FTA sweeping the world

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Till recently, I had no clue what FTA meant.
Future Teachers of America, maybe? NOT!

FTA is "Free To Air" satellite TV. I had no idea that there were so many FTA stations broadcasting every day from a line of satellites in synchronous orbit over the equator. Those very same satellites also broadcast all the programs for Disk Network, Direct TV, HBO, PPV, etc.

Cable TV companies pick up these same programs on their own satellite dishes and put them on their own cable network.

Q. So how does a person tune in on these FREE channels?
A. With an FTA receiver.

There are actually too many brands and models of FTA Receivers to list here.
A quick Google Search for "FTA Receiver" nets you 451,000 places where you can find out more about 'what is FTA' and what receivers are available, web sites dedicated to receiving FTA channels, etc.

All the FTA channels are programmed into a Flash Rom in the receiver, just like the Rom in your own computer. With a re-flash of this rom chip, any FTA Receiver can be made to receive ALL satellite channels. Forum rules dictate that I stop right there. OK?

I was also amazed to find out just how many web sites are totally dedicated to supporting viewers of FTA TV.

Then there is FTA for your PC. I just found this out this very morning.
You can, with a minimal setup fee, ($49.95 for the special software) watch thousands of FTA channels on your own PC.
A Broadband internet connection is probably required.

This opens a whole new vista for thousands of home computer users that otherwise would not be able to ever watch these channels, some of which never show up on Dish Network or Direct TV.
Find out more about this opportunity to get free TV on your PC, here:

http://www.satellitetvtopc.com/?hop=sdwholding

The new wide screen monitors that people are putting on their home PC's today, and are showing up on high-end laptops, lend themselves very well to the new TV formats.

Read what's available on the internet and be amazed!

The Shadow Cool

Stumped · Joined: Oct 09, 2007 Posts: 15

So, I take it that you tried it?

Is it a good experience?

Do you recommend it? I assume so since you posted.

I went to your link and it sounds too good to be true, but if good, then we should all have this.

Tell us about your experience.

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I already did, but my post was deleted. Evil or Very Mad

Overmoderation at work again, I suppose. Evil or Very Mad

pc7wizard

Shadow,
Your picture and name are missing from the left side of the page, just says inactive user, 0 posts...

The only way to know your posts are from you is your signature!!! Very Happy

How's Florida treating you? Laughing

Well, post some links for us to check out this FTA situation, and maybe the link for your equipment. Looking forward to it...could use some free TV in my future!!! Thanks!

Take care, buddy...

drwho07 · Joined: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 1546 Location: Central FL, USA

FTA is alive and well in the US.

With an 18" dish and a couple of LNB's purchased from Radio Shack, plus a suitable receiver, every FTA channel and all those coming from Dish Network are available for viewing.

"Direct TV", uses special coding, of constantly rotating encryption, that is not receivable on an FTA Receiver. Twisted Evil

Anyone with the technical expertise to build their own PC has all that's needed to become an FTA viewer.

Most receivers come with handy setup instructions and the rest of the info required is available from the FTA sites on the internet.

To receive more than one Satellite on your FTA receiver, called an STB, you need a 4x1 switch. Most STB's that I've dealt with, come with the 4x1 switch.

The two satellites, 110 and 119, that carry the Dish Network programs, are positioned above the equator and direct their signals towards the continental US.

Receiving these satellites requires a dish pointed into the lower southern sky, with a clean, unobstructed view of the sky. Bad weather and heavy cloud cover can temporarily interrupt the program signal. But that's true of PAID programming too.

FTA is not for everyone, obviously, but for the one with the technical expertise to pull it off, it can be a lot of fun.

Cheers Mates!
The Doctor Cool