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02-03-2010, 01:38 PM
| | Pub Member / Supporter | | Pub Member / Supporter Join Date: Jan 18th, 2009 Location: Virginia
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| | A coworker told me his brother-in-law was getting all of Dish's channels using FTA so I put FTA in the search engine and SatelliteGuys came up in the search.
It looked more interesting to go with the "True FTA" than with the eye patch gang.
Glad I did.
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02-03-2010, 01:47 PM
|  | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Dec 1st, 2008 Location: Lat:35° 36' 45" Lon: -77° 21' 58"
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I first got interested in FTA when I took a job in another state. With the economy shrinking down, so was our budgets. Our house didn't sell so the family stayed there while I communted weekly. I rented a small place in the town I was working in and we couldn't afford to get another DN setup for there, so I started doing some research about 'how to get free tv' and eventually came across "Satelliteguys". The crew here got me started on my first FTA setup & Now I am a FTA Hobbyist for life!!
Thanks for the contest!
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02-03-2010, 01:57 PM
|  | Pub Member / Supporter | | Pub Member / Supporter Join Date: Sep 5th, 2005 Location: Roswell, GA
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Wow! Sign me up! This is exactly what I'm looking for to make the plunge!
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02-03-2010, 02:13 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Newbie | | Join Date: Jan 29th, 2010 Location: NC
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Knew nothing about/or of this till now! - quick research - another world I never knew of....would love to dive in.............
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02-03-2010, 02:15 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Freshman | | Join Date: May 9th, 2008 Location: Boise, ID
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Wow, that is an awe inspiring set of booty for one lucky recipient.
>What got you interested to purchase your first Free to Air satellite system?
Believe it or not, I got my first FTA receiver (already had a 10' bud) because of not a single channel, but a single show on a single channel. NBC came out with a new show that our family enjoyed immensely. When NBC did not bring it back, they sold it (or somesuch) to the Pax network. Since Pax was FTA on C-Band, I bought a receiver to get that one show.
I haven't looked back since...
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02-03-2010, 02:15 PM
|  | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Dec 16th, 2008 Location: SouthWest Ohio
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I used to help a cousin install 10 foot buds back 25 years ago. One day over a year ago I did a google search and found out people were still using those big dishes for FTA! I was hooked. I enjoy the thought that FTA is the fine art of scrounging parts, and dishes that would otherwise go to the scrap yard. I'd love new system like this so I can finish the system I started for my brother last year. Blind 
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02-03-2010, 02:22 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Freshman | | Join Date: Feb 17th, 2006
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I became interested in satellite programming years ago, my uncle had a c-band setup. I helped him tweak, as much as a 10 year old can, more of a go-fer than anything. Fast forward 25 years....I was at a friends house that had a motorized KU setup, he showed me how he set his up and what to look for in a good receiver. I bought my first motorized dish last summer from Sadoun and have been loving it ever since!
This is a incredible opportunity, THANK YOU!
Buzz
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02-03-2010, 02:25 PM
|  | Supporting Founder | | Supporting Founder Join Date: Sep 25th, 2003 Location: Wichita Falls, TX
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What would you tell a friend or co-worker to interest them in owning a Free To Air satellite system?
I would tell them that it brings channel surfing to a new level. There is so much free stuff out there that you can surf forever and not run out of stuff to see.
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02-03-2010, 02:35 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Freshman | | Join Date: Dec 4th, 2007 Location: Tennessee
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Thanks guys. Looks like a great bundle. I got interested in fta when I got tired of seeing all the bum channels D offered and they kept going up on the price.
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02-03-2010, 02:50 PM
|  | DVR Addict~Mad Scientist | | Supporting Founder Join Date: Mar 16th, 2004 Location: Satsuma, AL
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Wow, nice contest! Quote: |
What would you tell a friend or co-worker to interest them in owning a Free To Air satellite system?
| Just have a look here [thelist] and see what you can watch for free! Buy one and I'll come help you put it together/put it together for you! [depending on their level of technical skill] Quote: |
What got you interested to purchase your first Free to Air satellite system?
| Learned about it here, after I found this site looking for info about dish network. I think some of Iceberg's posts about his dish farm got me interested.
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