Cable Descramblers worth it?

Maximus96

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I didn't know they still sell them...a friend's uncle got caught...i forgot what the fine was
 

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totally worth it, one time shot of $75 and you get everything.

arggghh!!!
 

Maximus96

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Originally posted by: intogamer
:confused:so its illegal to have scramblers?

then why does comcast let people rent them???

you rent the digital cable receivers...not scramber/descrambler
 

keeleysam

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Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Not with most of the pay channels going to digital cable.


yep. there is no such thing as a digital descrambler yet

Fixed it.

A "descrambler" descrambles an Analog feed.

Digital things can't be "descrambled". The cable box must make a handshake with the cable comany's server, so it can get the key to decrypt it.

It can't be cracked.

Oh, and intogamer, just tell your parents to pay the extra $10 for a box if you want it so bad.
 

daveymark

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Originally posted by: intogamer
:confused:so its illegal to have scramblers?

then why does comcast let people rent them???

It's legal to have them, it's illegal to use them without the cable companies' consent