dbox dvb2000

[vanders]

can anyone help. i see that on ebay some people sell dbox dvb2000 for satellite. it says on advertisemnt that we all know what these boxes do, but i dont know. will i pick up all the channels that i get with sky if i purchase one of these.

[robbo71]

If it is actually a satellite receiver, you would be able to get the FTA channels that are on the 'Sky' satellite.

For subscription channels you would need to buy a subscription, not sure if the box can read the card though, its possible.

Can you post a link to the listing?

I suspect that this is actually a cable box. For some unknown reason some of the cable receiver selling thickies don't seem to know the difference between a cable box and a satellite box.

DVB-C = cable.
DVB-S = satellite.

They are not interchangable.

[vanders]

Thanks For Reply Robbo. There Seems To Be A Few Guys Selling These Boxes ( Nokia Dbox Dvb2000 For Satellite). Fed Up Paying Huge Monthly Fee For My Sly, I Just Thought. U Know What I Mean I Hope

[robbo71]

Yes, I know what you mean, but there is NO hacking SKY.

If you you want Sky from satellite, you have to pay, it is as simple as that.

If you want to save money, cancel your sky subscription, and just watch the free to air channels. If you get a motorised dish, there are plenty available.

I cancelled mine long ago, and don't regret it.

Robbo

[crossbones]

sell dbox dvb2000 for satellite

It probably is a sat box, is it a Nokia? They used to run Dr overflow software, just another type of patching software

[robbo71]

The ones I saw on ebay were confusing, it said satellite or sat in the title, then in the listing it said cable and DVB-C, but one from Germany was also mentioning satellite names, but still DVB-C and cable.

Can these receivers do both? without changing the tuner perhaps?

[vanders]

thanks again robbo. if i get motorised dish could i pick up sports channels that get british football live.

[robbo71]

Originally Posted by vanders

thanks again robbo. if i get motorised dish could i pick up sports channels that get british football live.

The best package for football is DigitAlb on 16E, I think it costs about £150 per year, which sounds like good value to me, considering that it shows 3pm kickoff games.

Some games can be picked up from other satellites, like 19.2E for example, with appropriate software. I don't watch football myself so I couldn't tell you any more.

This site lists a lot of the games, mostly encrypted I believe. Some might be available with appropriate software, I don't know.

htp://www.liveonsat.com

[the insaan]

the dvb2000 box is basically a dbox1, they can be programmed to work on the cable networks but you need a card (funcard) and some special files and i dont think the keys autoupdate

to anyone not familiar with card programming or doesnt wnt the hassle, i suggest you stay away, stick withthe Dbox 2

[vanders]

thanks again robbo. when u say the best package is digitAlb what do u mean? how do i go about getting this? is this the actual satellite dish i buy? sorry to bother u this much, but as u can see i am not to clued up on this lol