Buy Satellite TV: November 2008

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

SA gets free ADSL accounts

Interprise (Pty) Ltd, a South African internet company that has been around since 1999, has launched MYISP.co.za which is offering free dialup and perhaps more importantly, ADSL accounts.
There are three account options tha offer between 200mb and 250mb ADSL account free.
Depending on the account you choose, you can opt-in to pay R29-00 a month for a mailbox with top-ups available @ 10c a mB, R55 for 500mb and between R100 to R120 for 1Gb topups.

Click here for more info.

South African Banks on Facebook

The Facebook adoption by the big four SA banks is , in some cases rather interesting:

ABSA have one fan page on Facebook with 2488 fans.
Although an ABSA fan page, this has been geared more around the Currie Cup than actual banking. It's heavily branded with Currie Cup information, photo's and videos of their Currie Cup TV commercials. However they do seem to respond to wall posts made by their customers, even posting a TV ad script when requested.

FNB have one fan page aimed at the their Premier Bankers with 73 fans.
It's a very informative, has upcoming events, weekly economic updates from their chief economist and some interactive tools. They also appear to respond to posts, albeit they have only had two. I do find it odd that FNB have chosen this market (those earning R350k to R1mill a year) to target on Facebook though. If they are looking to keep things managable and niche, perhaps the student market would make more sense? They have made good use of Facebook for the various events they are naming sponsors for namely the FNB Classic Clashes, The Varsity Cup and Whiskey Live Festival

Nedbank has no banking consumer orientated Facebook presence. They do have a page dedicated to the Nedbank Local Heroes, where you can nominate a worthy cause or person for a R10 000.00 prize. A touch I like is the videos they have included of the nominated heroes.

I couldn't find any evidence of Standard Bank having any official presence on Facebook other than someone who has setup up a persona with a Standard Bank logo.

It would seem that ABSA has a clear lead when it comes to using Facebook to interact and communicate to it's customers. The beauty of this platform, if they do this right, is the positive image the bank can portray to their customers, as well as those who are customers of other banking institutions, as they react timeously to queries, suggestions etc posted on the fan page wall . The public display of helpfulness is priceless PR. Of course, the opposite can also be true as they leave themselves open to public displays of unhappiness.

It's going to be interesting to see how corporate South Africa use Facebook and it's online social media competitors to connect to their clients.

Regular blackouts to hit *** within three years because there is a shortage of new power stations

Families face regular blackouts within three years because *** has not built enough new power stations, it has been claimed.

Sound familiar? Replace *** with Britain. This story comes from Britain's Daily Mail Online.

Seems Eskom are not the only ones that have gotten it wrong .Read on here

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Job offered : Must have a head for bricks

Caught on video in Khulna, Bangladesh

Words, I have few

During my monthly wade through eMusic.com's catalogue, I came across the following review of an album by Tom Middleton. I read this and immediately felt extremely inadequate. Ah, something to aspire to. One day when I grow up ...

This is Tom Middleton's first, true solo outing and it's a stunner. He opens with the Crimson-inspired "Prana," driven by Fripp-like arpeggios that lead into a monumental beat and larger-than-life hooks. It's a heroic statement -- a pronouncement, an affirmation of life and a hope-filled herald for the rest of the recording. He even throws in some soaring string arrangements in the middle third of the piece, which adds to its majesty. "Beginning of the Middle" follows "Prana" and is no less epic, starting slow, acquiring electronic force, pulsing into a breathtaking escape that accelerates into a galactic-groove-overdrive. It's the type of music that I'd want cranking if I owned my own personal star craft, kicking it past the atmosphere of the familiar. Lifetracks is a big recording, elements of funk, jazz and space music manifesting in a positively bearable lightness of being.

Monday, November 24, 2008

RCA ANT 2000 Indoor Smart Antenna Review, Rating, and Comparison

Product Details: The RCA ANT2000 is an excellent smart antenna. This antenna is specially designed to be used with any DTV converter boxes that come with a smart antenna port. If your TV converter box does not support smart antenna technology then you will have to get a different antenna.

This smart antenna comes with an amazing new flat omni directional receiver that allows it to get signals from a full 360 degrees range. It allows you to get HDTV, DTV, UHF, and VHF signals all with one antenna. This antenna comes with special technology that helps it to amplify weak signals and get better reception from further away than traditional antennas. The RCA Ant 2000 can either be laid flat or huge in the air and is ultra sleek and small.

