₦airaland Forum

Omo dis MBC Variety...has glued my eye lids open.

SHEEEEERRRRRTT!

kazzytech:
thanks. I have try it with new lnb but all the same

What I find is 12303H27500 is easier to find than 12265H.

Put that TP in and maximize % on that as best you can.

I got 70% MBC using a 1.0m dish in Lagos, though not stable because of my flimsy pole and wind.

4922 decoder. Discovery twin LNB.

Onlytru:
Is good to see more Nigerians trying to invest their money for future financial security. Now the only two less risky investment that most Nigerians tend to go for his either Fixed Deposit Investment or Treasury Bills Investment (T-bills). I have been involved in both investment multiple times but after carefully review of my returns and the risks involve (which is pretty NADA to be candid) I can state with all confidence that Fixed Deposit investment is the best between the two...

¬ OnlyTru¬

Oga, I'm sure you miscalculated. No bank will have rolled you over 4 times for a 40% p.a on your N5m.

No chance. ZERO!

odilibe:
that should be for prime focus!

ah ook....that aside, i've had some success.

i went ahead and mounted the 1m dish along with bracket they gave me.

got about 3 or 4 MBCs...


my pole mount is thin and I'm in a windy area so it's unsteady but at least i know it works.

thx for your help.

faithchild:
guy d fuji lnd.is it d silver series.long silver long and slim

yes, long plain silver

twinskenny:
what kind of decoder are you using to track?

if its not HD it 12265h might not pop.. was a victim last year when i spent over 3hrs trying to nail that bed all to no avail not knowing its because i am using mpeg 2 meter to track.... but if you can get a good signal on 12303... then just input the 12265 on ur decoder. you should be okay
good luck

4922 my oga

odilibe:
your location+60cm dish +strong lnb=weak SQ

Got a question for you sir.

I bought a 1.05m offset dish from Alaba Intl 2 months ago.

The (useless) dealer gave me the bracket/mount for a 90cm dish however.


I really don't have the time to drive 3hrs forth and 3hrs back for the sole purpose of buying another dish.


What do to?
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Second bit of my question.

I also bought a Fuji Star Gold lnb the same day.

I attempted the use this lnb, and of all the lnbs I have with me, the Star Gold actually seemed to be the least best.

When I use it on DSTV or Multi TV positions, it's signal quality is usually 8-9% less than the ordingary N500 lnbs I have.

Is it fake or am I not using it right? I bought it for about N1,800 or thereabouts

Alright guys I don try this Badr/MBC on my 60cm dish for over a week. No green at all. Even just using one lnb on the dish. Nothing 12265h27500. I do get 12303H27500 and see Cordoba Intll.

Any pointers? Using 60cm dish with Strong lnb.

Please help.

Somebody said 5000kw.

People just sit behind these computers and talk nonsense as fact and act like they know what's up.

They don't know jack. Dissect every single word you read folks on here. 95% of these posts are junk.

Take them as such.


Granted that "I-better-pass-my-neighbor" produces 650W = .65KW

Are you meaning to say, he don increase our electrical capacity to the production of 900 "I-better-pass"?

I might even agree with you in that case.

Where I live, they haven't had 3 seconds of light in 3 years.

Mtschew.

5000KW (5000MW) my a$s

Better leave all these a Terry G fans and Shokey dancers...you expect them to know about politics?

But I like shokey sha! Heh!

See dem.

You are under a rock if you don't know Nneka (or Seun)

Or you are just plain ignorant, or just playing dumb.


CNN obviously knows who she is; and millions of people know who she is. Home and Abroad.

She is entitled to her view, just like you.



Only thing is; you are only known on your street.

She is world famous, intelligent and opinionated, thus CNN is interested to get her take on activities in her home country.

Belewu:
Interesting. We blew $1bn in 12 days trying to 'defend the naira'. There was no much success with that move. At that rate it would take less than a year to blow through our entire reserves. Then what? Nigeria would be broke and the naira would still depreciate. Anybody with a small army could then easily take over the government and we would basically have no resources to fight. Do you honestly see any sense in this strategy?

You have any other solution to the daily 0.5% value loss we are currently experiencing?

