Free Bell Satellite Channels Using Deactivated Receiver.

[@privated-acc-google-dblu]

This is giving me all kinds of 2015 vibes right now, even if this wasn't from 2015 I feel like searching for these videos is truly a semi-time machine that anyone can use. I will continue to watch this channel!

[@marshallmcluhan33]

I miss the pirate TV channel on Dish Network.

[@michaeltylerstewart]

@@peterfairlie2296That’s a trip, I love material like this

[@marshallmcluhan33]

@coreyman0 Those were just coming into popularity when I gave up 'testing'

[@michaeltylerstewart]

@coreyman0 What is that, I wonder? Not having any luck Googling it

[@443DM]

Bell had one too, but it was just a crappy powerpoint slideshow.

[@443DM]

Found another one Charlie had: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHOlpWV_p9ynd6c

[@XMguy]

I have a Dish Wally receiver that is around for a spare. Same for a regular HD Dish antenna, and LNB. Great work there. Didn’t think bad caps could cause slow load times.

[@allanegleston4931]

ive heard tell from many restorers , check for bad caps. may leak etc.

[@iNFiNiTY125]

I appreciate how you have multiple TVs and spectrum analyzer in your kitchen. Haha I used to have an o-scope and soldering station in my kitchen.

[@AussieTVMusic]

Crazy movie lol. It's Kramer v Kramer. I think it won 5 Academy awards.

[@LeeZhiWei8219]

I just discovered you! This is an awesome channel haha. Here in Singapore we usually live in apartments where we can't usually install a satellite, but good content to watch and learn. Perhaps I may move to a country where I have more space to tinker haha.

[@LeeZhiWei8219]

Subscribed btw!

[@peterfairlie2296]

Thanks for subbing!

[@viruslab1]

I think there will be left a few TV satellite soon because the streaming. I don't know any people who use dish anymore. It's sad, but the progress will be still going further. But we still have time to have fun with this technology 😊.

[@443DM]

still a lot of people in the sticks, but yeah, it's not what it once was. Can't compete in urban environments. Funnily enough, streaming already killed satellite piracy.

[@Gameplayer55055]

There are villages or places where optic cable will never be laid to. So, installing the dish is the only best option. Starlink and Netflix work too, but many people don't need that complexity

[@Warp2090]

Streaming is awful

[@5roundsrapid263]

@@443DMYep. Now people just pirate streaming services instead of satellite services.

[@TheGreatK0rnholio]

The old way of doing things may fade out but the fun of catching satellite signals isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Broadcast satellites are still largely the backbone of all the channels after all.

[@fauxque5057]

Way back in the day if you unplugged the receiver before they sent the deactivation signal, and left it disconnected for several months, when you plugged it in it would have all of the channels that were subbed to.

[@jamess1787]

Peter, Because you have a spectrum analyzer beside your coffeemaker.... you gained a sub. 😅

[@TheGreatK0rnholio]

Cool thing I noticed: Channels 1911-1913 appear to be the normally inaccessible National Public Alerting System (Alert Ready) channels that the box force-switches to in the event of an alert being issued. I'm not entirely sure why there's 3 of them aside from the fact that Bell's satellites likely play a major role in the system's functioning; being from the US I'm having to guess on some of this though since I haven't spent long enough in Canada to get too familiar with it.

[@NurdRage777]

The most he is receiving at best is junk advertising lol. Ah well still fun playing around with junk and trying to fix it x)

[@GrazzaD]

There were other regular programs too?

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Looks that way. This is the equivalent of "Basic Cable" packages that are just the local channels and nothing else. I sure both CBC and Ici Tele R-C are available since they're publicly-funded channels.

[@junBNCRmDEnFO1.HGM.sGIurJ3032]

JKRL-TV.MP.NQRSTUV

[@BeastlyChest92]

Anything that has info in brackets is a free Chanel for a month or so for promotion

[@staysafe6206]

You would get more progress out of an Internet connection and buying an android box for 10 or $20 and know that you will end up getting movies and TV shows and all the sports you want

[@addison99996]

I grew up using a 10ft mesh dish, pull signals with a VideoCipher II receiver, with a 2400 baud modem soldered to it's mobo.

