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There are some people buying the Pansat 2500a and certain other
brands,because there is a way to alter them to steal proprietary satellite
tv signals.
I noticed in my area a lot of newspaper ads from various "satellite" places
and individuals advertising a FTA receiver and 3 lnb dish setup\installed
for about $600 Can. the ad says "1000s of channels...." ",,,the last
satellite receiver you'll ever buy..." etc,etc.
Haven't checked them out,so I don't know what the deal is there,but I know
that it isn't possible to get 1000s of channels on dvb with just 3
lnbs,presumably pointed at 3 satellites,without doctoring the
receiver!Although I know how that's done,I'm not posting it,because I don't
want to give anybody ideas!
"Bill Jones" <wejones@megalink.net> wrote in message
news:111n1qp5r9ot15@corp.supernews.com...
> Gary J Tait wrote:
>
>>>Easy as hell. TyTools rocks. I love TiVo.
>>>
>>>If you have the stuff,, do it.
>>
>>
>> And what do your reecieve with the 2500a, that the TiVo records, that
>> isn't stealing?
>
> Hi Gary
> I just started reading this group today, so I'm sure there is some history
> behind this comment that I'm not aware of. But I'm curious what the point
> is here. I use TIVO to record FTA stuff from my DVB receivers all the
> time, and have used TyTools for processing recordings on my PC, and don't
> see any aspect of this as stealing. Or am I missing something from a
> previous post indicating that the 2500 was hacked or something? Sorry for
> continuing what must be an old argument, but it just sounded like you had
> some problem with the use of TIVO? I have 2 series 1 TIVOs and LOVE them.
> Greatest thing since TV.
>
>