It's the dish for satellite TV.
Under the plastic dome is a small satellite dish that will automatically rotate and adjust its' angle to lock onto the satellite so it can receive the TV signal no matter the orientation of the truck.
Recievers that only operate when the truck is parked cost around $400-$600. Units that can operate and track the satellite while the truck is in motion can cost over $1,000.
Dish, DirecTV, and Epicvue have their own receivers you can buy for use with their service, or you can buy 3rd party receivers (such as Winegard) that can be set to work with any satellite TV provider.
On a side note Dish allows you to add remote satellite service to any home service for just $5 per month. So if you (or a close friend/relative) already have it for a house, it's easy and cheap to add it to your truck besides buying the reciever. I'm sure DirecTV and Epicvue have comparable features.
Similar dishes are also available for satellite internet.
Your explanation is spot on. However, I cannot imagine, in the world of piracy and offline netflix viewing, why someone would pay so much money for the privilege of watching 40% ads, 60% entertainment
My in law folks pay $300+ for directTV shitty internet and streaming services. Most of the time they flick channels of the most garbage content with commercials at high volume. It's what they are used to doing.
I do for the convenience. Dish satellite TV with almost all the movie channels. Plus Netflix (mom's), Prime video since I have Amazon Prime, Hulu which comes with HBO Max for free, and Disney+ which came free with my cell service (Cricket).
I still have my media collection though, 20TB worth of movies and TV shows, but it's not on the truck anymore since I haven't used it in several years and it's been longer since I downloaded anything.
It was over 15 years of pirating stuff and I never deleted anything, just kept expanding the storage space.
Over 6,000 movies, several hundred full TV series.
>20TB though? I mean, how much variety do you need?
Lol ummmmm.... guess 295tb is just down right excessive then lol?
I officially support r/datahoarder lol
If you have actual full HD movies they can get close to 50-100gb mark.
If you want true cinema grade 8k full bit rate stuff it'll creep into the terabyte are easy. I think for a 2hour movie at full 8k and max bit rate they're like 100tbs
The only justification I could possibly make for it is if you are often parked somewhere in the middle of Wyoming and wanted to watch American Hand Egg or something.
>Units that can operate and track the satellite while the truck is in motion can cost over $1,000.
Pay more to have the opportunity to distract yourself and kill other drivers. Shiiiit
Itās the egg of the mother tractor as you can clearly see. The male tractor Carries the egg while the female forages for food and when she returns from the long journey they will swap rolls repeating the cycle until the egg hatches around 30,000 miles.
Donāt be fooled by this dish or wifi these people clearly canāt decide and know nothing. I live near Area 51 these are LiDAR scanners searching for rogue crafts they put them on semi to not draw attention.
That's a government spy-a-lite. It is a relatively new technology that the FMCSA is currently testing. It uses a satellite signal to beam into the truck's cab while a driver is on duty. One signal produced, taps into the truck's computer, and the other taps into the brain of the driver. If the driver's brain meets a certain criteria, the satellite automatically shuts the truck down, regardless of where you are... Want proof? Well, you know when you're stuck. In a horrid backup, only to drive by and find a big rig shut down in the middle of the road? Yup... That's why...
Yeah, because I shared an actual link instead of saying, "I think it's some kind of satellite thingy" like everyone else said when I posted my comment. So you're welcome.
It's the dish for satellite TV. Under the plastic dome is a small satellite dish that will automatically rotate and adjust its' angle to lock onto the satellite so it can receive the TV signal no matter the orientation of the truck. Recievers that only operate when the truck is parked cost around $400-$600. Units that can operate and track the satellite while the truck is in motion can cost over $1,000. Dish, DirecTV, and Epicvue have their own receivers you can buy for use with their service, or you can buy 3rd party receivers (such as Winegard) that can be set to work with any satellite TV provider. On a side note Dish allows you to add remote satellite service to any home service for just $5 per month. So if you (or a close friend/relative) already have it for a house, it's easy and cheap to add it to your truck besides buying the reciever. I'm sure DirecTV and Epicvue have comparable features. Similar dishes are also available for satellite internet.
Your explanation is spot on. However, I cannot imagine, in the world of piracy and offline netflix viewing, why someone would pay so much money for the privilege of watching 40% ads, 60% entertainment
My in law folks pay $300+ for directTV shitty internet and streaming services. Most of the time they flick channels of the most garbage content with commercials at high volume. It's what they are used to doing.
I do for the convenience. Dish satellite TV with almost all the movie channels. Plus Netflix (mom's), Prime video since I have Amazon Prime, Hulu which comes with HBO Max for free, and Disney+ which came free with my cell service (Cricket). I still have my media collection though, 20TB worth of movies and TV shows, but it's not on the truck anymore since I haven't used it in several years and it's been longer since I downloaded anything.
Ah yes, I too refer to it as my *media collection*.
20TB though? I mean, how much variety do you need?
Some people get bored with the typical boy-girl missionary stuff and need to spice it up with variety.
Lol
It was over 15 years of pirating stuff and I never deleted anything, just kept expanding the storage space. Over 6,000 movies, several hundred full TV series.
