Taken from Apsattv website<br /><br />Dear Sir/Madam,<br /><br /><br />Thank you for registering for a Smart Card for ABC Asia Pacific's upcoming Rugby Union coverage. Your support is greatly appreciated.<br /><br /><br />You do not appear to have replied to our Confirmation email that was sent out at the time of your registration. Since this time, unfortunately, we have experienced a last minute technical hitch to do with our encryption system for the Rugby Union in the Pacific. This means that the Smart Cards which we were planning to send out to the Pacific will no longer work. We have been working on finding a new solution to allow us to be able to bring the Rugby Union to you. <br /><br /><br />The options open to you are as follows:- <br /><br /><br />IF YOU HAVE A SCIENTIIFIC ATLANTA DECODER <br /><br /><br />1) If you have a Scientific Atlanta decoder box, then you will be able to receive our Rugby Union coverage via your own satellite equipment on PAS-2. All you need to do is reply to this email with the UA and TID numbers which are on the back of your box. We can then authorise your box to decrypt the Rugby. You will not need to do anything else. <br /><br /><br />IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA DECODER <br /><br /><br />1) You can purchase a Scientific Atlanta decoder box. This is professional equipment and will work extremely well, however, it is expensive. If you take up this option you would need to provide us with the UA and TID numbers from the back of the box so that we can authorise your viewing; <br /><br /><br />2) We will provide you with a SkyPacific dish and decoder for FREE. This will only be authorised to enable you to pick up ABC Asia Pacific through the Sky Pacific. As you will only receive ABC Asia Pacific through the box, SkyPacific will not charge you any subscription fee. However, as you have the relevant equipment you may choose to purchase a Sky Pacific package from Sky Pacific. For details on costing of further subscription options please contact Sky Pacific. If you would like to take up this option, then you will need to let us know so that we can provide your details to Fiji TV so that they can arrange for delivery of the equipment; or <br /><br /><br />3) Alternatively, we will only be encrypting some live sport (at this stage Rugby Union and live AFL). All other content will remain unencrypted. So you can choose not to take either of the above options and you will be able to continue to view the remainder of ABC Asia Pacific programs on your existing equipment. <br /><br /><br />Please respond as quickly as you are able so that we can do our best to have you ready for kick off on February 10th. <br /><br /><br />Once again, apologies for this. We will do our utmost to help you. <br /><br /><br />Best Regards,<br />Pam Murray<br />Marketing Co-ordinator<br />ABC Asia Pacific<br />GPO Box 9994<br />Sydney NSW 2001<br />Australia<br /><br /><br />Tel: +61 2 8333 5078<br />Fax: +61 2 8333 1558 <br /><br />How can ABC AP supply a Sky Pacific satellite kit for free. This is a waste of Australian Tax payers money. Sky Pacific is selling their satellite kits for $589. Now everyone gets it free. Is ABC AP subsidising Sky Pacific? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="images/icons/default/mad.gif" />

thats crap man they cant expect ppl to pay for those PowerVu boxes there not cheap <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/default/confused.gif" /> <br /><br />and why do australian tax payers with getin stuck with the bill with supplying boxes and dishes to overseas ppl and we cant even get to watch them

Yes they will supply a dish, lnb , STB and smart card for viewers to watch it on a Pay TV platform Sky Pacific.<br /><br />In fact they are subsidising Sky Pacific satellite roll out as customers do have to pay upfront for the kits. <br /><br />Thats f***king outrages. <br /><br />I smell something fishy going on.<br /><br />My f***king tax money is being paid for this.

Does this mean the C-band channel will go?<br />Probably better that taxes are spent legitimately promoting Aus overseas rather than politicians using it for sex trips

will be encrypted when they show sports

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by LAZERSAT:<br /><strong> will be encrypted when they show sports </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Not for me as I'll be getting a few cards for my customers up here in Taiwan

But for us it will

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by MDS Engineer:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by LAZERSAT:<br /><strong> will be encrypted when they show sports </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Not for me as I'll be getting a few cards for my customers up here in Taiwan </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I think for Asia Star Sports may have Rights to it.. May be wrong though!!!

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Big Chief:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by MDS Engineer:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by LAZERSAT:<br /><strong> will be encrypted when they show sports </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Not for me as I'll be getting a few cards for my customers up here in Taiwan </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I think for Asia Star Sports may have Rights to it.. May be wrong though!!! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">FYI Begin forwarded message:<br /><br />From: Ian Stephenson<br />Date: January 29, 2006 7:13:28 AM GMT+08:00<br />To: ********************<br />Subject: Re: Rugby<br />Reply-To: Ian Stephenson<br /><br /><br />Hi ****,<br />The contract rights came up for 2006-2011 - ABC Asia Pacific bid for them - and we won the rights for the Southern Hemisphere International Rugby Union. ESPN were spitting chips. <br />Ian<br /><br />Ian Stephenson Sydney Australia Tel: +612 8812-2837 Fax: +612 8812-2839 Mob: (+612) 403 551 551

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by MDS Engineer:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Big Chief:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by MDS Engineer:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by LAZERSAT:<br /><strong> will be encrypted when they show sports </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Not for me as I'll be getting a few cards for my customers up here in Taiwan </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I think for Asia Star Sports may have Rights to it.. May be wrong though!!! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">FYI Begin forwarded message:<br /><br />From: Ian Stephenson<br />Date: January 29, 2006 7:13:28 AM GMT+08:00<br />To: ********************<br />Subject: Re: Rugby<br />Reply-To: Ian Stephenson<br /><br /><br />Hi ****,<br />The contract rights came up for 2006-2011 - ABC Asia Pacific bid for them - and we won the rights for the Southern Hemisphere International Rugby Union. ESPN were spitting chips. <br />Ian<br /><br />Ian Stephenson Sydney Australia Tel: +612 8812-2837 Fax: +612 8812-2839 Mob: (+612) 403 551 551 </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">ESPN or star sport? Star Sport are spitting tacks over this.