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enitan2002:
to the technology market thread, pls

say what?

brand new strong 4900 hd for sell for 39k. serious buyer only. just 1 available.

@olatufu et al

the title of this thread is latest transponder news for Africa, Please lets stay on course.

try using a fuji llnb at 7pm drawn all the way out with 10796 to track hotbird, it's about 1 inch from the dstv position marked on a 3m pole.

captainus:
@olofofo and All(having hd receiver) can u pls confirm if the Sabc(1 2 3) on intel902c is now hd or totally encrypted .A friend with mpeg4 said he could only get the audio.

encrypted!!! since dstv bought the exclusive right for the whole cup, sabc can not be FTA, atleast for the duration of the world cup/

Ilish:
HOTWIRE

Hi my bro.I heard you talk about upgrading a SRT 4669X Dvb.Please dont attempt that path, you might never return.When you upgrade to a higher version,possibilities of returning to a lower version is IMPOSSIBLE? DONT think about it my bro, Unless you want to buy a SRT 4100 as an option when you damage 4669x.

I am talking from experience,DONT attempt that which you areplanning.

@ALLLL FTA GURUS
Lets not venture into unnecessary upgrades for fun.I am a living Example.I lost my 4669X a month ago, though I have repleced it with a new one.Dont do it.

Viva na my FTA brodas

how can you lose something that's fixable? too much cash to play with hun?

Eurobird 2 - 25.5E

Al Jazeera Sport Channel +5 has started on 11585V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Irdeto 2 / KeyFly /
Viaccess 4.0 SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID801 VPID311 APID312 Ara / 313 Eng

Al Jazeera Sport Channel +6 has started on 11585V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Irdeto 2 / KeyFly /
Viaccess 4.0 SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID802 VPID321 APID322 Ara / 323 Eng

Al Jazeera Sport Channel +7 has started on 11585V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Irdeto 2 / KeyFly /
Viaccess 4.0 SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID803 VPID331 APID332 Ara / 333 Eng

Al Jazeera Sport Channel +8 has started on 11585V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Irdeto 2 / KeyFly /
Viaccess 4.0 SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID804 VPID341 APID342 Ara / 343 Eng

Al Jazeera Sport Channel +9 has started on 11585V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Irdeto 2 / KeyFly /
Viaccess 4.0 SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID805 VPID351 APID352 Ara / 353 Eng

Al Jazeera Sport Channel +10 has started on 11585V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Irdeto 2 / KeyFly /
Viaccess 4.0 SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID806 VPID361 APID362 Ara / 363 Eng

Al Jazeera Sport Channel World Cup has started on 11585V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Irdeto 2 / KeyFly / Viaccess 4.0 SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID807 VPID371 APID372Ara / 373 Eng


Badr 6 - 26.0E

Seha TV has started regular broadcasting on 11746V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID455 VPID1365 APID1638 Ara

ESAT (Ethiopian Satellite Television) is back in the package on 11785V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID5 VPID410 APID420

ERI TV has started on 12399V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID3601 VPID4097 APID4098 Tig

ETV Ethiopia has started on 12399V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID3602 VPID4099 APID4100 Amh

ntelsat 10 - 68.5E

Big TV has started in the My TV package on 12522H DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Conax SYM:26657 FEC 1/2 SID20 VPID288 APID544 Eng / 800 Fre (Time share with TéléToon Africa)

@Olofofo, please could you advise me about the dream box 500 that i saw here in the market, it looks like yours, doen't it?

what do you need to know? where did you see mine?

adrusa:
I overrated my ability recently when I purchased a Cuberevo HD PVR Linux based satellite receiver. I have been unable to configure it to to use my dstv cards in the two card readers that it has. I can use the cards with the cam modules, but that is even buggy.

In summary I will like to use the receiver for FTA and DSTV using the card reader slot. I need some help from anybody with the required experience. Thank you.

My DSTV card is not married because I use it with a STRONG 63xx stb and like I said it sometimes work with the CAM modules in the cuberevo.

HELP WELCOME. THANKS.

Meanwhile, I'm based in Ibadan and I need a MOTORISED 3/3.4 meter fiber dish installed. Quote me a reasonable price.

holla at me 08033401080, been needing a good reason to come to Ibadan.

