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Re: satellite

#6459
From: Monty Solomon
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 20:58
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In article <1992Aug10.864.20718@dosgate> commodore.chairman@canrem.com  
(commodore chairman) writes:
> 
> A friend has a satellite dish, and now he can't receive most of the
> channels he did a while back.  He says he gets the picture, but no
> sound.
> 
> Are the tv stations up to something?

It sounds like your friend has an illegally modified VC II.

Many of the encrypted channels are converting from VC II to VC II+.  

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Subject: Re: satellite
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