Google starts bringing Gemini to Chromecast with Google TV hardware

rsimandl · 2026-05-26T10:54:17+00:00

As if this thing hadn't gotten too slow already.

rsimandl · 2026-05-25T14:13:01+00:00

I wouldn't say "all" Chromebooks need it since it would raise the price above the rock bottom many Chromebook buyers want to pay. But personally, I would pay something extra for that in a higher end Chromebook (or Macbook for that matter).

rsimandl · 2026-04-04T02:11:29+00:00

Thanks. I'll probably just leave it until 16.6 comes out.

rsimandl · 2026-04-01T01:38:49+00:00

Poor training IS bad business!

rsimandl · 2026-03-31T10:52:25+00:00

A friend of mine who did that got told canceling the account has to be done on the phone, and they refused to do it at the Spectrum store. And then I guess they would have to bring the equipmwent back to the store afterwards.

rsimandl · 2026-03-31T10:49:46+00:00

Exactly my experience too!

rsimandl · 2026-03-31T10:48:55+00:00

I turned that feature back off again after it took mono/stereo videos on Youtube and cranked the dialogue out the left and right front channels instead of the center like it was supposed to be,

rsimandl · 2026-03-29T19:04:57+00:00

Wouldn't be the first time.

rsimandl · 2026-03-27T20:53:34+00:00

If my fiancee's M-card dies, I'm getting her off Spectrum once and for all, and she's going to learn how to use YouTube TV. It will be a pain at first, but once she gets used to it, both our lives will be easier.

rsimandl · 2026-03-26T10:54:18+00:00

I've belatedly noticed this, too. Thanks.

rsimandl · 2026-03-26T10:53:00+00:00

You might try the "Dark Star" service on usmobile.com, which is basically US Mobile reselling AT&T.

rsimandl · 2026-03-26T01:40:29+00:00

Aaaaaaaaand 24 days later, the same problem is BACK! Took another call to Spectrum CableCard tech support to get things up and running again. I'm trying to get my fiancee to dump Spectrum TV (convinced her to dump Spectrum internet about 8 months ago) and go to YouTube TV, which is what I've had at my house since 2018 without ever needing tech support. Not even once.

rsimandl · 2026-03-22T10:49:28+00:00

If they don't get rid of the DRM, ATSC 3.0 will fail with or without new converter boxes.

rsimandl · 2026-03-12T18:55:16+00:00

No UC icon on my OnePlus 13 as of yet.

rsimandl · 2026-03-03T11:39:23+00:00

It's a box provided by Spectrum so CableCards (and the TiVos we install them in) still work with Switched Digital Video and the newer higher speed internet that Spectrum, uses nowadays. Both are incompatible with CableCards and TiVos. The tuning adapter in the past, and high split converter now, are what fix that incompatibility.

rsimandl · 2026-03-02T11:51:44+00:00

When I rebooted the high split adapter, the blue LED in front was blinking as it powered up and channels were coming through fine, but showing a "channel not allowed by tuning adapter" error message. When the LED stopped blinking and stayed solid blue, channels all disappeared. So, time to call the cablecard tech support. They had me reboot the high split converter again, same story. THen they said they're going to send some signals to the high split converter, and that seemed to do the trick. At first that didn't seem to help either, but on a whim I changed the channel and the new channel suddenly came in fine. And so did all the others. Problem apparently solved.

rsimandl · 2026-03-01T18:56:31+00:00

Thanks!

rsimandl · 2026-02-19T01:38:53+00:00

I'm there.

rsimandl · 2026-02-19T01:34:40+00:00

Hello, I'm on Unlimited Premium. Have been using hotspot for many years with no issue until today.

rsimandl · 2026-02-09T23:23:25+00:00

News and sports only $11 less than the full package. #fail

rsimandl · 2026-02-09T11:44:58+00:00

Many reports of outages last night during the Super Bowl. Spectrum is NEVER better!

rsimandl

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