[@addison99996]

If i remember correctly, we had an EchoStar receiver, but at the time, Chapparal was a more expensive option, we steered clear from. I do remember getting the Satellite tv guide, and pulling 24 potential slots per satellite. W421 aka WestStar 4 channel 21. Good times.

[@peterfairlie2296]

Wasn't transponder 24 the Playboy channel and right next to it on 23 was Jim & Tammy Baker preaching to God and their PTL club nonsense. I always found that to be really funny.

[@addison99996]

@@peterfairlie2296 I believe so! good to have a contrast of channels like that :)

[@Prnencetti]

Hi naked, and afraid is a TV show where two people have to live together, naked in the wilderness and survive for a certain amount of days in the wilderness. I believe, but I haven’t really seen this going in in a while because I hadn’t had cable in a while, but I believe it is a man and a woman that live in the wilderness together And they have a timeline of how long they’re supposed to live before the people come and pick them up they have to live naked in the woods or in the wilderness surviving finding their food making their fire making their shelter everything so it’s not really what you think it’s a documentary show of people naked out in the wild surviving

[@NenadKralj]

​@@peterfairlie2296😂😂😂😂 good one 😅

[@Gold171]

@@peterfairlie2296 Haha more like "surviving in a car stuck on a long stretch of highway because nonsense protesters are fighting the wrong causes" before you even get to burning man.

[@tylern6420]

hm i havent heard of that in Germany but rather i know about naked survival on a channel called DMAX, basically the same concept where a few people survive in some random place, and then they get graded based on how well they did and if they quit or not

[@pasquitomatalena622]

@@tylern6420 That's in italy too

[@therealcoreby]

I ain't reading allat please help

[@zacharyschwanke7160]

now you should do a video on how to a old cable box up and running

[@purplrshadowyay]

YES

[@rearspeaker6364]

looks like a dish box and remote, before they went to the hopper and joey combos.

[@SBPepperminion]

Bell is just DISH Network Canada. Even the receivers from Bell look like the old DISH ViP Receivers.

[@trinitylea7932]

Dish has made quite the upgrade over the years.

[@smokedsmoked]

hey there so is there possible way that are still hacks for direct tv or dishnetwork .

[@TheGreatK0rnholio]

Short answer? Yes. But they're a lot riskier than the old card hacks. Most of it nowadays is IKS or bootleg IPTV services that re-stream the content from one of the two (usually Dish). Problem with that is it's traceable. The old hacked cards like this channel shows couldn't actually be tracked in most cases, but with the stuff that's out there now, it's way too easy for the companies to get your info and just like that, you're fucked and Dish is sending their attack dogs over at NagraStar after you, telling you to either pay up or they'll take you to court. Unless the cards get truly breached so you can run it more like the old fashioned way I'd stay clear, more trouble than it's worth.

[@YooMedia]

ICIMH it's how you call it the French CBC channel, ICI is for ICI Radio-Canada Télé from Montreal's HD feed

[@alexandergillingham2592]

Is that best package?

[@dominicus9891]

Could I get this in California? Just aim it at the right coordinates and it should work, no? I would obviously need a bell box though.

[@tylern6420]

there are also apps that let you watch certain channels for free i think it will be like FM radio tho, a superior option existing but like it still being offered

[@tylern6420]

also yeah we have smart recievers where there isnt much special about them, they're actually pretty old and they have gotten a recent issue where the whole unit can just freeze up at any time, forcing the main switch to be switched off and on again i wanted to sleep once, it froze before, then it froze as i was getting ready to sleep, and then i just went "screw it" and unplugged it, plugged in the fire tv stick that was thankfully setup and attached to a HDMI port, and it was like night and day, no more static, no more freezing or having to mess with the Satellite to get signal, and like yeah i have never plugged the reciever in ever after that also like my TV is a basic Phillips that tends to have seizures and it isnt smart by any means

[@tylern6420]

@@peterfairlie2296 i dont have a bell but like the reciever is pretty old so it could be the case

[@salmack8842]

I have an old Orby tv system still hooked up and get about eight channels. Most are religious channels and some news channels. They broadcast for free. I bought a box but can't get it to work and pick up anything.

