Spiderbox Owners Chat!

[Mobley3]

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benchsirius, thanks for reply, did you just try an active line and if it started freezing up, you discarded it and then tried another until you came across a stable line, is there any way you can tell a stable line by just looking at it, if you could it would save a painstaking job of going through all the lines.

I have found that once you get a line that is working then there is not any point in trying any more, the freezing will happen on all, it is just down to the time of day and the amount of users, unfortunately because these lines tend to be posted on the Internet by rats then you will suffer with these problems of too many users.

Regards Mobley3

[thecrazybandit]

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Just read the spec on the new spiderbox hd 6000 looks good just hope there will be some good support for the box

[sataday]

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Just read the spec on the new spiderbox hd 6000 looks good just hope there will be some good support for the box

Just had a look myself. Built in wifi, and a very good price. But as you say, will there be any support?

[Mobley3]

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Looks like an interesting box and a good price,maybe slightly limited for some with only 6000 channels, but will there be many people willing to take another chance?

Regards Mobley3

[sataday]

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Description


PVR ready (via USB) HDTV/digital satellite receiver with 6000 channel capacity plus WiFi built-in!
• Digital Satellite Receiver
• DVB-S/S2 Digital Compliant
• QPSK, 8PSK Compliant
• Satellite / TP / Network / Blind Scan
• 6000 TV / Radio Channels
• 100 Satellite Capacity
• 22KHz Switching Control
• Switch Control v. 1.0, 1.1
• Digital Audio Decoding / Pass-through
• Full HD (1080p), 1080i, 720p, 480p
• EPG Electronic Program Guide 7 Days
• Digital Video Recorder Ready (with optional external drive)
• Record Channel, Watch Channel
• 8 Programmable Event Timers
• Media Player Support
• Parental Control
• English, Multi-language OSD/GUI
• Manual Firmware / Channel Update by USB
• RS-232 Serial port for advanced access
• IR Remote Control
• 12VDC external power supply
• Network support by Ethernet & WiFi
• ******* & Weather support
• One smart card slot
• Dolby Digital plus

[thecrazybandit]

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Not sure if its from the makers of the spiderbox or its a clone

[benchsirius]

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Yes seems 6000hd to have "appeared" on the market after being promised back in January. Couple for sale on fleabay already. Lets wait and see .
To respond to a previous question, I delete unstable clines but only ever use one from same server. I took advice from here and after turning off box and unplugging I don't get freeze ups as such. I also have reliable internet, pay a bit more but it is worth it.

[cannydo]

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Its a brave man that goes with Spiderbox 6000 after what happened with the last batch. Don't quote me but was the developers name not Darkman but I think he walked away before it went defunked.

[benchsirius]

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Well the spiderbox 9000 itself works reliably as far as I know , it is the gift that was removed, the box is a fine box and always has been.

[thecrazybandit]

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I have had a quick look around the net and i cannot see any patch for this box atm

[cannydo]

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A lot will depend on the "gift" I have a Spiderbox 7000HD and to me theres no way its worth the money I paid for it WITHOUT the gift. Don't get me wrong its a great box but without the gift its just another box closed source as well.

[thecrazybandit]

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Its a brave man that goes with Spiderbox 6000 after what happened with the last batch. Don't quote me but was the developers name not Darkman but I think he walked away before it went defunked.

Please correct me if i am incorrect but i do not think Darkman is behind this box

[Mobley3]

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Well the spiderbox 9000 itself works reliably as far as I know , it is the gift that was removed, the box is a fine box and always has been.

Totally agree with you M8, Had mine nearly 3 years now and never had a problem that a re-boot did not fix, As regards who is behind the new box I got the impression from reading elsewhere that Darkman was not involved. It remains to be seen as to the level of support there will be for it. I think a lot of people who might have been interested in it have now moved on to other boxes.

Regards Mobley3

[jimihendrix]

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My 9000 combo is over three years old now and still going strong, the gift was always intended to be for a period of one year and as an introduction to "other methods" of viewing. I had almost three years of the gift which was very good value.
The main point about the Spiderbox range is the simplicity of setting up, now Linux is not that difficult but I know a lot of people that simply give up trying to understand how it works.

[benchsirius]

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Wouldn't know about Darkmans involvement, he was promising it on another forum in January but then went quiet, the other forum suggests a gift patch but when you follow the link there is no indication of gift. Thats why I say wait and see.