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DUE- To a recent change in the law some of the information below is now "Against The Law" Once many companies thrived selling D-2Mac pirate cards, but this has now been pushed underground. The price for cards used to be around £15.00 which was reasonable, but now I have seen cards being advertised for £150.00. So all the change in law has done (In my opinion) is to create a black market where the everyday punter is being ripped of. A very sad thing. Digital Satellite television is set to become to standard, but  it will be some time if not years before "Analogue" gets turned of.
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For some time, Infact for many years this page has been on-line to help the reader get the most from there satellite receiver. May 2nd 2001 is a sad day as TV1000 has closed down. So, as this was the main channel for the available pirate cards, you may find some of the information below to now be defunct. But as its been a part of "history" if you like, I have left the information for you to read.
The Canal+ Channel is still on-line, so there is some way to go before D2-Mac is dead, but the first nail in the coffin has been hammered.
ONE LAST POINT-I DO NOT SUPPLY PIRATE CARDS
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So, you want to see some satellite channels for free ?? this really is very easy with just a little knowledge. I am not going to make this technical, or I will try not to as we all have to start somewhere..
 Firstly "Sky" is a company not a satellite, it uses a satellite called Astra which is the main satellite that UK people watch is positioned at 19.2 degree East. But as well as Astra there are dozens of other satellites serving different countries but I am only going to concentrate on the English speaking channels……..
 The next popular satellite is called Hot Bird along with Eutelsat 11F3, which is positioned at 16 degrees East, the final satellite for us brits is Intelsat 707 at 1degree west… These are the main 3......... yea yea there are others like Thor and Intelsat 601 along with a host of others with "feeds" but they are best left alone at the moment…
 Hot Bird/Eutelsat 11F3 are so easy to pick up as they are almost next to Astra, if you look at your dish with the eye looking to where it is pointing, then the dish needs to move to the West, or as you are looking to the right, it is only a couple of degrees away from Astra….. On this Satellite you can get BBC World service, EBN, Eurosport,  Euronews, NBC Europe, Onyx TV, Viva and Viva2 (one of my favorites) these are ALL FOR FREE no need for ANY subscription and just about every channel on this satellite is in the clear and can be viewed for free.
 "So what do I need" I hear you ask, well if you all ready have a dish, then all you need do is move the dish, but you may not want to loose the Astra pictures, so you have the option 1, not recommended but will work, you can buy an adapter so that you can attach 2 LNB's (Low noise blockers, the thing that picks up the signals) along with a second LNB, the cost of the bracket is around £15.00 and you should be able to pick up the LNB for around £20.00, you will also need a A/B switch box to flick between the LNB’s
 The next popular satellite is the Intelsat 707 at 1degree west, this is not so easy to find at first but well worth it when you see what you can get. BUT, you will need a decoder know as a d2-Mac decoder along with a "pirate" viewing card…….. But you will get the best in Movies sport, general entertainment and music…. Here are the current channels and what you get ….BBC Prime (General), Cartoon Network (says it all) TV 1000 Cinema (Latest Films), Norsk TV2 (English sport,General),  TNT (Old movies), TV 1000 (Up to date films..better than Sky Movies), TV3 Denmark (General), TV3 Norway (General), TV3 Sweden (General) Sky News, along with two Canal Plus Channels which show the latest movies. All these channels transmit mainly English programs, including premier football and live boxing, yes live boxing look at those suckers who paid Sky £15.00 to watch one fight…. With a little know how you will be getting it for free….
 Now the problem with a pirate card are the ECM’S (electric counterfeit measures) which knock out the cards, these do happen from time to time, but get a card from a decent supplier and they will soon have the updates to you, look at my links page for sites I recommend.
 OK, now things get a little more complicated, you need your dish to point a fair bit away from Astra, so how do we do this….. easy you need a dish motor like a "Sat walker" there are plenty to choose from and your local specialist dealer will be able to help you make your choice, expect to pay around £120.00 for a device to move your dish……
 The D2-Mac decoder will set you upwards of £100.00 and a basic pirate card around £15.00……
 You can go for a motorised set-up, but this aint cheap expect to pay upwards of £1000.00 for a decent set-up, but you will be promised hours, in fact 24 hours of fun as your dish tracks the "Clarke belt"
 OK, I have kept this very brief and as simple as I know how to, if you want to take the plunge go and chat to your local dealer and let him/her know exactly what you want, don't bother with the high street chains. Then when you are ready to take the plunge, drop me a line, and I will try and offer any advice that I can ...... mail me
 I can supply D2-Mac cards fully programmed at a very reasonable price, you can update these from home using your remote control for the D2-Mac decoder, to get the latest codes have a look at some of the satellite sites here, have a look at Lovely Jubbly, D2-Mac decoding, and the other sites on the link page, they tend to have the codes up very quick, you can even join mailing list where by the codes are E-Mailed to you.
 Have fun, and with all the money you save you can buy me a pint or two (I wish) Oh, before I forget, Canal Plus are now showing Live Premier Football on a Saturday afternoon... all with a little know how.......