ANYONE here GETTING FTA CHANNELS?

**gst528i** · 07-23-2008, 07:03 PM

Just wonering who here gets FTA DN?

**smokeyd** · 07-23-2008, 07:19 PM

to lazy to google it, explain please

**gst528i** · 07-23-2008, 07:26 PM

Right ..... free to air using a (satellite) receiver with decoding software that enable u to watch all channels... like all including payper view..fights, titties, movies, premium channels etc

**smokeyd** · 07-23-2008, 07:28 PM

ah no but i would love to get free channels lol, the free sat channels online blow though

**dvs1** · 07-26-2008, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by gst528i

Just wonering who here gets FTA DN?

Running a Coolsat 6000 and Viewsat 9000HD. Gotta love FTA.

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-26-2008, 09:46 AM

*backs away from thread slowly* run now run!~!!!!!

**gst528i** · 07-26-2008, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by dvs1

Running a Coolsat 6000 and Viewsat 9000HD. Gotta love FTA.

I have the captive works 600s premium. Thinking of getting another receiver for hd....

Originally Posted by RuhlFreak55

*backs away from thread slowly* run now run!~!!!!!

why r u running ??

**Emilio_Rebenga** · 07-26-2008, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by RuhlFreak55

*backs away from thread slowly* run now run!~!!!!!

**Just ran past the GNC guy**

**Red Ketchup** · 07-26-2008, 01:23 PM

Got a SV-360 premier with a 500gb hd receiving DN and BEV... a PVR is a nice toy

Also got a VS2000 platnum in my bedroom and a SV4000 at my country house.

Red

**gst528i** · 07-26-2008, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by Red Ketchup

Got a SV-360 premier with a 500gb hd receiving DN and BEV... a PVR is a nice toy

Also got a VS2000 platnum in my bedroom and a SV4000 at my country house.

Red

Sweet set up there....
I am about to get dn 500 dish .. i have the dtv triple phase dish so i cant get the 119 ... hopefully i can get it by this week...
What forums do u use to get the map ...

**calgarian** · 07-28-2008, 07:53 AM

Its up Viewsat extreme and Also Tessat. Going to add a custom pc/PVR

**smokeyd** · 07-28-2008, 09:17 AM

o yeah i gotta scxr and a macc4003 twin deck DaTT BLLLLAAAAAMMMMMM!!

**Red Ketchup** · 07-28-2008, 09:40 AM

Calgarian ... I had a pc/pvr setup with an old Coolsat5000, but when coolsat support went to the birds (NEVER again will I buy a coolsat product) I decided to get a PVR unit as they have seriously dropped in price.

The SV-360 at $160 is a pretty sweet deal for a PVR, just add a USB hard drive. The unit is so new that the firmware isn't out of beta testing yet, but it's the most stable beta I've ever seen and improvements are weekly.

Red

**calgarian** · 07-28-2008, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by Red Ketchup

Calgarian ... I had a pc/pvr setup with an old Coolsat5000, but when coolsat support went to the birds (NEVER again will I buy a coolsat product) I decided to get a PVR unit as they have seriously dropped in price.

The SV-360 at $160 is a pretty sweet deal for a PVR, just add a USB hard drive. The unit is so new that the firmware isn't out of beta testing yet, but it's the most stable beta I've ever seen and improvements are weekly.

Red

Now I am thinking will it work with my Tessat which is an IKS receiver.

**gst528i** · 07-28-2008, 11:19 AM

So im thinking of getting a another receiver.. i already have the captive works 600s premium.... any suggestions..

**calgarian** · 07-28-2008, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by gst528i

So im thinking of getting a another receiver.. i already have the captive works 600s premium.... any suggestions..

i am thinking getting HD receiver from viewsat.

**mex83** · 07-28-2008, 11:27 AM

I tried doing it once but I always ended up with the free channels that you would get from dish network only.... After weeks if trying and loading the software and buying the male to female and all that bullstuff. I just got tired after a while and opted to go with Time Warner Cable... yeah I know its a expensive but I am paying 69 bucks a month for More channels than I watch, cable internet, and a year od HBO and Cinemax for free, oh and a HD DVR too. Im ok with that for now lol.

**calgarian** · 07-28-2008, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by mex83

I tried doing it once but I always ended up with the free channels that you would get from dish network only.... After weeks if trying and loading the software and buying the male to female and all that bullstuff. I just got tired after a while and opted to go with Time Warner Cable... yeah I know its a expensive but I am paying 69 bucks a month for More channels than I watch, cable internet, and a year od HBO and Cinemax for free, oh and a HD DVR too. Im ok with that for now lol.

i bet you u didnt have the "null modem cabel". I dnt know what receiver you were using but that was the problem or u were turning them off before it installed the software.

**mex83** · 07-28-2008, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by calgarian

i bet you u didnt have the "null modem cabel". I dnt know what receiver you were using but that was the problem or u were turning them off before it installed the software.

I have the captiveworks 6000 platinum or something like that.... I even went as far as getting the serial cable I needed and shmit like that... based on the place that I went to get the software from it said all I needed was just the serial cable I think it was the male to female or something like that.... now if someone can walk me through and not tell me.... ( I am dont know how to get the box up and running I just sell it) then maybe I would be able to get it going.... I am a pretty tech guy but I just cant seem to get it going.

**calgarian** · 07-28-2008, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by mex83

I have the captiveworks 6000 platinum or something like that.... I even went as far as getting the serial cable I needed and shmit like that... based on the place that I went to get the software from it said all I needed was just the serial cable I think it was the male to female or something like that.... now if someone can walk me through and not tell me.... ( I am dont know how to get the box up and running I just sell it) then maybe I would be able to get it going.... I am a pretty tech guy but I just cant seem to get it going.

Cant help you there. Cause I never used them. But you sell them? DO you sell viewsat HD too?

**mex83** · 07-28-2008, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by calgarian

Cant help you there. Cause I never used them. But you sell them? DO you sell viewsat HD too?

Hell I dont sell them I just get tired and pissed off at people who do cause you know they know how to get the box running they just dont want to tell you because they might get caught by the police but if you selling it isnt that illegal enough lol

**calgarian** · 07-28-2008, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by mex83

Hell I dont sell them I just get tired and pissed off at people who do cause you know they know how to get the box running they just dont want to tell you because they might get caught by the police but if you selling it isnt that illegal enough lol

YOu got a PM.

**mex83** · 07-28-2008, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by calgarian

YOu got a PM.

got it man right on thanks...... yeah better to just keep the cable right at least that is legal lol.

**Red Ketchup** · 07-29-2008, 05:30 AM

Originally Posted by gst528i

So im thinking of getting a another receiver.. i already have the captive works 600s premium.... any suggestions..

Well, as it stands now, stick to Viewsat or Sonicview for the fastest support. Stay the hell away from Coolsat (they stopped support for many of their boxes that weren't that old). Other brands like Captiveworks, Captain and Fortec are ok. Nfusion is also pretty good, but read up on IKS and it's associated risks before going that way.

If you want to go HD, you'll need a HD box + an "8psk" module to decode the signal from di$h, the module is not needed for BEV.

If you want a PVR, the new Sonicview SV360 is nice, and the Viewsat Pro is a little wonky (image quality is just not up to par with other Viewsats).

If you want a basic box thats cheap and works amazingly well and updates bins with a USB key, go for a SV-4000.

Be aware that BEV has started sending out new cards a few months ago so there is some serious downtime for FTA's to be expected in the upcoming year.

Red