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CATV DECODERS ???

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From: Mycal Johnson
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 17:24
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In article <geb1.715470002@Isis.MsState.Edu> geb1@ra.msstate.edu writes:

  > 
  > Can anyone explain how these Scientific Atlanta Cable boxes can talk 
  > back to the cable company?

Simple, they can't.  Unless there like the Tocom with the phone line pluged
in to them.  But the ones I've seen, 8500,8536,8580's can't, don't.

  Also I see these "TURN-ONS" in R-E for certian
  > cable boxes, do they really work??

They can, but buyer beware, somtimes they don't go in that easy, because
of different rev's of the box, etc.

  >
  > geb1@ra.msstate.edu
  > 
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From: mycal@netronix.com (Mycal Johnson)
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Subject: CATV DECODERS ??? 
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Date: Thu, 03 Sep 92 17:24:47 GMT
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