|  | Posted by Jim Shaffer on 10/02/38 11:29 
On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:40:17 GMT, "Greg O." <ozbirn@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
 
 >But consider 3820 V.  It shows three things, "TV Guide", "TV Guide East",
 >and "TV Guide West".  The first of these three lists encryption as
 >"Digicipher 2", which means I can't expect to tune that without a
 >subscription.  However, the East and West listing have an "F" beside them,
 >which I thought meant "Free".  Same thing on 4140 V.
 
 It sounds like those are "fixed-key", meaning that anyone with a
 Digicipher receiver can get the channel without a subscription.  I
 don't think Digicipher is built on DVB.  (Despite standing for
 "Digital Video Broadcasting", DVB is the name of a specific format,
 which is why it always appears as a stylized logo on
 certified-compatible receivers.  Echostar is DVB with encryption.
 DirecTV, for example, isn't DVB at all.)
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