its basically satellite signals that can be recieved without any subscription. the channels that can be recieved are defined by your geographic location. All u need is a F.T.A reciever, an LNB, and a dish. Codes to program the box can be found online, just google F.T.A forums. The best boxes to be used are The Viewsat series or the sonicview series.
yea 4 sho viewsat & pansat is the way to go once u got a computer and internet access you can have free tv but its been out for about 1 week now only downfall they get knocked quite easily!