I agree with you, but also know what one charges for over here may very well be free over there. Univision is a perfect example. I am reasonably confident the
Arabic channels fit into the same category. I got into FTA / learned of it's existance searching for Univision for my gf. I refused to have one of those little pizza dishes on my house. I knew I could buy it from them (DN/DTV) but could not bring myself to have one of their dishes on my property.
I was searching for a way to get a sub to it with the 922 as it is broadcast VCII just not for general use. Not in a freq the 922 can handle. Everyone I called said we can not offer that channel. We can not sell programming from that sat (referring to SatMex5). Now she has coming up on 200 channels in
Spanish and every single one of them free and legit. Not to mention some really fine channels. If you want to throw in the sub to Starz/Encore which I can change language on she even has 24 premium movie channels.
So I throw out to you and believe me not wishing to engage in any fight with you over this one. DN wants I believe $40.00 per month for their Spanish language package on top of a normal programming package. So we are at roughly $60.00 a month. I get everything they offer EXCEPT Galavision plus many many more for the cost of a FTA system. Granted I am installing a big dish with a circular
C Band lnbf just for the channels on 40.5. I also seem to be in a great location for sweeping the arc over America. But all in all I probably have less than $500.00 in everything for the FTA system.
If you would have told me I could get 200 Spanish language channels for a $500.00 one time investment a year ago I would have been very skeptical of what you said. Would have sounded way too good to be true. Something had to be up with this plan. Channels that would be considered premium channels.