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  • noseriders
    Newbie
    • Dec 2012
    • 3

    #1

    Absolute beginner

    Hello All.
    I am a fresh faced Dreambox virgin and need some help in getting started!
    I have been given a Dreambox DM500c and it seems from the reading I have done so far that I will need to flash it with Dreamup.
    I hope that I won't get hit over the head for asking, but is there a recent guide that will tell me the best versions of the software that I will need for my unit?
    My null modem cable is on its way so I'd like to have all the files I need in preparation for what I hope will be a fairly painless process!

    Any guidance will be appreciated.

    Thanks.

    Noseriders
  • cgscott
    V.I.P. Member
    • Jul 2008
    • 3513

    #2
    DM500c's do not work anymore.

    You could use it as a free to air box though.
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    • noseriders
      Newbie
      • Dec 2012
      • 3

      #3
      Thanks for the reply

      Oh.

      I guess thats why I was given it for free then!
      I don't think I really understand how these boxes work then now. Why doesn't the 500c work anymore? Is it just obsolete technology or am I missing something?

      I think I must be missing something!!

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      • smigger66
        Member
        • Sep 2010
        • 41

        #4
        DM500s work mate but you need a saterlite dish and internet and need to do lots of reading

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        • Shady
          Shite Link King
          • Dec 2010
          • 6404

          #5
          Originally posted by cgscott
          DM500c's do not work anymore.

          You could use it as a free to air box though.
          Yes they do. They work exactly the same way as a Sat 500. Granted the patsy is harder to find, but they do work

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          1: What the fff is all that about??? All that crap below your reply I mean, get a life mate
          2: no info on google abt the pace sv5 rang asda they have no idea what i was talking about,
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          • noseriders
            Newbie
            • Dec 2012
            • 3

            #6
            Now I'm more confused!

            One thing that I have learned today though is that the 500c is for cable only, and I have satellite - doh! My mates free gift to me really is a paperweight now!

            Anyone guide me towards a good value satelite box?

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            • Shady
              Shite Link King
              • Dec 2010
              • 6404

              #7
              Openbox, skybox, dreambox ferguson ariva amiko alien... the list goes on

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              Fave replies from various threads

              1: What the fff is all that about??? All that crap below your reply I mean, get a life mate
              2: no info on google abt the pace sv5 rang asda they have no idea what i was talking about,
              3: Your total contribution to this forum, bordering on trolling, seems to have been a collection of snipes, one liners & asterisked expletives





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              • Bazigar007
                Member
                • Feb 2011
                • 74

                #8
                500c is a cable box. Will not work in uk. If you have a 500s now you can use that for sat and can do lots. Easy box to work with. As in previous thread. You need a sat dish. Read about dreambox 500s lots of treads tell you how to makenitbwork.

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                • edlimym
                  Junior Member
                  • Feb 2012
                  • 29

                  #9
                  Originally posted by noseriders
                  Now I'm more confused!

                  One thing that I have learned today though is that the 500c is for cable only, and I have satellite - doh! My mates free gift to me really is a paperweight now!

                  Anyone guide me towards a good value satelite box?
                  Hi there, try the Satellite Forum instead. More info there.

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