Free-To-Air Satellite TV

well am about to,i will be is contact in nigeria.

@Gangsta101

Hi man , please just try and follow the steps Enitan gave you in his post above , Like he said thats what worked for me and every other person should take note, Usually safer this way for tracking the satellite. After your dish is locked in on the satellite you can play with your decoder all you want,  .

@ all newbies

This should be the recommended tracking method , choose the blank satellite name in the "dish setting" menu of your decoder(STRONG). Then go to the manual tracking , and still under the blank satellite name put in your desired frequency and signal ratio and polarity too, start turning your dish until you  get a green ,  Lock in your dish and then continue to search for other available frequency on the bird you are locked on to , by doing a blind scan. Enitan is the man, "Oga na master" Thanks Eni

@Badaru1 & Enitan

I have got the patch too , think have seen it before, just asking , will this give me anything on my 2 90cm dish on W3a and intelsat 7/10 ? And i agree with Enitan on send me, send me , patch. I came here 3-4 weeks ago and you can see how dedicated i am,  When the goodies come like this, dedicated member of the forum should benefit from it, not rippers. Its up to anyone offering to decide who to send. Thank you all

@bodejohn

as you said the bird is nutty(W3a) , and its easy enough for us on 90cm  dish , now u are talking 60cm , u might give it a go, for me am not sure , i'll advice you get a 90cm dish (just 3,500) and with that u can ask for my help am here in Ibadan.

@all

Thank you all for keeping this forum lively as ever, long live NIRALAND , long live FTA


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@ enigma
              plz i need help urgently,i tried to upgrade a 4653x some days back and when i load the software through usb the receiver went dead.the software i got it from strong original website it the one with no patch,i was to patch it later but the receiver went dead.meanwhile i think the reciever is pirated strong because i use my software every time in different strong reciever.plz what can i do to get this receiver back.
 
@ badaru
            send me the softcam key for showtime and aljazeera.  pitodenz@yahoo.com
       

@ enigma
              plz i need help urgently,i tried to upgrade a 4653x some days back and when i load the software through usb the receiver went dead.the software i got it from strong original website it the one with no patch,i was to patch it later but the receiver went dead.meanwhile i think the reciever is pirated strong because i use my software every time in different strong reciever.plz what can i do to get this receiver back.
 
@ badaru
            send me the softcam key for showtime and aljazeera.  pitodenz@yahoo.com
       

Thumbs up Nairaland!

@ slamander,
is there anything wrong dealing with you directly, i don't think i need a 3rd party in this case, because am not a newbbie in this bussiness. Whats your say to that.

I will check my mail very soon

Thank you once again Enigma, Enitan & Pitondenz for all your contributions on this thread.

@ Bodejohn

I have recently ugraded my receiver with a patch i got from this thread and i don't know if the one u have is the same. please, i would like u to give me a link through my email adejumoabdulazeez@gmail.com

@ Enitan

Could u please email the softcame for ART showtime and Aljazeera to me on adejumoabdulazeez@gmail.com. I'D really appreciate it.
Thank u in anticipation.

Patches are receiver specific. By that i mean that a strong receiver patch might not work with a skysat receiver, or any other receiver. You need to tell me your receiver type.
You also need to be careful the type of patches you install on your receivers, you could cause irrepairable damages to your receiver.
Download your patches from trusted sites and people.

@ urfriend,
its so good so hear this from you, the guy said the cards are married to the decoders, so that mean the smart cards wont work then on our strong decoders, can you kindly send the estimated price of the boxes and smart cards to my mail box, enitany20022005@yahoo.com, or is there any patch that will allow the card to work with the strong decoders?

@ ALL,
MEN ! i dey impressed with all of una! y na 2day i come know una
great job guys, lots of creativity, lots of research.

I just got to hear from a very reliable source that some guys are bringing some DUALVIEW receivers into the country that will be able to work for any satellite at all. and it will be very cheap and affordable. The company wants to use that to gain naija market.
WATCH OUT. I will keep you posted

Gangsta101
 you cannot manually input showtime key into strong receiver because the key is 36digits and strong as a space for 16. there is receiver the new supermas it has the softcam key for showtime and Art only that it is not auto so it will not open unless you input the key manually and there is space to contain all the key at once.

