logging into (via ssh), transferring files from, etc. my computer at home when wo

MacGroup: insight blockage?

I have no idea if it is related or not, but I have been fighting with insight for the last month to get their act together. I have been experiencing really bad connectivity issues. When I started to look closer, I was having really high packet loss, up to 40%. Also really high ping times, f

MacGroup: insight blockage?

How do you all know this? i have been having long waits lately for pages to load, too, but always thought it was the site I was to reach rather than the Insight Connection. How can you tell? I used to do this test Lee suggested to the group and I had fast connections then. But I am so dumb wh

MacGroup: insight blockage?

Maybe the recent political revelations have something to do with it. :^) On Dec 22, 2005, at 11:31 AM, Bill Rising wrote: > Hey folks, > > This is a pretty specific question: has anyone else found problems > recently when communicating with home computers over insight? > > Up until, oh, say, 3

MacGroup: insight blockage?

I used the terminal in OS X. You can type in the word ping, and then space, and type in a url like yahoo.com and hit enter. The screen will start showing the ping times in miliseconds. After it has ran for a few minutes you can press Apple+. (period) and it will show the results. The pack

MacGroup: insight blockage?

For the Ping test I need a cognac first to have a stable hand. Everything in the computer's belly scares me . The broadbandreports is the one I used before with good results. I shall try them again after I make my spaghetti salad for the company I am expecting . Thanks Brian. And I shall overc

MacGroup: insight blockage?

I'm a unix novice myself. Hmm, on second thought, novice makes me sound a little too experienced. B.O' On Dec 22, 2005, at 1:33 PM, Marta Edie wrote: For the Ping test I need a cognac first to have a stable hand. Everything in the computer's belly scares me . The broadbandreports is the o

MacGroup: insight blockage?

On Dec 22, 2005, at 11:31 AM, Bill Rising wrote: > This is a pretty specific question: has anyone else found problems > recently when communicating with home computers over insight? I've been mostly out of town for the last week or so, but I've been logging into my home for mail (IMAPs), file

MacGroup: insight blockage?

On Dec 22, 2005, at 14:48, Lee Larson wrote: > On Dec 22, 2005, at 11:31 AM, Bill Rising wrote: > >> This is a pretty specific question: has anyone else found problems >> recently when communicating with home computers over insight? > > I've been mostly out of town for the last week or so, but I

MacGroup: insight blockage?

I seem to be able to pop right in (both via the 12.2 and via the rising.homedns.org address) to view your intro and follow-up page with the appropriate showing of Edvard's "The Scream". Do you think it will ever be returned to the museum for public viewing? Are you using any kind of trac

MacGroup: insight blockage?

On Dec 22, 2005, at 20:53, Jerry Yeager wrote: > I seem to be able to pop right in (both via the 12.2 and via > the rising.homedns.org address) to view your intro and follow-up > page with the appropriate showing of Edvard's "The Scream". OK. This is more than I can do. Even with my wife'

MacGroup: insight blockage?

On Dec 22, 2005, at 7:39 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > Lee, don't you have a static IP with insight? I thought there was > some goofiness when they set up your cable modem, so that you got > some special service inadvertently. I could be way wrong, though. I wish I did. I'm logged into my home ri

MacGroup: insight blockage?

Satan: Improving the Security of Your Site by Breaking Into it Since you cannot get in, maybe you need to break in. SATAN is a tool to help systems administrators. It recognizes several common networking-related security problems, and reports the problems without actually exploiting them. May

MacGroup: insight blockage?

I know little about Satan and hope not to encounter him soon, also have not been scraped by a porcupine, but I did do the broadband test and my readings for insight cable are : down: 3645.59 kbs, up: 3587.09 kbs, which seems fine, I guess- my life is guesswork- So I suppose my troubles are eith

MacGroup: insight blockage?

Marta, I set Safari to open up on the web page . That works for me, and gives me the forecast anytime I want it, with little effort. There's little or no scrolling to do on that page. I have stuck with BellSouth for a server; I just can't get comfortable with trusting Insight for my computer s

MacGroup: insight blockage?

On Dec 23, 2005, at 7:12 PM, Marta Edie wrote: > or perhaps Safari http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ifps/MapClick.php? map.x=168&map.y=83&MapType=3&site=LMK&CiTemplate=1 -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size:

MacGroup: insight blockage?

Thanks, Mike and Jerry, both of those websites are much better than mine which is the one from the weather Channel Marta On Dec 23, 2005, at 19:55, Jerry Freeman wrote: > > On Dec 23, 2005, at 7:12 PM, Marta Edie wrote: > >> or perhaps Safari > > http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ifps/MapClick.php? > m

MacGroup: insight blockage?

