skybox f5 slow connecting to internet

[paul12973]

hi all have a skybox f5 works good but when watching free channels then switching to $ channels it takes ages sometimes reboot required any suggestions anybody plz driving me mad i have a f3 and thats great

[cactikid]

did you try powering off box modem and router for 30 secs then on may clear a bug on network,its a common fix for any network connected device.

[paul12973]

yeah its only when connecting to ...... from free channels if you stay on $ channels once connected it works great

[P&D]

I would say its the F5 box they are S**T

I wouldn't buy an f5 box with a 20 year free gift for ?20

you would be lucky if th thing last's 20 day without blowing up

PLZ PLZ stay away for the F5 box's they are door wedges clone or not

[DW190]

I would say its the F5 box they are S**T

I wouldn't buy an f5 box with a 20 year free gift for ?20

you would be lucky if th thing last's 20 day without blowing up

PLZ PLZ stay away for the F5 box's they are door wedges clone or not

Sounds a bit like:

Hong Kong Tiawan Go Wong

[cactikid]

so a box not to use for sat then so the old saying buy cheap and pay twice applies,so plenty of reading up first on any product is always advisable.

[digicon]

You know something everyday i come on here and click new posts for the satellite section and everyday the majority about 95% of posts are in the Openbox/Skybox section and nearly all are regarding problems people are having with them. As cacti explained above and i have reiterated a thousand times these are Cheap chinese TAT receivers and are basically Crap if people would just spend that little bit extra for something reliable then these sort of posts would end and so would the production of these inferior receivers.

[cactikid]

maybe they have to prove it themselves cheap can be crap and dangerous and people dont see hazardous.

[ontherack]

What we must bear in mind is that the majority of people who purchase these cheap receivers are not sat enthusiasts, they just want tv as cheap as possible. the guy with f5 problem should change firmware/channel list/buy a decent receiver