Can a FTA Receiver Scan Orby TV

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I hope I'm not repeating someone else's question, but here goes. Will a standard FTA receiver scan Orby's service. I know you can't get a subscription, but I was curious how it would scan in, if at all.
 
I hope I'm not repeating someone else's question, but here goes. Will a standard FTA receiver scan Orby's service. I know you can't get a subscription, but I was curious how it would scan in, if at all.

The TP can be scanned in, but as you've already mentioned, will scan in as scrambled.
 
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The TP can be scanned in, but as you've already mentioned, will scan in as scrambled.
Yeah, I figured that, but I was curious if anyone has scanned it in to see how the receiver classifies them. Like $10 or whatever. I know it's a new service, so maybe no one has tried it to see how it scans in. :) I've told several people about it and most said the channels they watch are in the package, so maybe I'll generate several new subscribers for them.
 
The TP can be scanned in, but as you've already mentioned, will scan in as scrambled.
Yeah, I figured that, but I was curious if anyone has scanned it in to see how the receiver classifies them. Like $10 or whatever. I know it's a new service, so maybe no one has tried it to see how it scans in. :) I've told several people about it and most said the channels they watch are in the package, so maybe I'll generate several new subscribers for them.
 
They channels log no different than any other encrypted DVBS2 channel. Scans in with the service name and a $.

I had come channels scan in as $10, $20 etc. Have no idea what those channels are, couldn't find them on Lyngsat or SatHint. :)
 
Should be able to tell by transponder and frequency scanned in.
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I see a lot of channels that offer up the frequency, polarity and PID information, but don't show up in the reference guide on Lyngsat or SatHint. Once in a while you'll find some running ITC and can identify them that way. I found a channel on a Ku satellite that came up $DOJ and it was encrypted using PowerVU. That would be an interesting channel to find in the clear, but that will never happen. :)
 
Different FTA STBs will log service tables differently. The Orby TV receiver not only shows the correct service name, but also a 10-day EPG... ;)

When the Luken MUX moved to Eutelsat 113, some of the channels I was receiving on SES-2 scanned in, but there's no audio or video, but they aren't encrypted. I got these channels prior to the move. I've tried several things to get them back, like deleting all the channels and scanning them again. Didn't help. I even deleted the satellite and transponders and re-scanned them. Still didn't get them back.

The only thing I haven't tried is a factory reset. Any idea why these channels aren't coming in?
 
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