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Everything You Need to Know About FTA to Decide if You Need It
FTA (Free to Air) is a whole new revolution in TV viewing. It is a novel concept; free TV! Seriously, FTA is free TV programming whose only cost is in obtaining the right equipment to make use of the free signals transmitted over North America. If this sounds like a gimmick, relax. A little online research will quickly assure you that FTA is not only real, but it is 100% legal.
Are you interested now? Before going further, it might help to assuage any worries by understanding just what makes FTA possible. It is very simple actually. All around the planet there are TV and radio stations transmitting programming in unencrypted format. They broadcast with unencrypted code knowingly so that their programming is freely accessible. Satellites bopping around in outer space pick up these unencrypted signals and rebroadcast them over North America where they can be received at no charge by anyone with the right equipment. The only thing required to take advantage of free unencrypted signals is an FTA satellite system, which is designed to pick up these signals for your viewing pleasure.
As anyone with Direct or Dish TV knows, subscription TV can be rather expensive. The more channels you want to watch, the more your subscription costs each month. A few new companies have entered the competition but prices show no sign of decreasing soon. No matter which pay-to-view company you choose, you are paying to watch TV programming. These companies have had control of the satellite TV market for years. The way that they keep customers dependent on them is with their use of encrypted codes. The bottom line is that customers pay a service to decode signals into a useable format for viewing. Most of us would welcome the opportunity to cancel our subscriptions and take advantage of free TV. Well, quit dreaming and make it a reality!
If you currently have satellite TV, you are already familiar with what sort of equipment you need for FTA TV viewing. Basically you need the exact same set up as regular satellite TV with the only difference being that your new FTA system will be picking up unencrypted signals rather than encrypted codes. You will need a receiver, a motorized dish for multiple satellite viewing, a stationary dish if you prefer single satellite viewing and all the hardware to mount and join all the components. Oh, and you’ll also a TV of course! If you have an HD TV, FTA offers numerous HD worldwide channels.
FTA equipment pricing is comparable to regular satellite equipment prices. Name brand FTA receivers are available online at very affordable prices, ranging from $59.99 for a simple yet high quality receiver that will bring you 5000 channels, to the $529 German made Dreambox 800 HD PVR that runs off a Linux operating system.
If you are sick of the high price of satellite TV programming subscriptions, FTA is a great choice for you. Buy an FTA satellite system and you will be able to watch TV for free and never pay a subscription fee again.