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Speaking of satellite converter boxes..... Terry 10-13-2007
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Posted by Terry on October 13, 2007, 1:12 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.

My friend said that all 3 homes subscribed to Direct TV for a year.
This gave them all the hardware and installation free.

After the year, one of them had Direct TV install 3 more boxes in the
single home and added all the channels. This gave one subscriber 4
boxes with every channel.

The other two dropped their service and used 2 of the 4 boxes.


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Posted by Mark Lloyd on October 13, 2007, 11:21 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.
>

No you don't. Use the website.

>> 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.

There is no such limit. I've seen multiswitches that handle 16
receivers. These can be cascaded for even more.
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Posted by Steve on October 13, 2007, 1:21 am
Terry wrote:
> I have a friend that is splitting his subscription 3 ways.
>
> Direct TV is furnishing him the full package. It runs around 110$ a
> month last time we talked about it. Plus he pays $5x3 for the extra
> boxes.
>
> 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.
>
>

DirecTV DOES allow you to split the subscription if you have a home and
a vacation home. But I think what is described by the OP is probably
fraudulent.

--Steve

Posted by Buck Turgidson on October 13, 2007, 12:18 pm
> Direct TV is furnishing him the full package. It runs around 110$ a
> month last time we talked about it. Plus he pays $5x3 for the extra
> boxes.
>
> 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.
>
>

What exactly is your point?



Posted by JimR on October 13, 2007, 7:45 pm

>I have a friend that is splitting his subscription 3 ways.
>
> Direct TV is furnishing him the full package. It runs around 110$ a
> month last time we talked about it. Plus he pays $5x3 for the extra
> boxes.
>
> 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.
>
This is old news to satellite providers. Satellite TV companies do
unannounced phone audits of customers with multiple boxes; if you don't
respond to the audit they shut down your service; if you can't provide data
on all of your boxes they can (will!) stop service to the suspect units --
and you'll never get them back onto the same base plan again.

Sounds like a good way to start up intra-family squabbles.



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