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- Path: sparky!uunet!netronix!mycal
- From: mycal@netronix.com (Mycal)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Can Cable TV Descramblers really be detec from outsid
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <725047579snx@netronix.com>
- References: <72184@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 18:06:19 GMT
- Organization: Netronix, Inc.
- Lines: 47
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- In article <72184@cup.portal.com> Ted_Eugene_Viens@cup.portal.com writes:
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- >
- > >
- > 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' --
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- PS. this is not a flame, it just struck me as very funny.
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