Product Features: The RCA ANT2000 comes with patented smart antenna technology that allows it to automatically shift itself to the optimal reception position. It works with all digital converter boxes and digital televisions that come with a CEA909 smart antenna port. This smart antenna is also optimized for HDTV reception for both UHF and VHF bands. Another great thing about the ANT2000 smart antenna is its extremely low profile flat design. This RCA 2000 antenna is also great because it will communicate with your television or converter box to lock in the best reception signal for each channel and filter out unwanted noise. The RCA ANT2000 has also been shown to receive television signals from further away than the average smart antenna and also provide a more clear picture.

Specifications:
Weight: 3.1 pounds (lbs)
Size: 12 x 12 x 1.2 (in inches, L x W x H)
Warranty: Comes with a full 1 year warranty against manufacture defect
Support: Supports all digital signal types

The Bottom Line: If you are looking for a smart antenna to improve your overall TV reception then the RCA ANT 2000 is a pretty good smart antenna to choose. Our reviews, ratings, and comparison have indicated to us that although not the best smart antenna on the market this one is quite good when considering it cheap price of $54.99. We can't promise you the world with this smart antenna but assure you that it will eliminate that annoying tasking of constantly adjusting your rabbit ear antennas and in most circumstances should allow you to get more channels than before.

Why should you Purchase A Smart Antenna?

We suggest getting a smart antenna because digital television signals are much different than analog television signals. With digital signals you need to have your antenna precisely pointed in the right direction or you will not get the best picture possible. It or to be able to get the best picture possible without having to move our antenna constantly we suggest a smart antenna. Smart antenna are made so that you can set the antenna to remember which direction it must be pointing in order to pick up each individual channels signal. Then when you change channels your smart antenna automatically adjusts to the setting that it remembers for that specific channel. This allows you to get the best picture and sound quality possible without ever having to manually adjust your smart antenna and completely automates to tuner tuning process.

RCA ANT 2000 Indoor Smart Antenna Review, Rating, and Comparison

Friday, November 21, 2008

Friday SA Music Spotlight - Jesse Clegg

I started the Friday SA Music spotlight as a vehicle to share artists I have come across, most often on the web, that my readers may not yet know about. I hope to excite my readers as the discover talent on their doorstep that they have not yet experienced. And I am proud to say that most times I get feedback from new fans thanking me for the discovery and from the artist, appreciative of the extra exposure.
However, I am acutely aware that many, many visitors are not South African residents. So very often, musicians that have become a household name here in sunny SA, have little exposure elsewhere in the world and there is space for my international readers to discover music we hear on our major radio station's playlists on a daily basis. Hence, the spotlight has fallen on Watershed, Louise Carver, The Parlotones and now it falls on Jesse Clegg.
To say he has burst onto the music scene is a bit of an understatement. Although he has been touring since 1988, it must be made clear that this was also the year of his birth, and the many performances he made on stage during his formative years were only enjoyed by a select few ... roadies. While having Johnny Clegg as a dad must have a massive influence on your musical career, there is no comparison's that can be made in style, something dad has made very clear. In fact in an interview he admits that the tracks his son presented to him, sounded great, but he had no idea how this would fit into a genre he new nothing about. Although, how cool must it be that you father goes and gets a second opinion from David Gresham!
Jesse's breakthrough single 'Today' debuted back on mid August, and literally took the charts by storm, however amazingly people are still discovering Jesse, and perhaps to his credit, are unaware of his pedigree. The rest of his album, "When I Wake Up" has a much more rock vibe than 'Today', but are all very listenable, middle of the road, yet classy rock tracks. I have made a habit of making comparisons so, how about Just Jinjer? All is that just the voice? That's probably to South African to assist non-Saffa's anyways. So take a listen to the sample on his website and you make you own comparisons (and feel free to share in the comments).

If I can just make one criticsm? Jesse, if you ore one of your people read this, please do something about your website! This is a vital portal for your fans, current and potential. Please add some other samples in to the auto media player on your site. As good as 'Today' is, a repeated sample can make it wear extremely thin.

