Sky Digital & TV Cabo

[np58re]

But isn´t the dreambox the best there is? sorry i´m new at this but that´s what i´ve heard, and dreambox is the only one who can work with nagra2

 

[zxsat]

I'm new to this Satellite stuff, so please be patient!

I am English and would like to receive Sky Digital (from the Astra
satellite). My wife is Portuguese and would like to receive TV Cabo (from the Hispasat satellite); we both live in East London.

Is it possible to buy 1 Decoder box and 1 Dish that will cater for Sky
Digital and TV Cabo?

If so, please could someone tell me the Decoder Box Make and Models (or characteristics) I should look for.

Note: We will buy the Sky and TV Cabo Smartcards from the relevant vendor.

Also, I've read that the TV Cabo Smartcards do not work in Decoders with CAMs.

Is this a big problem?

If so, does this mean that I must buy the Decoder box directly from TV Cabo and get locked in to their pricing model and hardware?

Thanks

Ashley

You have a problem. Astra and Hispasat are to far away to be picked by the same dish (normal dishes that is). So you'll need one for astra and another for hispasat.

About the TV Cabo. Well, TV Cabo dreams to be like the big boys, so you can't by the service outside portugal and you have to use their Octal PowerBox !

Unlike sky digital the crypt that tv cabo uses is far from secure (so far), so, you have a lot of options that do it without any kind of CAM or smartcard.

 

[Topper]

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