Dreambox goes down, and is NOT user friendly compared to other receivers, ..its a great receiver, but I wouldn't recommend it for any newbie..
The easiest FTA receiver to maintain and is usually always up, is the Nfusion , if ya don't mind it being updated via the internet...most FTA receivers are updated manually by the owners via their PC,..
if U are worried about the internet and your IP, then I would recommend any of these..all easy to use , and great support normally, and all are USB thumbdrive capable for updating..