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Would-be cable pirates conned
by wilpig at 12:45 pm EST, Mar 19, 2003 |
] March 18 Auction sites are flooded with
] sales of so-called Universal digital Cable TV
] descramblers. For a small price, buyers are
] told, they can see all the pay-per-view sports
] and movies they want. Free boxing, free Playboy,
] all for $10. Needless to say, theres a very big
] catch. I just saw these the other day on eBay I knew that it couldn't be that easy. |
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RE: Would-be cable pirates conned
by Thrynn at 1:39 pm EST, Mar 19, 2003 |
wilpig wrote:
] ] March 18 Auction sites are flooded with
] ] sales of so-called Universal digital Cable TV
] ] descramblers. For a small price, buyers are
] ] told, they can see all the pay-per-view sports
] ] and movies they want. Free boxing, free Playboy,
] ] all for $10. Needless to say, theres a very big
] ] catch.
]
] I just saw these the other day on eBay I knew that it couldn't
] be that easy. Hmmm. Now, I've never hacked on of these but the article mentions the two-way communications. Could it be feasible to make the box not transmit to the cable company when you order your movie, but respond to the polls? Like a stateful cable box or something. |
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