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I am new to this. Just came over from Dave.

Anyway I have a couple of questions:

1. which is better Dish or fortec

2. Where are some web sites I can read up on fortec.

and last but not least

If what i gather is correct I hook up my computer to the back of a a fortec
and up date its software and all the channels will open.

Oh 1 more which is the proper one to get for this I see blackbirds, silver
bullets and so on

Help please

Archived from groups: alt.video.satellite.mpeg-dvb (More info?)

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:08:25 -0400, "Tractorman"
<tractorman@charter.net> wrote:

>I am new to this. Just came over from Dave.
>
>Anyway I have a couple of questions:
>
>1. which is better Dish or fortec


Dish is better for subscribing to Dishnetwork, the Fortec for getting
uencrypted FTA channels. Do not confuse FTA with getting encrypted
channels for free.



>2. Where are some web sites I can read up on fortec.

Look a satforums

>and last but not least
>
>If what i gather is correct I hook up my computer to the back of a a fortec
>and up date its software and all the channels will open.

You will get all of the free channels. You probbly don't have to
update the system firmware. You may want to update or edit channel
maps with serial though


>Oh 1 more which is the proper one to get for this I see blackbirds, silver
>bullets and so on
>


Those are theft receivers and are wrong to have.

You want either to pay for a DBS or C-band provider for pay
programming, or enjoy the world of FTA, or both.
>Help please
>
>