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

It will work in Buffalo or Rochester, NY ??

[@eddiepiedade6860]

does that even work on DIRECTV instead of paying for all of the channels

[@RaysGamingChannel2003]

I honestly don’t know

[@TheGreatK0rnholio]

Haven't tried it but I do know this same thing used to happen on Dish when I was growing up. My family had an old box and dish that I would mess with over the years and every now and then, there would be free previews like this. Wish I still had it around to rig up where I am now that I know a lot more of what I'm doing.

[@tech_and_stuff_2022]

15:02 Was that a CBC channel?

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

@@peterfairlie2296ICI RADIO CANADA. Not ICI (Multicultural TV station in Quebec also OMNI TV affiliated)

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

RADIO CANADA (CBC FRENCH)

[@DanceDanceNorth]

It is Radio-Canada Montréal. It is available all the time, whereas the free preview channels come and go for those who don't subscribe.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

​@@DanceDanceNorthI'm sure being received in the clear is why this guy can pick it up without paying to watch it.

[@biggysground]

Uhh you should try to dump the onboard CAID chip either by sombraro or jtag maybe.

[@Bobby-cw7pl]

Had a question...do u have to have a big dish or a reg size or 3ft or smaller dish???

[@peterfairlie2296]

For Bell I'm using the standard 20 inch dish

[@julerobb1]

Is this an echostar manufactured Reciever?

[@peterfairlie2296]

Yes

[@AspergersStudio]

Nice granit counter top

[@wrestletube1]

In the UK my Stepgrandad's area had a Cable service called Eurobell a Virgin Media verient available in Devon. And in the UK the version named Bell only was a record label owned by a dodgy person and had people who became dodgy themselves on it like your GG's but not everyone on the label was bad men and were just on it for a record deal.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Bell is/was a phone service in Canada, one of the original phone companies a century ago using the "Bell" name in North America. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Canada

[@ArtieRaccoonReviews]

Is this in Canada or in the USA?

[@AbsoluteDigitalPictures]

Canada

[@maxmyzer9172]

"pregnant" hahaha thats a good term for bulging caps

[@Hider_2232]

Hello; You are experiencing free previews of the month, they change monthly, enjoy!

[@drgnslayers]

Yoopa was a kids' channel for kids in French that is no longer broadcasting at all. ICIMD seems to be the French brother of CBC

[@peterfairlie2296]

I found this on Wiki. Seems linear TV is dying a slow death thanks to streaming. On August 17, 2023, in response to Videotron removing Bell Media's Vrak and Z TV channels from their TV services, Bell removed Yoopa from all of their TV platforms citing declining subscribers, shrinking audiences and lower market value. Vrak eventually shut down at the stroke of midnight on September 30 that same year. Nearly three months later, on November 13, 2023, Groupe TVA announced that the channel would be shut down on January 11, 2024

[@drgnslayers]

Vrak was among the channels my father had taken when returning with Bell... and so was Yoopa. It was more entertaining when Vrak was "Le Canal Famille." (FYI, I grew up with this channel)

[@JetScreamer_YT]

I do this stuff too. But with antenna TV.

[@kevmichael2064]

I remember trying to get CBC. Vancouver on C Band...back in the late 80s and early 90s... also CHCH channel 11 from Hamilton...this is when I was in Los Angeles California... there was times I got Oak Scrambling...I would had to get a Decoder for Canada...it was always upsetting because it should be open to view since It was not a pay channel....the weird thing was I would get HBO and Showtime in the clear....The memories yes!!!.... do anyone remember the Denver 5 and Satellite City!?

[@peterfairlie2296]

The good old days of C-Band !

[@jarrodbuck9335]

Hey I have a question. Are you using a satellite dish with your setup? and if so, how do you know where to direct it? Just trial and error?

[@marie2-nz2uu]

Will this get over the air channels

[@nostalgiacrt7045]

Does this work in the state of PA?

[@FadingBulb57227]

It should work anywhere in America & Canada

[@harley8615]

11:00 damn i wanna know what this song is.

