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winston_1 · 2019-07-19 18:49:09

Was on holiday in Jordon recently and in a Safeway supermarket saw these HD satellite receivers on the shelf for 12 Dinars, equivalent to £13-60. Small, fag packet size with external power supply, but what attracted me was 'Multi Stream' on the box. Couldn't resist and came back with two in my luggage. And yes it is true…

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19-07-2019 7:49pm

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Was on holiday in Jordon recently and in a Safeway supermarket saw these HD satellite receivers on the shelf for 12 Dinars, equivalent to £13-60. Small, fag packet size with external power supply, but what attracted me was 'Multi Stream' on the box.

Couldn't resist and came back with two in my luggage. And yes it is true they do decode multistream on 5 west. Sadly they don't do dolby digital plus, but even so great for the price.

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#2 20-07-2019 11:32am
Delta Lima

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Multistream FTA channels may be harder to get on 5 west in the next few months with the launch of a new satellite with a tighter footprint.

https://spacelaunchnow.me/launch/proton-mbriz-m-eutelsat-5-west-b-mev-1-1211/

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