On Dec 23, 2005, at 11:32, Jerry Yeager wrote: > Satan: Improving the Security of Your Site by Breaking Into it > > Since you cannot get in, maybe you need to break in. > > SATAN is a tool to help systems administrators. It recognizes > several common networking-related security problems, and re

MacGroup: insight blockage?

On Dec 23, 2005, at 10:55, Lee Larson wrote: > On Dec 22, 2005, at 7:39 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > >> Lee, don't you have a static IP with insight? I thought there was >> some goofiness when they set up your cable modem, so that you got >> some special service inadvertently. I could be way wrong

MacGroup: insight blockage?

Bill, I have no trouble accessing your web site at http:// rising.homedns.org either. I am connecting through my Insight account at home. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is

MacGroup: insight blockage?

On Dec 24, 2005, at 23:06, Dan Crutcher wrote: > Bill, > > I have no trouble accessing your web site at http:// > rising.homedns.org either. I am connecting through my Insight > account at home. Now I'm completely stumped. Bill -- next part -- A non-text attachment was

MacGroup: insight blockage?

Hello Bill, I should have some time tomorrow to go though things with this newest version. Jerry p.s. It sounds like though from reading the other messages in this thread that you may have some other sort of trouble than a miss- configuration problem. On Dec 24, 20

MacGroup: Insight Modem

Mac group what do you suggest? New Albany has finally come out of the dark ages and gotten Insight to offer high speed service. They made their appointment and had promised that they had the drivers for OS 10.x..but of course they didn't. The C.D. that came with the modem had an installation of

MacGroup: Insight Modem

On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 10:49 AM, profile complained: > They made their appointment and had promised that they had the drivers > for > OS 10.x..but of course they didn't. The C.D. that came with the modem > had > an installation of some type, but when I clicked on it I was told it >

MacGroup: Insight Modem

You don't need any special drivers. Mac OS X or 9 should work with any DSL or cable modem without installing a thing. You just have to set up your Control Panel or System Preference panel correctly. If you need help doing so, I or others on this list can give you the settings you need. You migh

MacGroup: Insight Modem

I don't know if it's the same there as here, but Cox cable also provides a software disk for cable modem subscribers. They act like it's a driver disk, but all it really does is automatically configure your network settings, and then loads diagnostic software so that the user (and technician) c

MacGroup: Insight Modem

Hi John, No drivers required. With my own cable setup, I was confident that they didn't have an installer compatible with OS X so I just picked up the phone and called tech support. They assured me that an OS X compatible installer was on the CD and to give it a whirl. Silly me! I found it and

MacGroup: Insight Modem

You don't need to buy your own 3rd party modem, but it is worth it to shop around and compare prices. I really doubt that any modem will have "drivers" for OS-X as the driver software is already built in to OS-X. (They may have a script that sets the preferences up for you so you don't have to

MacGroup: Insight Modem

Pray tell, what does this mean? Saturday, February 8, 200311:18 AMBryan Forrestbcforrest at cox.net >YMMV | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be February 25. The LCS Web page is .

MacGroup: Insight Modem

Usually it means Your Mileage May Vary, at least IMHO. On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 02:05 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > Pray tell, what does this mean? > > Saturday, February 8, 200311:18 AMBryan Forrestbcforrest at cox.net > >> YMMV > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer

MacGroup: Insight Modem

Jerry; IMHO? Is that In My Humble Opinion? Huh? Mike On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 02:32 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote: > Usually it means Your Mileage May Vary, at least IMHO. > > On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 02:05 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer > wrote: > >> Pray tell, what does this mean? >>

MacGroup: Insight Modem

Yes, as opposed to IMO. On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 03:03 PM, Mike Watkins wrote: > Jerry; > > IMHO? Is that In My Humble Opinion? Huh? > > Mike > > > On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 02:32 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote: > >> Usually it means Your Mileage May Vary, at least IMHO. >> >> On Satur

MacGroup: Insight Modem

MAC Group, I so appreciate all your help, I have learned much...my this is a wonderful forum! John Robinson profile at aye.ent | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be February 25. The LCS Web page is .

