Free-To-Air Satellite TV

@enigma,

I have already done that, it works with DSTV Irdeto card.  Infact, works fine!


 
@all
I activated the DSTV card with the HITV Decorder.

My only problem now is the fact that i use a less than 90cm dish and because of that, some of DSTV transponders are for wider dish, i paid for Family Bonquet and i don't get Event Channel 1 & 2 and if i move my dish and my quality for HITv transponder is below 74%, some DSTV channels like Channel 0, MTV Base, African Magic etc wont be showing or will be breaking.

My problem still remain, i want to use two Access Card (DSTV & HITV simultaneously) on my decorder.

Thanks all
 
 

to all,
I have some questions for our fta gurus please.
1. I was in the middle east last yr and happpened to watch alot of channels on hotbird there. back here in naija, i could not tune to hotbird. I use a 1.8m dish with strong decoder
2. tried getting an upgrade to a AGI AGR5200D decoder from their website but was unsuccesful. what can be done please?

Peace to all

Hi mecussey, just checked ,  no Nollywood yet. Am I doing anything wrong?

Am getting hotbird in my place, I ve about 400 cannels 4 now.The signal is not that strong. I can only watch most of the stations in the evening with 2.4m dish. The best frequency is 10949v 27500. The strenght is about 60 in the evening.

please can anyone tell me if one can get eutelsat w3a in lagos,signal quality and size of dish to be used.thanks,please do reply.

what position will the dish face on eutelsat w3a.same location has mytv or dstv,hitv?.please do reply.

@banky77ng

You can what DSTV channels with any kind of HITV decorder (because i have the latest), be it the first set or latest ones.

They all can read DSTV Irdeto card, i have friends that now use it and i personally use it.

The only reason i am scared using both card on one decoder is the fact that with time, the decoder might have a problem because i am removing and re-inserting the two cards, that is the reason i am looking for a DSTV decorder to buy so then i will only use AV 1 and AV2.

You can buy MYTV card from any of their Dealer for N2000 - N2100 and as for DSTV card i called them last week and the Customer care Officer said i could buy the card from their VI office or some of their dealers for N10,000

Eutelsat W3A is at 7 degrees East, if you are in lagos , the Elevation should be 81 degrees, while Azimuth should be 149 degrees.

i.e
Position : 7 degrees East
Elevation : 81 degrees
Azimuth : 149 degrees.

Use the link to work out where dish for 7e should face: www.dishpointer.com
 
Type in ur location and the satellite you want then click "Go"

Hello People, can anyone tell me if I can get Eutelsat W3A in Lagos, if yes, how do i go about it, in term if the type of decoder and dish size as well as the band , C or KU band.
I also want to know the direction should be facing.

Hello guys! I came across this site/thread in my quest to find/buy the best set-top box (receiver) for Satellite reception in Nigeria.   I've read all 20 pages of this FTA stuff and I must say it brings big on my face. First, I must thank “biggjoe” for starting this FTA thread. But where did he disappear to after opening this great thread?  I have been enjoying FTA channels and the associated (wuru wuru or Akpruka) channels here in the USA for sometime now, and I must say I love it. FTA is a hubby and you must research and learn as you go along. You must be willing to fore-go that hot garri and bitter leaf egusi soap, laced with okporoko, snails, periwinkles and the 24 Volts of Odeku to wash it down on most days in order to grab a channel signal off a satellite from space.  But, what I’m seeing here is that almost 85% of those in this FTA forum are not willing to learn, they just want answers, but not willing to do the dirty work. Also some of the answers are kind of vague and this makes it hard for beginners (a newbie) to understand what is going on. For instance, people are asked to face west or east and just keep moving the dish up/down and side ways. This mode of instruction could make a novice believe that  all you have to do is point your dish and all is well. For installations; there should be full mention of Satellite location, LNB type (C-band, Circular or Linear) Polarity, Receiver settings, Diseq-C settings if installing more than one satellite, lenght of cables, grounding, etc. I must say thanks to Enigma, Pitodenz, Chidexy, Twinstaiye, and a host of others. I will contribute more as the days go by. Meanwhile, this hobby is like maths, if you don’t practice, you won’t learn! So give it you best, then ask questions and things will begin to make sense.

Below is an example of my ViewSat Receiver Setup used in the USA for 119°W and 97°W. You can use this as a template when asking receiver questions.

EchoStar 7 - 119. ECHO 7
LNB Power------ON
LNB Type-------Standard For dish pro set to OCS
LNB Freq-----------11250
22kHz-------------Off unless you have a 22kHz switch turn on.
TP Freq----------12339
Search option-----All
DiSEqC 1.0------Port 1
Motor--------------Off
Legacy SW------None


Galaxy 25 - 97°W
LNB Power------ON
LNB Type-------Standard
LNB Freq-----------10750
22kHz------------- on.
TP Freq----------11966
Search option-----All
DiSEqC 1.0------Port 2
Motor--------------Off
Legacy SW------None

Any news about Nollywood on trendtv ,  mecussey we await any ,  just any response from you

Hi great guys,
Has anyone come across a dish mover for 90cm dish in Nigeria?
I have seen it on the internet and i am looking forward to have 1 or 2.
Thanks

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Hi great nairalanders,

this post is getting more intresting by the day but for those who started it, we would not have the opportunity of getting so much knowledge.

@F_Marshal

great we have knowledgeable ple in the house who could put us through. people like u. it would be nice to let u know that 98% of the members of this forum knows next to nothing about about satellite and fta before joining this thread but has learnt so much from this thread that they can pass for proffessionals. call us half baked we no go quarell with u if at the end of the day we fit get to watch the channel ( ). by the way u sound either the local food wey u carry go obodo oyinbo u never finish am or u dey use all ur money buy am over there. I hear say the things wey u mention cost no be small for yonder. u dey miss Nigeria no be small.

@ pitodenz

that eutelsat w3a is so difficult to get I am almost giving up but I think I will give it another shot this week end following ur instructions. will let u no how it comes out. wish me luck. I actually went to get another dish (the first DSTV set they sold) it is bigger than what these alaba boys sell to us in the name of 90 cm. when I measured it diagonally, the width is 90cm and the height is 100cm so I don't know if to call it a 90cm dish or 100cm dish. but whatever, i would be trying out w3a with it this weekend.

@ bodejohn

It would be great if we get a seller for the motor in Nigeria. I saw the pics and the tech detail. that is cool. lets hope the alaba biz men would import it asap.

@ everyone

u don't need to add another lnb to the hitv lnb u are already on 36ºE and that is where trend is. just add the frequency 11747 polarity H and symbol rate 27500 to ur receiver under the eutelsat w4 PID shikenna. scan the freq. and u r there. them never add nollywood and all those stations them promise sha.

I equally spoke with trent customer care and from his words, it is obvious that it will not remain FTA forever. Bad news though is that they would not sell their smart card to anyone who does not buy their receiver. le us hope they would be smart enough to sell their card just like MYTV because I don't see people throwing away their receiver because they want to watch trend. they should rather let people who has their universal receiver to be able to subscribe. anyway them still never talk officially sha so make we no assume yet. who knows, it might be fta for life.

this people never get clients for their satellite. RASCOM1. just like NIGCOMSAT1. We hope sa african mentality no go kill the satellite.

hi guys ,does it mean that if u don't know tha azimuth of your town u wont be able to fix a dish.
i live in ghana and in the eastern part of the country and i want to know the azimuth of my town .
how do i do it.