Recent content by sonc

You are both right! His post was made in January when today's situation was reversed.

You can also be legit by just picking up the free to air channels. I can only pick up Astra and Hotbird, but can get e.g. TVE International, 24 horas, TeleMadrid, Andalucia TV, TV Galicia, TV Colombia, and there's a FTA channel from Venezuela, Cuba and Chile. I'm not saying they're any good...

Yes but only in French. Boomerang has the English soundtrack though.

If you get a valid subscription, don't you get a receiver and cam as well? I didn't think they supplied cards only? An official card should (?) work with Hispasat and Astra, but there again it might depend on the address in Spain you supply. Dish size - where do you live? 80cm should do for...

So not all via2.3 channels are open, as it depends on the ID used. Thanks, that probably explains it.

I have a Humax 5400 with latest TOH firmware Hot5.8. According to Lyngsat most C+Fr channels on Astra are encrypted in Mediaguard 2 and Viaccess 2.3. I know I can't see those channels encrypted in Mediaguard2. My question is, why can I see some channels, Jetix, BBC Prime for example, but not...

there are usually a few on there :)