MacGroup: Insight Modem

It means your mileage may vary... or in other words what works for me may not work for you. Allen On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 02:05 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > Pray tell, what does this mean? > > Saturday, February 8, 200311:18 AMBryan Forrestbcforrest at cox.net > >> YMMV | The

MacGroup: Insight Modem

Back 'in the day' we usually described this as In My Honest Opinion, rather than Humble, as no one who ever usd IMHO was humble :) On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, Jerry Yeager wrote: > Yes, as opposed to IMO. > > On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 03:03 PM, Mike Watkins wrote: > > > Jerry; > > > > IMHO? Is

MacGroup: Insight Modem

Jerry's instructions are pretty much the unpublish how-to for insight, or at least exactly how I've had to do it. Couple of notes: 1) If you move from using a single computer to using a router, you'll have to repeat this stage. 2) If things seem to go kaput, it could be insight's fault. Twice I

MacGroup: Insight Modem

Was that Diogenes cat hanging around? (grin) Jerry On Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 02:54 AM, Henri Yandell wrote: > > Back 'in the day' we usually described this as In My Honest Opinion, > rather than Humble, as no one who ever usd IMHO was humble :)

[MacGroup] Insight TV

Any cable TV experts in the group? I can't figure this whole racket out... I have a couple HD TVs with built-in tuners... Insight wants $15 per month for their DVR which is supposed to carry many more HD channels than if I plug the cable wire directly into the HD TV. But this is a crude sol

[MacGroup] Insight Outage?

Anybody out in the PRP / Shively area having Insight trouble? ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

You're wrong, more people are the Insight's network in the evening, but that should have nothing to do about being able to get on and stay connected day vs. night. There must be some other issue day vs.night. John On Sunday, September 16, 2012, J. Blake wrote: > From a back bedroom I can get on

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

Apple and Macintosh computers Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 6:22 AM Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Insight You're wrong, more people are the Insight's network in the evening, but that should have nothing to do about being able to get on and stay connected day vs. night. There must be

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

> So, it is not just insight but I am sure others have problems too, I am > interested to see what kind of answers you receive. > > Steve Brown > > From: John Stone > To: "jbl...@win.net" ; Topics related to Apple and Macintosh > computers > Sent: Sunday,

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

On Sep 16, 2012, at 1:34 AM, J. Blake complained: > From a back bedroom I can get online easily during the day, but at night it's > just a nightmare trying to get and stay connected. > > It occurred to me that Insight must be dialing back its Internet connection > during the evening. So I condu

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

Lee, Thanks for the way to check your transmit rate!!! Mine was at 104 on Insight and is working great! I had been having problems with slowness on my longtime Eaethlink DSL so finally switched to Insight, but kept my new router which the Insight guy said was much better than theirs. I have been a

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

quot;N" Router? In the garage I am probably 50-75 feet away from the router. Steve From: Lee Larson To: jbl...@win.net; Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Insight On

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

On 9/16/12 6:22 AM, "John Stone" wrote: > You're wrong, more people are the Insight's network in the evening, but that > should have nothing to do about being able to get on and stay connected day > vs. night. There must be some other issue day vs.night. > > John > > On Sunday, September 16, 20

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

On 9/16/12 6:22 AM, "John Stone" wrote: > You're wrong, more people are the Insight's network in the evening, but that > should have nothing to do about being able to get on and stay connected day > vs. night. There must be some other issue day vs.night. > > John > > On Sunday, September 16, 20

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

What kind of Wifi router are you using? We had a fairly late model Linksys that would go in and out on us regularly, and I finally replaced it with an Apple Airport Extreme that has been rock solid since we got it about three months ago. It cost us an extra $100 or so, but it's been well worth i

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

Airport Expresses, Extremes and Time Capsules are almost always available on Apple's Deal site, to save you a few bucks: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/mac_accessories On Sep 16, 2012, at 12:00 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote: > What kind of Wifi router are you using? We had a

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

To all who kindly answered my question about Insight: I ran the speed test from the MacBook Pro (thanks Lee). Here are the results: 802.11n (dlink) RSSI -68 Transmit Rate: 104 As you suspected, I am surrounded by routers in the neighborhood on all sides (at least 5 or 6), and that seems to

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

On Sep 16, 2012, at 5:53 PM, J. Blake wrote: > So, I researched your suggestion of getting a signal booster and ordered this > one. It had a good Amazon rating and was reasonably priced. It has an upgrade > antenna for $6 if I need more power. Really, I'd just try changing the channel. That usu

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

U verse and direct TV Sent from my iPhone On Jan 20, 2013, at 5:16 PM, "J. Blake" wrote: > From reading your posts, it doesn't look as though there is anything better > than Insight...gosh, I wish there were. > > This past week they brought me a defective DVR box, so Friday they were > supp

