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C-bander
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English
Etymology
From en w:C band -er occupation.
Noun
en telecommunications A person who uses a C-band television receive-only (TVRO) system for viewing television.
en 2006-01-30 Maxodyne Re: 4DTV Future 2006 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.video.satellite.4dtv/KIIdYlMET3M/9C0RLn2MqvgJ alt.video.satellite.4dtv True, many former C-banders have traded in their BUDs for pizza dishes. Also true, as the numbers of C-band equipment owners decline, prices may rise for C-band components. Residential C-banders have been, and will continue to ride on the back of commercial C-band technology.
See also
en big ugly dish, en BUD