Satellite TV in Colombia

capitan_centella says on Nov 24, 2007, 14:19:

The only satellite tv it´s direct tv as far as i know. In my town almost everybody have a satelite dish. . .

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"When you open your eyes, you turn around with the world, But it can change, if you only close it, and see a dream to yourself." Me.

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chewy says on Nov 24, 2007, 14:54:

Thanks for the reply Capitan. I have been testing FTAs with two dishes and I get about 30 plus PPVs, all sports, all HBOs, Movie Channels, etc. More than 600 channels. Best of all is free!!! This is why I want to do the same when I move to Colombia. I need the NCAA basketball and football. NFL Sundays, baseball games during the summer (all). In Cartagena all I got was soccer, soccer, soccer. All year around.

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capitan_centella says on Nov 24, 2007, 14:58:

difficult. You´ll find the ncaa bastket on espn2. . . maybe the nfl sundays as a PAY PER VIEW in here.

But still afordable! ;)

"When you open your eyes, you turn around with the world, But it can change, if you only close it, and see a dream to yourself." Me.

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scott321 says on Nov 24, 2007, 15:15:

Chewy what is an FTA?

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chewy says on Nov 24, 2007, 16:52:

scott: FTA stands for free to air. Means that you can buy a receiver (FTA) and an LNB and the size dish required for your area and whatever you get is free to air for you and legal. But if you hack it which is very easy and programs can be obtained in the internet then you get all the channels you want.

Nati: Bev works just like Dish Network. You can find the programs to hack your receiver also, but Dish network's programing is much better and the programs are available faster.

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gold digger says on Nov 24, 2007, 22:25:

I'm trying to find out the same thing. I'm also a tester and would like to bring my Captive Works receiver to South America.
I'm hearing something about a "south beam" and "north beam" but no definite answers yet.

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chewy says on Nov 25, 2007, 02:46:

Hi Gold digger: Where in South America are you heading to. I will be in Turbaco, Colombia. I did some compass readings and I have a clear view to both 110 & 119 with higher elevation than Puerto Rico, but about the beaming of the signals is what got me puzzle. No one seems to test in Colombia but I did hear that in Venezuela there is a couple of guys testing with 2 1/2 meter dishes with good signal. I don't know anyone selling dishes down there and I have a manual of how to build 10' and 12' C-band dishes that can be used for our signal catcher.

Keep in touch about the subject.

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scott321 says on Nov 25, 2007, 05:38:

Chewy sent you a message from here dont know if its in your box or it E mails to you. You can get a DISH signal from Cartagena. I will find out Dish size.

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scott321 says on Nov 25, 2007, 05:41:

Chewy got your message. Should have looked at my E mail first.

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spigrimace says on Nov 25, 2007, 06:41:

Being a Sports Bar owner here in Medellin using projector screens, I´m curious how is the quality of these signals, if even available, especially if projected up onto a big screen. As many may not know, the little fuzzy lines you get with UNE, Cable Pacifico,etc. aren´t so bad on a 21 inch tv screen but are magnified profoundly when you project onto a big screen and thus a signal booster helps out a lot. Without it, it´s almost absurd the picture is so bad. You could go a different route as well. Not as free, but in the sports bar we use P2P and subscriptiopns thru the internet to get every MLB, NBA game, a lot of college basketball & football, NFL games that aren´t on Direc TV Colombia, rugby, cricket, PPV enets like WWE, etc. etc. and the color is good on a computer screen but a bit dull (but acceptable) on a big projector screen. If you could keep me informed of any successes about the satellite, it would be greatly appreciated.

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chewy says on Nov 25, 2007, 07:07:

Spingrimace: when talking FTA with dish network we are talking HDTV. Most channels will be converted to HD in the near future. You can have a super size LCD or Plasma and no distortion what so ever. There is no better signal right now in the whole world than FTA receiving signal which is what we are talking about. The trick is the dish size. I have a 54" and a 72" dishes here in Puerto Rico but to take dishes to Colombia is very expensive. I wish I could find a supplier there but if not, then I will build my own. The receiver I will take with me along with the LNBs etc.

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chewy says on Nov 25, 2007, 07:10:

spigrimace: Where and which is your sports bar? Cartagena? Let me know. I will be going again to Cartagena for xmas (I hope) if I can get a plane ticket and I can stop by and explain to you how the whole thing works. Is very easy once your learn.

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Waterdawg says on Nov 25, 2007, 07:44:

We ( NFL. Sunday ticket ) subscribers got screwed by DirectvLa ( which I have ) this season . We get less than half the games on Sunday now .. Any way around them ( diectvLa ) I sure would like in on it !

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gold digger says on Nov 25, 2007, 21:15:

Found some info. But it doesn't say anything about dish sizes.

http://www.global-cm.net/point/DBS/CARIBSA.html

I'm headed to Ecuador but can't do any testing on this trip.

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spigrimace says on Nov 26, 2007, 05:30:

Chewy, I´m in Medellin la 80 con 28 tel 3434343

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chewy says on Nov 29, 2007, 05:26:

Hi gold digger, sorry for the delay but have been very busy. I did see the website you sent me and can tell the inclination angle is higher than Puerto Rico where we use 54" antennas, but not sure if the signal is directional or undirectional.

Spigrimace: I was in Medellin last August. Long trip via bus from Cartagena, but very enjoyable if you are not afraid of the clifts and curvy roads (my wife is and had her eyes shut most of the trip). I have no plans at this time to travel again to Medellin because I am in the process of selling my house in Puerto Rico and also building in Turbaco, but my brother in law lives in Medellin and we will visit once in a while.

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