Hi,<br /> A new channel has replaced the greece holidays channel. The channel is Al-Shasha which means the Screen channel. It is an arabic version of Showtime. This is the description from their website- www.showtimearabia.com<br /><br />AL SHASHA - The exciting 24 hour Arabic Movie Channel on Showtime. Al Shasha is a premium Arabic Movie channel featuring the biggest Arabic stars and the best Arabic movies.<br /><br />Mike

not there now maybe it has joined the rest of the encrypted channels were the arabic channels are sitting <br /><br />now its showing an technical diffilculties screen

Hmmm more excitement for Arabics...

I see the AL SHASHA test card now anyone able to read what it says and translate please thanks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/default/grin.gif" /> <br /><br />EDIT just saw it again and its gone now oh well know what it is anyway arabic movie channel <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/default/wink.gif" /><br /> <br /> <small>[ 09. December 2004, 01:15 PM: Message edited by: Lazer ]</small>

the AL SHASHA test card now is on CH17

Lazer,<br /> If you read my first post you would have known what it is<br /><br />Mike<br /> <br /> <small>[ 09. December 2004, 01:19 PM: Message edited by: mike9481 ]</small>

yeh i did thanks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/default/grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/default/wink.gif" />

Been busy lately, things quiet at UBI by the look at it.

Does that mean there's a storm coming <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/default/grin.gif" />

Could be if bills aren't paid, ( Not at my end bills are always paid) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/default/grin.gif" /><br /> <br /> <small>[ 10. December 2004, 08:10 AM: Message edited by: P Debono ]</small>

I reckon they do not have any problems for the payments as all authorised direct debit, also, they have a free run for channel arrangements and trial period. So, things will non be HOT till next year.

they didn't let me pay by direct debit, i sent a money order. have they started direct debiting?

Direct Debit and Credit Card payments will be available soon.

ShaRp, It's so strange, they allways insisted on getting bank/credit card details for direct debit info. before accepting any subscription. Subscription was simply based on direct debit! Whoops, ppl learnt from past and rejected any forces than, or they have such a poor admin system can not organise a bank direct debit system for accounting. What a world, its called UBI World!

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Liski:<br /><strong> Direct Debit and Credit Card payments will be available soon. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Never UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE ALLOW DIRECT DEBIT, <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="images/icons/default/mad.gif" /> NEVER DO YOU UNDERSTAND? NEVER,

OK<br /><br />They will have big issues doing direct debits,,,<br /><br />NO BANK will allow them to get a direct debit facility... because of the TARBS issue. To offer direct debit you have to show SOLD business plan as well as offer security equal to 2 months of direct debit turnover..<br /><br />Same with Credit cards business plan and solid management background so NO ChaRGE backs will be done.. UBI will have hard time getting these facilities... beacuse of TARBS.. and as soon as the banks do a credit check on REGINA and they see TARBS "Under ADMIN" They slam the door shut,,,.. hahahahah suk sh$t TARBS/UBI

Uh I forgot UB$ are so cash strapped last month they were 10 days late in paying their bill to OPT$S... They were 15 minutes from being switched off....<br /><br />You should have seen it,,,the CFO of OP$US and 4 senior management were all in the one room waiting for the big fat check and it came in just in time....<br /><br />Next time they wont get the 10 days.. they will get two... and then its good by....<br /><br />I really hope they go late again.....

Phil<br /><br />I forget to ask... has your mate got his christmas present yet the late one he was waiting on from MB????

According to someone on the forum the transponders have been paid for one year already.

Satfreak take a chill pill. <br /><br />So little do you know. Re: DD

Hi,<br /> Al-shasha now showing on channel 17

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Liski:<br /><strong> According to someone on the forum the transponders have been paid for one year already. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Correct!!!!!One year in Advance for Transponders.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Satfreak:<br /><strong> Phil<br /><br />I forget to ask... has your mate got his christmas present yet the late one he was waiting on from MB???? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">As far as I know as of this week the answer is no!<br />Actually I will ring Overseas tonight to talk to them. I have always been Loyal to TARBS and Now UBI. <br />But I am Super loyal to my friends of 20 years in Shit street. At the Moment I won't get into their money problems but its NOT GOOD. I won't say no more as it angers me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="images/icons/default/mad.gif" /> but Please anyone don't under estimate me I will lower myself to the Gutters if I have too.<br />Phil

You have done that before, Steve told me what happened to your last employer, Say they closed down and lost how many millions of $$$.