Belewu:
I guess the option of draining our reserves to defend the Nairasounds more sensible to you? Do you know the damage to our credit rating, ability to service our debts and even protect this country if needed?
We do not need $$$ readily available in the economy. Wedo not spend $$ in Nigeria. Whatthe government needs to do is assist our local industries to reduce our reliance on imported products

We will assist our local industries when? Tomorrow Wednesday 25th? To start producing all the imported goods we consuming abi?
Just like increasing the auto import tariff to discourage vehicles import. When last did you buy an innoson truck for N5.7m cash?

We are a consumer economy period.
We produce absolutely nothing and have to import.

These $$$ are needed for the imports.

Your Naira that you spend is converted by Nigerian businesses to $$$ to bring goods in.

Your Naira is always eventually dollars, and now they have to use more Naira to buy the same amount of dollars.

It means when the goods land, you will pay more of that Naira in the end to buy the goods.

Naira has lost 20% of its value in the last 3 months and I bet you didn't get a 5% raise at your job since December did you?


Only time will tell. God help us all.

if you got the money: land & houses, i.e property

Properties that were "x amount" (Naira) 3 months ago, are still that same x amount today.

Let's say a land you were eyeing one time was N1m , that woulda been $5500

Today that land is gonna cost you $4600.


If you are a big hitter, that can save you $10 or 20 grand on some purchases.

...good time to buy Nigerian assets with your hard currency folks.

Meanwhile, Naira is plummeting against $$$ and CBN is stopping auctions.

You are limiting the circulation of a commodity; the price will not go up?

Mtschew. Clueless.

CBN does not know what they are doing. To make Naira strong, the need to call their reserves and make $$$ readily available within the economy.

They are doing the opposite, they cancelled $$$ auctions instead.

Good help us all.


Disaster looms.

Go see a doctor.

In the meantime, take doxycline daily at least 7 days straight, and apply a topical antibiotic.

Stop itching it.

Jobless.com or maybe these are teenagers...

@fruitfull1 @arbitrage

It's not a "refusal" per se.

They tell me they dont have.

I'm not talking about selling to me, I'm talking about deposited funds.

Anybody been able to get USD from the bank? 2 days straight I've not been able to withdraw with claims "they don't have."

GTB is the bank in question.

Got USD, 2k+

Who needs? 210 per $

Maximus17:
To be frank its either she's wants to take it slow and watch your commitment , or she taking pro active measures of not blocking the way for other interested guys in the event of you not living up to it ie she doesn't trust u well shikena

you couldn't be more right.

putting up your pic will "block" other gentlemen "callers"

she wants to appear available.

Chillisauce:
Sorry for derailing.

For those of you that have money in USD.

Due to the oil crisis, now is the time to change your cash to EUR. You will make it huuuuge.

EVEn in naira, but i dont trust the naira to bounce back because of Nigeria factor(history will tell ). But the Euro will always bounce back.

The oil price is on one of its lowest in history and wont go much below this.

ANyway, just a heads up. Im no investment analyst just someone making use of open opportunity.

Happy investing.

OYO if e back fires.

err I beg to differ.

Time to change to Naira ( only to buy "assets" or "stuff" in Nigeria (right now!) ) but not to hold Naira

Otherwise, USD is gonna be stronger in the upcoming weeks/months . You change to something else and change back to USD, you lose.

I aint no analyst either...don't quote me on that.

Street price for USD to NGN today 30th January 2015 is at N208-N210.

Only God knows what is this country is turning into.

Very scary.

Revert.

Since Nigerians don't know how to use the word.

I will hear many say "I will revert to you" to say "I will get back to you."

I cringe hearing people say this and using it especially as official language feeling like they used a fancy word.

Don't embarrass yourselves folks. It is wrong.

Revert means "to return to a previous state"

It does not mean is "reply"

Do not use it as such lest you embarrass yourselves with your international counterparts.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/magazine/06FOB-onlanguage-t.html?_r=0


Reminds me of these Indians that always write "Hi dear" for "Hi there"


#minirant

Androgynous

graphicicon:
nigeria satelite tv network owners are so stingy not to add ptv sport and irib tv3 on their network, so the those of us with small dish like 60 cm dish can enjoy live free to air matches

er you never heard TV rights?

TCann:
I have carefully read this thread from the 1st page to the last and it amuses me the points of view which everyone who has commented is viewing the issue from. Moreso as a father whom someone will come and ask for my daughter's hand one day(and I'm working at being very financially comfortable and giving my daughter the best training-home&schooling) There are 2 major points of view.