George_D:
@olofofo,
Those were exactly my thoughts on the 4910 thing. Why spend so much on a box which will remain under utilised 95% of the time?

the ad say excluding south africa, i wonder if we will still be able to nail it with a BUD.

olatufu:
@ olofofo, hw can i get a T pole for 2.4m pan.i want 2 knw b4 goin 2 get one at alaba 2mrw.

you might try all these guys wey de sell 2nd hand iro materials.

@all

I don't know if the 4910 is the dream machine we have been looking forward to, there are better machines out there.

1. Opticum
2. SPiderbox
3.Dreambox 8000HD etc

I picked up a 4910 within the week and am still not over the money with it's performance, unlike when i picked up my dreambox 500s. to start with, none of the MPeg 4 packages excites me and the packages i have acess to, have near perfect picture quality as well. right now, i have no HD package i can really test it with, so i guess we will just have to wait to scream eureka when all the TV packages goes HD.

if you have the cash and you want a fully HD decoder( ?) i advice you go for something cheap like the Darbox, you can use the balance to buy yourself a really big dish, because that's the only way that you can really enjoy FTA.

Mpeg 2, they were TFTA ( temporarily free to air)

Eutelsat W7 (36E) - Multichoice Africa: TV Brasil Canal Integración is now transmitted Free To Air (11977.00MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:411 PID:251/253 Portuguese). (2010-05-21 21h49)
Eutelsat W7 (36E) - Multichoice Africa: B4U Movies is now transmitted Free To Air (11977.00MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:405 PID:191/193 Hindi). (2010-05-20 11h59)
Eutelsat W7 (36E) - Multichoice Africa: E! Entertainment TV is now transmitted Free To Air (11977.00MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:403 PID:151/153 English). (2010-05-20 11h59)
Eutelsat W7 (36E) - Multichoice Africa: TV 5 Monde Afrique is now transmitted Free To Air (11977.00MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:404 PID:181/183 French). (2010-05-20 11h59)
Eutelsat W7 (36E) - Multichoice Africa: Canal+ Horizons is now transmitted Free To Air (11977.00MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:402 PID:161/163 French). (2010-05-20 11h59)
Eutelsat W7 (36E) - Multichoice Africa: France 24 (en Français) is now transmitted Free To Air (11977.00MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:407 PID:211/213 French). (2010-05-20 11h59)
Eutelsat W7 (36E) - Multichoice Africa: RTP International is now transmitted Free To Air (11977.00MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:410 PID:241/243 Portuguese). (2010-05-20 11h59)
Eutelsat W7 (36E) - Multichoice Africa: Trace Tropical is now transmitted Free To Air (11977.00MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:406 PID:201/203 French). (2010-05-20 11h59)
Eutelsat W7 (36E) - Multichoice Africa: K24 is now transmitted Free To Air (11977.00MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:409 PID:231/233 English). (2010-05-20 11h59)
Eutelsat W7 (36E) - Multichoice Africa: B4U Music is now transmitted Free To Air (11977.00MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:408 PID:221/223 Hindi). (2010-05-20 11h59)

blexxonmak:
@badaru1,dejsam,olofofo,adewest,pitodenz,george d. Has anyone put the new Stargold Fuji HD Ready LNB to test. It is being speculated that it gives better result as compared to Fuji 0.3 lnb,premium laser,etc. Can anyone comfirm this.

There is no such thing as a HD ready LNB. LNB is LNB. all that you see on the pack is a marketting ploy, if they doubt it, ask them to show you a LNB that is not HD ready. The stargold LNB remains a good LNB, but what i notice of late is there so many variations of the same product, so it's really hard to keep track of what is the real thing, imagine the same stargold repackaged as Digisat Prime focus or our good old santek repackaged as FOCUS. my advice is that whtever works for you, you should stick to.

ricki:
Does that mean if i bring my SKY HD box + full subscription card down to niga I can use it? I currently have two I am not using at the moment.
I have a lot of kits in the garage that i will like to play with in niga.
If it works, all I need is to dust my HD projector and bring it down too.

??

Ikiriye:
@all,
anybody with idea of what size of dish can bring into my living room astra 2b beamed euroupe and if sky smartcard can work on say 4910.there are some 30 somtin channels there fta.

I get the sky UK package of on my motorized 3m fibre here in lagos, useless since everything is encrypted.

@konami001

trying using the SN check software form sat-universe and see and refer further discussions to olofofo@gmail.com or YM. it is well.

