Weird and interesting TV facts

[Nuytsia]

Yes, go us ..I am not at all a fan of soccer but even I sat up and watched all of our games during the last World Cup (the one in which we were robbed!), and can't wait for our next chance at it!

Yeah world cup! It was great when it was in South Korea with the time zones!!! But it'll be another sleep deprivation session this time I think..... I wouldn't call myself a real fan of soccer, but it's about the only sport I do like watching.

We have a rural satelitte dish and a black box... I don't know anyone with Austar or Foxtel who have a problem with rainy weather so I'm probably way off the mark!

Hehe well I'm not sure what the black box is, but I guess it's how the satellite signal is converted to one the TV understands? I must admit I was wondering if you got TV from a radio transmitted but thought it unlikely there'd be one close enough for you. BUT then I thought hmmmm would things like ABC and other free TV be sent via satellite? I guess so! Maybe you get more problems when it rains than other people because the satellite is further from you? Maybe it sits over more populated areas?
WE get a slight drop in signal for our (digital) TV when it rains but not enough to actually affect reception. (the only way I can tell is that the % signal says less than usual). We get signal from a normal transmitter of course (you can see it from here on the mountain!)
However we DO get a slight problem when it rains really heavily with our internet and VOIP phone - we have microwave internet (as we don't have a landline actually - we didn't bother cos no broadband in our area and no sign of when we will ever get it).

We just became eligible for high speed internet last autumn, which was awesome after years of dialup.

Wow now you've busted a myth for me! (Sort of) I thought Australia was like the crappest in the civilised world for internet speed. Then again, I'm not sure how remote the place you live is compared to the place I live. When you say high speed internet you mean via landline?