More news about C-band and possibly 5 new Ku band satellites

[N5XZS]

Latest news on C band and possibly 5 new Ku band satellites from the FCC's possible vote for 2nd round C-band auction.

C-Band Round 2: FCC Set to Vote on Another C-Band Auction

The FCC is moving toward another C-band auction, planning to vote in July on whether to approve auctioning 160 megahertz of the upper C-band. Like the

www.satellitetoday.com

Have fun reading the story!!

 

[primestar31]

Latest news on C band and possibly 5 new Ku band satellites from the FCC's possible vote for 2nd round C-band auction.

C-Band Round 2: FCC Set to Vote on Another C-Band Auction

The FCC is moving toward another C-band auction, planning to vote in July on whether to approve auctioning 160 megahertz of the upper C-band. Like the

www.satellitetoday.com

Have fun reading the story!!

That'll be all she wrote for FTA for most of us... Won't be able to get a filter for this one.

 

[comfortably_numb]

That'll be all she wrote for FTA for most of us... Won't be able to get a filter for this one.

Sounds like you'd just need to get your KU dishes up and running again..

 

[k4otl]

Sounds like you'd just need to get your KU dishes up and running again..

Ku is just easier, although I pretty much exclusively use C-band right now. Disappointed, but it's not the end of the world. Ku will still be there

 

[k4otl]

That'll be all she wrote for FTA for most of us... Won't be able to get a filter for this one.

Too narrow of a spectrum for hobby filters?

 

[primestar31]

Too narrow of a spectrum for hobby filters?

I don't think there's anybody left that'll spend the money to create one and sell it this time...

 

[primestar31]

Sounds like you'd just need to get your KU dishes up and running again..

That would be easy, but there's not much on KU anymore that interests me. There's very little I can't get elsewhere, and with much less effort...

 

[cyberham]

...There's very little I can't get elsewhere, and with much less effort...

This really is true. Anybody who can investigate IPTV, even using your satellite receiver such as the Edision as your receiving tool for research, should do so. There are so many IPTV channels available from all over the world (and in the clear...) that you can't explore them all.

Yet, I like satellite reception first if it's available.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Anybody who can investigate IPTV

Gotta be REALLY careful with some of those IPTV services, they get busted all the time and I wouldn't want my IP address associated with an FBI bust

Use a VPN.

 

[comfortably_numb]

there's not much on KU anymore that interests me

If this auction happens, a lot of the C-band linear feeds will be moving to KU, at least that's how I read the article..

 

[ancient]

The problem with Ku is rain/snow fade. Even with a properly aimed 4 foot dish (old Channel Master dish used for PrimeStar back in the day), you can still lose signal in heavy rain or blinding snow (especially when snow starts to fill the dish). C-band is susceptible to snow buildup too, but it usually takes a little longer for the snow accumulation to disrupt the signal. I can't imagine broadcast stations wanting to have to rely on Ku, especially if they can get a reliable broadband feed.

The problem with IPTV is it's kind of like using Napster back in the day. It's great until the IPTV service gets raided and then you suddenly lose service any money you have prepaid, and the feds have your name and address. When you watch a satellite feed, no one but you knows what you are watching or how you are receiving it unless you choose to tell someone.

Anyway, here;s another article on the subject:
The FCC Wants to Sell Spectrum ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Use To Broadcast Their Signals to Improve 5G Wireless Service

 

[cyberham]

...It's great until the IPTV service gets raided and then you suddenly lose service any money you have prepaid, and the feds have your name and address...

I think you're talking about different IPTV than me. I don't pay any money for what I watch. I don't get secret codes distributed by dubious providers. Many of the IPTV streams are available on the open Internet but it's just more convenient centralizing stream access via the IPTV function on the satellite receiver. Pluto or Tubi TV are examples. If you're streaming high-dollar sports functions or popular concerts, then you know what you're doing and you must accept the consequences, if any.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Pluto or Tubi TV

Those are FAST services. IPTV streams are usually m3u links to premium channels. I may or may not have used them a few times mainly for sports I couldn't watch anywhere else, but always with a VPN

 

[cyberham]

Those are FAST services. IPTV streams are usually m3u links...

There are still thousands of non-FAST sources. News including international from unfamiliar sources where you'll get a different point-of-view, movies, foreign channels. All m3u links. If you're looking for what's on regular cable channels then you need cable or the other kind of IPTV. Explore open IPTV and you'll discover stuff you never knew existed. Who knew there were Entrepreneur and Pet Collective channels? Kind of like C-band in the early days.

 

[comfortably_numb]

How do you determine which ones are legit and which are not?

 

[cyberham]

How do you determine which ones are legit and which are not?

A combination of knowledge about what is on commercial TV and common sense. If it's WWE or TNA anything, it's probably not legit. But who cares?

 

[comfortably_numb]

But who cares?

Clicking dubious links on the internet can be risky business... that's why I'd care

 

[cyberham]

Clicking dubious links on the internet can be risky business... that's why I'd care

My "Who cares..." comment referred to WWE/TNA. A little editorial comment.

I agree there is risk with clicking on some Internet links. I usually yield to the warnings of my virus checker when manually doing the clicking on my PC. When browsing via my satellite receiver and streaming an IPTV link, I think there is less risk.

Anyway, hopefully Ku will benefit at the same time C loses its bandwidth.

 

[navychop]

Use a VPN.

If Cruise Lines (& others) can detect and block VPNs, I doubt this will work for long.

 

[TRG]

Clicking dubious links on the internet can be risky business... that's why I'd care

Are you saying that clicking on meloveyoulongtime.tw was a bad idea?