@moderator

nice reply. see no evil, Hear no evil,

@konami001

100% certain that the software i forwarded to you works, try cleaning the microbox first before loading the patch, it is wrong to assume that only version 1.30 works, my version 1.29 is still rocking.

olatufu:
Oga olofofo, which wil b beta 4 nilesat in lag, 2.4m pan or fibre.wil i get hotbird wit 2.4m in lag? Tnx boss

what you can get is 2.6 fibre and it's better than 2.4 pan. yes you can get hotbird with 2.4m in lagos. if yo uhave the cash and space, just close your eyes and go for a 3m instead.

@olatufu

everything is subject to what you have in ur pocket. a 3m fibre is ur best bet, if u have cash and space.

@all

nilesat has rearranged frequencies, u need to blindscan for a shock of your life.

@pitodenz

startimes are not using cards yet, i spoke to one of the guys there who told me that they are planning on rolling out in other cities soon, sorry PH was not on their immediate list.

@george_d

roger that.

Eutelsat W2A - 10.0E

Nickelodeon Europe has started in the package Startimes TV on 3927R DVB-S2/8PSK / MPEG-4 / SYM:8300 FEC 5/6 SID1016 VPID1602 APID1603 Eng

Setanta Africa has started in the package Startimes TV on 3937R DVB-S2/8PSK / MPEG-4 SYM:8800 FEC 5/6 SID15 VPID79 APID78 Eng

@george_d

yes it does

@all

US satellite on potential collision course

A giant US communications satellite, probably hit by a solar flare on April 5, is drifting out of control and yet still beaming its powerful signals to the Earth below. More than 150,000 telemetry messages have been sent to try and ‘wake’ the satellite up. They have had zero affect.

The satellite, Intelsat’s Galaxy 15 craft, should be operating from 133 deg West broadcasting TV programmes to cable head-ends in the USA. The problem is the satellite is not communicating with its ground controllers following an April 5 “anomaly” that its builder Orbital Sciences thinks may be related to a massive Solar Flare that erupted on April 5.

The drift is steady and the craft not in any way tumbling. However, if the drift remains uncontrolled it will enter SES World Skies ‘airspace’ at 131 deg East, and affect – and threaten – AMC-11’s C-band transmissions. SES World Skies and Intelsat officials have held regular meetings since April 5 to keep each other informed and aware of the potential threat.

Rob Bednarek, CEO at SES World Skies, told Space News, a specialist trade publication, that cooperation had been good. “We all realize that we could be in the same position tomorrow. We are neighbors in space.”

In three weeks time, according to current estimates, on May 23 the errant satellite will encroach on AMC-11’s orbital position and (if it continues on its current trajectory) exit on about June 7. SES World Skies will move its own satellite out of the way of Galaxy 15, probably to a marginally higher orbit, while allowing G-15 to slip safely by.

However, yesterday (May 3) Intelsat was scheduled to try one last attempt to regain control by sending a much more powerful signal up to the satellite. But experts say this attempt will not be repeated because of the risk of harming other craft in the vicinity.

If this attempt fails then likely the craft will continue its drift across the USA, passing other Galaxy satellites (G-13 at 127 deg W on July 13, G-14 at 125 deg W and G-18 at 123 deg W about mid-August). In time it will naturally drift towards a libration point, that position between the Earth and the Moon where the gravitational pull of both objects are equal and remain in that position for ever.

These two libration points at 105 deg West and 75 deg East contain, between them, around 160 dead satellites. G-15 will probably end up at 105 deg West, provided the other traffic in the sky gets out of the way.


@all

DSTV has commenced shutting down their Cband services yesterday.

@all

anyone interested in getting a WIZtec MPEG 4 decoder without a card reader for 11k should get in touch with me on the phone or email, it's great for mutliTV and any other MPEG4 package. it's full FTA and saves you about 4k on a strong 4669x.

Transponder update 04.05.10

News

Intelsat 10 - 68.5E

SuperSport 3 Nigeria has left the MultiChoice Africa package on 3864V

The ViewAfrica Network info card has left the ViewAfrica Network package on 12682H

@george

what you need to do is relocate your dish, seems there's something attracting thunder to that particular spot, in addition to the lightening arrestor, you might have to fully insulate your lNBs with rubber, including the f connectors. Good luck.

