TM3500

[briannta]

Hi I have just acquired a TM 3500 what do I need to download to open things up. Very new at this so be gentle please. I dont know difference between softcam, patch, loaders are they the same?

[excollier]

Welcome to the forum.
In a nutshell, a patch is software that allows a receiver to use, usually, a softcam. A softcam opens the desired channels on a particular satellite/package. Not much around now.
A loader is the computer / receiver interface to load patches and softcams onto the receiver.
Check the list of software on the top of this TM forum in red, it's all there.

[thijs]

you would find the patches in Download center (http://download.for-better.biz/bbs/list.php?board=tm3150_3500) and the sofcams to get you the keys for the providers that are hacked at the moment here Softcam Keys (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f120/) they change every so many days(sometimes weeks) so always check for latest softcam keys and you will need a dish that you can aim at 19.2e/13e/39e and a few other ones but if you have a dish just fixed at 28.2e (or sky) it will not open anything