Between 10 and under 30 Mill.<br />I loved that day I was bought up to the Office to be sacked. There were 4 gentlemen in the office that day, they asked me If I wanted Union repesentation there, But I declined and they read the riot act at me and Sacked me on the spot.<br />I loved this bit, anyone watch Colombo? that dickhead cop, do you notice he always walks out then just as he's going out the door he remembers something and comes back.<br />Well I did the same. As I walked out the door with my cheque in hand and I came back into the office and said Your contract with Sydney Water will be terminated by the end of the week. The look on their faces was worth the Cheque.<br />In the next few months, in controversy corner I will start a thread about John Howards unfair dismissal laws and how to retatiate at a company that you honestly think has unfairly dismissed you. Who cares if you bring them down? People in this country must be joking if they can screw you and you are not going to have to balls to come back and bite them legally.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Satfreak:<br /><strong> Uh I forgot UB$ are so cash strapped last month they were 10 days late in paying their bill to OPT$S... They were 15 minutes from being switched off....<br /><br />You should have seen it,,,the CFO of OP$US and 4 senior management were all in the one room waiting for the big fat check and it came in just in time....<br /><br />Next time they wont get the 10 days.. they will get two... and then its good by....<br /><br />I really hope they go late again..... </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Hey! TV Plus sorry satfreak why would you like to see UBI go under B4 they even start?? aren't you getting enough subs??<br />I vouch for Phils attack, i worked with him for Sydney Water then we took redudancy in the mid 90's, he then worked for Contractors doing Sydney Water contracts, I moved to Melbourne.<br />He always got what he wanted because he always found mud on the bosses, and some was very sticky <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/default/grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/default/grin.gif" /> Say no more. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/default/grin.gif" />

I dont accept this line about the 1 year upfront.. as my info was passed to me over a friday night beer session from one of my mates in Optus Wholesale.... and he had no reason to bulshit...<br /><br />Again Im only telling what I am told and they say when there is lots of mud going around things tend to stick,...<br /><br />There is a lot of things going on behind the scene's which people in general are not aware about..<br /><br />There is a lot of smoke and mirrors going on over at UBI and the cards will fall in in the comming months an personally I will be sitting back laughing..<br /><br />I just wish people would sit back and look at the very very big picture.. <br /><br />I cannot go into it BUT There is a lot of pissed off creditors..<br /><br />There is a lot of pissed off content providers<br /><br />There is a lot of people that have been screwed over.. and do you think that the former tarbs creditors are going to sit back and let UBI start up after 1 month and go back into business again owing 240 million.... and get away with it..<br /><br />Hello... hell no.. <br /><br />What MB dosent realise is there is a lot of very very careful planing going on behind the scene's by a number of people / companies and the lawyers are reviewing everthing,,, because the amount is so big nobody wants to make any mistakes but when the first nail in the coffin is public infomation I will come back and remind the forum....<br /><br />from what I am hearing if UBI is here in 10 months offering a service of more than 1 transponder I will personally walk down circular key naked...

Again 1 year up front payment by UBI is Bull Shi*<br /><br />Optus Wholesale NEVER & I REPEAT NEVER charge 1 year up front...<br /><br />Standard Optus Wholesale Service Security is as follows<br /><br />Bank Guarantee - 3 Months of Revenue<br />Cash Security - 2 Months of Revenue<br /><br />Optus bills on the 2 - 3rd of the month and its due on the 21st of the month (ie 21 days terms)..<br /><br />DONT BELIEVE ME CALL OPTUS WHOLESALE YOUR SELF...<br /><br />1300 300 221 - General Inquiries Optus Wholesale Customer Service Number<br /><br />or<br /><br />02 93427351 or 7350 (internal Optus Wholesale Direct numbers for senior network engineers..<br /><br />These guys wont know Transponder pricing / T & C's but they will get you the right person very quickly....<br /><br />NOW IF I AM BULL SHI^TING like some of you think,,,, HOW COME I CAN PUT THESE CONTACT NUMBERS HERE AT 11pm on a SAT NIGHT!!!!!!<br /><br /><br />Why do you people believe the lies that are served up...<br /><br />Call

I THINK THESE LAST FEW COMMENTS WERE WAY OFF THE TOPIC "New Arabic Channel on UBI" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/default/confused.gif" />

All topics go off track all the time

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by night_flight:<br /><strong> I THINK THESE LAST FEW COMMENTS WERE WAY OFF THE TOPIC "New Arabic Channel on UBI" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/default/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yes you have a point night_flight what has all this got to do with a new Arabic channel, nothing!<br />Its just hatred from others that are owed or are in competition against UBI <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/default/smile.gif" />

But at least we get some more infos about unknown staff for the SAT providers which may help ppl to choose the right one to go with or help them to make long term commitments.

Somewhere in the middle is the truth.<br />If i was getting a sub in Ubi, i would be doing it one month a time and NO direct Billing.<br /><br />Still 60 bucks too expensive for a few greek channels(still waiting to see what they get)<br />I can go to my friend turkish video place who stocks greek series for 1 buck a tape.Alot of tape to watch if i spend 60 bucks......<br /><br />mixo

When they get CNN and other english channels it will be worth it. $15 a week, I mean for 24 hours a day entertainment what $15 a week?

yeah i agree, only then will the package be worth the money. also can the quality be half decent!

Its getting interesting and I think Satfreak in his posts poses some serious questions.<br /><br />Take a look at the big picture folks.<br /><br />UBI is Tarb's version 2.. and heading the same way but this time far quicker

I don't see this relevant to the title of this thread.<br /><br />You may like to open another one...<br /><br />Looks like UBI is upping the Arabic Channel content to compete with WMI. What do the Arabics think of this channel.

WMI has the best Lebanese channels and UBI has other channels so its a clear choice.