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Sky_Pilot · March 21st, 2009

CW has a great track record when it comes to fixes.

I've owned several FTA boxes over the last 3 years and CW has consistently been one of the best.

Bin begging won't speed things up.

What do you think the coders are doing right now? Of course they want to get a working bin out because they want to beat their competitors.

As mentioned above, don't put all your eggs in one basket. I have several different STB's, plus basic cable and a dish on a motor for true FTA so I always have something to watch.

I've spent well over $1,500 on "free" TV hardware over the last 3 years and it's been worth every penny.

The only guarantee in this hobby is downtime.

If you think it's bad now, wait until the switch over to N3...

If you are 100% dependant on a STB as your only source of TV, then you are going to be in the dark and possibly for days or even weeks at a time.

Get a basic cable sub, an OTA, a dish on a motor for true FTA, or some combination of all of the above unless you don't mind being at the mercy of the sat providers who can turn off your signal whenever they want and it might be days or weeks, or in the case a few years ago with "MAP 57" (google it in case you weren't around then), a few months before you see anything again.

End of rant.

March 21st, 2009	#15 (permalink)
Sky_Pilot Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somewhere between 61.5w & 148w Posts: 541 Credits: 813.30 Thanks: 6 Thanked 271 Times in 186 Posts	Re: CW 600 P down CW has a great track record when it comes to fixes. I've owned several FTA boxes over the last 3 years and CW has consistently been one of the best. Bin begging won't speed things up. What do you think the coders are doing right now? Of course they want to get a working bin out because they want to beat their competitors. As mentioned above, don't put all your eggs in one basket. I have several different STB's, plus basic cable and a dish on a motor for true FTA so I always have something to watch. I've spent well over $1,500 on "free" TV hardware over the last 3 years and it's been worth every penny. The only guarantee in this hobby is downtime. If you think it's bad now, wait until the switch over to N3... If you are 100% dependant on a STB as your only source of TV, then you are going to be in the dark and possibly for days or even weeks at a time. Get a basic cable sub, an OTA, a dish on a motor for true FTA, or some combination of all of the above unless you don't mind being at the mercy of the sat providers who can turn off your signal whenever they want and it might be days or weeks, or in the case a few years ago with "MAP 57" (google it in case you weren't around then), a few months before you see anything again. End of rant.