Fransat question

[frexpt]

Two things that have been driving me potty!

We have just swapped from terrestrial reception to satellite for French tv, by using the newish HD FTA boxes we already have.

I now understand that it is necessary to have either a TNT decoder & card or similar from Fransat to get everything from a single satellite,

Having opted for 5°W, I thought I needed a Fransat CAM & card for my Technomate 5402HD CI. Problem is Fransat have gone to to CI+, which apparently doesn't work in my box, which is just over 12 months old.

Does anyone know whether it is possible to get hold of an older CI CAM & card? Will they still work, as the cards are issued with no expiry?

Also, does anyone know whether a Fransat CI+ card will work with the CAM supplied with my Samsung 6 series UE48H6400 smart tv? The tv spec says it is CI+, but I don't know whether there is a level of "Fransat" encryption that might scupper that. In conjunction with that tv, I propose to use a basic Strong HD box SRT 7004, which doesn't have a card slot of its own.

Thanks

[BJSLIV]

I believe that Fransat no longer sell cards on their own. You buy them either with a decoder box or a CAM. They seem to start at around 100 Euros. Unlike the TNTSAT they don't expire after three years.

http://www.fransat.fr/catalogue/15-modules-ci

[Martin963]

There's a list of TVs compatible with the Fransat CI module here

http://www.fransat.fr/files/bibliotheque/LISTE_TV_COMPATIBLE_FRANSAT_2015-WEB.pdf

or from here

http://www.fransat.fr/assistance/#FAQmodules

I have a Technomate 5402 but to be honest you're making life difficult for yourself by not going down Fransat's preferred route!!    I do understand that it would be nice to be able to use the box of one's choice for this sort of thing but in the past this is precisely how sat operators got their fingers burned over piracy (ie marketing solo cards) so one can understand Fransat wanting to tie any such system into a cat's cradle of controls.

Brilliant box incidentally,  you can do all sorts of things with it!