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choir001
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Mar 06, 2009 - 03:31 PM |
 
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Okay, I have a couple of silly questions about my Dream SAT TV.
In our house, we have 3 separate receivers/decoders and each has the little atm type card in (sorry, as you can tell I am not a techie at all and don't know the correct terminology for this stuff).
1 - is Dream SAT TV legit here in China. I thought it was only in the Philippines? If not Dream, then where do you get legit TV from?Is there such a thing?
2 - every few weeks,we lose some channels and an error message appears on a blue screen. I usually call my relo guy, who them sends the SAT man over, he does some fast & fancy input on the remote control, and hey presto, we have all the channels again- it takes him less than 5mins to do.
Why does this happen? And does anyone know what he is doing to correct the problem? Does this happen to everyone or am I just the lucky one?
The SAT man does not speak English and I can't seem to get a straight answer as to why this suddenly happens and why so often. It is really frustrating.
Any thoughts?
Kim C |
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fammira
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Mar 06, 2009 - 04:44 PM |
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1 - they are not legit, since the cards you use should not need to be re-setted from time to time (they are pirate cards).
Of course there are legit packages which are extremely expensive, like every legit thing in this country....since no legit is the rule
2- normal practice with pirates card
Let me ask you, do they charge you for refind the signal? |
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SatelliteTV
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Joined: Nov 18, 2006
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Location: Taiwan & China
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Mar 06, 2009 - 08:05 PM |
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| choir001 wrote: |
Okay, I have a couple of silly questions about my Dream SAT TV.
In our house, we have 3 separate receivers/decoders and each has the little atm type card in (sorry, as you can tell I am not a techie at all and don't know the correct terminology for this stuff).
1 - is Dream SAT TV legit here in China. I thought it was only in the Philippines? If not Dream, then where do you get legit TV from?Is there such a thing? Any thoughts? Kim C |
You have hacked boxes thats why you lose your channels. It's also why you cant watch Australia Network which carries the Super 14, and some other channels.
I can supply yuo the original Dream TV decoders. They come with a PAY card and you can see what it looks like below. If you want Dream TV and Ben Sports together with all the channels you get the orange Ben Sports card and decdoer.
email jim@bensports.tv or jim@philsatcorp.com We can deliver the decoder to your home by courier. No more frustrations with a working legit decoder.
I will be in Shekou tomorrow doing a bar install with 4 DSTV THAI decoders and one Dream TV Ben Sports decoder, and up to Shanghai later on. Drop me an email with your contact details and I will advise you whats available. Dream TV is just one of a few packages you can watch. Other packages have 115 English channels icluding 22 sports channels.
That way you can ge all LIVE and replayed games that you need.
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SatelliteTV
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Joined: Nov 18, 2006
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Mar 06, 2009 - 08:06 PM |
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| fammira wrote: |
1 - they are not legit, since the cards you use should not need to be re-setted from time to time (they are pirate cards).
Of course there are legit packages which are extremely expensive, like every legit thing in this country....since no legit is the rule
2- normal practice with pirates card
Let me ask you, do they charge you for refind the signal? |
Yeah, Philsatcorp sold original Dream TV decoders for rmb 2400 including 12 months subscription... |
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bigroh73
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Joined: July 13, 2003
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Mar 06, 2009 - 09:24 PM |
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Yeah - the problem with Mr SatelliteTV is that his option is also NOT VERY CHEAP, nor perfectly legal. No matter whether the boxes are legitimate or not - its still illegal to have the/use them in China.
But we all do this anyway - so no need to worry.
That being said, its really up to you - 99% of people in China DO NOT have a legal system.........but for that, you have to put up with some hassle. However, if you want to pay around 4,000rmb, then you can get something a bit more stable from Mr SatTV. |
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SatelliteTV
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Mar 06, 2009 - 10:03 PM |
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| Yeah - the problem with Mr SatelliteTV is that his option is also NOT VERY CHEAP, nor perfectly legal. No matter whether the boxes are legitimate or not - its still illegal to have the/use them in China. |
Yes not as cheap as using hacked systems but at least legit systems work all the time.... AS for legal, perfectly legal if you have a permt.
Not that any expat cares about legal or not. They are all prepared to buy pirated dvd's and everything else so why not buy pirated TV?
As for being expensive... I guess you havent look at the costs of what people are paying for content back in their home countries.... usually anything from US$60 to over US$110 per month in subscription fees.
So if you dont want dishes buy an mpeg4 system, only 115 English channels and legal.. as no dish involved... costs around rmb 575 a month.
One of my bar customers in Shanghai was not fined when inspected by the police last year... no dishes lol
Other bars were fined and had dishes and receivers confiscated, some just paid fines. |
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shanghaidream
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Joined: Jan 30, 2009
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Mar 24, 2009 - 09:58 PM |
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Kim,
I supply Dream + Ben Sports package. The box is RMB4000 with 12M subscribe. Need renew next year. All my customers are expats. They are very happy with my service.
please contact me at : 13901786804 or e-mail me at ruiky@sh163.net.
