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Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by Alveez(m): 6:49pm On Oct 10, 2013
Please I need someone in Lagos dt can help with d installation of a good FTA .
D one with football, news and movies channels .

Contact me via 08037850229 by call ,text or whatsapp .

Thanks .
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by Nobody: 2:13pm On Oct 12, 2013
Kip d flag flying
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by CHIMSKY(m): 8:52am On Nov 09, 2013
olenyi:

Ur best bet at ur location is from 3.5m up. Dats what will give u a stable signal and peace of mind. Regards.
I am in Nasarawa State.How big should my dish be?
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by olenyi: 7:49pm On Nov 09, 2013
CHIMSKY:
I am in Nasarawa State.How big should my dish be?


With a 1.8 or 2.4m dish, you should be pleasantly satisfied.


Regards.
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by oluwafemiii: 6:21pm On Aug 20, 2014
thank you very much ola for the good response. pls does anyone know where I can buy dual output c band lnb in Ibadan.
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by Promiseprince(m): 6:10am On Aug 31, 2014
Hello guys..
I use strong decoder sRt:4669XII
The whole joy tv channels works vry we'll except for: tv3,Ecn dey don't show but d green signal is normal like d other channels.
Pls I don't knw wat d problem is help Meeee!
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by kfykdot(f): 11:16pm On Sep 22, 2014
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Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by akinsola118: 6:36pm On Oct 03, 2014
Guys abeg wat is d current tp for irib to come up ..... I tried 03964 v 30000 but not green . Plzzzz help.
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by agkilis: 3:19am On Oct 22, 2014
is the 1.8m dish better than than the new slimline hd satalite dish in reception?
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by pzworld: 10:49am On Oct 24, 2014
This is for all the interested artist who are based in the
Nigeria. There is a movie audition in Garki,
Abuja for a Nigerian movie.
Date: October 19th 2014
Venue:Aso Rock Restaurant & ,9220
Skillman Street, garki abuja
Time: 2 pm
Contact :08131865746
email:pzentertainmentworld@gmail.com
Special interest in the following characters:
1. ANN – A Nigerian-American girl between
25-30 years old. Beautiful, about 5’6” and
above, light ebony in complexion and very
available for the challenges of a major role.
2. JEFF – A handsome African American man
between 25-35 years. A lady’s man and
without very strong accent.
3. LISA- preferably a 27-33 year old half caste
African American girl or very light skinned.
Very persuasive and assertive character.
4. BELLE - A 16 year old half caste girl. Very
pretty darling.
5. Ms. Davies – A 40+ white Caucasian
female with administrative air.
6. JASON - A handsome half caste or very
fair 18 year old African American boy. A
yuppy in all respect.
7. HAROLD – 40-45 year old African
American Man. Hard faced and probably
dreadlocked.
8. BRENDA – 35+ White Caucasian lady
9. NELLY – 35+ African American man
10. DONNA – 40+ Nigerian Woman
11. OLIVER - 50+ Nigerian chief
12. POLICE OFFICERS – 25-40 year old
Hispanics, Blacks and white men and
women.
Also in Asaba
pzentertainmentworld@gmail.com is holding a movie audition
Date: November 18th and 29th
Venue: 3, John Tarker Street, Okwe, Asaba
Time : (November 18th) 10am (November 29th)
12noon
Contact: 08131865746

Send your name, sex, age and location to
pzentertainmentworld@gmail.com before November 18th
Segun films productions is holding a movie
audition in Ibadan
Date: November 2nd 2014
Venue:Islamic Mission Primary School,
Moniya, Ibadan.
Time:12am
Contact:darry 08131865746

NOTE: All interested artists should come with
their costumes and props
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by duality(m): 5:44pm On Nov 09, 2014
guys

Which one is blind scan. when do/should I use Blind scan.

will it wipe off the existing channels?

I lost some stations on my free to air. I was told their are new parameter, ie frequency etc. how do I do it? do I change the existing frequency?