@enitan

nothing is easy with you. woman wey go marry you, go write exam tire!

Eutelsat W4 - 36.0E

Biz-TV has left 12360R now available on 12207R

LoveWorld Plus has started on 12437H DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:23438 FEC 3/4 SID8000 VPID8002 APID8003

Arabsat 2B - 30.5E

Al Jazeera Sport Channel 3D has started testing on 4125R MPEG-4/HD / Irdeto 2 / KeyFly / Viaccess 3.0 SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID4402 VPID221 APID222 Ara / 223 Eng

Hot Bird 6 - 13.0E

Nessma has left 11585V

Islam Channel has left 11585V now available on Hot Bird 8 - 10723H

Hot Bird 8 - 13.0E

RIK Sat has left 11470V now available on Hellas Sat 2 39E - 11146V

Fuego TV, In TV and NPL Gest have left 12149V

Salento Channel, Studio 100 Sat and Ulisse have left 12149V moved to 11470V

Salento Channel, Studio 100 Sat, Telecolor Sat and Ulisse have started on 11470V clear SYM:27500 FEC 5/6

Eutelsat W3A - 7.0E

Touba TV has started regular broadcasting on 10928V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID1 VPID1001 APID1002

TRT Al Turkiya has started regular broadcasting on 11554H DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID7602 VPID2101 APID2601 Ara

salamander:
Is it possible to add the receivable birds in Africa and their tracking transponders here too?

why not.

Eutelsat W4 - 36.0E

Biz-TV has started on 12360R DVB-S2/8PSK / MPEG-4 SYM:27500 FEC 3/4

Eutelsat W7 - 36.0E

ORTB has started regular broadcasting on 12437H DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:23438 FEC 3/4 SID7000 VPID7001 APID7002 Free

Eutelsat W2M - 16.0E

Tring VIP Shpia has started in the package Tring Digital on 11283H DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Conax SYM:27500 FEC 5/6 SID30 VPID3310 APID3320 Alb

E! Entertainment TV has left the above packge on 11283H

Hot Bird 6 - 13.0E

Eurosport 2 BundesLiga is encrypted on 10853H MPEG-2 / Conax / Mediaguard 2 / Nagravision 3 / Viaccess 2.5 / Viaccess 3.0 / Viaccess 4.0 SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID8651 VPID5110 APID5120 (Multi language)

Hot Bird 8 - 13.0E

Al-Mawaddah is back on 11470V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 5/6 SID7 VPID113 APID116 Ara

TV ARM Ru has started on 12322H DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID14807 VPID58 APID59 Rus

Hot Bird 9 - 13.0E

EuroSport 2 is encrypted again on 11240V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Conax / Cryptoworks / Irdeto 2 / Mediaguard 2 / Nagravision 3 / Viaccess 2.5 / Viaccess 2.6 / Viaccess 3.0 / Viaccess 4.0 / Videoguard SYM:27500 FEC 3/4SID13801 VPID2825 APID2823 Eng (Multi language)

EuroSport is encrypted again on 11240V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Conax / Cryptoworks /Irdeto 2 / Mediaguard 2 / Nagravision 3 / Viaccess 2.5 / Viaccess 2.6 / Viaccess 3.0 / Viaccess 4.0 / Videoguard SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID13831 VPID2577 APID2562 Eng (Multi language)

Eurosport 2 North East Europe is encrypted again on 11240V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Conax / Cryptoworks / Irdeto 2 / Mediaguard 2 / Nagravision 3 / Viaccess 2.5 / Viaccess 2.6 / Viaccess 3.0 / Viaccess 4.0 / Videoguard SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID13877 VPID5110 APID5120 Eng (Multi language)

Intelsat 10 - 68.5E

Faith TV has left 12562H

Buket TV and Oku have left the package on 12612H

My TV More has started on 12722H DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Conax SYM:26657 FEC 1/2 SID3 VPID259 APID515 Eng

Badr 6 - 26.0E

Abu Dhabi Drama has started regular broadcasting in the package Etisalat on 11804H DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID11 VPID70 APID170 Ara

Intelsat 10 - 68.5E

New perameters for FETV on 3924V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:3003 FEC 2/3 VPID4194 APID4195

Türksat 3A - 42.0E

Dog TV has left the package on 10970V

D Filmbox has started in the D-Smart package on 11012V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Videoguard SYM:30000 FEC 5/6 SID1410 VPID1110 APID1210 Tur / 1310 Eng

