Ed - dummmmbbb aaaaasssss! If you saw the movie you would know that it was the asteroid that was going to crash the earth! But I guess we need to explain the title of the movie for you so you can understand "Armageddon" as in the final... The world would have ended if the asteroid would have crashed the earth! NOT THAT THERE WAS AN OBJECT CALLED ARMAGEDDON THAT WAS GOING TO CRASH THE EARTH. And yes, let's talk FTA. I hope you're knowledge on that subject is better....
Oh and by the way, the definition came from the Webster Dictionary! Not the bibble...
they have new receivers out now,ones that you can record on,so they are probably going to try and sell those ones before releasing the new bins.These damn new boxes are nearly 1500$ a piece.
There is NO NEW BIN yet. There was major change in the software inside your receiver on or about the 9th June, 2006. This is known as the BIN. If your receiver has a BIN from around that time, you have the best that is currently available. On or about 21st June, 2006, there were further problems, and this latest BIN is not working for International channels and for PPV and Adult channels. You should NOT TRUST any BIN that is dated after 21st June, 2006, unless you are sure you have the expertise to recover from a catastrophe after uploading it. Recovery form such a catastrophe is well documented in this other threads and in other forums.
For international channels, there is a PARTIAL solution if you point to Intelsat 5 (97 W). The channels you get there are what the normal free Government channels are in those countries. The channels are true FTA and you not likely to suffer from security changes implemented by DN and/or BEV. Most people are using 36' dishes for these. You may also be able to point to AMC 16 (118.8 W, same as Echo 7) with your 18-20' dish and get these channels. Adjust the tilt. You might need a special LNB, otherwise the signal will be weak.
A new BIN is imminent according to some reliable reports. Before you use it, make sure that it is from a reliable source and has been tested.
If you read this and other threads there is PLENTY OF INFORMATION on how to select and upload a new BIN for free. If your BIN is older than the 9th June version, you may do this now to get some channels. The usual fee charged by small FTA shops and hobbyists to do this job is $20-$30, and will probably be the same when a new BIN is released.
There is another hardware solution using the old type Card receivers. If you have a new ROM 102 in it, it gives about 100% of the channels now. The usual charge for such a ROM102 card is $60-$100. The card receiver is extra.
Neither of the two solutions is permanent. A need to upload a new BIN or to buy a new ROM card can arise AT ANY TIME. When changes are implemented by DN or BEV, the fix may take any length of time. The last fix took 9days (1-9 June). This fix has taken 24 days so far and is still not available.
There are NO NEW KEYS For the people who are looking for keys, the following keys are the current keys and have not changed in the recent past.
DN keys since May 24, 2006 E8 70 B0 0A 8E 0A 3D C5 F3 59 C3 5F 1A DA 19 5C
71 9C 60 71 04 C1 39 AE 88 FF F0 5E D2 4C F3 FC Active
Bev Keys since June 7 2006 D1 15 0C 8E 66 82 D9 80 90 A9 20 20 37 07 87 08 Active
