| In the last five to six years the FTA satellite receiver | | | | inconvenience to the user. This is why people |
| has become an everyday household electronic | | | | program files called autoroll bins on to their |
| device. People all over the world are buying free to | | | | receivers. Autoroll files automatically roll the keys |
| air receivers because of their growing and always | | | | over to the new keys everytime they change. |
| evolving features and capabilities. FTA receivers | | | | These are what people often refer to as FTA |
| these days are gaining popularity all over. Starting | | | | fixes. FTA fixes fix your receiver essentially by |
| initially in Europe, the craze spread globally shortly | | | | getting your channels to work with very little human |
| after. With FTA satellite TV being available in almost | | | | interaction other than initially programming the new |
| every country across the globe, FTA satellite is the | | | | FTA file to your receiver a few times a year. FTA |
| wave of the TV future. | | | | files don't work forever, they also go down from |
| Free to air satellite TV channels are free. You can | | | | time to time and the user will have to load the new |
| connect your receiver up to multiple satellite dishes | | | | autoroll bins. |
| and point your dish at different satellites in space. | | | | Usually people get their autoroll bin files from sources |
| There are thousands of 100% free satellites in space | | | | like FTA Support websites. FTA Support sites offer |
| with limited channels per satellite. Some free to air | | | | a complete support service to their members giving |
| channels include PBS, International channels, and | | | | them all the software, files, keys, and online technical |
| locals. These companies broadcast their signal for | | | | support they'll ever need to keep themsselves |
| free. The majority of people with FTA receivers | | | | always up and watching TV. FTA support sites |
| don't point their dishes at these satellites. Infact, | | | | usually include online support and troubleshooting via |
| people all over the world including North America are | | | | email and they usually have all the downloads and |
| reprogramming their boxes so they can point their | | | | setup instructions you'll ever need to get your |
| dishes at real satellite TV and watch channels for | | | | receiver working all the time. |
| free. This is actually where FTA keys come into | | | | FTA receivers are getting bigger and better offering |
| play. In order to watch FTA satellite TV this way. | | | | new innovative and experimental ideas and |
| You need to be constantly entering what are called | | | | technologies that keep them interesting all the time. |
| FTA keys or Dish keys into your receiver so that | | | | Many new features FTA receiver owners have |
| your receiver can keep itself updated with the | | | | learned to love are 7 day EPG (electronic program |
| satellites in space. This enables you to watch TV. | | | | guides), PVR functions (record, pause, and rewind live |
| Because the keys are constantly changing and | | | | TV), DivX movie watching capabilities, and many |
| always need to be entered manually each time a key | | | | more little features and add-ons that keep things |
| change occurs, this presents a problem and | | | | very interative and enjoyable. |