FTA is free to air
This FTA stuff sounds great but I'm really in the dark as far as exactly what it all entails. Most of the talk has been of a technical nature and doesn't help to much for us just hearing about it.
If you get the receiver, do you still have a monthly bill from NFusion (or other similar retailer). I assume you need a satellite dish from what I have read. I see claims of 4000 channels on the NFusion site. Is that a reasonable claim? Probably most importantly, what kind of programming is going to be available? Will a lot of it be pay for view as some channels mentioned earlier? All information will be greatly appreciated.
FTA means Free To Air. It started as a hobby but ended up being very popular
amongst 1000's of people all over Canada, USA, the Caribbean and Europe.
Basically, most FTA receivers are manufactured in Korea. Coders work with the manufacturers to provide support of their product. Unlike the subscription
Dish Network receivers (paid service) the FTA receivers manage to decode
the signal using a variety of software.
Older FTA receivers like Pansat, Viewsat, Coolsat etc are still in use. Each time DN or BEV scramble their signal, the coders come up with new software
to counter the "hit". NFusion does that automatically thru the internet connection. No need to download & install new software manually every time
the "hit" or ECM strikes.
NFusion is free just like the other FTA receivers. You do need a satellite dish
to obtain the signal. 4000 channels is correct... all free, including PPV, sports, news, movies, adult, international, kids, educational etc. Just to clarify again, you get all the PPV
without having to pay for it.
Is this legal? Yes & No. This is a so called "grey market". Both satellite providers (DN & BEV) do not have juristiction to procecute outside their borders.
Georgios