Have a good day! |
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Misteral
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Mar 24, 2009 - 10:17 PM |
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So how much to renew each year? |
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shanghaidream
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Mar 25, 2009 - 07:58 AM |
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RMB2400 for dream and RMB3600 for Dream + BenSports. With the Crystal box, you don't have to worry about loose channel. change key.... You will see me the first time and then next year when it is renew. Regards! |
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bleucheese
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Joined: Aug 01, 2003
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Mar 25, 2009 - 07:59 AM |
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I find it strange to hear that people keep having to change cards- i have been in the same apartment for nearly two years now and i have never had to change the card.
Yes its an old bolt box. |
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shanghaidream
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Mar 25, 2009 - 05:27 PM |
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But you don't have Australia network, benspsorts and DW. |
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SatelliteTV
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Joined: Nov 18, 2006
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Mar 25, 2009 - 06:50 PM |
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| But you don't have Australia network, benspsorts and DW. |
Never mind he doesn't watch those channels anyways which is why he prefers a pirate box.
Only when Dream TV turns off Nagra1 will many people buy the new decoders. Unless of course they want Australia Network, DW, and Ben Sports channels 1 & 2.
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shine
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Mar 25, 2009 - 08:47 PM |
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i bought my pirated system 5 years back for RMB 1200 (all inclusive). IN last five years it needed card replacement about 6 to 7 times. Each time i paid RMB 80 for the card. Most of the channels on Dream are as such useless and we watch it very very occasionally. |
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bleucheese
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Mar 25, 2009 - 09:55 PM |
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Most of the channels on Dream are as such useless and we watch it very very occasionally.
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Same here. Occasional background noise in a native tongue.
Talk to me about 300 varied, uncensored, interesting channels with TIVO and i might be tempted to join the obese zombie masses. Until then, im with the pirates. |
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SatelliteTV
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Mar 25, 2009 - 10:27 PM |
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| bleucheese wrote: |
| Talk to me about 300 varied, uncensored, interesting channels with TIVO and i might be tempted to join the obese zombie masses. Until then, im with the pirates. |
Sorry I only have 180 Channels with TIVO. Should be adding another 40 more soon
Never mind  |
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Misteral
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Mar 25, 2009 - 10:32 PM |
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57 channels and nothing on.........as Springsteen sang. |
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Snippets
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Mar 26, 2009 - 03:14 AM |
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| fammira wrote: |
1 - they are not legit, since the cards you use should not need to be re-setted from time to time (they are pirate cards).
Of course there are legit packages which are extremely expensive, like every legit thing in this country....since no legit is the rule
2- normal practice with pirates card
Let me ask you, do they charge you for refind the signal? |
Yeah, Philsatcorp sold original Dream TV decoders for rmb 2400 including 12 months subscription... soooooooo expensive |
So Jim, you are no longer PhilSatCorp anymore?
What happened: http://www.philsatcorp.com/dream/order.html
New pricing? |
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SatelliteTV
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januza
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May 01, 2009 - 07:09 AM |
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Does anyone know what happened to Dream Sat TV? Im missing channels.. I have the original from Philsatcorp.. |
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mba12345
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May 01, 2009 - 07:58 AM |
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yeah, same, all my sports disappeared this morning: ESPN, starsports, etc
in the past 1.5 years i've never had to change my card, will i have to now to get the sports back? |
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shanghaidream
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May 01, 2009 - 08:49 AM |
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Temporary technical problem. Dream is fixing now. |
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shanghaidream
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All channel will be back on 2n.May Saturday morning around 2am. I will update if there is any change. |
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Bluebag
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May 01, 2009 - 12:24 PM |
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My situation's even weirder. Since last night:
The legit (Crystal) box I've got in the loungeroom has dropped dead - it doesn't even bring up a menu screen when I select AV1 from my TV.
I powered it down and restarted it and now it's not even responding to the remote. It's showing channel "0" on the display on the front of the box and playing very dead.
The pirate box in the bedroom is working as per other folks' descriptions above - some channels, but the sports channels are all gone and the channels that are there don't match the descriptions you get at the bottom of the screen when you change channel.
All I can figure re the Crystal box is that some over the air software update or something may have bricked the receiver. Is that likely?
Anyone got any ideas? |
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shanghaidream
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May 01, 2009 - 01:16 PM |
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Due to transponder's technical problem, Bensports channels, also Starsports, ESPN, Animal Planet, HBO, Cinemax, Animax and Hallmark are experiencing signal lost. The programs will be resumed as soon as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience.
I will update when channel comes back. |
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SatelliteTV
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May 01, 2009 - 04:11 PM |
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| Bluebag wrote: |
My situation's even weirder. Since last night:
The legit (Crystal) box I've got in the loungeroom has dropped dead - it doesn't even bring up a menu screen when I select AV1 from my TV.
I powered it down and restarted it and now it's not even responding to the remote. It's showing channel "0" on the display on the front of the box and playing very dead.
The pirate box in the bedroom is working as per other folks' descriptions above - some channels, but the sports channels are all gone and the channels that are there don't match the descriptions you get at the bottom of the screen when you change channel.
All I can figure re the Crystal box is that some over the air software update or something may have bricked the receiver. Is that likely?
Anyone got any ideas? |
Receiver should not be bricked... Dream TV also moving some channels on transponders... We will keep you up to date on the situation.
You can email me jim@bensports.tv or contact me on skype blackcrusader and get you sorted.
Email me your decoder and card number... not by pm |
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