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Depending on the friend and what they are interested in or what their cultural background was; I would tell them about all the unique channels available. For example, if they had a Chinese girlfriend, I would let them know they could setup a simple unmotorized Ku dish to pick up CCTV. I would also let them know about the possibility of finding something ITC and all the unique wildfeeds they might be able to pick up.



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Had a C-band sub for years through Turnervision. When things started to slow, we switched to the small dish. The BUD just sat for years, rarely being used. I was looking into using the BUD for satellite internet, when I discovered the FTA forum. Once I saw all the digital programming available, with the potential for wildfeeds etc, I was hooked.

• What got you interested to purchase your first Free to Air satellite system?

Well I was working for Dish as an installer when I added Dish to a house that had a BUD. When I asked about the BUD I was shown the possibilities with FTA and have been hooked ever since.

What got you interested to purchase your first Free to Air satellite system? Like so many others this site has me looking into FTA.

TWCR: I would like to provide you with an offer to stop using that big dish.

JSB: No you couldn't make me do that.

TWCR: C'mon there can't be that much up there.

JSB: Yes! In fact the sports feeds from the actual sites of sporting events go there first, go to NYC, get fed back up to the satellite and then get fed to the cable companies. I get the feed long before TW does.

TWCR: Really?

JSB: Yes, in fact I get channels, in languages I don't even understand but that doesn't mean I'm not entertained. I'm great at adlib and think some of my story lines for spanish, armenian and chinese soap operas are more entertaining than that "Must see TV" ever thought about being.

TWCR: Cool. How much does that cost per month? Where can I get one?

JSB: Nothing per month and if you go to satelliteguys.us you can find out more about it and they have sponsors that sell different types of equipment.

TWCR: satelliteguys.us huh? Thanks.

Originally Posted by SatelliteAV

What would you tell a friend or co-worker to interest them in owning a Free To Air satellite system?

Usually when I talk about something I saw on TV the night before and they ask me what service I'm with to receive that channel...

• What would you tell a friend or co-worker to interest them in owning a Free To Air satellite system?

I not only tell my friends about FTA I show them so they can see all the good stuff up there. I have ordered and installed now 4 ku systems 3 motorized one fixed for different family members. I have also installed 2 more motorized for friends whom order the systems after seen mine. All came from SattelliteAV and Sadoun by the way both handle the orders very well a couple of glitches but quick responses from both.

• What got you interested to purchase your first Free to Air satellite system?

Back in the mid 80's my neighbor had an 8 footer system one day he asked me if I want to buy and to the "delight" of my wife I did had a couple of friends help me get it over the fence the pole we dug up cement and all and rolled it over from his yard to mine (took a few beers) sadly living in Florida one of the many hurricanes destroyed the dish. Which is why I want an bigger dish to get back to Cband and the rest of the goodies ..
so pick me pick me pick me!!! LOL

The possibility of viewing more and different channels got me interested in buying my first FTA setup.

On my Dish Network 250 channel subscription, there are only about a dozen or so channels worth watching. I have little interest in watching the rest of the channels. They package some good stuff with a bunch of junk. Many of these other channels I will never watch.

After seeing the pay programs I watch for the second time or so, there's nothing good to see.

This got me interested in finding something else... FTA is a welcome change.

What got me intrerested in FTA?
Easy one word "FREE"

What got you interested to purchase your first Free to Air satellite system?

I got a fixed dish off of craigslist because I was moving to a house where there was no cable and the only option was overpriced satellite TV, and at that time I had read somewhere online that there was a lot of programming available via Ku. Once I haunted this forum for a while and checked out The List I was really sold on it because of Montana PBS. My family is from Wyo and Montana and I lived there many years. Then I bought a motor and could actually see everything up there. I was hooked. You can't get entertainment like this (feeds, sports, foreign, and local Montana and Wyoming news) anywhere!