Mediaguard3
Member
- My Satellite Setup
- Astra - Common Interface Irdeto Smartcard
- My Location
- Netherland
I am looking for other unfortunates who also were told that IRDETO would be support until 1/9/2009, but who nevertheless found themselfs without any channels since about the 17/18th of novembre 2008. Apparent cause: Mediaguard 3 "test", leaving many households in the same situation.
After looking for more information on Internet, we find ourselfs without any other solution then to buy a whole new receiver (independent whether this might be a set-top box, common interface or whatever) FROM CanalDigitaal AND ONLY certified providers 'O'-red. And obviously: support for the equipment might be stopped whenever CanalDigitaal is pleased, even worse they have done this already with some equipment sold this year 2008. We can also not find any other provider/ manufaturer who sells equipment with Mediaguard 3, so it seems to be totally proprietory.
Impact:
It looks like an important line of business of CanalDigitaal is selling new equipment in an absolute totalitarian way. F.e. a common interface module + smartcard costs 135€, it cost us last year 40€ when NOT buying through Canal Digitaal! Clients are absolutely unprotected and there is no other distributor of not even the activation of the free Dutch channels.
What should be done:
1) Actually we should just cancel inmediately the membership, but there is no-one else to not even support with the free channels via satellite.
2) Generate as much noise as you can, requesting firmly for a protection of our investment! we should be able to live with any equipment during at least 5 years. Protest! :-Nooo
3) Send eMail to Customer Care CanalDigitaal (cross your fingers and hope that their eMail facility does not error our) and copy info @ radar.nl
4) If anyone has a solution to this? Please notice with clearly tagged info.
Thanks!
After looking for more information on Internet, we find ourselfs without any other solution then to buy a whole new receiver (independent whether this might be a set-top box, common interface or whatever) FROM CanalDigitaal AND ONLY certified providers 'O'-red. And obviously: support for the equipment might be stopped whenever CanalDigitaal is pleased, even worse they have done this already with some equipment sold this year 2008. We can also not find any other provider/ manufaturer who sells equipment with Mediaguard 3, so it seems to be totally proprietory.
Impact:
It looks like an important line of business of CanalDigitaal is selling new equipment in an absolute totalitarian way. F.e. a common interface module + smartcard costs 135€, it cost us last year 40€ when NOT buying through Canal Digitaal! Clients are absolutely unprotected and there is no other distributor of not even the activation of the free Dutch channels.
What should be done:
1) Actually we should just cancel inmediately the membership, but there is no-one else to not even support with the free channels via satellite.
2) Generate as much noise as you can, requesting firmly for a protection of our investment! we should be able to live with any equipment during at least 5 years. Protest! :-Nooo
3) Send eMail to Customer Care CanalDigitaal (cross your fingers and hope that their eMail facility does not error our) and copy info @ radar.nl
4) If anyone has a solution to this? Please notice with clearly tagged info.
Thanks!
