does the skybox f5s use the same fimwhare and channel list as standard f5

[aldo20569]

hi i got a f5 from ebay and seems to be great for the money i loaded the firmwhere and channels myself amog other things ,now my brother wants one and is thinking of the skybox f5(S) just want to know will the firmwhere from the F5 work on the F5-s , the box looks exactly the same apart from the "S" any help would be apreciated

[digicon]

I think this has been clarified that all the 'S' version is in a different case with F4 style display

[lincsat]

The S use different firmware but do use the same channel list.