Sounds good, I'll drop him a line and see what could happen. Thanks so much!

... actually, it's MyTv not Mnet. I'll still have to check it for legalities as well. Either way, it's not looking good for me. I guess I should be happy with the few channels I currently get, it's better than nothing. Thanks for the personal note and reminders - can't ever be too careful here...

KU Dead Zone ... yeah, I was afraid of that. Internet is not that great/reliable either, thus the reason for investigating FTA. Thanks though, I appreciate the suggestions. Here's a thought: The money I would spend on Slingbox, internet, etc. could be spent on obtaining a smart card reader...

Sorry, needed to be more specific. Actually, I'm off the east coast of Africa right now: Madagascar. Yep, that makes a big difference. That puts me out of the footprint of the above mentioned sats. I do get great reception from EutelSat W3A at 7.0E, but that's mostly in French. That is what led...

Scott, thanks for the fast reply. After some thought, I guess I need to be talking to the provider over here (Africa). I just have the feeling that they are going to be pushing their equipment in addition to the smart card. I'm happy to buy their smart card and their programming. Just trying to...

Wondering if I made a mistake. I purchased a SonicView SV-360 Elite and a 120cm dish a few months ago. Finally got everything connected and aligned. In the end, out of many good clear transmissions, I'm getting a grand total of 4 ("usable") English transmissions for me (hitting 68.5E). I'm...