azeezbaba:

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.

azeezbaba:

@pitodenz

I think u are right. Many of us don't know the difference between Softcam Keys and Patches. I think Enigma, Enitan, Bodejohn show please throw more light on this. Questions like this should be answered

a.)  Does latest patch open up some channels?
     
     Answer:  I wouldn't know since I currently don't reside in Nigeria, but if loaded into the right receiver it should work.


b.)  Do we still need Softcam Keys after patching.

  Answer: No, in almost all cases the patch will automatically pull in the right keys (Auto roll), but sometimes, you may have to load a softcam key into the receiver, if the changes to the broadcast stream do not significantly affect the patch's alogrithms. You may have to disable the Auto roll feature in your reciever for a Softcam key to work.

I think answering this questions would clarify a lot things.

Enigma, Enitan, Bodejohn please do justice.

Gangsta101:

Pitodenz,

u couldn't have said it better. i wish someone using the patch would let us know
1. if it works

Answer: Good to know, but always give a general idea.

2. what channels it opens
 
  Answer:  If you really want your opened channels to last long, it is a bad idea to a anounce it here in the forum as the Providers (owners of the channels) will quickly lock the channels again. Remember, they have their technicians on the internet looking for ways to make their Broadcasts more secure.

3. how long it usually lasts before it goes off

Answer: See Above. No one knows..

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.

isomadtech:

@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.