Hi everyone, I'm rick, I'm from the Netherlands but have been living in ecuador for 3 years now. Am here looking to get some help hooking my skybox S12 up to all the sattelites i could possibly receive here.
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peace,
Rick.
I read that the Openbox s9 has been replaced with the SKYBOX S12. Both are made by the same Company.
"Openbox S9 has been replaced with the new Openbox S12 / Skybox S12. The S12 model is a smaller, cooler running unit, with an upgraded main processor from 300Hhz to 398Mhz."
Would all the...
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