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In article <72184@cup.portal.com> Ted_Eugene_Viens@cup.portal.com writes:

  > 
  > >
  > I am sure there are a few different ways that cable companies do this.
  > But in recent meetings with major brand converter sales reps, they told
  > me that most modern addressable converters have an additional register that
  > triggers when it receives a special code on an illegaly authorized box.
  > Scrambled channels are then switched to a channel carrying a message to
  > call the cable company to report service problem so and so.  Smart thieves
  > are forced to throw away the box.

Smart theives are forced to throw away the box?  This is funny, this is
very funny.       ^^^^^^ oh boy this is so funny :):):):):):)

  >Incredibably, many absent-minded thieves
  > actually call their cable companies.
  > Bye...  Ted..
  > 

The above statement should be :
        very stupid theives, or ones who were duped by the cable
        installer (who acutally was the theif), call the cable company.

        other theives, may in some cases, unhook there box until it
        can be looked at by a smart theive.

        smart theives, will either not have this happen (there smart enough
        to figure out how the box works, so they deactivate this trap).  Or
        once the box goes into this mode, they will fixit and re-activate it.

My statements are more 'real world', then the above messages, 'what the cable
company would like you to beleve world.'

mycal -- who is still laughing, 'gee i was forced to toss it' --



PS. this is not a flame, it just struck me as very funny.


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