Posted by Gary Tait on 09/28/05 19:05

"Ad Hoc Guy" <PussyFart@hic-ups.org> wrote in
news:YK2_e.4300$cq2.408478@news20.bellglobal.com:

> Hello Valdivar. Maybe you can help me on this.
> Can you explain what is a Fortec Lifetime Ultra ? Is it a receiver (
> I assume) and what is the approximate price can I expect to pay for
> such a unit.

It is a DVB-FTA receiver that receives channels that are transmitted
unencrypted..

> Last but not least, will that type of receiver give me the oportunity
> to view Dishnet or BellxpressVu channels free of charge ?

Their receivers can, but making the channels free is totally 100% the
choice of the provider, not the end user. Anything else except paying is
theft.

> I already have a FTA receiver (Strong SRT15000N) which I had problems
> with channel reception and programming it and so I quit horsing around
> with it finally.
> I had a dishnet system but now it's dead because of the N2 changeover.

Not dead if you kept up with the subscription and cards. Only theives
were shut off.

> I also kept my 10 foot big dish with C & KU but am wondering if there
> is a future still for this type of system.

Sure. Get a 4DTV and DVB-FTA system.

> Is there anything interesting out there in the fortec reception world
> besides commercial channels and Arabic programming ?

Look.

> Thanks for any help you may have
>

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