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Ferguson Ariva 250

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I figured it was time to give this its own thread

I ordered one from Eiretv on ebay for €103 + postage.
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Ferguson-Ariva-250-HD-Combo-Freesat-Saorview-Receiver-LATEST-MODEL-FULL-HD-/261053110727

They also have official wifi dongles for 14.95. -I didnt get one yet

Payment was to Satworld!

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Thargor

Also, does everyone just leave theirs on all the time? Do you only switch it off at night etc?

Thargor

Do you think Ill still get good signal on my 250 if I join another 25m of cable onto the 20m that's already on it if I relocate the dish? Currently 95%/95% signal quality and strenght.

dodzy

MickserB wrote: »

same issues as before, prob needs a firmware update, funny feeling this is gonna be a saga with these boxes,

For the money, they're a steal IMO.

MickserB

petersburg2002 wrote: »

Stuck in the ethernet cable out of curiosity. Everything works except YouPorn and Google maps. Im using the latest firmware (1.20b1). Anyone else have issues getting these up?

same issues as before, prob needs a firmware update, funny feeling this is gonna be a saga with these boxes,

iba

petersburg2002 wrote: »

Stuck in the ethernet cable out of curiosity. Everything works except YouPorn and Google maps. Im using the latest firmware (1.20b1). Anyone else have issues getting these up?

Hi,

Dongle - got one on ebay from hong kong for less than a €5 and it worked, but since then Ive switched to Home Plugs

internet apps - I noticed last night that I cannot access any of the internet apps anymore, eg picasso, vimeo, youtube, google maps etc etc

Ive no idea why because the internet is connected and working - definittly not an internet problem.

Regards

Iba

petersburg2002

Stuck in the ethernet cable out of curiosity. Everything works except YouPorn and Google maps. Im using the latest firmware (1.20b1). Anyone else have issues getting these up?

MickserB

I tested a few, if you read back, all the same spec as the so called "genuine" ones, overheat and the signal level was poor, even with the router in the same room, I did find, the ones with the aerial attached to the dongle a lot better, got steady signal levels of approx 80% and it even picked up other WIFI signals the other one didnt, it performed a lot better over the test time, am using homeplugs and cant go wrong, box connects once turned on and no issues with the connection,

EDIT page 13/14 is where we discussed dongles and homeplugs

petersburg2002

brookedave wrote: »

Yes - rock solid

That might be a solution so. I only paid 15euro, but I did wonder how such a tiny dongle was going to work. Should have done my research first. Thanks again.

wilsixon

petersburg2002 wrote: »

And did they do the trick? I'm guessing yes?

Yes - rock solid

petersburg2002

brookedave wrote: »

I bought the ferguson dongle from satworld.ie and had the same problem - good signal but constant issues connecting.

They tried to fob me off: "This wouldn't be a problem with the wifi stick, but a problem with your internet connection dropping signal. We have had some back – all tested working perfect. The problem was with their internet"

But I insisted the problem was the dongle since every other device on my network works without problem.

They agreed to a refund, and I spent my money on this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-PA211KIT-200Mbps-Powerline-Ethernet/dp/B004INVKP4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351087264&sr=8-1[/QUOTE]

And did they do the trick? I'm guessing yes?

wilsixon

petersburg2002 wrote: »

I bought the Ferguson dongle for the Ariva 250 Wifi on Ebay. Signal strength gets up to 75%. It times out every time it tries to connect. Am I wasting my time with it?

I bought the ferguson dongle from satworld.ie and had the same problem - good signal but constant issues connecting.

They tried to fob me off: "This wouldn't be a problem with the wifi stick, but a problem with your internet connection dropping signal. We have had some back – all tested working perfect. The problem was with their internet"

But I insisted the problem was the dongle since every other device on my network works without problem.

They agreed to a refund, and I spent my money on this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-PA211KIT-200Mbps-Powerline-Ethernet/dp/B004INVKP4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351087264&sr=8-1

petersburg2002

I bought the Ferguson dongle for the Ariva 250 Wifi on Ebay. Signal strength gets up to 75%. It times out every time it tries to connect. Am I wasting my time with it?

Capt'n Midnight

Thargor wrote: »

Also is there any FTA music channels that play 70's/80's/country instead of pop and Skuzz crap does anyone know?

try these
vintage
greatest hits
heart tv

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_channels_on_Sky#Music - 365 onwards for FTA
http://www.lyngsat.com/Eutelsat-28A-and-Astra-1N-2A-2B.html for frequencies.

