Whats "open" - Hotbird

[tw4t]

Hi guys, ive been away from the sat scene for about a year now but have decided to get back into it. I am using a DVB-s card that I have hooked up to Hotbird 13oE (& astra 19.2oE when I get round to aligning it). I also have the option of setting up hispasat (as I did a year ago). Now, my question is, What is "open" at the moment? I know that its a game of catchup, I just want to know what my options are.

Cheers

[tw4t]

bump ... anyone ? realy need to know so I can get my system up and running (may point to a different sat if hotbird is not an option.)

[bigtee]

Some packages on different satellites are currently open on some receivers (don't know about the PC cards). On Hotbird, Polsat is open and TPS still but only just and not for long; assorted stuff on other satellites eg Premiere on 19E and Digi on 1w.

[Analoguesat]

Not much these days - TPS is closing down in a few weeks, and Premiere is midway through switching to the secure NDS encryption!

Theres no point putting a dish on 30W unless you just want the fta channels - the pay services have been secure for months.

[tw4t]

Thanks, It just goes to show how much things change in 12months. At one time Hispasat was my Sat of choice. Anyway, What sat would you guys suggest? I realise that more and more providers are going secure, but atm I`ll take what is there ... Cheers

[Llew]

tw4t, (glad that 4's there ), the stuff bigtee mentions can be opened with an emu plugin such as vplug in your chosen viewing application (ProgDVB, DVBDream etc.)

Might find TPS tricky now, used to be OK with the sbcl program, but haven't bothered with that one lately.

Llew

[tw4t]

So its basicly a matter of getting vplug running and seeing whats available ... Thats no biggie, should keep me busy over the weekend. just one more question though, Will vplug (with softcam) cover all my needs or will i need any other plugins ?

Thanks Guys

[Llew]

No, that'll do nicely. No point in cluttering up your plugin folder with other emulators.

[tw4t]

Thanks for the help fellas ...

[tw4t]

Oh well, Managed to get what I can from from Hotbird but no Pron , next step 19.2oE, Fingers crossed for more luck there .....

[Analoguesat]

The days of free prawn are almost over.

The MultiVision channels on TPS are long gone, and the Premiere "Ab18!" channels will soon be securely black behind NDS.

[Low Profile]

If Vplug doesn't open enough for you then get wincsc (with an up-to-date cfg file).
You might find that you can open whatever you want........ Strictly for educational purposes of course

[tw4t]

wincsc , OK not heard of that but Ill google it and give it a go , Thnx

[tw4t]

Alrighty, WinCSC seems like a good program to try, but a google search brought back so many shite results I am unsure what the latest version is, ANY IDEA ? Thanks

v 1.2.0.2483 is the latest I can see but this dates back to 2005 ...

[Llew]

It's a card sharing program. OK if you have a subbed card to share (and a CI module with your PCI card).

[tw4t]

but not ok if you dont ?

[Llew]

I don't bother with CS, so can't advise further, sorry.

[Low Profile]

Alrighty, WinCSC seems like a good program to try, but a google search brought back so many shite results I am unsure what the latest version is, ANY IDEA ? Thanks

v 1.2.0.2483 is the latest I can see but this dates back to 2005 ...

1.4.0 Build 2579 is the latest (that I know of).

You don't need a card or any other hardware, it just connects to the servers in your cfg file.
_http://kovsoftnr.webovastranka.sk/
sometimes has cfg files.

[tw4t]

Cheers I`ll try it out if I cant sleep tonight or in the morning if I can ...

[BetaMax]

who can tell me what plugin or plugins should i have to decode almost every program?Thx

[Analoguesat]

Its impossible to decode EVERY channel.

[BetaMax]

k...............thx . ... but someone tell me how to work with wincsc. when i try to import the wincsc.cfg. it just dont recognize it. , and when i try to add it manualy , after i fill all it needs . when i click on get card data it say conection timed out. and i have tried all the adresses/hosts in that wincsc.cfg file

[Low Profile]

The card servers aren't always online, and most change passwords daily, so you need to make sure you have an up to date file. It's not always reliable, but sometimes gets a bit extra.

[BetaMax]

thx. i think i will stay on vplug then!!!

[tw4t]

yea, ive had no luck with wincsc either. I have been looking into the paid for servers that are advertised on various sites though, what do people here think to paid for card servers ? Are they a rip off ? (I know it defeats the purpose of getting "free" channels but for a few quid a month they promise a LOT) ... and can anyone recomend one if they are decent ...