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

They subcontract their service callers. Mine have always come, but none knows anything about Tivo. Please delete my gmail address from your address book. This message goes to everyone and may not apply to you. On Jan 20, 2013, at 5:16 PM, "J. Blake" wrote: From reading your posts, it doesn

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

You might have someone call to make sure your phone isn't sending a bizarre message. Please delete my gmail address from your address book. This message goes to everyone and may not apply to you. On Jan 20, 2013, at 5:16 PM, "J. Blake" wrote: From reading your posts, it doesn't look as thoug

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

On Jan 21, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Suzanne Blake wrote: > You might have someone call to make sure your phone isn't sending a bizarre > message. I was going to say that. You might also give them a second number as a backup. Have you tried calling your own number from a different phone to see what y

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

Macintosh computers Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Insight They subcontract their service callers. Mine have always come, but none knows anything about Tivo. Please delete my gmail address from your address book. This message goes to everyone and may not apply to you. On Jan 20, 2013, at 5:16 PM, &q

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

ary 21, 2013 1:33:04 AM GMT-05:00 To: Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Insight Reply-To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers > On Jan 21, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Suzanne Blake wrote: You might have someone call to make sure your phone isn't sending a bizarre message. I was going

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

her > Date: January 21, 2013 1:33:04 AM GMT-05:00 > To: > Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Insight > Reply-To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers > > > > On Jan 21, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Suzanne Blake wrote: > >> You might have someone call to make sure y

Re: [MacGroup] Insight

oup@erdos.math.louisville.edu<mailto:macgroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 10:49 AM Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Insight That's an excellent post, Jonathan! I believe we can make the world a more pleasant place by putting ourselves in others' shoes. That said

Re: [MacGroup] insight

Marta, Hi, what is the issue? John Stone On Thursday, March 21, 2013, Marta Edie wrote: > Is anybody in our group working for Insight? I would appreciate an email > giving me your phone number or call me at 502 937 2980. I would much > appreciate it. > *Marta* > > -- U-2 & SR-71 web page htt

[MacGroup] Insight 20.0

I just upgraded to Insight's (relatively) new 20.0 service. For $20 more a month, you are supposed to get speeds up to 20.0 mbps. I just ran a test on one of those internet speed tests and I got 25,229 Mbps download! That's phenomenal. Upload is still a fraction of the total but is still pr

[MacGroup] insight/twc

How much longer do twc users have before they have to change their email address from to ? I have a friend who won’t use the twc.com? thanks. ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/list

MacGroup: Insight BB stinks

Hey Group, I'll get right to the point. Does anyone in the group know a contact name at Bellsouth, so that I can pleed my case to them to try to get their DSL service in my neighborhood. My Insight BB service, that I have had since last August has been terrible, it has been down at least 40% of

MacGroup: Insight BB stinks

Try going to http://www.win.net and type in your phone number into the section on the front page to see if DSL will work in your neighborhood. These folks will help you as will the folks from iglou as will ... Jerry On Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 08:12 PM, michae

MacGroup: Insight BB stinks

Mike, We live in the Jeffersontown area and have Bellsouth DSL. Works fine for us. Have you called 1.866.346.9293? George Yankey On Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 08:12 PM, michaelphoto at att.net wrote: > Hey Group, > I'll get right to the point. Does anyone in the group know a contact > n

MacGroup: Insight BB stinks

I think the DSL doesn't go out to the billtown rd side of JTown. Unless it's been added recently. While I'm not a big fan of using Insight [A tv company seem the wrong people to talk computing with] I've not seen any real problems with their service since they did a big rejig about 18 months ago

MacGroup: Insight BB stinks

On Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 08:12 PM, michaelphoto at att.net wrote: > I'll get right to the point. Does anyone in the group know a contact > name at > Bellsouth, so that I can pleed my case to them to try to get their DSL > service in my neighborhood. My Insight BB service, that I have had >

MacGroup: Insight BB stinks

When I first started with @Home back in 98 or 99, I had a few weeks where my modem (leased) would not connect to the network. I had technicians come out several times to work on it, and if they got it connected, the connection would fail within a few days. I was using a Motorola Surfboard at th

MacGroup: Insight BB stinks

10.04.2003 08:40 UhrBryan Forrestbcforrest at cox.net: > When I first started with @Home back in 98 or 99, I had a few weeks > where my modem (leased) would not connect to the network. I had > technicians come out several times to work on it, and if they got it > connected, the connection would fa

MacGroup: insight blockage? [Solved?]