Thargor

Thargor wrote: »

Will we ever have a full EPG for all the channels not just Saorview?

Also is there any FTA music channels that play 70's/80's/country instead of pop and Skuzz crap does anyone know?

petersburg2002

STB wrote: »

What size dish do you have ? A Sky Dish ?

If so you could change it to a 80cm, add a diseqc switch and another LNB and get more satellites that also have free stuff in addition to your BBCs etc. Not costly! Less than €100 anyhow.

The Ariva will do it all for you (seamless switching between satellites).

Eg. Heres a Uk & Ireland racing channel that I get on 4.8E.

All the racing UK Commentary and no adverts. Covers 6 meetings some days! And its free.

Thanks for that. Yes it's the standard Sky dish. I'll certainly consider getting that bigger 80cm dish.

Thargor

I know, I said not just Saorview...

Nowso

eurosport is fta in english on hotbird 13 11642 27.500 h atm

i get a 3 day epg on soarview on the 250

Thargor

Will we ever have a full EPG for all the channels not just Saorview?

Capt'n Midnight

corglass wrote: »

Also, has anyone had any success geting mototing channels like Dave etc?

You will get German Eurosport on 19E

12226 H 27500-3/4
http://www.lyngsat.com/Astra-1KR-1L-1M-2C.html

German audio though

MickserB

Yip, its simple to do and easy to load the file to the box via USB, if folks want a more defined list, use the chan editor, you will have the rename the favs via the box itself, the editor has probs with this bit, so create your favs via the editor and then name em when on the box and thats it, done

Thargor

Get the editor and edit the list manually yourself on a pc, took me 5 minutes:

http://www.ferguson-digital.eu/en/download/func-startdown/1493/

Check the zip file for the instructions and make sure the USB stick is formatted NTFS.

corglass

Tony wrote: »

Terrestrial channels are on a different frequency in each area so its impossible to put them on a list that would work everywhere.

Thanks for the update re terrestrial.

Regarding favourites, I used a previous boards list that had all film channels, all news channels etc grouped into favourites.

Is your list setup like this? The reason I ask is after uploading your list all is see is all channels in three sections, Astra 2a All channels Eurobird 1 DVBT.
There are no groups?

petersburg2002

Thanks for that Tony. I managed to update Firmware to 1.20b via the USB and also upload the Channel list you provided. Then added the terrestial channels. However, I noticed that when I go into TP List now that the edit menu no longer comes up at the bottom of the screen. Any idea how I could fix this?

bmaxi

corglass wrote: »

Also, has anyone had any success geting mototing channels like Dave etc?

Currently you'll only get Dave on Sky satellite or on UK Freeview. There was talk of it moving to Freesat but nothing has ever come of it.

Tony

phoenix999 wrote: »

My box had firmware version 1.17. Can I go straight to installing version 1.20?

Yes

Tony

Terrestrial channels are on a different frequency in each area so its impossible to put them on a list that would work everywhere.

corglass wrote: »

Thanks Tony, I tried your file but it's very sparse. No favourites, terrestial channels etc.

corglass

Tony wrote: »

heres one I made earlier http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qdutuivz5r94fl4

Thanks Tony, I tried your file but it's very sparse. No favourites, terrestial channels etc.

Have you/ anyone got an updated channel file for V1.2 on the 250?

Also, has anyone had any success geting mototing channels like Dave etc?

phoenix999

Tony wrote: »

ftp://ftp2.ferguson.pl/ferguson/

Just wondering why the confused smileys ?

My box had firmware version 1.17. Can I go straight to installing version 1.20? Or do I need to instal 1.18, then 1.19 etc.?

STB

phoenix999 wrote: »

Just set up mine today. Great piece of kit. Only channel I will miss is Racing Uk on Sky.

What size dish do you have ? A Sky Dish ?

If so you could change it to a 80cm, add a diseqc switch and another LNB and get more satellites that also have free stuff in addition to your BBCs etc. Not costly! Less than €100 anyhow.

The Ariva will do it all for you (seamless switching between satellites).

Eg. Heres a Uk & Ireland racing channel that I get on 4.8E.

All the racing UK Commentary and no adverts. Covers 6 meetings some days! And its free.

phoenix999

Just set up mine today. Great piece of kit. Only channel I will miss is Racing Uk on Sky.