1. The 'wife's family is poor and wants to burden me' point of view
Understandably so, any guy averagely doing well- earnings wise (and even the not-so-doing-well but having his manly ego in his throat) will want to run and cast all manner of aspertions at their lowly status.

2. The 'wife's family is rich and unnecessarily haughty and rude' point of view.
This point of view's proponents have their valid points too- you cant ask me such a direct question as touching on my earnings and I wont feel uncomfortable and even such question as been rude.

Now, to the issue at hand. It's a very tricky situation. Aligning my position to the 2nd point of view (Cos i intend to be rich and bring up my daughter as a well mannered girl from a comfortable home - no apologies pls.)

People have marshalled this point that as a man who have laboured geniunely to build a business empire for himself, he will not sit idly back and have one irresponsible opportunist come from nowhere and treat their girl anyhow by not providing for his family or as a son-in-law, who may take over the management of some part of the family business with time, not being driven enough and given to vanities-partying, womanizing etc, I certainly wouldnt!. Take it or leave it, it is not fair and this is the real hard life for you!

However, be that as it may, I wish the issue is that simple but it isn't. As a rich dad wanting to guide against my daughter running home frequently for rent, shl fees,etc support (I hate this part as I will rather want to support them voluntarily knowing fully well that they are capable & dont even need it as against something that I must do if I want to shield my grandchildren from some embrassing situations I couldnt envisaged for my own children), I have to look beyond what the guy is earning in the now and look out for the potential, drive, genuine love for my daughter, the 'drive to continually improve' attributes in him because as it has been reiterated on this topic that surely, he wont continually earn 20k. That is not the case in all the sitautions but there is a big BUT to that...he must be well positioned (educationally or other vocations-wise) and brimming with the can-do potential and drive to succeed before I will approve the position that 'a 20k of today is not a permanent one o'!

Quickly, my cousin's story:
We are close. He started dating his fiancee then (wife now) whilst just finishing his NYSC as at 2007 (mark the datelines) and working with an NGO on a salary of 15k per month. 2008, we went to visit the uncle of the my cousin's wife here in Lag (she lives with him & he's like the dad in Lag), (the man is doing fine, has his own company, stays in a lovely estate in Lekki bla bla).
Very frank man, he asked my cousin what he was doing, what are his plans and said he was asking because he doesnt want his niece to suffer at all. The oko iyawo and myself kinda went through a mini interview drill for the few hours of our visitation but he wasnt too harsh but was frank and blunt.(In restropect, I learnt some things during that visitation)
As at then, my cousin was on 50k/mth and he didnt have a car nor an apartment of his own and as 2009/2010 that they would eventually marry, his total was almost N3m per annum. He did his wedding without overly leaning for family support. 2014 (Tho, he had changed jobs about 2 times since 2009), he is on a N10m per annum now (I'm not kidding, he showed me his letter).
The wife's uncle so regards him, not because he desires anything from him(cos he's a big man on his own and he doesnt know what my cousin was worth as as 2008 and what he worths now in 2015, but he knows my cousin is taking care of his family as a responsible guy- bought a car for his wife, family UK vac, decent neighbourhood apartment etc, so he could deduce). So its not about the 15k of now but the drive and God's grace to prosper you that matters.

Last bullet to the proponents of both points of view:
The issue is not as straight forward as you may wish it to be. Remember that you are a father or will be a father that will have a daughter one day. How do you ultimatley wish your daughter's quality of life to be in her own nuclear home, you being rich or not? FOOD4THOT

Sorry for the long post, lawyers can talk!

Good write up but regardless of what you would like to know as a parent, it is rude, immature and pompous to ask such a question.

You can like to know, but who told you it is your right to know?


I've come to know wisdom tends to grow with age but there are many 50-60yr old fools about.


Absolutely disgraceful- be you the richest man in the world or poorest.

Story!

Jesus only decided to reveal on Nigerian pastors, or the girl is just regurgitating the opinions and views of her parents/adults around her?

Please!

If you have an "ode" in-law who asks you such a question, my friend bail fast!

You are about to marry an "ode" their offspring child.


Bail!

obnelly:
Fibre dish is your best bet if you are very close to the Atlantic ocean.its rust free and can withstand all weather.

my brother; the cost and weight.

akplatnum2005:
66cm. dish brand (eurostar)

thx