if you have used a pre-made channel list (or scanned 28.2e) then you will get the channels that emanate from 28.2e and 28.4e on your box
this means you should
RECEIVE all the channels from that sat position
BUT you will not
DECODE the scrambled channels (the ones with dollar signs)
so you will get good signal and quality on the channels but you will only be able to view and hear the free to air (FTA) channels, the same as on your very old sky box (with no card in it)
the cccam or newcamd options in the network menu can allow decoding of some or most (but not all) of the scrambled channels but this requires access to the internet from the box and also requires you to obtain a "gift" (which isnt a gift) to do so. (the phonetic internet slang for this is "
sea lion")
the "gift" that comes from patching the spiderbox is for some other channels on different satellites, not from 28e so is of no use to you if you only use 28e
so when you buy a spiderbox its an fta box, needs patching and internet access for it to do what is talked about on these forums and needs a sea lion in order to view come of the scrambled channels at 28e or elsewhere
that is the "score" in very basic terms and applies to all 3rd party boxes as far as sea lions are concerned, not just this box
I have concentrated my answer on 28e because I believe your question is more about watching sly channels (and/or BT SPORT channels) from 28e
the sticky threads explain a lot of these technicalities for your box, as do the guides in the spiderbox help section , where you will also find patches and channel lists etc
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