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

New Gmail Skins

The nice guys @ Google have decided that it's time that their Gmail interface gets a new look. However instead of shoving it down our throats, they are giving us a choice of around 30 skins, or themes, to choose from. While I have to say I haven't ever thought 'Gee, Gmail is looking old' the new look I chose, gave the whole Gmail experience a fresh feel.

If you have a Gmail account click here to see the themes available.

Monday, November 17, 2008

2009 Super 14 Fixtures

2009 Super 14 draw:(All kick-off times are local)

WEEK 1:
Friday, February 13:Highlanders v Brumbies, Dunedin - 19.35W Force v Blues, Perth, 19.45Lions v Cheetahs, Johannesburg, 19.10
Saturday, February 14:Crusaders v Chiefs, Christchurch, 17.30Hurricanes v Waratahs, Wellington , 19.35Stormers v Sharks, Cape Town, 17.00Bulls v Reds, Pretoria, 19.10

WEEK 2:
Friday, February 20:Hurricanes v Highlanders, Wellington , 19.35Waratahs v Chiefs, Sydney, 19.40W Force v Cheetahs, Perth, 19.45Stormers v Reds, Cape Town, 19.10
Saturday, February 21:Brumbies v Crusaders, Canberra, 19.40Bulls v Blues, Pretoria, 17.00Sharks v Lions, Durban, 19.10

WEEK 3:
Friday, February 27:Crusaders v Hurricanes, Christchurch, 19.35Waratahs v Highlanders, Sydney, 19.40Chiefs v Sharks, Hamilton, 19.35
Saturday, February 28:Brumbies v W Force, Canberra, 19.40Lions v Bulls, Johannesburg, 17.00Stormers v Blues, Cape Town, 19.10Reds v Cheetahs, Brisbane , 16:00

WEEK 4:
Friday, March 6:Chiefs v W Force, Hamilton, 19.35Waratahs v Reds, Sydney, 19.40
Saturday, March 7:Hurricanes v Cheetahs, New Plymouth , 14:30Blues v Sharks, Auckland, 17.30Highlanders v Crusaders, Dunedin, 19.35Bulls v Stormers, Pretoria, 17.00* Brumbies/Lions Bye

WEEK 5:
Friday, March 13:Blues v Cheetahs, North Harbour, 19.35Brumbies v Waratahs, Canberra, 19.40
Saturday, March 14:Crusaders v W Force, Christchurch, 17.30Highlanders v Chiefs, Invercargill, 19.35Reds v Sharks , Brisbane, 19.05Stormers v Lions, Cape Town, 17.00* Hurricanes/Bulls Bye

WEEK 6:
Friday, March 20:Hurricanes v Bulls, Wellington , 19.35
Saturday, March 21:Highlanders v Cheetahs, Dunedin, 17.30Chiefs v Blues, Hamilton, 19.35Waratahs v Crusaders, Sydney , 19.40W Force v Sharks, Perth, 19.45Lions v Brumbies, Johannesburg, 17.00* Reds/Stormers Bye

WEEK 7:
Friday, March 27:Blues v Waratahs, Auckland, 19.35
Saturday, March 28:Highlanders v Bulls, Palmerston North, 17.30Crusaders v Stormers, Christchurch, 19.35Reds v Chiefs, Brisbane, 19.05Sharks v Brumbies, Durban, 17.00Lions v Hurricanes, Johannesburg, 19.10* Cheetahs/W Force Bye

WEEK 8:
Friday, April 3:Crusaders v Bulls, Christchurch, 19.35W Force v Reds, Perth, 19.05Sharks v Hurricanes, Durban, 19.10
Saturday, April 4:Chiefs v Lions, Hamilton , 19.35Waratahs v Stormers, Sydney, 19.40Cheetahs v Brumbies, Bloemfontein, 15.00* Blues/Highlanders Bye

WEEK 9:
Friday, April 10:Blues v Lions, Auckland, 19.35W Force v Hurricanes, Perth, 17.40
Saturday, April 11:Highlanders v Reds, Invercargill , 17.30Brumbies v Stormers, Canberra, 17.35Waratahs v Bulls, Sydney, 19.40Cheetahs v Sharks, Bloemfontein, 15.00* Chiefs/Crusaders Bye

