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Posted by Jim Yanik on October 13, 2007, 12:56 pm
"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" <mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com> wrote in
> Jim Yanik wrote:
>>> He has 2 of the boxes in his house and one at his parents house and
>>> one at his wife's parents house. 3 families split 125 and get
>>> everything.
>>
>> But,I wonder if he could be prosecuted for cable signal fraud? That
>> usage may be contrary to the subscription agreement.
>> (with possible BIG fines)
>> Wouldn't DirectTV notice that 2 of their boxes are on different phone
>> lines?
>
>
> There is no requirement for DirecTV to be on a phone line for normal
> operations.
Yes,I knew that,but if you want any PPV channels,you do.
> None of ours have been since they were activated. As far
> as that goes, what's to stop someone from bringing all the receivers
> to the subscriber's house to get activated, then carrying them back to
> their ultimate home? DirecTV can't tell where the signal goes, since
> it goes everywhere anyway.
>
> Would this be fraudulent? Hell, yes. The chances of getting caught
> are nil but if you do I'd imagine it'd be your ass.
>
>
>
maybe they'll put GPS chips inside the boxes..... ;-(
BTW,wouldn't the other two homes also have to buy their own dishes and
LNBs?
IIRC,one LNB can drive up to 4 converter boxes.
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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net
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