Its official,no more support from norw-group for 4/5/6k coolsats. Researching the forums,its clear most with the older coolsat models have no plans to continue with coolsat,for fear and concerns of future support for their 6100/7100 and other current models in production and say they will chose another brand who have not dropped their past models.Below is the latest post from site admin known as “blind scan” in the fta community:

COOLSAT 4/5/6 news brace yourself’s

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The reason for this move is because the manufacture (hubtech) has decided they will no longer support our 4/5/6 line of boxes. They may choose to release some files once they see this post but in the end they will just screw the users over again. All other STB’s are made by others that will have the support; we need for the future.

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I can tell you if you have a clone then please do not tell them when you fill out the paper work because they are just going to crush whatever comes in without bothering to look at it, But I am not suppose to tell you that part lol..

Also no dealers will be able to offer you this it only works thru the importer.
Coolsatusa.com has the link to the Canadian site.

Please don’t shoot the messenger.

Viewsat team announces two more coders to the vs 9000hd support group

Progress moving forward in appears for what many have been claiming is long over due,that being the viewsat 9000HD receiver out of its growing pains (beta stage).Plans are by adding the additional coders,the receiver will be out of beta stage and running smoothly by the end of the month or early next month.Keep your eye on this unit if your considering a high definition receiver.Viewsat is very well known for its support.

Here is the public information posted by Cyphris:

Progress Update On VS9000HD

Sonicview team announces two more coders are added to their team for faster support.

With newer units being released by sonicview,it looks like the sonicview team are expanding as well,and claim to boost up their releases even faster as a result.below is a copy of the announcement:

To all Sonicview users !!!

I like to drop a line to let everyone know, that we are currently still working around the clock to get all Sonicview boxes up to par as fast as we can.
We got 2 new team member just join Team Sonicview, what this mean is we will be able get more fix done faster. But by no mean we dropping supports to older model like some rumor, trash talk. We are here to stay and give our best supports to all Sonicview boxes, we’ve proof in the past and our record said it all.

We asking for for your patience as our team iron the bug/glitch for your better use, thank you.

Ciao
SaCoDi

SonySat drawing closer to releasing iks solution.

IKS,a FAR superior solution than cardless files,for countless less downtime hours monthly.Team X,the coding team for SonySat and SpaceStar releases information regarding their iks solution and the security measures they have taken for the end users.here is a copy and paste of the progress and information:

An Introduction to AKS/IKS on the SonySat

STATUS
First off I thought I’d give a status update on AKS/IKS. The client and server software for AKS/IKS has been written, tested, and is ready to go. We are currently busy arranging the deployment of the server software - we expect this to be finished this week.

What is AKS/IKS?
To understand what AKS/IKS is I must first explain a bit about how DVB works. DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) is a international standard used by many sattelite providers world wide. Its a system that uses “Control Words” which change every 15 seconds to decrypt video. Currently most FTA’s use a ‘card emulator’ which is a complicated peice of software that emulates the actual card to produce these code words.

AKS/IKS takes the emulator out of the equation and uses a internet connection to hand off that task to a central server. This server typically uses a combination of software and the actual card to generate the codewords for you and returns the results. Given that a card is involved IKS/AKS systems rarely go down (and almost never have extended downtime).

IKS is a term first coined by nFusion, and stands for Internet Key System. AKS stands for Anonymous Key System - and is a type of IKS developed by the X Team.

Sounds Great - whats the catch?
All IKS systems have the same fundamental flaw - communication between your home and the central server can be logged - this exposes your personal identifying information in the event of legal action. Its sort of like the lawsuits against file sharers you’ve heard so much about.

The solution to this problem is to use a proxy or anonymizing service to protect your identity. AKS is just such a solution. AKS uses the TOR network - a free anonymizing service provided by the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) . Tor was developed to protect the identities of disidents in repressive regimes - and I highly recommend you donate something to their efforts. More information on tor can be found at http://tor.eff.org - they have a paypal link for donations.

How does it work on SonySat and SpaceStar Receivers?
AKS on SonySat and SpaceStar receivers requires a few basic prequisites:

1) You need a X1 Dongle
2) You need a Windows 98 (or higher) PC, with a internet connection, and bluetooth.
3) OPTIONAL: we highly recommend you install the tor client from tor.eff.org.
4) Download and install the soon to be released AKS Client (it will be posted on this site within the next week).

AKS uses the dongle to establish wireless connectivity between your PC and the STB using bluetooth. The AKS client uses that connectivity to call the AKS server to provide you with the code words required for the channel you are viewing. Once setup, your STB will operate just as it does now - but will have the advantage of a more long lasting/stable fix.

Our more technical users will also be pleased to hear the the AKS Client supports using private NewCS 1.50 card servers. This is similiar to using the provided AKS Server (in that it uses a card to generate code words), but has the advantage of fewer users and the added security of a private server.

This is part one of my AKS/IKS primer - as the week progresses I’ll post more information, including install instructions and screenshots.

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