WEEK 10:
Friday, April 17:Blues v Highlanders, Auckland, 19.35Brumbies v Bulls, Canberra, 19.40
Saturday, April 18:Hurricanes v Stormers, Wellington , 17.30Reds v Lions , Brisbane, 17.35Waratahs v W Force, Sydney, 19.40Cheetahs v Chiefs, Kimberley, 15.00Sharks v Crusaders, Durban, 17.05

WEEK 11:
Friday, April 24:Highlanders v Stormers, Dunedin, 19.35W Force v Lions, Perth, 19.05
Saturday, April 25:Blues v Reds, North Harbour, 17.30Hurricanes v Brumbies, Wellington , 19.35Cheetahs v Crusaders, Bloemfontein, 15.00Bulls v Chiefs, Pretoria, 17.05* Waratahs/Sharks Bye

WEEK 12:
Friday, May 1:Hurricanes v Blues, Wellington, 19.35Lions v Crusaders, Johannesburg, 15.00Cheetahs v Waratahs , Bloemfontein, 17.05
Saturday, May 2:Reds v Brumbies, Brisbane, 19.40Sharks v Highlanders, Durban, 15.00Bulls v W Force, Pretoria, 17.05Stormers v Chiefs, Cape Town, 19.10

WEEK 13:
Friday, May 8:Crusaders v Reds, Christchurch, 19.35Lions v Highlanders, Johannesburg, 19.10Chiefs v Hurricanes, Hamilton, 19.35
Saturday, May 9:Brumbies v Blues, Canberra, 19.40Sharks v Waratahs, Durban, 15.00Bulls v Cheetahs, Pretoria, 17.05Stormers v W Force, Cape Town, 19.10

WEEK 14:
Friday, May 15:Chiefs v Brumbies, Hamilton , 19.35Lions v Waratahs , Johannesburg, 19.10
Saturday, May 16:Blues v Crusaders, Auckland, 19.35Reds v Hurricanes, Brisbane, 19.40W Force v Highlanders, Perth, 19.45Cheetahs v Stormers, Bloemfontein, 16:00Sharks v Bulls , Durban, 18:05

WEEK 15:
SEMIFINALS:Friday, May 22, TBC v TBCSaturday, May 23, TBC v TBC

WEEK 16:
FINAL:Saturday, May 30, TBC v TBC

Sunday, November 16, 2008

NOISE - beware the renter!!!

Noise, Noise then more Noise - and you will lose sleep, lose your cool, marital affairs will go down hill and you will enter the rage syndrome!

This is a follow-up post of important item I missed on previous post!

OK here is scenario- you are renting a flat - and went with agent(s) and looked at many. You made your choice and agreed the landlord will fix some things etc. etc. and you moved in.
First read this post about checking all the things that should work. See first hand experience from fellow poster Egyptian Sanks- link.

By now you will have been exposed to mosque(s) yelling, car horns blaring, and maybe dogs barking all night. But, how about the construction noise? Did you look to see if around your building a new building was being built or renovated? Were you in the building when others who had bought a new flat, in same building, were breaking the walls to fix it up? Then beware the constant pounding day and night will drive you crazy, you will yell first at yourself, and then family, and then in rage confront the pounders - to little avail! And, if your home during day time, make sure there is no nursery in ear shot with kids screaming all morning in their yard. these nursery if kindergartens are sprouting up everywhere!

My only suggestion is to visit your candidate rental property many times and besides checking out all warnings from my first post, and others warning, see what noise is going on. It is not criminal to knock on other doors, and ask questions about the building your flat is in. The agent of course will not be helpful.

But you cannot guard against all circumstances. I own a few flats and beside me the old nice woman died (god bless her) and family took over and started adding 2 floors to their new found free building. Well 2 1/2 years later they have almost finished. Pounding day and night (but we got them to stop the night pounding) and during Ramadan they tried to work all night. Well my neighbors filed many complaints (I knew it was fruitless) with Police, but that only delayed the inevitable. A little money here and there and they might come and arrest the complainers.

In my other place, I had clients for 6 years and we were all happy. Till, next door they started a new building. Not only the noise, but dropping bricks and cement on our drive / walkway which could really injure people. No matter what we did, the contractor did not change his ways. I encouraged my tenants to move, and actually helped them. Did I get any recompense from asshole next door. NO- but I also have my ways to cause grief. So, when he finished, and had tenants, I started on my place at noisy pace. That was not answer but I felt better.

