Digiwave 1.2m dish no longer available in Canada :(
by admin on Jul.27, 2010, under FridgeFTA Store News
In the future we will probably be making it available for local pickup/delivery in the GTA. In the meantime I will be talking to other quality vendors within Canada so we can offer another good 1.2 meter at a good price and without PST/HST as we were with the Digiwave.
Yes USA customers, a 1.2 meter offering is in the works for you too. Unlike some others we won’t offer the first piece of junk we can get our hands on, it has to be quality and at a good price before we offer it to you.
My sincere apologies for any inconvenience this has caused.
The new DMS VBOX 7 Heavy duty dish controller is available at FridgeFTA!
by admin on Jul.14, 2010, under FridgeFTA Store News
Some of you have had a VBOX6 on backorder for quite awhile rather than get a cheap knock off controller somewhere else. Here is the bonus to really make it worth the wait…..the new VBOX 7 from DMS International.
The VBOX7 has a new look to it but thats not all. Its a heavy duty controller rated for higher current load than the VBOX6.
We are keeping the price for the VBOX 7 the same as the VBOX 6. More value, no more money out of pocket.
VBOX 7 is available for ordering now in the FridgeFTA Satellite Store on this page: http://store.fridgefta.info/?page_id=152
Note: Backorders on the VBOX 6 will automatically be receiving the VBOX 7 with no additional charge. VBOX 7 orders to Canada should be shipping to customers Saturday, July 17 or Monday July 19.
DMS BSC-422’s from FRIDGEFTA now shipping with dielectric plates
by admin on Jul.13, 2010, under FridgeFTA Store News
I just checked our stock of BSC-422 Twin output C-band LNB’s and much to my surprise each one has a dielectric plate in the box. FridgeFTA had the first BSC422’s available in North America and the originals did not have the plates.
The 422’s are quite popular so our stock turns over often. I can’t speak for other dealers but all of our BSC-422’s will ship with the dielectric plates.
FYI for anyone wondering, the only use for the dielectric plate is to convert to C-band circular for receiving a single satellite from over in Europe. If you cannot/don’t want that one satellite you won’t ever use the dielectric plate. This dielectric plate that is manually inserted and removed is what some other manufacturers and dealers use to deceptively call their knock off twin LNB a “quad polar” or something similar.
FridgeFTA Satellite Store big sale!
by admin on Jul.12, 2010, under FridgeFTA Store News
Reminder for Canadians: FridgeFTA does not charge you HST/PST, an automatic savings of 13% in Ontario and other areas!
FridgeFTA Satellite Store is running a big sale on the following items:
Digiwave 1.2m dish DWD-120T
DMS BSC422 twin output C-band LNB (same low price USA/PR/CANADA)
Spitfire Elite 0.1dB LNB
Trimax SM-3500
SG-2100 & SG-6000 motors
BSC422/scalar kit packages and more.
Visit the main store page at http://store.FridgeFTA.info to view the full list of our current sales & specials.
Trimax SM-3500 on sale now
by admin on Jul.07, 2010, under FridgeFTA Store News
![[Image: trimax-sm3500-contents.jpg]](http://store.fridgefta.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/trimax-sm3500-contents.jpg "Trimax SM-3500")
Yes, we’re nuts. 
The new Trimax SM-3500 satellite meter is on sale for a limited time at the FridgeFTA Satellite Store. The SM-3500 is the cat’s meow in satellite meters featuring satellite ID, real time spectrum analyzer, TV tuner, A/V in/out and more. No other meter offers the features found in the Trimax anywhere near the price tag. Now is the time to pick one up from FridgeFTA!
FridgeFTA Store “Closed” Monday
by admin on Jul.04, 2010, under FridgeFTA Store News
Normal business hours and shipping will resume 9am central time on Tuesday. Items ordered over the weekend and on Monday will process then.
Happy 4th of July!
FridgeFTA Store: No increased cost to customer for BC/Ontario new HST
by admin on Jun.29, 2010, under FridgeFTA Store News
A FYI for Canadian store customers in British Columbia and Ontario (and rest of Canada.)
Because FridgeFTA is USA based and the technical point of sale is USA for all purchases you will not see any increase for FridgeFTA Store purchases. In fact you don’t have any PST or HST on your FridgeFTA Store purchases at all because we can’t charge you CA sales taxes being a USA company. Thats a savings of 13% right there over buying from a satellite store based in Canada.
July 2010 FridgeFTA in post production
by admin on Jun.27, 2010, under FridgeFTA TV News
July 2010 FridgeFTA TV has reached the post production stage. We have an all new studio with new greenscreen tech, lighting, backgrounds and more.
For July we have news on the 4DTV shutdown, an update on the FREEDBS “scam”, how to build a useful satellite device at home and more. Watch FridgeFTA TV at the official site, http://tv.FridgeFTA.info or on BlipTV, Boxee, Techpodcasts, ROKU, ITunes and more.
4DTV to FTA kits now available from FridgeFTA
by admin on Jun.26, 2010, under FridgeFTA Store News
I spoke with Motorola myself and confirmed 4DTV support is ending 12/31/2010. Don’t go to the “pizza dish”, switch over to FTA and continue to get hundreds of channels FREE! FridgeFTA has put together simple, low priced yet complete packages to switch you over that include a FTA receiver, dish positioner and switch. Everything you need to switch to FTA today. Limited time introductory pricing. Click for more info.
The end of 4DTV: 12/31/2010
by admin on Jun.25, 2010, under FridgeFTA Forums News, FridgeFTA Store News
Its looking like the end for real this time. Several people have spoken with Skyvision and are being told that Motorola is in fact ending 4DTV support 12/31/2010. One guy spoke with Motorola directly and got the same thing. I will be calling their 4DTV people for comment, well pretty much to confirm for myself.
This sucks bigtime for the 4DTV guys. All I can say is that there are other options.
4Play. This software is designed so that you can read the map from the box and add unmapped in the clear DCII channels to your receiver. You won’t be getting the subscription stuff but it will get you some channels. We have the 4Play software posted in the all other receivers area.
FTA. You already have a LNB, BUD and actuator that will work with FTA. All you need is a FTA receiver and possibly a VBOX convert the FTA commands into dishmoving commands for the actuator. The VBOX is nice but actually is optional, you can make a chart of the 4DTV location names and convert that into the orbital location/sat names we use with FTA. VBOX offers automatic positioning where the 4DTV positioning for FTA would be manual input.
Streaming/OTA. Services like Boxee (Free) or netflix on demand on the Roku offer a good variety of programming. Boxee has many current shows and some old good ones too, and its all on demand. OTA is always good to get your local networks and PBS if you are in an area where you can get OTA. Of course OTA is free.
Sub. I know many of you hate the DBS small dishes. So do many of us. But if you need certain programming or the wife does you might have to. FridgeFTA recommends DirecTV as they have better service and more HD options than Dish Network. If you really want to go with Dish Network whatever you do, be sure NOT to sign up thru NPS. You would be feeding the monster that helped cause the 4DTV issue. NPS might offer you a special deal or a discount, you can find those on your own without feeding NPS.
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