[@harley8615]

@@peterfairlie2296 thank you. - w -

[@lap456]

That's becuase some channels are offred by what it called free to air. Meaning and Cable TV system can host it at no cost to thier end users. So any one with the hardware can pick an C-band radio spectrum TV channel. I may have mod it to get more then just 6 channels since Satellite receivers you get form company's like Dish Network are like the boxes you get form the Cable TV system thier locked down. In fact I'm at war with my Landlord over the contact she has Cox Cable TV since I what to move to LUS Fiber.

[@timelymirror7826]

does that mean you can only get free previews

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I figured that's why the French channel Radio-Canada was on here as it past by in the channel scanning.

[@bombon5115]

Mann what sort of hobby is this? I find it super cool but have no idea how to learn about it

[@tomypower4898]

Yes Talking Before Coffee

[@ace0918]

What / where is the "Bell" satellite you refer to?

[@RobbyMinick]

Isn't Bell Canadian?

[@ReapWhatYouSowGardening]

The dish network 500 is the american version to this

[@oldperson-u9k]

i have several old bell receivers, with no smart cards. Bell deactivates them and there are no channels on any of them.

[@peterfairlie2296]

You should have kept them powered on and connected to the satellite. You would still be receiving the free previews of premium channels each month.

[@johnd8546]

@@peterfairlie2296 it just happened that it was a month where free preview channels were being offered. After this free preview time, they would not be available unless subscribed to. Typically a few months later, free preview again would be provided again for a short period of time, and repeat ongoing.

[@kevmichael2064]

It maybe be a short in the box

[@wrestletube1]

I haven't watched it before but even I've heard of the title of film Kramer Versies Kramer in the fully spelt out way so thats what that was in a foreign language.

[@repc1ty]

can you get internet out of this?

[@sondrayork6317]

Sounds to me like a defective receiver. If it is rebooting itself that is.

[@simcapener6935]

It looks like a rebranded Dish network 722 or 911.

[@gblargg]

Free poison for your brain, goodie! Maybe it comes with a free 6-pack of diabeetus water.

[@ReapWhatYouSowGardening]

Wow I always wanted to get brainrot ever since I was 3! 😂 the diabetes adds more flavor and the muscle spasms give it a nice hint of rabies

[@tezcanaslan2877]

I had a receiver that also picked up on some other countries satellites such as Azerbaijan (AZERSAT so no paid programming or anything) if my memory serves right it also picked up on Iran as well? albeit they were limited in channel. It also picked up on some pay to view channels and I could view the ads for them in channels the channels themselves were locked sadly

[@tezcanaslan2877]

⁠@@peterfairlie2296The receiver was configured mainly to get Turksat,so the other satelites were a nice bonus. It just came to me now albeit I am not sure but I remember seeing History Channel on it.

[@shancole4926]

Can work in Jamaica 🇯🇲?

[@peterfairlie2296]

Yeah Mon

[@ericwilson9457]

You just happened to fire it up at the right time. Otherwise I don't think you get anything

[@timelymirror7826]

is this legal?

[@WigglySteamFan]

I’m sorry. I don’t know what you did. I don’t have a hard drive on my receiver.

[@PhonePhreak3z]

Nice

[@danielonn2002]

Dude what do you expect without an access card?

[@peterfairlie2296]

It actually does have an access card. It's internal and the numbers are on the bottom.

[@idabestjones]

Was anyone else expecting the stb to explode when he plugged it back in

[@peterfairlie2296]

Only if you put the caps in backwards will they pop.

[@dellAMAURIE]

that looks like a dish remote

[@timelymirror7826]

I mean don't some tv providers in Canada use equipment from us providers

[@AbsoluteDigitalPictures]

Bell is pretty much the Canadian version of Dish

[@ReapWhatYouSowGardening]

​@@AbsoluteDigitalPictures it's literally dish network but foe a different region that's why they use the exact same remotes, recievers, satellite dishes

[@muff1n36]

nice

[@joe10117]

too bad not working maybe encrypted signals now...

[@peterfairlie2296]

It's still working on my receiver

[@ReapWhatYouSowGardening]

​@peterfairlie2296 this reciever is the dish network vip211k in America

[@Kim_Jong_Un_2023]

I watched naked and afraid on xhamster 😂