BEWARE THE NOISE FACTOR - no amount of rage management will help!!!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Friday SA Music Spotlight - Chris Chameleon

Perhaps it's my natural, in-bred aversion to the genre he is most associated with, but I keep finding myself re-discovering Chris Chameleon's music and being re-surprised (I don't think this is actually correct English, but it is the best description I could come up with) at the quality of musicianship and the depth of lyrics.

Chris started his journey in 1997 as the bassist and front man for Boo! which received as fair bit of international fame before they disbanded on 2004. Although a prolific and successful Afrikaans singer/songwriter, his first English solo album 'Shine' was my first experience of his music and when my appreciation began to grow.

A true ... er .. chameleon, his music cannot be forced into any genre. There is a a whole load of rock, folk and acoustic thrown into his songs but not necessarily into the same ones.

For his latest single 'All of Me' he has released a video that is a collaborative Brighton based Shotopop and WIZZDesign in Paris who have created "emotionally charged visual journey set to a hauntingly beautiful vocal performance." It makes for awesome viewing while listening to yet another masterpiece. Check it out below.

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"All of me" by Chris Chameleon from Shotopop on Vimeo.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Gourmet Egypt - 7 star products and service

I love shrimp, crab meat and all types of shell fish. Now I can get imported products perfectly packaged, and delivered to home, and right on time. This is good info for us residents so let me pass on my last story.

I was on net early hours and struck me I wanted to make some dishes with shrimp and crab meat. I had used Gourmet Egypt before so went on their web site and proceeded to make my order on line. And put in order comment to please deliver at 2 pm. Next morning received call and they confirmed order and amount. Normally in Egypt when you specify a time for a delivery it could arrive anytime and usually late by several hours with additional phone calls to find out where your delivery is! Not so with Gourmet Egypt as my door bell rang at exactly 2pm. All ordered frozen goods perfect as per order and received from a cool box with no thawing.

I was impressed and this was not my first time to be so pleased.

I have also visited their store located just off ring road first turn off past Carrefour onto sand road. Be sure to get in right hand lane as you pass the Carrefour turn off. Drive a wee bit and you will see the sign easily in a row of shops. Parking is so easy. The store is so impressive.
I also came to find out they have their own electric generator for when the city power fails in order to be sure all their imported frozen foods refrigerators for meats etc. are keep at the designed temperature.

Only bad thing is I went if for a package of shrimp and came out with arm loads of goodies.

They have a catalog as well you can pick up with magnet of back so it stays stuck to fridge(good thinking).

Dealing with these people is a joy as it is rare here to find anything that works as advertised.

They have a very impressive line of food products so be sure to visit their web site. You will no doubt get a bit hungry looking at all the tasty goodies.

Enjoy - I certainly do. By the way the Fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp, and crab meat salad was outstanding.

Cape Town gets hit by the Black South Easter

Cape Town has experienced some severe wind conditions the past two days. We are used to the some South-Easters but when rain comes along with it, it is something a little unusual. Us locals call this the Black South-Easter.

I found this bit of information on this local weather phenomenon @ 1stweather.com.

"The Black South-Easter is a much misinterpreted phenomenon. It is refered to as a "BLACK" SE event when the SE wind is blowing, usually rather strongly, and it is raining at the same time. A Black SE usually is caused by a deep low pressure system over the SW Cape both in the upper air and on the surface and a very strong/intense SAH south of the country. The Laingsburg Floods and the Easter of 1994 are prime examples of Black South-easters in Cape Town. The tight pressure gradient between the systems cause the wind and the low pressure systems produce the rain. These Black SE events usually occur during spring and autumn, the months when the incidence of cut-off low pressure systems are high. "

The pictures shown were taken by Lester Hein and there are many more pics on his blog "You are here." They are all taken at a notorius spot where the city's high rises create a tunnel-effect. This was so extreme today that the firemen were assisting people across the road.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

The Kitesurfer and the Whale

David Sheridan decided to place a camera on his kite-surfing sail to get some special pictures of himself on the water from 25m above his head.
What he didn't bank on was getting this shot as he suddenly found himself on top of a Southern Right whale.
Admittedly the 10sec delay between pictures meant he has no photographic evidence of the tail swipe he received just after this one has taken, but this one is special enough.
This all happened off Valla Beach, on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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Monday, November 10, 2008

