Finally bought me one of these free to air boxes, its a Sonicview I was told by a few friends that these are the best ones to get. Any of you guys using these receivers? I'm using the company that starts with a B for my satelite but I was told there is no script available yet. Any good web sites I can go to for my fixes?

 

u can get the latest bins at f2atv.com or freedomfta.com u need to be a member though. welcome to the world of free cable, free ****, free satalite radio. u gonna love this stuff...i want to upgrade to the hd fta boxes.

 

totalfta.com then scroll down and you don't even have to sign up, i just got one last week..its great!!

 

Good luck. Keep us posted on how it goes.

 

What's great about it?

 

Often wondered about FTA.... especially when the cable bill arrives.
If I didn't feel like I was getting raped, I wouldn't even consider it.

My biggest concern is how often do you get zapped?
It would be a big PITA to constantly look for new bins.

I'd be really pi$$ed if I got zapped in the middle of the Stanley cup finals or the Super Bowl etc, etc...

 

Great for not having to pay for satellite!!!

 

I just got the Sonicview SV360 Elite a few weeks ago. I've been using ftatalk.com for my files. You need to sign up but it's free.

About BEV, I don't believe it is possible to watch it right now. They are changing encryption right now so most, if not all, channels are down.

http://www.ftatalk.com/showthread.php?t=219274

 

lol bad time to buy any of that crap, they are in the process of changing to a new system (b*ll) and friends tell me channels are dropping and going black daily. Also was told the american version of b*ll is going to the same system in a month or so. Hold on to your money!

 

^thanks

 

I have the Sonicview HD8000, HD channels are great but not sure if it was worth the extra $ for the receiver. Depends how much TV you watch I guess. Now is the worst time to think about getting it. B has begun to switch a lot of channles to Nagra 3 encryption and a ton of channels are now down. The US counterpart is said to be making the switch very soon as well. Who knows how long it would take before it is 'figured' out.

Ian, it doesn't go down too often. Also if you have a setup with different heads, you can always switch to a different satallite. But as for now, holdoff until someone can figure out the Nagra 3 encryption.

 

Rumor has it that the new system is compromised....In private hands...Just that there will be no public release until both companies fully adopt the new system, making it too costly to change or go back.

 

BEV is down I've read all about it, DN is still working as well as DIk I'll just have to point my dish in the other direction for now. Like Ian said if you can't stand going back and forth getting updated bin files don't bother with this stuff it is a bit of a PITA but I see it as a small challenge, also DO NOT cancel your cable or Satelite subscription because when it does go down you will be stuck with nothing. Mine cost me $130. so its not like I'm losing my shirt on this however I do feel sorry for the guys who dished out $380.+ for the HD boxes. These will go up again (BEV) it will just take some time.

 

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totalfta.com, this site rocks.

 

any updates on this? Hows everyones signals?
I just lost my locals and im having a hard time trying to get my internationals going
i just got a sonicview sv4000 and a superdish.