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Article #4921Re: Cable TV Descrambler $20.00
From: Carlos A. Alvarez
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 00:00
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 00:00
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In article <4p9r24$6uf@news.pig.net>, troyw@pig.net wrote: > >>Do cable companies have a way of detecting these things? Yes, there are ways to detect them, but not in a cost-effective way. They need to be in your neighborhood at your connection point to do it. Also, there is a very inexpensive and simple way for you to block their ability to detect it. Also keep in mind there are two basic types of descramblers. One is the same box that they give you, but not "addressable". IE, they can't send instructions to your box to enable/disable certain channels. This is done by removing a chip and/or modifying software and/or circuitry. This type of box "looks" like a normal one both physically and from an electronics point of view. The other type of box is a decoder with a seperate custom made descrambler. This of course would be "seen" as a non-standard device. But again, it can be blocked. BTW, it is actually possible for someone with specific equipment to detect WHAT CHANNEL you are watching on TV or listening to on the radio. Expensive, not cost effective, they don't actually do it.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10e1e4,82eb0084358fff09 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e1e4,public X-Google-Thread: f6504,82eb0084358fff09 X-Google-Attributes: gidf6504,public X-Google-Thread: f6184,82eb0084358fff09 X-Google-Attributes: gidf6184,public X-Google-Thread: fdbbd,82eb0084358fff09 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdbbd,public X-Google-Thread: 112f74,82eb0084358fff09 X-Google-Attributes: gid112f74,public X-Google-Thread: 111429,82eb0084358fff09 X-Google-Attributes: gid111429,public X-Google-Thread: 10d69d,82eb0084358fff09 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d69d,public X-Google-Thread: 1022c1,82eb0084358fff09 X-Google-Attributes: gid1022c1,public From: carlos@isdnet.com (Carlos A. Alvarez) Subject: Re: Cable TV Descrambler $20.00 Date: 1996/06/10 Message-ID: <6a7cc$c1938.fa@news.isdnet.com> X-Deja-AN: 159482103 references: <4o4q8m$5nd@mn5.swip.net> <4oo59v$abn@dfw-ixnews9.ix.netcom.com> <4ot6np$4kq@news.greatbasin.net> <leonard-0306961445130001@big.bone.com> <4p9dlq$79a@urchin.bga.com> <4p9r24$6uf@news.pig.net> organization: Innovative System Design newsgroups: 5col.general,ab.general,alc.general,alt.aapg.general,asu.general.announce,at.general,at.tuwien.general,atl.general,aus.general,austin.general,az.general,ba.general,balt.general,bc.general,bermuda.general,bionet.general,bit.general,biz.general,biz.sco.general,biz.zeos.general,bonbit.general,boulder.general,ca.general,can.atlantic.general