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Subject:Re: Sky and Europe receiver for Hellas Sat II ?
Date:Fri, 9 Jan 2004 23:56:04 -0000
From:"Agamemnon" <agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM>
Newsgroups:alt.satellite.tv,alt.satellite.tv.europe,alt.satellite.tv.europe.sky,uk.tech.digital-tv,soc.culture.greek

"Ross Lockley" <ross@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:5k$133Aofz$$Ewo7@selkirkshire.demon.co.uk...
> In message <3fff0648.22432181@news.easynews.com>, QrizB <QrizB@dev.nul>
> writes
> >On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 19:19:47 -0000, "Agamemnon"
> ><agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM> wrote:
> >
> >You appear to be asking this question on every newsgroup except the
> >one that will actually get you an answer, namely uk.tech.tv.sky.
> >
> >>"Aztech" <az@tech.com> wrote in message
> >>news:Q0ALb.10668$fB7.118969441@news-text.cableinet.net...
> >>> "Agamemnon" <agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM> wrote in message
> >>> news:btm9sj$p89$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >
> >>>> It looks like CAM's for Sky are not available except if they are
built
> >>>> in to Sky boxes but the problem with these is that the ones I've seen
> >>>> do not have the ability to control Disecq 1.2 motors as far as I know
> >>>> and I do not think they can be programmed to revive signals from
other
> >>>> satellites except Astra.
>
> Forget Sky digiboxes for ANYTHING except receiving the channels off 28E.
> They are next to useless for any purpose except receiving Sky signals.
>
> Get yourself a 100 quid fta digital receiver that will pick up all the
> other satellites quite happily. And you will be SOOOOO pleased you did!

Will one of these be able to decrypt the ITV channels and channel 4 and 5
and if not are any manufactures planning to release new receivers which will
and which also receive the European channels ?

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