Buying a F3 or F3S online...

[amjadhussain]

if I buy a skybox f3/f3s off fleebay, is that OK or something I should avoid doing? They are roughly worth ?50 on there...

I know I will still need to get that thing which we are not allowed to talk on here, before I can use AJ's list and watch anything I want.

[amjadhussain]

Also I have experience in using a F3 and like it...shall I stick with a F3, or get a F3S, or a F5/F5S? whats my best bet? thanks

[P&D]

If you just want a box for cheap tv...try & get the F3
cannot advise on the later boxes....but just read the posts in the openbox forum about the F5/F5s & decide for yourself

[amjadhussain]

Yh mate F3 more than does the job. Great pic quality, reliable, easy ish to use.

[cactikid]

as long as you have done plenty of reading on these boxes then you cant complain.

[P&D]

as long as you have done plenty of reading on these boxes then you cant complain.

Have you not read cactikid free tv is DOOMMMMED
Guess it was the same person that started the rumor that every computer in the year 2000 was going to crash lmfao

Mine still running 14 years later....crashes every now & then tho ...thinking about it so did my old F3 box ....???

[cactikid]

i know my box died old red eye virus heheh.

[Celldweller]

Do some research, not a bad box though.

[amjadhussain]

Sorry lads for not being clear enough. Have used a f3 for a year top box love it. Shall I get another model instead now as I need another box this time for my own home?
Point was is it ok to buy off ebay or are they fakes or clones?

And is F3S better than F3?
and all F3 models are HD right? Thanks

[sexysam]

There a no fakes as all these are Chinese clones.
F3s is exactly same as F3 apart from the LED at front,is just a bit bigger and brighter and easy to see.Good boxes both of them.better than the F5 in my opinion.

[DW190]

There a no fakes as all these are Chinese clones.
F3s is exactly same as F3 apart from the LED at front,is just a bit bigger and brighter and easy to see.Good boxes both of them.better than the F5 in my opinion.

I thought the F3s had an external power pack.

[Hadron]

There a no fakes as all these are Chinese clones...

It depends what you mean by "fakes". I don't know about the F3s, but there are definately clones of genuine F3 boxes around, as I've got one myself. It wont flash the latest, genuine firmware. Just because they are made in China, doesn't mean that they are automatically clones of something else.

...F3s is exactly same as F3 apart from the LED at front,is just a bit bigger and brighter and easy to see.Good boxes both of them.better than the F5 in my opinion.

They are not exactly the same.

As DW190 says, the PSU is a seperate unit on the F3s. Also, it looks like the card slot is on the side of the F3s, but the biggest difference is the firmware available. The latest firmware for the F3s allows 7 day EPG on 28.2e, whereas no such firmware is available for the F3.

[amjadhussain]

It depends what you mean by "fakes". I don't know about the F3s, but there are definately clones of genuine F3 boxes around, as I've got one myself. It wont flash the latest, genuine firmware. Just because they are made in China, doesn't mean that they are automatically clones of something else.



They are not exactly the same.

As DW190 says, the PSU is a seperate unit on the F3s. Also, it looks like the card slot is on the side of the F3s, but the biggest difference is the firmware available. The latest firmware for the F3s allows 7 day EPG on 28.2e, whereas no such firmware is available for the F3.

Oh bugger! I have a F3 on the way! from fleebay. So it may be fake, and secondly a F3s is better according to you cos of the 7day EPG? I read somewhere the F3S was slightly SLOWER when switching between paid channels. Anyway on fleebay the same seller was selling F3S's for ?3/4 cheaper than the f3, wonder why?
And can you get a 7day epg with f3 with the help of having a USB plugged into it all the time??? Someone on here hinted you can? Thanks

[Nobby Nutz]

Oh bugger! I have a F3 on the way! from fleebay. So it may be fake, and secondly a F3s is better according to you cos of the 7day EPG? I read somewhere the F3S was slightly SLOWER when switching between paid channels. Anyway on fleebay the same seller was selling F3S's for ?3/4 cheaper than the f3, wonder why?
And can you get a 7day epg with f3 with the help of having a USB plugged into it all the time??? Someone on here hinted you can? Thanks

7day EPG is only available on the F3S or F5S with a minimum 256Mb USB plugged in constantly. This is not available on the F3 or F5.