Just ordered a F5 is this the right choice....

Fine Little Box to get started with mate and cheap as chips for a Hd Box.

There is Much better out there too at a bit higher Costs too so maybe something once you get the Feel of it all and want to get more from your Services you Can look into a Vu Duo Etc

xp1000 would have been a better start at £139 and more future proof also open linux the f5 is closed but you can set a small server up if you have a card but mostly good as a client box

they are mainly a client box but if you have a sly card lets say you can get your boxkey and use the card in the box and use the newcamd server setup to share it , but as far as adding apps etc you stuck as the os is closed in that way , depends realy what your plans are if its just to get channels of a m8 its a sturdy client box

very basic but they are rock solid, sharp and the picture quality is second to none. once u get the hang of this u can use this as a 2nd box for ur bedroom or kitchen. decent investent until u get a proper stb like a vu+

Thats the point m8 there isnt custom firmware all you can do is a channel list and change your background pic what you can do yourself if you have seen that dogbollocks sh*te site dont be misled its only a background pic make your own what ever you want it to be

judgey - I did send you the link in another thread to the cardsharing section. Yes you are right if you type in F5 on youtube it will probably get you to a payserver advert or something like that, that is the problem with these receivers, they are often sold with "gifts" or "Guarantee" - which is basically connecting you to a payserver, and because they are closed source, they tempt the user into paying for a cline rather than getting properly involved in the hobby.

We do not like payservers in this forum for a number of reasons, and because too many of these are ripping off sly UK, they are forced to act and try to prevent this, therefore, those who are cardsharing the traditional hobbiest way will lose out.

The idea of cardsharing is usually based around having a dish that can pick up more than one satellite, such as a motorised dish or one with more than one LNB so to pick up more than one satellite. The concept is, you have a card that can clear say, a german provider, and your friend has a card that can clear swedish pay channels. You both connect to each other, and therefore you then both get both providers, and so on. By installing a linux server and investing in a cardreader, or (bit late now) if you bought an enigma based receiver rather than an F5, you could acheive this.

If you have only got a sly minidish then although it is still possible to buy and use a foreign satellite card on a server, and share this, your only benefit would be to be able to share with someone who has sly UK on their server. It is fair to say that most people who have F5 boxes are probably using payservers (not all, before people jump down my throat!), and this is a sorry state of affairs. Sly will probably not be working in sharing for much longer, so I predict a lot of cheap receivers will be around for auction before long.

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I been looking at videos on youtube i dont think im allowed to post it here but if u type slybox F5 first vid....

I have read about cs i understand the way it works (sort of) im just stuck with ccam and cs... How do i get a cs access if not will the ccam work on my box?

I im ok with the tec stuff like linux and ftp its just understanding the software side of it hope u get me

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This box is a Starter box really mate so no need for much knowledge at all.

To get started and Use Cccam to get watching you will Need a Share line from a Pal etc Dont get started with a Robbing payserver from the ads or Sites on Google

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I been looking at videos on youtube i dont think im allowed to post it here but if u type slybox F5 first vid....

I have read about cs i understand the way it works (sort of) im just stuck with ccam and cs... How do i get a cs access if not will the ccam work on my box?

I im ok with the tec stuff like linux and ftp its just understanding the software side of it hope u get me

Thanks again

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it will already be in that box , you will either need a sly card or a cline or nline from a friend if you are using lines all you need to do is place the cccam.cfg or newcamd.list file on a usb stick and in tools update by usb select what you are updating and press yellow and reboot and as long as its connected to the internet youll be up and running provided you have a channel list installed and ethernet active and set to dhcp if this is your connection method , as i stated earlier the xp1000 whould have been the better choice , but you can use other satellites on these boxes if your dish is setup right and you do a blind scan it will find the channels just not in the order youd like , and again the lack of apps and freedom to set what you like up personally i think they are good for a second box or for an uncle / family member who you share your card with and they just wana watch no frills tv

How far have you got on your venture m8 , did you get it going with free channels yet and you tube and you porn working or are you still totally f.. ked dont be shy to ask if you need help everyone started somewhere and you will be helped here its a good place to be , if you need a cccam .cgf file you can dump this from your box to usb in tools and open it with notepad on the pc paste your line into it and close it and clic save not save as and load it up in tools again by upgrading this way the file format will be correct and not a cccam.cfg.txt as the box wont find it

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Thanks dude, the box should be here tomorrow im just trying to get a head start so i know what to do when it comes... Dont know if it was what i thought it was (dont take this in the wrong way anyone) all i wanted todo was watch sly without paying (i know its selfish but i have been paying them for years)

I thought ccam was a website you paid to get sly on the cheap, u just needed to mod your box.

No such thing at all you either take the wrong road with a payserver or share a card or be lucky enough to have a friend to share with you someone pays in the end all be it not so much most people share the cost of a card and share it in most cases , but no such thing as free

I think you need to look again at the rules and read that post Muso gave you on the concept of card sharing /cccam website you pay and mod your box , you mean payservers , this isnt the place , you wont just make new mates with your comments your making and i thing your perception of whats going on here is wrong !:agony: