Where and from Whom to buy Satellite tv receivers or Components Without Being Scammed

I welcome you all to another insightful post on lemmymorgan.com. Today, due to popular demand, I shall give you all the necessary tips to guide you through buying satellite tv decoders, components, or accessories without falling victim to a con artist. The fact that I have stopped selling satellite tv decoders or subscriptions does not mean others are not selling. As someone meticulous with spending, I don’t want you to be pennywise pound foolish. Therefore, learn how to buy satellite TV products without being scammed.

When buying standalone satellite receivers or components, you can easily buy what you never intend to buy, especially if you patronize the wrong seller. For example, if I meet a seller who only sells Autoroll decoders and I need a decoder that can enable me to watch StarTimes, I need a seller who either sells StarTimes dealers or sells StarTimes cccam accounts.

If this seller is bent on selling only what he has in stock, you will lose more than you will gain.

Especially relevant: IPTV and its legality concerns read this also: Ways to Detect if an LED/LCD/OLED/Qled Television is Original or Fake

Where to Buy Satellite TV Accessories/Components Without Being Scammed

When I say satellite TV components, I mean every piece of hardware that makes up satellite tv minus the receiver. In other words, the items that fall into this category include but are not limited to the followings:

• Satellite TV dishes/antennas
• LNBfs, coaxial cables, F-connectors DiSEqC switches
• Some advanced tools include Satfinders, modulators, diplexers, combiners, etc.

Where to Buy Satellite Accessories from in Africa/MENA?

I would start by saying I am my number customer. If you are easily accessible to me, you can patronize me for any high-end scarce satellite TV accessories. Let me break this down as follows:

• If you are in Nigeria or Ghana and need the best quality LNBfs such as technomate, Inverto, you can buy the same from me. Similarly, if you are in another African region and can pay for the waybill, you can also contact me so that we can work things out.
• For those who cannot buy directly from me due to the distance, then you can search for the items on alibaba.com, www.aliexpress.com, ebay.com, or Amazon.com.
• Finally, for those in Nigeria, you can also look up some of these items on Jiji.ng or Jumia.ng.

To put things in perspective, you can contact me for all non-pirated satellite tv products and subscriptions, and I will help you acquire them.

Buy Satellite TV Products Without being scammed: Official Decoders.

Buying a satellite tv package from a PayTv company is a straightforward process. The first step you need to take is to locate the address or website of the pay-TV company you are interested in. If you are in Africa, this post of mine on how to choose the best paytv company would be of help.

Secondly, you need to determine the jurisdiction of the PayTV company. What are the areas where it has the legal rights to operate within your region/territory?  Knowing this will prevent you from buying a grey-marked decoder(grey-marked decoders are official decoders bought for use outside the official coverage area).

I will tag grey-mark decoders as piracy because it’s not legally allowed outside its specified footprint. Example of grey-mark decoders is; beIN decoders in Nigeria, Dstv Nigeria decoder in UAE, canal decoder in Nigeria, or any decoder you use outside its original specified coverage area.

With official pay-tv decoders within the specified territory, you have zero chance of getting scammed.

Where to Buy Satellite TV IKS/SKS Receivers Without Being Scammed

Now, this is the tricky aspect of this post. IKS means internet keys sharing and it is largely regarded as broadcast piracy. Similarly, SKS stands for satellite keys sharing and it is becoming rapidly obsolete. popular decoders regarded as iks and sks combo include t-link, tiger star, icone decoders, hellobox decoders e.t.c

All IKS decoders come as free-to-air by default. Aside from this, most of them also have built-in accounts that can be used to decrypt scrambled premium channels. If you want to learn more about cardsharing/IKS accounts, read my article here. You can buy your standalone FTA receivers(such as strong, dreambox, openbox), IKS decoders, iks hybrid decoders(such as tiger t3000, icone plus decoders and  IPTV boxes from the following sources.