Decoder= strong
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by Nobody: 2:45am On Feb 07, 2015
twinstaiye:
FAQs for Newbies

What is FTA
FTA means Free to Air Satellite.  The other that you are used to like DSTV, MYTV, HITV are what we call DTH i.e Direct to Home wherein you will be required to pay subscription. But as for FTA, you don’t need any subscription, all you need is a one time installation fee.

What type of TV Channels Can I receive in FTA?
The Tv channels u will have to receive depends on the size of dish you're using and also the satellite u faced your dish to. You have the choice of Ku band which usually needs the 90cm dish (dstv size) but the number of stations u will receive wont be much. If you're using 1.8m or 2.5m dish u will need C-band lnbf and that means more stations. Depending on the satellite, it can be as much as 40 to 80 channels for 1.8 and 2.5 m dish respectively. You have to bear in mind that what you're using is free-to-air and not pay Tv so the type of channels u might receive will not be the best but they will be worh it. You will be Glad u did at the long run.

What is the difference between KU Band and C Band?

Ku-band permits the use of smaller antennas that are aesthetically better and much cheaper than C-band.
A typical Ku-band antenna ranges from about 50cm to 1.2m and a typical C-band antenna ranges from 1.8m, 2.4m, 3.8m etc.
Ku-band requires less radio power than C-band to provide the same signal stength thus allowing a smaller antenna.

The cost of C-band equipment and installation is much more than that of Ku-band.
C-band transmits at a lower frequency ( around 4 MHz), while Ku band transmits at about 11 to 12 GHz.

C-band dishes usually come with a larger size than Ku-band satellite antennas.

Some satellites transmit both C and KU band frequencies. E.g Intelsat 7/10, therefore for one receive channels from the two frequencies, one needs a big dish that will be able to work with the C band signal and as well work for the KU signal.
The person can then choose to either provide two lnbs for the two signals or purchase a universal lnb that can receive signals across the C band and KU band frequencies (have not used that type myself).

For people who always ask, the whole thing is like the VHF and UHF TV signals we use to deal with back in the days.
TVs back then used to have separate knobs for tuning VHF and UHF frequencies until oyibo decided that eveything should be pressed with button and that left a lot of younger folks not knowing anything about frequencies of TV channels they watch everyday.

What do I need to set up this FTA
All u need is just the money for the equipments, ie: Dish, LNBF, Receiver or Decoder, and RF cables. Its cheaper than u can imagine.

How much does this equipment cost?
A 90cm dish (DSTV) size costs only 3,000 naira. A dual KU band LNBF for the 90cm dish is only 1,500 naira and the receiver or (decoder) is only 5,000 naira upward. A roll of Rf cable is 900 naira, and thats all you need for a Ku band FTA reception.
For 1.8cm dish C-band reception, your dish will cost 9,000 naira and the C-band LNB costs 2,500 naira. If u want 2.5m dish (the black net type) the only difference is in the dish and it costs just 24,000 naira. You will use the same Lnb with that of 1.8cm. (NB: Please note that the above prices has reduced in some cases)

Where can I get this equipment to buy
don't go to people who are into the installation business they will not give them to u for the above prices. Just go to any major electronics market in your city to get them. Like Alaba international in Lagos or Iweka road in Onitsha or Neighbourhood Centre Zone 4 in A buja.

