Is it possible to receive Arabsat satellite in Sydney. How can I receive more Arabic channels?
(Zafar, Sydney) Ans: All Arabsat satellites are beyond the horizon of Sydney; therefore, it is impossible to receive them in Sydney. However, there are a variety of Arabic channels at Telstar 10/Apstar IIR, 76.5 East provided by UBI World TV. Visit http://www.ubiworldtv.com/ if you are interested in subscribing. Q.5 : I want to get information about satellite channels and receivers. What is a CI slot and what is the advantage for a receiver to have it? (Mohammad Ubaid, Sukkur) Ans: The CI slot is a feature that gives a receiver the capability to receive Pay TV channels. “CI” stands for “Common Interface”. A receiver with one or two CI slots usually can decode a variety of different encryption systems (such as Nagravision, Viaccess, etc.) as long as the appropriate Conditional Access Module, or CAM, is inserted into the CI slot. The CAM that is used will determine what encryption system is to be decoded. In other words, if you want to watch Viaccess encrypted channels, you would need a