Arabsat 2B - 30.5E

Al Jadeed Sat has started on 12725H DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:2963 FEC 3/4 SID3 VPID49 APID52 Ara

Tayba TV has left the package on 12725H

Eurobird 1 - 28.5E

Pitch TV has started on 12643V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 2/3 SID54315 VPID2329 APID2330 Eng

Pitch World has started on 12643V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 2/3SID54360 VPID2347 APID2348 Eng

Badr 4 - 26.0E

Nilat TV is back in the Arabsat Bouquet package on 12130V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID2210 VPID1110 APID1210 Ara

Mecca TV has started in the Arabsat Bouquet package on 12207V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID2623 VPID4110 APID4109 Ara

Eurobird 2 - 25.5E

Al Jadeed Sat has left 11146V (The transponder is now empty)


Hot Bird 6 - 13.0E

Duna 1 has left 10813H now available on Thor 5 - 0.8W 11862H and 12341V

Duna II has left 10830H now available on Thor 5 - 0.8W 11862H and 12341V

Finest TR has started on 11642H DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID10660 VPID669 APID670 Tur

Hot Bird 8 - 13.0E

Duna 1 has left 12149V now available on Thor 5 0.8W 11862H and 12341V

Telecolor has started on 11470V SYM:27500 FEC 5/6 DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SID1780 VPID1781 APID1782 Ita

Sky Cinema +1 HD has started on 12360H DVB-S2/QPSK / MPEG-4/HD / VideoGuard SYM:27500 FEC 2/3 SID7253 VPID162 APID404 Ita

Sky Cinema +24 HD has started on 12360H DVB-S2/QPSK / MPEG-4/HD / VideoGuard SYM:27500 FEC 2/3 SID7254 VPID163 APID408 Ita

Sky Cinema Family HD has started on 12360H DVB-S2/QPSK / MPEG-4/HD / VideoGuard SYM:27500 FEC 2/3 SID7255 VPID161 APID400 Ita

Hotbird 9 - 13.0E

La 3 is testing in the Sky Digital package on 12635V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / VideoGuard SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID11458 VPID173 APID434 Ita

Eutelsat W3A - 7.0E

Touba TV has started on 10928V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID1 VPID1001 APID1002 Fre

Sirius 4 - 4.8E

Arqiva test card is encrypted in Conax on 12111H DVB-S/MPEG-2 SYM:27500 FEC 5/6 SID5 VPID1056 APID1057

A new feed has started on 12707V DVB-S/MPEG-2 SYM:3300 FEC 3/4

A new feed has started on 12710H DVB-S/MPEG-2 SYM:2450 FEC 3/4


Atlantic Bird 4A - 7.0W

Jordan Satellite Channel has started on 11393V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / clear SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID7016 VPID1416 APID2416 Ara

Al Jazeera Sport 3D has started on 12456V DVB-S/MPEG-2 / Irdeto2 / KeyFly / Viaccess 3.0 SYM:27500 FEC 3/4 SID4402 VPID221 APID 222 Ara / 223 Eng

Al Jazeera Sports HD 2 has left 12456V

ART pulls plug on FIFA-Cup coverage

ART pulls plug on FIFA-Cup coverage

Arab Radio & Television (ART) is already planning its exit from the pay-TV market in its Middle East homeland. Now it has changed its mind regarding covering this summer's South Africa-based World Cup soccer tournament.

ART had previously said it would cover the games despite having sold the rights to Al Jazeera Sports Channels . ART had earlier said that its subscribers would still be able to view the games under a "rebroadcast agreement" it had negotiated with Al Jazeera.

There were signs that the agreement had broken down when ART failed to show some games from the Africa Cup competition played this past January. Al Jazeera showed the matches.

"Since that time, people here at ART felt uncomfortable with the way things might go with Al Jazeera in the future, especially with the World Cup," said Nawaf Tamimi, ART's public relations chief. "So, since that time, the promotion for the bouquet has stopped. We prepared a marketing and advertising campaign for the sport and entertainment channels, but after that experience, we stopped everything." Only about 10,000 subscribers in Saudi Arabia who bought World Cup packages through ART before the rights sale will have access to the matches on ART, Tamimi added.

Source: RapidTVnews