How do I get this installation done?
Installation is easy. You can call on Installer wherever you purchase the above accessories or better still DIY it i.e do it yourself.  To do it yourself, Just assemble the dish with the manual, mount the LNB/F on the dish and connect the Rf cable to it and then connect the end of the cable to your receiver(decoder). connect the Video and audio outputs from the receiver to the appropriate ports of your TV.
You are ready to start; put on everything (TV and receiver) with the remote control, go to the installation menu of your receiver and put in the TP frequency and Symbol rate of the channel in the satellite u wish to locate. (Some websites where u can get these frequencies for free abound, the most popul;ar is www.lyngsat.com ) when you're sure u have put in the correct TP and SR, go to your dish which u must have positioned in the mounting pole and start turning. with your primary geography u should know where is east and west. If the satellite is in the east face your dish in the east. don't adjust the elevation of the dish for now. (elevation is the up and down movement of the dish). Just make the dish stand parallel to your mounting pole. Now start adjusting the azimuth (azimuth is the side by side movement of the dish). Move form one side of the east to the other. if posible start from west . while you're doing this your eyes must be fixed at the installation menu being displayed by now on your Tv. If your Lnb/f is good, if u move the  dish slowly from east to west, there must be a point at which the signal strenght will rise sharply. Try to move back and forth to locate this point. when u have done that. Screw the bolt that controls that azimuth movement and then go to the one that controls the elevation movement. Slowly again move the dish upwards until it gets to a point where the signal strength will rise very well. Thats is the position of the satellite you're lookin for. Remember if u have equipment that locates satellite (spectrum analyzer) u don't need all the stress.


Where can I get these frequencies?
These are all satellite websites where you can get your frequencies for most satellites http://www.flysat.com/ 
http://www.lyngsat.com/ 
http://www.arnoldsat.com
http://www.kingofsat.net 

What satellites are receiveable in Nigeria or West Africa
As of today, you can get the following free satellites in Nigeria.
Eutelsat W3 on 7 degree east – KU Band
Pass 7/10 on 68.5 degree East – KU Band
Nilesat on 7 degree west – KU Band
NSS 7 on 22 degree west (KU Band)
NSS 7 on 22 degree west (C-Band)

What Channels are Receivable from above Satellites
They are Plenty
NSS7***22 degree West
* France 24 News (francais)
* Direct 8
* TV 5 Monde Afrique
* LC2
* STV 1
* STV 2
* Canal International
* TV GAbon
* GTV (Ghana Television)
* RDV

W3A on 7 degree east
* MSNBC
* MTA International
* TV Minimah
* Direct 8
* RTS 1
* Go Africa
* TV Malagasy
* 2STV
* Ariane TV

Nilesate on 7 degree west
So many channels mostly Arabic speaking but English channels includes
MBC 2, MBC3, MBC4, MBC Action, BBC, Aljazeera Sport 1 and 2 etc


Which FTA is showing English Premiership
For now, the only fta showing english premiership is NSS 22 degree west ku band, Eutelsat W3 on 7 degree west KU Band or 55.4 degree west on c-band

Why do I need FTA
When u compare these prices with that of DSTV or HITV without monthly subscription u will understand what u have to gain bearing in mind that u do not have to pay anybody for anything ever.

Does Nairaland sell the equipment?
For those of us who will be ticking to ask, none of the forum member are not selling the equipments nor in business of installation . So we have nothing to gain in all this. we just giving back what we have learnt for free. We have gained more than this in nairaland. But if you have any problem in installation and think u might need help, just holla at any of the following - Enigma, bigjoe, enitan2002, justx24, twinstaiye, pitodenz

How can I reach the expert in the forum?
Badaru1 base in kebbi on 08053223272,
Pitodenz base in portharcourt on 08037058564,
Toxnaija base in lagos/abeokuta on 08023337877,
justx24 base in Ibadan on 08053334470,
enitan2002 base in Lagos 08055458324,
OLA base in lagos on 08033231671,
Twinstaiye based in Abuja - 08055268863

Can I use DSTV Decoder to watch FTA
Some people had tried in the past to try and use DSTV decoders to watch fta, but it is only possible if you subscribed to their channels,   For instance, some people used to watch the TrendTV free channels with dstv decoder, but the moment there is no subscriptions, it is not possible again.  However, I think the Strong decoder 4653X could be use to watch DSTV channels as well as free to air stations.  The only minus there is that, you can't receive some of the interactive channels of dstv on the decoder, but you can as well receive all the substitled channels with the strong decoder.

