Still not getting the Strong free to view service/package? Read this.....Now

I had written earlier on this article, but for some time now so many people have been asking and sending emails on how to do this i will just re-publish the article with updated information on how to go about it.

This services is brought to us cut-cee of strong technologies company with support from MYTV.. this is a Free to view(encrypted, yet subscription free) service which has grown and is now accessible on non pay tv STRONG receiver models.

What this means: Any consumer having one of the below, Genuine STRONG Receivers can now enjoy subscription free access to some number of Nigerian Channels.

you would need an access card(smart card) and online registration are required to start enjoying the below channels listed.

What are the list of channels i will get from this free service

• WapTV 
• Channels 
• Rave TV 
• KBS World 
• Ait 
• Silverbird 
• Nta Int. 
• Aljazeera 
• Galaxy 
• Rti1 
• Rti2 
• Tele50 
• Digital Congo 
• Wazobia Tv

HOW CAN I SET THIS UP FROM SCRATCH.

Firstly: you must make sure you have the following free to air Receivers

• SRT 4915 Series
• SRT 4940
• SRT 4935
• SRT 4935II
• SRT 4672
• SRT 4672II
• SRT 4675
• SRT 4675A
• SRT 4920
• SRT 4920A
• SRT 4922 Series
• SRT 4922
• SRT 4922A
• SRT 4950
• SRT 4950E
• SRT 4950H
• SRT 4950M
• SRT 4955 Series

Also owners of mytv decoders (SRT 4940, SRT4935, SRT4675/A & SRT 4672) Will of course have a subscription free access to the free to view channels.

Secondly: After meeting the above requirement of having any of the above decoders,the next is to get a smart card.

How can i get the smart card? One of the following duly registered & activated Compliant Smart Card: STRONG HD, My TV, Ma TÉLÉ or STRONG FTV
walk into any mytv shops or any dealer of Strong products anywhere and ask for any of the above listed cards.

Thirdly: you need make sure your dish and decoder is set up, you need to have access to Eutelsat16 @16 east and To receive the free to view channels you must track:

• Eutelsat 16 east
• LNB : Ku band (universal)
• frequency:12520 H 30000.
• 60cm dish and above

You need an accredited installer to do the set up for you if you don't have it already installed before.

Fourthly: You need to pair your smart card with your decoder. else it wont work. so you need pair the card card and the decoder together.

How do i pair my smart card to my decoder;

Before you visit the website to pair you must firstly write down these details first

• Smart Card Number: The number at the body of the card

• STB Serial Number: This is a sticker that is placed at the back of the decoder for example: 4940-1234-123456

• STB Code Number :STB Code Number (CN) is extracted from your Receiver Menu as Follows:

• Press the MENU button on the remote control handset
• Select SYSTEM SETTINGS
• Select SECURITY SETTINGS
• Enter 0000 or your own Password
• CN will be revealed on the bottom line of the screen 

•      Models 4950/E/H/M * and 4955 ** :STB Code Number (CN) to be extracted as follows:
•      Press the MENU button on the remote control handset
•      Select SYSTEM INFORMATION or SYSTEM SETTINGS, as the case may be
•      Select About STB
•      CN will then be revealed

     For SRT 4950/E/H/M CN may be referred to as ID or Serial Number
     For SRT 4955, CN is referred to as Serial Number

After you have all the details now click on the activate link below to start the process it takes less than 5 minutes to activate

     ACTIVATE HERE

Read this vital info: when typing the serial number you must indicate the (-) dash sign just like 4940-1234-123456. check the image below for a form i already filled.

Once every details is correct it will display a success message below the form, now you must tune to the channel at that point, either of the ftv channels either AIT, Silverbird or any and leave it their if you get a success message after clicking the Activate link on their site your channels should be up and working in five minutes.

After it starts showing you need to leave it on the channel for like 1 hour to fully activate.

Do you have any questions? you can ask