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@ Enigma. You've done a great job listing those "True" FTA channels and Birds bro!


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martinlala:
please can you help with C band too

Go to these sites listed by Enigma below, look in the C-band section you will get your answers. Try it.

4.   Consult places like www.lyngsat.com, www.flysat.com and www.kingofsat.net for more info.

@ 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 your 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.

@vickoy23: 
It is true that majority of people start-off knowing nothing (b.t.w, that includes me) about FTA, but what is important is for one to learn as they go along.  My concern is for those that just look only for answers, and in some cases, even ignore the answers and tips given to them regarding problem resolutions. If you read through this thread, you would note; that some individuals ask the same questions over without actually taking time to read the answers already provided. Some just want get a channel without caring to know other technical aspects involved. For one to be proficient in this hubby, you have to understand how things work, starting from the Dish size, LNB, Switches, Cables, receivers and of course satellite/Dish positioning.

Ol'boy, I tell u. Buying the Naija foods and de this and that wey follo am don krep mai headi o!  Even sef, if I no chop Farina (garri) with serious soup for hia, na so so headache na me dey get na so! I love Naija food bro!

@Guruofsat, There is no info on free Internet via Satellite on that site. I just spoke to a representative from the Galaxy website.

@ urfriend;
Showing you a picture of where your dish will point may not be of help to you if you do not know or indicate where you are located. First, start by telling us your location, Type of dish you'll be or are currently using. There are many tools on here to help you locate your longitude and latitude, Azimuth and Elevation. Use them or at least try. You'll not regret trying.

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