What is the best Decoder to watch FTA
The best brand decoder in Nigeria as of now is Strong Decoders, and we will suggest you go for SRT 4653x.

More FAQs would be added soon when this FAQs is updated

See also: Official Thread of Free To Air Satellite TV (Part 2)


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Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by Nobody: 2:47am On Feb 07, 2015
habib55:
gudmrning nairalander,pls i
really details info abt certain
birds.with the help i got here
i've been able to track
Astra2b,W6,sirius4,mytv and
W3a@7e.nw i wnt to move to other bird with ma 90cm
dish.pls help me with d name
and tp of oda Fta sat i can
recieve wit my 90cm dish,tnx
in advance

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Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by officerdola: 2:30am On Mar 11, 2015
rapthugx:
Gurus in the house, I am in Owerri, I will like to know the size of dish that will enable me get amos 5, ses4.8 and others where I can watch football. I already have a 90cm n 60cm dishes. I intend going for 1.8M pls ur advice is welcmd. Thank you.
u can still use that one but if u like you can buy 1.8m
alright
God bless you
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by rapthugx(m): 9:43am On Mar 11, 2015
officerdola:
u can still use that one but if u like you can buy 1.8m
alright
God bless you
Thanks so much. I askd dat abt two yrs ago. I dn b (small) guru now o. Lol.
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by watchindelta(m): 12:24pm On Apr 17, 2015
I hail u all, pls can any help me with the new frequency for AIT, faanji, brekete and yuroba station. I used to get them early this year 4b it went off since
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by chibuzor641: 9:30pm On May 23, 2015
Pls am in Enugu, can i use my 90cm or 60cm dish 2 get badr4 @ 26e
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by Samokeowo: 5:18pm On Jul 10, 2015
I need star times frequency pls
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by chibuzor641: 11:54pm On Jul 21, 2015
plz house can anyone help me with this, i got sirius4 with this frequency 12605/v/29950 and i got many FTA channel MBC packages MBC Packages showing but showing No video or audio on my decoder strong SRT 4922A, i don't know were the problem from, i don't knw wheather is 4rm my decoder. Plz help me
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by Yoodot(m): 1:45pm On Jul 22, 2015
Contact me for any of your satellite TV installation and solutions in Abuja and its environs. 07039582380
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by Dinobenson: 12:34pm On Dec 10, 2015
olenyi:



Good afternoon my brother,compliments of the season.I just acquired a strong decoder srt 4950h,the issue is ,i'm having problems adding more satellites to it.The diseqc switch settings of this particular decoder is confusing.Do u mind walking me through it? thanks and God bless..
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by Dinobenson: 12:36pm On Dec 10, 2015
olenyi:



.
Good afternoon my brother,compliments of the season.I just acquired a strong decoder srt 4950h,the issue is ,i'm having problems adding more satellites to it.The diseqc switch settings of this particular decoder is confusing.Do u mind walking me through it? thanks and God bless.
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by ify84(m): 10:40am On Dec 12, 2015
Is there anyone here?
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by lincolnola: 3:22pm On Jan 05, 2016
Pls,
Are the FTA’S on Amos 17°e scrambled?
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by rapthugx(m): 7:57pm On Jan 05, 2016
lincolnola:
Pls, Are the FTA’S on Amos 17°e scrambled?
Amos 5 is down.
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by lincolnola: 6:50am On Jan 08, 2016
Gurus,

Pls can I track SeS5 with 60cm dish and what TP?.Is it closer to Amos 5 ?Pls help me out.
Re: Frequently Asked Questions On FTA by Thaiwow(m): 11:40pm On Feb 01, 2016
Job well done here! Please am new here sir and am tired of paying my hard earned income on dstv subscription. I want U to help me out by advising me on which decoder to buy to enjoy myself free or at cheaper rate. Ur response will be apprappreciated! Thanks

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