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😕 anyone noticed the ad for a cable descrambler on the top of ATOT?!

if it gets Anand's seal of approval i'm all for it! 😉
 
Item looks interesting. It's worth the $13 risk. I'm gonna buy it! 🙂 I'll let ya know how it works out.
 
Originally posted by: Down4U
Item looks interesting. It's worth the $13 risk. I'm gonna buy it! 🙂 I'll let ya know how it works out.

Let us know when the cops role up or the cable company has to clear the memory of the PPV area. Let us know how much it "costs" for your PPV.
 
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: Down4U
Item looks interesting. It's worth the $13 risk. I'm gonna buy it! 🙂 I'll let ya know how it works out.

Let us know when the cops role up or the cable company has to clear the memory of the PPV area. Let us know how much it "costs" for your PPV.
Oh give me a break.
 
Originally posted by: Down4U
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: Down4U
Item looks interesting. It's worth the $13 risk. I'm gonna buy it! 🙂 I'll let ya know how it works out.

Let us know when the cops role up or the cable company has to clear the memory of the PPV area. Let us know how much it "costs" for your PPV.
Oh give me a break.

Yeah keep thinking you are immune. 1000's of people are being taken to CIVIL COURT BY DIRECTV for ordering nothing more than a plain jane smartcard programmer. These are the same devices you can use to read your credit card info for webpages like GetSmart and American Express.

Check out SatLaw

Check out Legal Rights

These people are being blackmailed for ordering something that they can legally own. Doing NOTHING more.

What is your reply? Take it to court???? DTV is sueing for $3000, it will cost more to defend yourself against these attacks than it would be to pay it. You would win in court but you still pay money EITHER WAY.

 
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: Down4U
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: Down4U
Item looks interesting. It's worth the $13 risk. I'm gonna buy it! 🙂 I'll let ya know how it works out.

Let us know when the cops role up or the cable company has to clear the memory of the PPV area. Let us know how much it "costs" for your PPV.
Oh give me a break.

Yeah keep thinking you are immune. 1000's of people are being taken to CIVIL COURT BY DIRECTV for ordering nothing more than a plain jane smartcard programmer. These are the same devices you can use to read your credit card info for webpages like GetSmart and American Express.

Check out Legal Rights

These people are being blackmailed for ordering something that they can legally own. Doing NOTHING more.

What is your reply? Take it to court???? DTV is sueing for $3000, it will cost more to defend yourself against these attacks than it would be to pay it. You would win in court but you still pay money EITHER WAY.
If it gets that ugly I'll personally toss the freakin thing away. Most people want to fight that because they're dicks enough to think they can win.
 
Originally posted by: Down4U
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: Down4U
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: Down4U
Item looks interesting. It's worth the $13 risk. I'm gonna buy it! 🙂 I'll let ya know how it works out.

Let us know when the cops role up or the cable company has to clear the memory of the PPV area. Let us know how much it "costs" for your PPV.
Oh give me a break.

Yeah keep thinking you are immune. 1000's of people are being taken to CIVIL COURT BY DIRECTV for ordering nothing more than a plain jane smartcard programmer. These are the same devices you can use to read your credit card info for webpages like GetSmart and American Express.

Check out Legal Rights

These people are being blackmailed for ordering something that they can legally own. Doing NOTHING more.

What is your reply? Take it to court???? DTV is sueing for $3000, it will cost more to defend yourself against these attacks than it would be to pay it. You would win in court but you still pay money EITHER WAY.
If it gets that ugly I'll personally toss the freakin thing away. Most people want to fight that because they're dicks enough to think they can win.

You didn't READ ANYTHING. Directv is just sueing people by acquiring SHIPPING receipts. They have no proof of anything but are sueing people in CIVIL court. They don't have to prove you are guilt without doubt, you have to basically prove you are innocent.

You can throw it away but that doesn't help you. Most people are NOT fighting because it would cost them more than $3000 to fight DirectV in court. They are just paying the ransom.
 
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: Down4U
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: Down4U
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: Down4U
Item looks interesting. It's worth the $13 risk. I'm gonna buy it! 🙂 I'll let ya know how it works out.

