ITVN box is it compatible with Sky Angel's IPTV box?

narnia777

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I just found out about ITVN and they offer a similar box for IPTV, would their box be compatible with Sky Angel's? They have an offer for a free box if you keep a $10 per month subscription for one year. If I could do that then I would like to subscribe to Sky Angel's service on it too.

Jim
 
Take a look at their website and the ITVN website. ;)
I'm still not getting it. BroadShift has SkyAngel's Canada IPTV service for $25CAN/mo. ITVN has Late Night for $9.95/mo as long as you subscribe to one of their other packages which start at another $9.95/mo but includes not much! Or are we to buy ITVN service at $9.95/mo for 1 year (let's say their Entertainment Plus package) but then use the free receiver with BroadShift/SkyAngel? This appears to be a wash in price because SkyAngel-IPTV charges $119 for the set top box. Or if that's in Canadian dollars, then it's cheaper to eschew the ITVN offer altogether in favor of the pure SA-IPTV play. And what's with BroadShift anyway? They just refer you to other folks' websites.
 
I just want to know if the boxes are compatible I noticed there's 2 different providers and yet a 3rd I think for Sky Angel's US service the one that offers Hawaii tv.

Jim
 
The company which does Sky Angels IPTV service, also is in the middle of buying ITVN.

If you lookat their website BroadShift.com you will notice it looks almost just like ITVN's (Welcome to ITVN - Making TV Smarter!), the layout is the same. Also take a look at the IPTV box they show its an XTV/ITVN receiver.

I have heard that once the sale is done it will be soon after the close of the deal where all services could be available on the ITVN box. Of course until the deal is done this is just a rumor.

For more on this check out these threads...

What is the IBC Channel - ITVN Forums

And discussion of the sale at Interactive Television Networks, Inc. Announces Sale of ITVN, Inc. Assets - ITVN Forums
 
I don't want porn maybe the encore channels for a while or something only if I can spread out the cost of the box over the year.

Jim
 
Yeah, it seems like while this might be correct for SA* IPTV *Canada*, it is not correct for the SA* IPTV US service, which will use NeuLion Inc as their IPTV platform.

I would guess this will not be compatible, to get SA* IPTV USA on an ITVN box, because they also use different codecs. ITVN uses Windows Media, IIRC, whereas NeuLion IPTV (SA* USA) uses H.264.

(While each service's box *may* have the correct codec for the other service, this doesn't seem likely.)
 
Thanks for the info, I knew it probably wouldn't be compatible.

Jim
 
heres a dumb question but first i'm a lifetimer and i won't go iptv . i'm going to glorystar.
anyway what happens if the iptv service (NeuLion) goes under?? skyangel goes with it ???
god bless
john
fta means free christian tv :) :)
 
go under?

It appears that sky angel may very well "go under" either way at this point. Unless they have made enough $$$ picking up the Canadian subs to offset the US ones they have/will lose.

They started out by alienating their lifetimers with the special 4 nonsense. They skyangel/nancy has already said the lifetime ends with DBS. IPTV is not an option for many due to the internet requirements. Add to that those who have already jumped ship to glory star. Then there are those who are confused/angry over the lack of info from skyangel being made available to their SUBSCRIBERS. General news announcements in obscure papers just doesn't cut it with most people.

I seriously feel like they are stringing people along to get every last dollar out of them before they "officially" notify anyone that DBS has been canceled! Why have subs leave for glorystar early? Look they are not even being upfront wiht those yearly subs that are up for renewal!

Just how much notice do they plan on giving people? After all people will need to purchase and install high speed internet, IPTV equipment etc. That can't happen overnight.

My dish equipment can be used for dish family, glorystar equip can get FTA stations, what use would the new neulion equipment be if neulion and/or skyangel go belly up?
 
Is this the bash Sky Angel thread?:rolleyes:

Guess what? 3ABN has partnered with NeuLion as well! Maybe IPTV isn't such a bad thing after all! Just think; 3ABN and porn!

Give it a rest:)

Jeff
 
I wasn't bashing them, I was just noting that it is no change from the current situation. :)

Brad
 
Hey, I almost got kicked off another list as they took my complaints as "bashing " skyangel! I think someone else did get banned if I am not mistaken. Ones person valid complaints is another persons bashing I guess.........
 

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