hbo fta?

[djnrg787]

I was looking at lyngsat and it says on 148 hbo is fta is this a preview or is it actually for real i cant get it houses in the way, and it says similar for 123 and showtime is that actually fta or preview

 

[Shawn95GT]

On 148 that's all MPG4 / 8PSK. Our MPG2 / DVB receivers won't interpret the signal . Looks like HD too!

 

[Mr Tony]

The Showtime stuff on 123 is C-band and DCII....so you would need a 4DTV receiver and a C-Band setup

 

[djnrg787]

o darn. o well thought id ask anyways

 

[mpd]

I heard that HBO was actually in the clear for the first ten years (1975-1985) but unless it's some bit of some preview shows I doubt they'd let this one slip like some have with feeds.

 

[Mr Tony]

originally EVERYTHING was Free to air on C-Band (way back in the 70's/early 80's)

 

[RAbbott]

. o O (those was the days)

 

[MikeI]

HBO used to have feeds available on ku satellite Satcom K1 for free for a few years after the C-band feed on Galaxy 5 started scrambling with videocypher.

 

[voomvoom]

I was looking at lyngsat and it says on 148 hbo is fta is this a preview or is it actually for real i cant get it houses in the way, and it says similar for 123 and showtime is that actually fta or preview

There actually is a Showtime DVB FTA Preview Channel on the C-band side of 123. If you're interested in whats now playing or what's coming?

Al