On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:30:43 -0500 (EST), you wrote: >On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:02:04 +1100, you wrote: > >>Hi all, I would like your opinion about this web site. >>Cheers Werner >> >>http://www.satellitedirect.com/?hop=wisestart > >Hello Werner >It ertainly looks attractive and for a one off $50 worth a try. >I would worry about advertising tacked on and the shows on offer. >Foxtel has some good channels bundled with a lot of rubbish in various >packages that we never want to watch but have to pay for. >Combining Robin's WD tv live and this could be the cheaper way to >go. >Interesting! >Regards >Brian Hi Werner I posted this message in a Melbpc newsgroup --------------------------------- Is anyone using "Satellite Direct" from http://www.satellitedirect.com/?hop=wisestart ? It looks attractive and cheap compared to Foxtel. Any opinions on any problems and quality / range (not the number) of stations available? I expect monthly bandwidth could take a belting if used much. Regards Brian ----------------------------------- A reply > >Dig around on Google and you will find a lot of opinion to the effect >that this is a scam. Possibly that's an overstatement, but it >certainly seems that this service is not capable of delivering the >video quality claimed. > >It appears to be be a piece of software which aggregates various freely >available internet video sources of varying quality - apparently none of >it HD as claimed. > >So don't expect a Foxtel replacement. ------------------------------------------ Thankyou Roger Too good to be true ---- again. Regards Brian ----------------------- Perhaps try a few grains of salt before parting with any cash! Regards Brian