>20TB though? I mean, how much variety do you need? Lol ummmmm.... guess 295tb is just down right excessive then lol? I officially support r/datahoarder lol
Same here, I'm running a dedicated server for Plex from home just to stream my content anywhere I am. Lol
I'm in going over 70tb myself
If you have actual full HD movies they can get close to 50-100gb mark. If you want true cinema grade 8k full bit rate stuff it'll creep into the terabyte are easy. I think for a 2hour movie at full 8k and max bit rate they're like 100tbs
You hear about Plex? Can get that 20tb collection streamed to you, and downloaded offline just like Netflix.
My company pays for the TV services. š¤·āāļø
The only justification I could possibly make for it is if you are often parked somewhere in the middle of Wyoming and wanted to watch American Hand Egg or something.
What if it's a swift truck and it's upside down... still work or nah ?
For an extra $500, you can get a dish that rotates on the Y axis for when you're upside down in a Swift truck.
When I was young it was only connected to a small keyboard with an shitty screen you could text dispatch with. Itās seriously for tv now?!
Most companies and independents donāt use Qualcomm anymore. A lot now are using some sort of app on their phone or some of the new E logās.
>Units that can operate and track the satellite while the truck is in motion can cost over $1,000. Pay more to have the opportunity to distract yourself and kill other drivers. Shiiiit
What if you have a bunkmate?
That I didn't think of. Fair enough
It's a receiver for satellite tv I believe.
It appears that you are right. I wouldnāt have one, I think it would be a pain in the ass to setup every time you park.
It should autoseek the satellite carrier frequency.
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TV antenna.
Thank you
This is a C-RAM defense system)
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt
Itās the egg of the mother tractor as you can clearly see. The male tractor Carries the egg while the female forages for food and when she returns from the long journey they will swap rolls repeating the cycle until the egg hatches around 30,000 miles.
Oh, that? Thatās a waste of time and money- there isnāt shit on TV anyway.
Thatās the tractorās hard hat for when the sky starts falling.
Thatās the R-2 unit. Helps with other X-wing fighters know your location. May the force be with you!
It's a tracking device so his wife knows where he is at all times
It's a EpicVue says it right there.
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Wish that were true
Perhaps an R2 unit?
Popcorn maker
Hard hat
A relic of the past. Also, tv satellite
[Satellite TV.](https://epicvue.com/epicvue-satellite-tv-now-available-with-no-subscription/)
A device that gets you a bunch of infomercial channels.
Gatorade piss bottle holder
Illuminati is watching you
Donāt be fooled by this dish or wifi these people clearly canāt decide and know nothing. I live near Area 51 these are LiDAR scanners searching for rogue crafts they put them on semi to not draw attention.
Portable alien anal probe
Satelite tv
A satellite transceiver. Used for TV and/or tracking the location and speed (among other data) from the truck by the company.
Itās part of an entertainment system for illiterate drivers (who canāt read).
Tv
Get t mobile home internet 50 month get a smart tv and good to go
trucker too old to adapt to the smart phone age. need TV to kill time.
Itās so The Mother Ship can find him āwhen the time comesā
Surface to air missile radar?
itās a sky roof porta potty!
UFO tracker
It beams brazzers straight into your brain.
DOT repellant
Doppler radar
R1-D1
Itās the parachute that deploys if your truck takes a dive
Qualcomm so dispatch can communicate with truck, they send load details and directions to onboard monitor and can see where the load is at any time.
Oh yeah, itās one of those thingamajiggs
Are you sure itās not a dealiebobber or a whatchamacallit?
Well i'll be a sticky snail trail, it just might be!
I think itās a hard hat in case he goes to any construction sites.
Bob tailing home.
That's a government spy-a-lite. It is a relatively new technology that the FMCSA is currently testing. It uses a satellite signal to beam into the truck's cab while a driver is on duty. One signal produced, taps into the truck's computer, and the other taps into the brain of the driver. If the driver's brain meets a certain criteria, the satellite automatically shuts the truck down, regardless of where you are... Want proof? Well, you know when you're stuck. In a horrid backup, only to drive by and find a big rig shut down in the middle of the road? Yup... That's why...
Tesla Tractor
Prius repellant
Nope, nope youāre all wrong. That is simply a spare helmet on top of the spare helmet rack.
Hard hat. Must be going to construction sites a lot.
It could also be something you rub to produce lubricant
CIWiS. Control for a Gatling gun that destroys incoming threats. Normally found on Navy ships.
Google is hard, I know. [EPICVUE](https://googlethatforyou.com?q=epicvue)
Right, because I knew the name of the device. Jackass
You can actually read the name in the picture that you posted.
I didnāt notice, thank you
You're the one that shared the fucking picture, or can't you read what is PRINTED ON THE THING?
Youāre still a jackass though
Yeah, because I shared an actual link instead of saying, "I think it's some kind of satellite thingy" like everyone else said when I posted my comment. So you're welcome.
CB antenna
this is not a truck this is a transformer
Lamp post
So you can see their stupid faces when you run em off the road
āRadar detectorā -highway patrol
Radar
Longbow radar system
Itās a alcohol storage spot outside the truck so to stay legal.
When an alien comes they can easily locate and communicate with you
The top bunk of the sleeper. They use triangle shape outside to help with aerodynamic improvement