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    What happened to their satellite?

    My DirecTV just went out yesterday, and when looking at DirecTV's official support forum on their site, I'm not the only person who had that happen. Something either happened to their satelite (hit by meteor, cosmicrays/solarwind, or had a terribly bad technical malfunction), or something...
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    What kind of dish would I need for FTA reception?

    For receiving FTA satellite signals, can I use any 18inch Dish Network or Direct TV dish that I can get from my local Radio Shack store? Or are those designed with proprietary circuits in the LNB which are meant to ONLY pick up signals from those companies (Dish Network or Direct TV)?
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    Is FTA satellite service even legal?

    I know hacking is illegal, plain and simple. However, I'm unsure of the status of nonhacked FTA satellite service. I've heard that some FTA receiver manufacturers have been sued by Dish Network. Is this because those FTA receivers are too easy to hack? Or is it because a glitch in the FTA...