People and Organizations that sell FTA, IKS, and IPTV Decoders

1. First off, Acquaint yourself with your local satellite installer or dealer. These are the people nearest to you. However, if you are not discreet, they may not give you an audience. How good you are at keeping secrets will determine if your local dealer will sell a receiver capable of bypassing the payment of PayTV subscription to you or not.
2. Secondly, If you have no access to any installer or dealer who can trust you, then your other option is to buy online. Buying online is divided into two 1. you can buy from the manufacturer’s website if they have one just like(hellobox/ancloud/anmax). Similarly, GTmedia and Freesat decoders can be gotten here. iptv hybrud6. Tiger 3000 or icone, you need to not go through anyone. It’s on Alibaba, aliexpress or Amazon. Therefore, save and get this to be 100% safe. For genuine strong decoders (note: strong decoders can now be easily converted to iks or iptv decoders). buy from their authorized agents here.
3. Furthermore, to buy icone plus decoders series: visit their official website, buy on eBay, get it on amazon.co.uk, try buying from aliexpress or source it locally from your installer. Another option is jiji.ng for Nigerians. But be careful.
4. For starsat extreme search amazon or contact a local supplier.
5. For those who would prefer tigerstar decoders, especially t3000 series. I have some bad news for you, you can’t get to buy it on amazon, ebay. However, you can buy it online or through your local dealer.
6. Summarily, for any decoder designed to open encrypted channels unofficially, first try searching for the name on reputable sites; if not available, you can search through the comment section of relevant posts on www.lemmymorgan.com.

Where to buy Renewal Subscription for IKS or IPTV Set-top-boxes

Buying the hardware the first time is not as difficult as renewing them. If you buy an icone iron pro or plus decoder, then you are in luck as it has a lifetime auto-renewable account. Similarly, if you buy a tiger star decoder that comes with funcam, apollo IPTV, gshare account or forever account, you can easily renew the subscription yourself online. learn how here.

By contrast, the end-user cannot easily renew most decoders as you need to go through a reseller. In such cases, you must locate an installer or dealer to help you. Some manufacturers have a website where you can buy their boxes and their accounts. This makes things easier, but the majority don’t have such sites. In the next category, I would teach you how to buy satellite TV products without being scammed.

How to buy from Individuals Either offline or online Without being Scammed

Surprisingly, I bought my first GPRS adapter online from a total stranger. I have acquired a lot of things online, and I hardly ever get scammed. I will share my secrets with you, which you can apply to online purchases. You may read the full guide here. Not everyone is comfortable with buying things online for one reason or the other. The time-lapse is a big militating factor.

Guiding Principles When Buying Satellite TV Online from Strangers

1. Research the decoder or account you want to buy: The greatest mistake you can make is not knowing what you are buying. Read about the product, if possible, visit someone who owns one.
2. When the satellite tv decoder is very expensive, buy it only from trusted sources such as reputable online marketplaces e.g ebay, amazon, jumia, aliexpress or an installer that you know. I wouldn’t attempt to buy tiger t3000 or t8 HD from a total stranger. However, i can risk buying tiger m6 from a stranger. The former cost around 40,000 and above, while the latter can go for as low as 6000.
3. Don’t swallow the bait. I mean, don’t be greedy. The dongle business is like a black market as it is shrouded in secrecy. Those involved in it are discreet. The first red flag is to avoid those who make so much noise and promise to sell too cheaply. I have a compilation on how satellite tv products and accessories can be safely purchased from or through individuals. A genuine seller should be wary of strange buyers as well. So watch out for lousy sellers.
4. I try as much as possible to delete spam comments and posts from this site. You can search through the comment section of our monthly satellite updates for genuine sellers. This is not a green light from me, as you are still doing this at your own risk. You can ask me about them generally; however, if your interest is simply in iks decoders, I am sorry I can’t help you.
5. When buying from individuals, buy from online freelance sellers/bloggers with reputations. Immediately you start a conversation with such a seller; please do your solo profiling of him or her. If he has scammed someone, his name would likely be somewhere. I will advise you to search nairaland.com for the names of anyone you want to transact with. I am certain that many people would have reported him if he is dubious.
6. In addition, search for social media presence.
7. Also, politely ask him provocative questions such as Are you for real? How am I sure you won’t scam me? when will these services be blocked? If, in his response, he remains ridiculously calm and sugar-coats all his responses to you, then think twice. A real guy would instead respond firmly and add the clause “use while it last.”
8. Don’t ignore the soothing of effective after-sale services. A product is as good as its producer’s customer service.
9. If something is too good to be true, then it probably is. Do not fall for a cheap scam. Please endeavor to compare prices. if Mr. A sells for 2k and Mr. B sells for  300h. please don’t jump head-on into the sea of Mr b. Find out why the difference in the price is so huge.

Final Thought

If you want anything that doesn’t circumvent paytv subscription out of the box, please, you can always patronize Lemmy morgan. Use the following medium email: “info @ lemmymorgan.com“, contact page. For emphasis, only for satellite receivers or components that don’t open pirated contents out of the box.