Hi Guys,
Found some info on another site about a proposed fta service with 20 english channels. The channel list looks good and it seems that they plan to also use a card to make ppv and pay channels available in addition to the free channels. If the site is telling the truth they seem to already have contracts for some channels. It seems too good to be true and I guess time will tell. The channel list and info is at freedbs.org

Found the channel list...looks interesting. I'd love to see who is behind the idea. Sounds like someone has some money to possibly try and get the idea off the ground. Radar is it you? LOL. Blind

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Bottom of the list has Leon Napier as Program Manager. I don't think the big DBS providers will ever want this project getting launched. They will also have $millions available to make sure they they keep a monopoly. They seem to have more channels that I would watch versus the current lineup of over 400 channels that I find less than 5 I view most of the time.

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This does sound to good to be true! Channel line up is great! I wonder if it does go up on the air if they will add a PPV card access that would work with a Coolsat receiver with a card reader? Have several Coolsat 5000 stbs and beleive you can still purchase card readers for them.

If this takes off it will take a big chunk of business away from DN and DTV for sure! Especially if they offer a card service for premium channels.

Cowboy and farmer channel... Yeeeehaaa

Interesting lineup, different but interesting.

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You would think they would wait til they had something more definite before announcing? I counted what, 4 or 5 proposed channels that they actually had contracted programming for? And NO satellite named yet?

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interesting

also very generic names of channels....maybe they will have some legit channels

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Coolsat 5000 on motorized....AZBox HD Elite on 99,motorized,105....Viacast DSR1500 on 99....GeoSatPro DSR200c on 2nd motorized.... Directv D15 DVR on 101W.... Pansat 1500 to aim dishes.... few receivers not set up yet
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Looks pretty dubious to me. The only channel with a link isn't even a channel. It's a pool table manufactuer.

I hope this works.

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Here's some info if anyone wants to contact them.

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Registrant Name:Leon Napier
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