Let us know when the cops role up or the cable company has to clear the memory of the PPV area. Let us know how much it "costs" for your PPV.
Oh give me a break.

Yeah keep thinking you are immune. 1000's of people are being taken to CIVIL COURT BY DIRECTV for ordering nothing more than a plain jane smartcard programmer. These are the same devices you can use to read your credit card info for webpages like GetSmart and American Express.

Check out Legal Rights

These people are being blackmailed for ordering something that they can legally own. Doing NOTHING more.

What is your reply? Take it to court???? DTV is sueing for $3000, it will cost more to defend yourself against these attacks than it would be to pay it. You would win in court but you still pay money EITHER WAY.
If it gets that ugly I'll personally toss the freakin thing away. Most people want to fight that because they're dicks enough to think they can win.

You didn't READ ANYTHING. Directv is just sueing people by acquiring SHIPPING receipts. They have no proof of anything but are sueing people in CIVIL court. They don't have to prove you are guilt without doubt, you have to basically prove you are innocent.

You can throw it away but that doesn't help you. Most people are NOT fighting because it would cost them more than $3000 to fight DirectV in court. They are just paying the ransom.
F*ck! Well.. At least I don't subscribe to Directv and I won't be using that thing with Directv.
 
Originally posted by: Down4U
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: Down4U
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: Down4U
Originally posted by: Codewiz
Originally posted by: Down4U
Item looks interesting. It's worth the $13 risk. I'm gonna buy it! 🙂 I'll let ya know how it works out.

Let us know when the cops role up or the cable company has to clear the memory of the PPV area. Let us know how much it "costs" for your PPV.
Oh give me a break.

Yeah keep thinking you are immune. 1000's of people are being taken to CIVIL COURT BY DIRECTV for ordering nothing more than a plain jane smartcard programmer. These are the same devices you can use to read your credit card info for webpages like GetSmart and American Express.

Check out Legal Rights

These people are being blackmailed for ordering something that they can legally own. Doing NOTHING more.

What is your reply? Take it to court???? DTV is sueing for $3000, it will cost more to defend yourself against these attacks than it would be to pay it. You would win in court but you still pay money EITHER WAY.
If it gets that ugly I'll personally toss the freakin thing away. Most people want to fight that because they're dicks enough to think they can win.

You didn't READ ANYTHING. Directv is just sueing people by acquiring SHIPPING receipts. They have no proof of anything but are sueing people in CIVIL court. They don't have to prove you are guilt without doubt, you have to basically prove you are innocent.

You can throw it away but that doesn't help you. Most people are NOT fighting because it would cost them more than $3000 to fight DirectV in court. They are just paying the ransom.
F*ck! Well.. At least I don't subscribe to Directv and I won't be using that thing with Directv.

I cancelled my account once they started this crap. There are of course guilty people being sued but there are also innocent people that are getting screwed.

I have moved and I wish I could get Dish Networks but my apartment is facing the wrong direction.

Do I think you will get in trouble over this device? Not really but I was just trying to give you a heads up. Understand what can happen when just ordering a device like this. This would not be possible if it didn't mess with an encrypted signal. The DMCA has given these companies a lot more power to go after people. Sometimes for valid reason but A LOT of times for no good reason at all.

 
F*ck! Well.. At least I don't subscribe to Directv and I won't be using that thing with Directv.

I cancelled my account once they started this crap. There are of course guilty people being sued but there are also innocent people that are getting screwed.

I have moved and I wish I could get Dish Networks but my apartment is facing the wrong direction.

Do I think you will get in trouble over this device? Not really but I was just trying to give you a heads up. Understand what can happen when just ordering a device like this. This would not be possible if it didn't mess with an encrypted signal. The DMCA has given these companies a lot more power to go after people. Sometimes for valid reason but A LOT of times for no good reason at all.[/quote]
Yeah I appreciate your heads up. Then again I don't blame DTV in a way. There's a helluva lot of piracy going on. It's a practical joke where I live, everyone has one of those fixed smart cards on their receivers.
 
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