gyros Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I'm going to guess that it will cost $15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grk101 Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I'm going to guess that it will cost $15. I hope they will have some sort of package. Especially with Alter coming too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grk101 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I hope they will have some sort of package. Especially with Alter coming too.I was on the Direct site looking at other language channels comparing prices. All of them are actually pretty cheap with about at the least about 4 channels in a pack for around the price of 29.99 on most with a single channel being 9.99 or 14.99. (depends)Only minus is you still have to pay at least $9.99 for the min. direct package to get them. :( We will see what will happen with the Greek channels, and what prices they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyros Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 The Greek channel providors are robbers and want to leech every last penny they can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympiakosthyra7 Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 The Greek channel providors are robbers and want to leech every last penny they can get. yep exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grk101 Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Anything new DKSAT? We are all waiting on information. :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKSat Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 They are testing. The signal is coming via fiber optics DKSat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grk101 Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 They are testing. The signal is coming via fiber optics DKSat Fiber Optics? So it's not on Direct?I am asking, because I though Fiber Optics are used by Verizon......Sorry if i'm completely wrong. I dont know alot about this stuff. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolossos Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Fiber Optics is used to transport channels / data / media from one part of the world to the other and many other things etc instead of the usual satellite hopping from one satellite to the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellasHab Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 They are testing. The signal is coming via fiber optics DKSat Interesting,So is this a better delivery system than satellite? How can you transmit a signal via fibre optics, are there cables buried in the Atlantic Ocean? Just curious how this works. I wonder if other channels will turn to fibre optics to transmit their signal to North America?! I guess this explains why Lyngsat doesn't list anything yet, I kept hearing Alpha is testing and yet I saw no news of it being uplinked to any satellite. :D On another note, I noticed that Alpha has removed the section on their website for Alpha Sat and it appears that this channel will be getting a site of its own- Alpha Sat (Alter Globe is now the only international channel with no web presence, no mention at all on the Alter site, like it doesn't even exist?! ;) GET WITH THE PROGRAM ALTER!! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likos Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Interesting, So is this a better delivery system than satellite? How can you transmit a signal via fibre optics, are there cables buried in the Atlantic Ocean? Just curious how this works. I wonder if other channels will turn to fibre optics to transmit their signal to North America?! There are submarine communication cables under the Atlantic and indeed under all oceans. There have been for decades, from the telegraphy era until today.All modern cables use fibre optic technology to carry digital payloads, which are then used to carry telephone traffic as well as Internet and private data traffic. They link all the continents on earth except Antarctica. Back in December 2006 an earthquake caused damage to one such connector in Asia, leaving huge parts of Asia without internet traffic for 2-3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grk101 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 But I dont understand. Alpha Sat will not be on Direct or Dish? They use satellites, right? Or is this on Fiber Optics just for testing purposes? (sorry for all the questions, its just something I have no clue about. :P) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellasHab Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 But I dont understand. Alpha Sat will not be on Direct or Dish? They use satellites, right? Or is this on Fiber Optics just for testing purposes? (sorry for all the questions, its just something I have no clue about. :P) Grk101,Alpha Sat will be on DirecTV, what DKSat mentioned has nothing to do with who will be carrying the channel. Instead of transmitting the signal via satellite from Greece to North America, the company who is bringing Alpha Sat here is transmitting the signal through fibre optic cable. Once here, the signal will be uplinked to one of DirecTV's satellites so it can be made available to subscribers when the testing is finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grk101 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 But I dont understand. Alpha Sat will not be on Direct or Dish? They use satellites, right? Or is this on Fiber Optics just for testing purposes? (sorry for all the questions, its just something I have no clue about. :P) Grk101,Alpha Sat will be on DirecTV, what DKSat mentioned has nothing to do with who will be carrying the channel. Instead of transmitting the signal via satellite from Greece to North America, the company who is bringing Alpha Sat here is transmitting the signal through fibre optic cable. Once here, the signal will be uplinked to one of DirecTV's satellites so it can be made available to subscribers when the testing is finished. Ok. Thank you. Makes perfect sense now. :D Kind of defeats the purpose of the Sat part in Alpha Sat though. :P :P Any set date for the channel yet? I mean end of the month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Correct me if I am wrong but the Alpha satellite channel is not called Alpha Sat anymore. I believe they changed it to Alpha International. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grk101 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Correct me if I am wrong but the Alpha satellite channel is not called Alpha Sat anymore. I believe they changed it to Alpha International. You may be right. On http://www.ubiworldtv.com/ they list it just as "Alpha TV". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellasHab Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Correct me if I am wrong but the Alpha satellite channel is not called Alpha Sat anymore. I believe they changed it to Alpha International.Ziaka,According to the Alpha TV website, they were calling it 'Alpha Sat' but as I mentioned above, that section has been removed and it appears that they are launching a seperate site for the international channel. The address for that is alphasat.gr I guess we have to wait and see what it will be called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolossos Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 It's always been called Alpha International here dont know why there website said Sat for Even the program guide is for Alpha International http://www.ubiworldtv.com/gk_ws_101Alpha.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grk101 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 It's about the end of the month now. Any news on Alpha Sat? :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKSat Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 DirecTV is being testing Alpha for the pass 4 weeks they are havening problems with the video quality and the lip sinc. DKSat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Why can't they beam the channel like all the other Greek channels using satellites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolossos Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Alot of providers now are opting for fibre optic these days cause it more reliable as it never goes out in bad weather which satellite is prone to and most fibre optic lines are cheaper to lease then satellite space There is also that if they do go on satellite they have to encrypt it to keep out free viewers so more money again for an encryption licence look at Mega Cosmos when it went to DirecTV, DirecTV started protecting there commercial interests with encrypting it same will proberly happen with Alter once is moves Im suprised you guys have so many FTA greek channels there and nobody encrypts them here in Australia there all encrypted where ever they are lol Fibre optic is more the cheaper way these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grk101 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Fibre optic is more the cheaper way these days If its cheeper, then we should pay LESS for the channel.But I doubt that will happen... :( Does anyone know if any specif company is going to hold the rights to the channel here in the US? Like Globe Star does with Mega and Alter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolossos Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 LOL cheaper doesn't always mean they will pass on to subscribers there are other costs involved also ... And there is most likely another company looking after ALPHA in the US it isen't Globestar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKSat Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 DirecTV has the total rights to Alpha in North America. Globestar will do the marketing for Alpha only. DKSat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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