Would you?????

 

Bronze Member
Username: Vhl71

Post Number: 52
Registered: Jan-07
Knowing what we know now on ECM, would you guys go out and buy a new FTA now?
My thinking is if i spend 200 bucks on a receiver, if i get free tv for a month or two, its paid off.

with all King's predictions, what do you guys think?
 

New member
Username: Curleytop

Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-07
Do it, It's always a gamble. When I got into this hobby in May 2005, I bought my CS4000 not knowing that it could be flashed to get $ channels. I think it is worth it just for the free radio channels.
 

Gold Member
Username: Dude123

Post Number: 1150
Registered: Jul-06
yeah I would go and get one now...and if you are willing to spend $200 i would definately get a viewsat ultra which ranges from $150 to $180 depending on where you get it from.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Vhl71

Post Number: 53
Registered: Jan-07
i'm kinda leaning towards nfusion..been reading a lot of good reviews about it..anyone has it here??
 

Gold Member
Username: Dude123

Post Number: 1151
Registered: Jul-06
Alot of people have it and last year it was rated as the best FTA receiver (I read that some where correct me if I am wrong) but yeah all viewsats have good reputation and the best support in the FTA world...so I would get one of those if I was you. Viewsat Ultra infact.
 

Gold Member
Username: Hawaiian_time

Kanaka freak...

Post Number: 1419
Registered: Apr-06
I agree, get a Viewsat Ultra.
 

Silver Member
Username: Banti

Post Number: 162
Registered: Jul-06
i would toooo
 

Silver Member
Username: Cartier1

Post Number: 975
Registered: Feb-07
ultra is slow in changing channels and the pic quality is not that great. other than usb nothing exeptional about ultra
 

Platinum Member
Username: Lklives

Post Number: 11828
Registered: Jan-06
Sonicview 4000 ($159) or the Viewsat Ultra are BOTH very good and similiar...and DEFINITELY get USB 2.0 stick...and yes financially, U will get your money's worth and save a ton also in the LONG term... there will be FTA for at least 6 months minimum.......until DN decides to do an entire CARD swap to all their subscribers, which will take awhile...and they haven't even started or even talking about yet...so relax and get your FTA receiver...

buy from these...they don't sell cloes/fakes
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Silver Member
Username: Viruscauser

Leesburg, Georgia

Post Number: 214
Registered: Mar-07
I have a Conaxsat Duo. An excellent machine - very easy to setup and use PLUS it did not go down when the Pansats went down this afternoon.
 

Silver Member
Username: Steph_raven

Cartier is my boy toy!..., U wanna play... Canada

Post Number: 168
Registered: May-06
i have both vs ultra and conaxsat duo which i enjoy. they are both easy to use.
 

Platinum Member
Username: Lklives

Post Number: 11832
Registered: Jan-06
The Dreambox stayed up too today...keys rolled fine...
 

Silver Member
Username: Donnie1973

Post Number: 733
Registered: May-06
LK, do u think FTA will be up till a card swap? I said this fo r a long time. I hope u agree. I think it will take a lot longer to do a card swap. At least a year. It took dave 1.5 years to do theirs.
 

Platinum Member
Username: Lklives

Post Number: 11836
Registered: Jan-06
NO actually Dave didn't take long to swap cards, 2 months max...but we all knew it was coming 3-4 months ahead ...

and heres how fast they closed channels..I remember posting this...



This information comes directly from a DTV bulletins for employees. Channel shutdown is as follows starting on the 13th of April 2004. (lets hope DTV is like any big corporation and their days slip hehe) This really isn't a rumor... but since everyone is SO "know it all" on here.. I stuck it in here...

The header for this bulletin reads "Access Card Change-Out Channel Removal"

Sorry if I made any type-o's I didn't check it after I was done.

Date Channel
13 Music Choice 800-821, 823-838,840-850
13 Para Todos 406-450, 452-499
13 Fox Sports Regional Networks 620-654
13 Adult PPV 594, 596-598
13 HD 73-100
13 PPVs 100-199
14 Premiums East 501,202,507,513,520,522,528,537,544
14 Core 1 (news religion...) 366-377, 337-358
16 Regional Sports Networks 2 601-612
16 core2 (266-271, 282-287...) 266-271, 282-287, 291-295, 300-315
20 Seasonal Sports 700-799
20 Core 3 230-244, 297-298,276-279,207-212
21 Preimum Specialty 545-550, 523, 527-533,538-542
21 Core 4 248-265, 321-329, 333
22 Final1 822, 839, 595, 521, 514, 508, 505, 504, 503
23 Final2 402, 404, 335, 331, 317, 299, 296, 290, 280, 273, 224, 229, 203,204
27 Final3 360, 362, 245, 247, 202, 206
27 Locals/Distant Networks
 

Silver Member
Username: Donnie1973

Post Number: 738
Registered: May-06
i got my replacement cards 6 months BEFORE they switched to them. My brother got his a several months before me. He lived in Denver at the time. I KNOW it took longer than 2 months. I am talking about the whole process. Sending them out, getting everyone to install and do it correctly.
 

Silver Member
Username: Donnie1973

Post Number: 739
Registered: May-06
I remember this cause I never put mine in till it went out, then I had them so long and thru a move that i lost them. So I was down for 2 days while they sent me new ones.
 

Silver Member
Username: Kingusama

Post Number: 329
Registered: May-06
not bad...
 

Platinum Member
Username: Lklives

Post Number: 11840
Registered: Jan-06
I received ALL my 14 subbed replacement cards, less than 3 weeks prior to the channel shut offs!...shut off began 13 April 2004, and I never got my replacemnt cards until March 24 or so...but we all heard the rumors beginning in January 2004, when RID receivers were also being mandatory for new subscribers..
 

Silver Member
Username: Donnie1973

Post Number: 744
Registered: May-06
I think it depended on your geographical location when u received your cards. Thats what I was thinking at the time. I do remember they did the card replacements in phases.
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