On Dec 31, 2005, at 16:06, Jerry Freeman wrote: > > On Dec 31, 2005, at 12:56 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > >> All this after only about 6 hours of reading up on ipfw and >> setting up firewalls by hand, etc. etc. > > Aah, think how smart you have become :) ...jf Just smart enough to really get thin

MacGroup: insight blockage? [Solved?]

Hey folks, I went back into work, and lo and behold, all the services are working fine - ssh, http, etc. So, the things that I've learned: . when at home, hooked up via cable, I cannot use the dyndns address to hook up to another machine behind the router. . when things fail at work, remember

MacGroup: insight blockage? [Solved?]

Glad to hear that the impending demise of your computer was somewhat exaggerated. On Dec 31, 2005, at 12:56 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > Hey folks, > > I went back into work, and lo and behold, all the services are > working fine - ssh, http, etc. So, the things that I've learned: > > . when at h

MacGroup: insight blockage? [Solved?]

On Dec 31, 2005, at 12:56 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > All this after only about 6 hours of reading up on ipfw and setting > up firewalls by hand, etc. etc. Aah, think how smart you have become :) ...jf -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s T

[MacGroup] Insight to firewire

Need help to record from Insight's Cable box. I know I have ask this before but not sure of the reply. I just called Insight, great guy, put me on hold and then came back to tell me yes I could record from the firewire port on the back of their box to an external firewire drive but with the F

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

Andy, I know how you feel, this is a topic that baffles many of us, at least me. Lee has a setup that he can take over NASA anytime he wants and if you can search the archives he has addressed your question fairly well. Implementing them will be another story. Yes to get all the channe

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

IIRC, DirecTV and Dish offer hundreds of digital channels at no extra charge. Cheaper than Insight, better support and it's cheaper. Yes, you get all the local stuff too. I'm really amazed more people don't take this route. Sure, your internet access may go up a bit but it's a small price to pay.

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

Contrary to what other folks have said the Cable Cards ARE available from Insight. I'm not sure of the monthly fee. Not many folks take this option as the cards can be a little finicky, but they work. John On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Andy Arnold wrote: > Any cable TV experts in the group?

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

they are still available from Insight, but the problem is cablecard ready TVs are becoming scarce. Insight will charge about $2/month to run the service into the cards so that you don't need the DVR boxes to decode all the stations. An Insight tech has to install the cablecard. On Aug 21,

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

John, It does seem that the cards are still available from Insight (I called) for approx $2 per month. It seems the TVs that can accept them are gone/going. Hmmm... I'm trying to search the archives for our resident NASA engineer's post, but the page I am looking at only has June July

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

Good ideas. Do you have to have a dish hanging off your house to get Dish and the others? I think they are banned in my neighborhood! On Aug 20, 2009, at 11:57 PM, Robert Kersting wrote: IIRC, DirecTV and Dish offer hundreds of digital channels at no extra charge. Cheaper than Insight, bette

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

No, they sit in the yard and you can camouflage them with plants, they only need enough free space above to focus on that satellite, therefore you are not free to choose the spot. Marta On Aug 21, 2009, at 22:36 pm, Andy Arnold wrote: Good ideas. Do you have to have a dish hanging off your

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

On this subject: When installing a satellite dish, they need to have a clear view to the southern sky, at least with the Dish service. Therefore my dish is installed on the south side of my brick house, just above the telephone service box, and about nine feet above ground. I would have l

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

DirecTV's azimuth for Louisville is 206 degrees with an elevation of 43 degrees. You can set up a pretty easy jig to find an ideal spot in your yard. My apartment manager said I could install it as long as it wasn't permanent and no holes were drilled for the cable. I mounted my dish on a galvaniz

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

My only experience with Dish-TV was several years back when I wanted some German channels that the local channels did not carry.We had the dish put into the back yard and it served well until I could get the channels on my computer.The thing sits in the yard still, having flowers run around

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

I could probably arrange to come take them down for you and get rid of them. I'm not sure what lesson I can give you on what you've got, but I'd be happy to rid you of the eyesores. My satellite pole now holds a bird feeder that the squirrels use most of the time. On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 11:03 AM,

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

Rob, I shall surely take on your offer, except right now i am horizontal with excruciating pain. Somehow I hope they will find the nerves -- thus far --nichts, -- the lower dish at this time also showing off my husband's tomatoes. But I shall get in touch when my faculties return And I w

Re: [MacGroup] Insight TV

Ouch. Believe me Marta. I literally feel your pain. Just lemme know when you need me. I hope to have a job soon, but weekends are open. I got my copy of Leopard at MacAuthority. No T-shirt, but a nifty stuffed leopard. I'm hoping they'll do the same. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Marta Edie wr

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