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<blockquote data-quote="Martillo" data-source="post: 876683" data-attributes="member: 402047">It is easy to align &amp; set up although Hispasat 30W is very close and you can end up with that instead.&nbsp; You can scan the satellite so you will know which satellite you have.The Technomate TM5402HD works fine and the picture quality seems good, plus of course you can get the HD channels.There are some things you should note:There is no EPGThere is no textThere is no red buttonTHE BISS CODES CHANGED AGAIN LAST NIGHT (26 Feb) so no reception for the time being (and that includes radio).&nbsp; They last changed in late Oct 2013 so possibly every 4 months, but it could get more frequent.As has been suggested above the encryption could be made more secure or the service could be moved to another satellite or discontinued altogether.Also bear in mind that the actual satellite at 27.5W is also nearing the end of it's operational life so it is unlikely that the current set up will be available beyond 2 years from now.&nbsp; When it needs replacing I reckon the opportunity will be taken to change the encryption to something better, on possibly a different satellite at a different position in the sky, with preparation for that going on behind the scenes now.&nbsp; It is possible that nothing will change while the current satellite remains in service, except regular changes of the BISS key - don't think that they don't know what is going on.So basically 'buyer beware'.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Martillo, post: 876683, member: 402047"] It is easy to align & set up although Hispasat 30W is very close and you can end up with that instead. You can scan the satellite so you will know which satellite you have. The Technomate TM5402HD works fine and the picture quality seems good, plus of course you can get the HD channels. There are some things you should note: There is no EPG There is no text There is no red button THE BISS CODES CHANGED AGAIN LAST NIGHT (26 Feb) so no reception for the time being (and that includes radio). They last changed in late Oct 2013 so possibly every 4 months, but it could get more frequent. As has been suggested above the encryption could be made more secure or the service could be moved to another satellite or discontinued altogether. Also bear in mind that the actual satellite at 27.5W is also nearing the end of it's operational life so it is unlikely that the current set up will be available beyond 2 years from now. When it needs replacing I reckon the opportunity will be taken to change the encryption to something better, on possibly a different satellite at a different position in the sky, with preparation for that going on behind the scenes now. It is possible that nothing will change while the current satellite remains in service, except regular changes of the BISS key - don't think that they don't know what is going on. So basically 'buyer beware'. [/QUOTE]

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