HOWTO: Get Free Satellite TV - Comments Page 2

Does it matter what type of tv? Analogue or digital?

Thanks for this Bob. Like another poster it's easy to forget OTA satellite reception. Back in the 1980s i built a 15' tower for my $1000 free OTA system. Much to my chagrin the tower didn't help alot. Then came the channel encryption. Bye, bye. And thanks to the poster (Jack Agnew) recommending UStvnow. I'll be investigating that service.

what box do I need to get free dircetv I have my own dish please let me now

I just got at&t bundle pkg. What do recommend I buy to get fta tv ?

I have a Direct TV dish with nothing connected to it, is there a "box" I can buy to get cable channels (not just the local channels)?

i have a direct tv dish. they don want it back so it is hanging on the side of house. can i use that dish to go fta satilite or will i have to change sonething on the dish.
thanks TOM

I have an old 10' dish mounted in by back yard that I would like to use again. My electronics and hardware have long since been obsolete and do not work. It has a motorized crank to move it across the Clark belt of satellites but I have no idea of what I would need today. I sold and installed these large dishes in the late 80's but have not kept up with times. Any ideas would be helpful. Need everything except the dish and mount. Thanks for any help you can give me. Dale

My receiving box # 7000 for sky Cruiser satellite channel is not working . Do you have a replacement? and some one to install it in Durham, NC?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Do I? Nope. The company from which you purchased it would be a good place to start.

This is for "Tracy Paul 25 Jun 2016".
The " Box " you want to get cable channels through. Is generally provided for no charge from Direct TV. The sad thing is Their business model Hooks you in with a Low introductory Monthly cost. At the of one year the cost doubles and at the end of two years it doubles again. They also call and nag you to upgrade to Movie channels resulting in an even higher Monthly costs.
I have found that for me it is cheaper to pay ``$40 dollars a month for 5Mb/s cable internet, and subscribe to a streaming provider like
"DirecTV NOW" , "Sling TV", "HULU", or "PlayStation's Vue ". They also cost ``$40 per month, but none of them require contacts and can be stopped at any time with start up and stopping charges. I have "DirecTV NOW" and a "ROKU" smart-streaming box and of all the Networks that pay for, most of them have their own streaming APP. What makes that important is my "DirecTV Now" account password affords me access to those Network APP archives eliminating the need for a DVR. When I had DirecTV Sat. I had four TV rooms and was paying ~~$200 a month for the same channels. Now, I don't have to manage DVR and only Pay ~~$80 dollars per month. I put an UHF-HD antenna in place of the Sat. dish and all the local TV Channels drive all four TV's and by selecting the INPUT or SOURCE buttons I can switch to the ROKU and all the streaming apps my ~~$40 provides me. Even though I have cable internet I don't subscribe To their cable TV. Their business model in very similar to Sat.TV's and constantly increases. I tried DSL through the phone company but they limit my location 1.5Mb/s and that speed can barely stream a movie a 2AM.

Hello,

I have read that some people with satellite reception can watch what goes on during commercial break of live TV broadcasts, such as network news, "Larry King Live," the Academy Awards, etc. Someone claimed they watched Larry King picking his nose during a commercial break, or a network anchor arguing with a producer, etc. Is this true?

Thanks!

As we have all learned long ago, nothing is FREE. and chances of that ever happening is next to zero. No matter what you plan to do, it's going to cost you. NOTHIG IS FREE.

The best is BCE Premium TV. We are using it for a long time. Over 100 Premium Sports Channels ( Sky Sports, BT Sport, Bein Sports, Fox Sports, NBCSN, TSN, ESPN, NBA, NFL Network, Euro Sports, Setanta Sports, ... ) only $15/month or $70/year. just search "BCE Premium TV" on Google you will find it easily.

I remember in the early 2000s a friend of mine got me a dish and a reciever and i got every channel for free. Movie channels, adult channels, ppvs, sports packages. You name it. It was all done with a card in the reciever.. every so oftenthe card wouldnt work and i would have to go see this guy who worked in the back at his wifes hair salon and he would take the card and "juice"it he would say. Took about 5 min and then id go home pop the card in the box and id be good for about 3 more months before id have to go see him again.. one day i could never get in touch with him and that was the end of that but how i wish something like this still existed. It was basically having an unlocked directv package... if anyone remembers this or has an info if it still exists id love to hear more info on it

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