Hamba Kahle Mama Africa

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Sunday, November 9, 2008

Free-ish SMSes

There is a new free sms service that by all accounts actually is essentially free.
Mjoy is using advertising within it's interface to support a service which allows it's users to send text messages of any size for free to any mobile phone in the world. Being a mobile web-based service they are also able to, and do, offer a few enhanced services like conversation-sorted messaging ala-Gmail for easy following of to-and-fro sms conversations, multi-source contacts import and mobile video. Registration is simple and quick and the experience not hard to follow, even without reading through the help, and the messages are delivered just as rapidly as normal messages would. The only difference being an additional 'I am texting for free with http://mjoy.com' after your message. Importantly when they receive the message it appears as if you sent it, so when they reply it goes straight back to your phone.
For those who have 3G enabled phones with contracts with cost effective data plans this could change the way you communicate.
Just remember this is not 'free' as you are paying your service provider for the data you view, but this is a whole lot cheaper than sending smses.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Egypt Desert Safari's - Beware the boogey man!!!

Egypt releases French tourists after 'dangerous' safari. (Egypt Daily news Nov 8, 2008)

The tourists, aged 42 to 85, were arrested on November 4th in the Red Sea resort of Marsa Alum after a safari to the nearby Wadi el Ghadir, organized by a local tour operator. Tourists were released after short detention. Tour operators required security permits to conduct desert safari's.

This regulation follows the world news kidnapping of 11 tourists kidnapped in a very remote desert location, by armed bandits in September this year. The tourists were released after a shoot out with bandits and Sudanese troops that killed 6 hostage takers.

So - the moral of story - "if kidnappers don't get you the police will".

Why is an 85 year old person, or persons, doing on a safari in first place? As far as health risk, kidnappers were likely the least of their worries.

Why did police arrest the tourists? It is the tour operators requirement for security arrangements. I think this means security forces would need to accompany all safari groups for a fee, plus food and drinks, and likely tips.

Be sure to bring your Nokia N95 you bought outside Egypt just in case you get lost and need to tell some one your location. GPS is banned in Egypt so one cannot buy a cell phone or any other device that has GPS. Nokia is not going to sell a crippled N95, with no GPS in Egypt, so all of us can simply buy them outside Egypt.

Update - in shop on Road 9 see they are selling Nokia N96 for 5000 LE with GPS crippled. So much for Nokia standing up and saying they refuse to sell crippled phones to Egypt because of ban on GPS. No guts no glory.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

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Sunday, November 2, 2008

TracVision M1, a New In-motion Satellite TV System

KVH Industries, a provider of in-motion satellite TV and communication systems, has released the new TracVision M1 at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show. KVH’s new, ultra-compact 12.5" TracVision M1 antenna lets boat owners enjoy hundreds of channels of high-quality satellite TV programming from DIRECTV while at the dock, sailing, or cruising around the continental U.S. and coastal waters.

Weighing close to 7.5 pounds, the in-motion TracVision M1 offers the tracking and in-motion performance one might expect from a larger antenna, while fitting the sleek exterior design of vessels as small as 20 feet. TracVision M1’s small size, easy setup, ultra-quiet motors, and versatile mounting options allow convenient installation. This new, all-digital device is fully automatic, connecting boaters to more than 300 channels of standard-definition DIRECTV programming and satellite radio music. The system also requires only a single cable for easy installation, even when an installation includes multiple receivers.

KVH innovation repeatedly changes what is possible when it comes to satellite TV at sea. For years, industry wisdom held that you needed at least an 18" diameter antenna to enjoy satellite TV. Two years ago, KVH shattered that myth with our 14" TracVision M3 antenna. Now, they've set a new standard for compact design with their 12.5" TracVision M1 antenna. KVH's exclusive, high-efficiency RingFire(TM) technology enables the TracVision M1 to provide the high signal gain no competing product in this antenna class can match. The new product offers all the features boaters want such as DIRECTV programming, a lightweight and rugged antenna, easy installation, crystal-clear reception, and the reliability of KVH's products and service.

KVH says its mission is to connect mobile customers with the same digital television entertainment, communications, and Internet services that they enjoy in their home and offices.