how to take two connections from a single DTH like SUNdirect, bigtv, dishtv, dd direct, tatasky, airtel digital

                             this is a simple article to explain how to have two different DTH connection in same house. there are three different types of connections for a DTH in a multiple tv connections in a single house.


1. in a single Dth connection for multiple tv's. in some setupbox (STB) there is a line out facility which will help to have another connection to tv. but you will receive same channel in both of the tv's because the STB is the controler for both tv's.


2. you have to buy second STB and have a spitter ( this is device connect at LNB to share the signal for both STB's) hardware to connect two STB's. there is no need of any dish.


3. the last one is currently runing method of haveing two STB's and TWO LNB's with same dish. 

dream box 500 in india costs Rs.6000.00

dream box is a open source setupbox for free to air channels and pay channels.

in india it will not be available openly because it is does not have any stranded ISI approval.

it runs on Linux OS and we need to have Internet to register it.

in general it is used for view pay channels with any payment or simply crack encrypted pay channels  to view as free channels.

So we have to get this dream box from know source in china or other country.

dream box will have to connect to Internet to decrypt the pay channels to view.

for full details please visit website www.dreamboxworld.com/

we can get FM channels through DD plus antena?

yes it is possible to get FM channels in dd direct plus which are free to air service.

1. to get free to air FM channels in india and around india. we have to buy a dish and MPEG4 setupbox. the MPEG2 won't support the FM channels because there are in MPEG4 format.

2. currently FM channels are in INSAT4B satellite at 93.5East.

3. sundirect setupbox can be used for the free to air channels and free FM radio.

4. the list of FM raio channels in satellite are Suryan FM, S FM Hyderabad, S FM Bangalore ect.

SUNDirect setupbox can be used for free to air (FTA) channels

SUNDirect setupbox can be used for free to air (FTA) channels.
we can view the DD Direct Plus channels in sundirect setupbox for free of cost.

1. the dish direction is same as the both sundirect and dd direct plus are in same satellite INSAT4B at 93.5 East. so there is no change in dish direction.

2. sundirect is using the IRDETO technology. this is only to encrypt the pay channels. so the smart card will not block the FTA channels.

3. the setupbox is MPEG4 and MPEG2 compartablility so both will work on same setup box.

enjoy viewing free channels in sundirect connection.

WiMAX services in india can offer data and voice calls

India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has proposed that winners in the upcoming licence auctions for broadband wireless access (BWA) - read mobile WiMAX - will be able to offer voice as well as data services.

But the dispensation comes at a price. Instead of calculating the BWA licence reserve price at 25 per cent of the 3G licence reserve price on a per MHz basis, the DoT has proposed, following recommendations made by the Telecom Commission, that BWA licence winners pay at least 50 per cent of the base 3G licence cost.

While the addition of voice is no doubt a boost to WiMAX prospects, supporters of the technology will no doubt baulk at the premium price tag. The WiMAX Forum had already stated before the latest DoT announcement that it was working with the Indian government to try and reduce the BWA reserve prices that were calculated at 25 per cent of the 3G price.

By contrast, the cellular camp believes the DoT hasn't gone far enough in its latest proposal. "The WiMAX lobby had argued that reserve price should be lower to enable them to make broadband services affordable. If they are allowed to offer voice services also they should be treated at par with existing mobile operators bidding for 3G spectrum," a GSM industry representative is quoted in local press report.

Earlier this month DoT announced that 40MHz in the 2.3GHz band and 40MHz in the 2.5GHz band would be made available for BWA. In the 2.5GHz band, 20MHz has already been set aside for state operators BSNL and MTNL. The remaining 60MHz is to be auctioned to three more operators who are allowed 20MHz each.

Prospective 3G operators will be allowed to bid for one pair of 5MHz channels only: 5MHz in the 1920-1980MHz frequency band and 5MHz at 2110-2170MHz.

Bharti Airtel plans to rollout IPTV, DTH services at same time

Bharti Airtel is looking at simultaneous rollout of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and direct-to-home (DTH) services following the Cabinet approval on downlinking norms for IPTV Expected to be launched with in two months time. the two services will have differential priced, with DTH targeted at the mass market and IPTV for broadband (high-speed internet) users.

“We are now putting our launch (for IPTV) together. Right now, we are examining different options internally. Both the launches could be simultaneous or we could have them in phases. What is certain is that IPTV will be first launched in Delhi while DTH will be rolled out on a much larger scale,” Bharti Airtel president for Telemedia services Atul Bindal told ET.

Telemedia is Airtel’s business division that provides broadband and fixedline services to over 2.5 million customers in 95 cities. “Over the next few weeks, we will firm up our plans. IPTV will be an integral part of Airtel’s media business because DTH allows us to go wide and IPTV allows us to go deep in 6-8 top cities,” he said. On the pricing, Mr Bindal said: “IPTV sits on top of broadband. It gives me an opportunity to cross-sell and deepen my relationship with existing customers using local loop or broadband or both. My pricing for IPTV will be triple play (voice, data and video). For DTH, we’ll explore single play, double play as well as triple play and introduce it in around 5,000 towns and villages.”

DTH services are currently being offered by TataSky, Dish TV, Sun Direct and Reliance Communications’ Big TV. Asked about profitability, as none of the DTH players is currently making money, Mr Bindal said: “We don’t believe new businesses are a drag, if chosen correctly.

We are uniquely positioned to leverage the existing technological knowhow and are exploring ways and means for cross-leveraging our relationship with Airtel customers.”

Globally, IPTV is considered a niche segment as broadband access is not uniform. Industry estimates suggest that India will have around a million IPTV users by 2011 and for DTH, the number would be over 23 million.

Reliance ADAG launched DTH BIGTV Today 19th august

Much A Waiting Reliance BIG TV announced the launch of their DTH services today.

The group is planning to invest Rs 2,050 crore over the next two years. They will be offering a larger variety of channels but their set-top boxes may be more expensive to support their technology.

Reliance BIG DTH services wil cost Rs 1,490 per annum. The starter pack is priced at Rs 100, and the regional packages will cost Rs 30 per month. The packages range from Rs 100 to Rs 175.