@ all
        all u guys post here is give me the patch ,give me the patch whereas many of us here don't even know the different betwen patches and softcam keys.plz someone should confirm to us if that patch open showtime and art for real.all i need is confirmation from a nairalander.

Pitodenz,

u couldn't have said it better. i wish someone using the patch would let us know
1. if it works
2. what channels it opens
3. how long it usually lasts before it goes off

Mide

well, i can't past an image of the strong key menu but i could have sworn the keys i was inputting fit properly into the available spaces, but since it hasn't worked for me who am i to say any thing.

DigitalP

welcome aboard! If u speak french i'm sure u enjoy most of these FTA channels more than us. i will send u a mail, with my email addy if u can send the patch to me. problem is my decoder doesn't seem to recognise softcams via usb anymore and if i try using usb to load a software it says insufficient memory. maybe i'll go get that rs232 cable after all. though i wonder why it should cost N1,000.

@all
using patches and softcam keys are receiver specific therefore great care should be taken when using any of them and you must also have a trusted site to download them.
@all
i can see that some people are confused about the polarization of the signals from the satellite. there are two types of polarisation especially in c-band system. the first is the direct polarisation that is when you see the operator using vertical(V) or horizontal (H). the second one is circular polarisation, this uses left and right hand polarisation. The left is the same as Horizontal while the right is the vertical. this circular polarisation enables the operator to make use of more space on their payload(satellite). when you use a c-band lnbf without di-electric you will be able to receive channels that are on direct polarisation such satellites include Pas7/10 c-band. that is why toxnaija could get some stations he could not get before on this satellite and cannot receive on other satellites. when a di-electric is inserted you are limited on direct polarisation and you will receive on those with circular polarisation. in short, it is the di-electric plate that make tyhe wonder of the polarisation.

when you insert the di-electric in a wrong way, the ststions you are supposed to receive on the vertical will come out using horizontal and vice versa.

these are very important and basic elements of iunstallation.
@Badaru
i will like to meet you when you get to lagos.

@all
toxnaija had a little problem with his ku- lnb and that is why he could not receive the stations on Nss7 ku. though the problem is a bit technical because he can still receive on W4. so you must watch out when you receive on some frequencies and not on others. unlike the c-band lnbf, ku band lnb has double oscillator i.e 9.75/10.6 and each of them has the frequencies allocated to them to receive.

Hello peeps

Difference between patches and softcam and keys:

Patch = operating software but not the original software of the manufacturer; it is usually produced by third parties; it allows the receiver to do certain things including (a) to accept softcams; (b) to have keys entered; (c) to use cards of different encryption systems.

Softcam = small or mini software which contains keys; it allows keys to be entered through a computer or through a USB flash - instead of entering the keys manually by remote

Keys = codes that open some TV channels; can be entered manually through the remote or by loading softcam

Notes:

1. For now, most people in Naija only need to patch the receiver once; after that you can enter new keys into the receiver by remote or by softcams; however sometimes, a new more powerful patch comes out for some receivers which means that when that patch is loaded you don't need to enter keys manually or by softcam as the patch will auto-roll (AU) new keys as and when necessary; in that case it is better to load that new patch.

2. Whether powerful patch, softcams or manual keys -- they all only last for a short time because the TV providers change things frequently. It is a cat n mouse game.

Got to go out now; back in 15 minutes to answer some queries especially for Pitodenz. 

OK

pitodenz

You don't need to keep loading manufacturer's software unless really necessary; for example if a new software is released which improves the previous one. Note also that if you load manufacturer's  software, your receiver will no longer open encrypted channels unless you load a patch again.

I know how to revive a 'dead' receiver using the RS232 (null modem) cable; I will explain it and you might adapt it using the USB flash.

1. Switch off your receiver
2. Connect the cable to computer and receiver
3. Open/Start the Loader programme on the computer
4. Use Loader programme to find the software you want; either a working patch or manufacturers' software
5. Then switch on the receiver

The receiver will then load the software from the computer; if the software is good software, it will revive the receiver.

I'm not sure how to adapt this procedure using a USB flash; maybe just get the cable and follow the procedure I described.