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You could give them the VC ID for a dead VC card and the Unit ID
for the 4DTV and receive digital programming. If the VC ID that you
gave them belonged to somebody else they may not accept it, but if
it was your old VC ID they would have no way of knowing it is dead.
"Malcom Gillette" <82muchmgillette1@cox.net> wrote in message
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| So let me see if I got this right. I could use a brain dead VC2 unit to
| subscribe the 4DTV. As long as I had written down the units ID# before its
| batteries had died.
| Malcom
| "DRLev" <fake,@ddress.net> wrote in message
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| > Write down your VC2 ID and save it someplace. You only need the
| > number, you don't need the VC2 module. Also possibly by then you
| > may not need a VC2 number. I don't think that SRL requires a VC ID
| > for some of their programming.
| >
| > The main reason the other providers want it is that their billing system
| > is based on that number. When 4DTV came out the digital subs were
| > tied directly to the analog subs. Recreating their system was not
| necessary.
| > Possibly as things change they also may change and drop that requirement.
| >
| >
| > "Malcom Gillette" <82muchmgillette1@cox.net> wrote in message
| > news:kPRwc.7372$1L4.3382@okepread02...
| > | Well I have a quick question about the 4DTV. If you need a VC2+ ID
| number
| > | before you can authorize a 4DTV. What are you going to do when most of
| the
| > | VC2's die?
| > | Malcom
| > | "Valdivar" <rebelleader68@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| > | news:lXFwc.3827$sS2.87988@news20.bellglobal.com...
| > | > I'll be surprised if there are still any vc2+ and analog signals on C
| band
| > | > in 10 yrs!
| > | >
| > | > <johnny@n0sq.net> wrote in message
| > | > news:O6rwc.2673$uX2.2193@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
| > | > > My VC II+ battery was dated May 1990 and it was slightly over 3.7V.
| But,
| > | I
| > | > > decided to replace it anyway. Getting the case open was the most
| > | difficult
| > | > > part. The new battery is socketed in case VideoCipher survives for
| > | another
| > | > > 20 years. Anyway, I'm good to go for another 10 years?
| > | > >
| > | > > JustMe wrote:
| > | > >
| > | > > > I have a VCII+ from 1990 and the battery still reads 3.62v
| > | > > >
| > | > > > <bitbucket@linkline.com> wrote in message
| > | > > > news:59f2c058ongdk06i4mbomuor8kl2c8fqdi@4ax.com...
| > | > > >> On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 21:32:09 -0400, Gary Tait
| > | > > >> <classicsat@yahoo.cominvalid> wrote:
| > | > > >>
| > | > > >> |On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 21:32:03 GMT, johnny@n0sq.net wrote:
| > | > > >> |
| > | > > >> |>I want to change the battery on the DSR922 mainboard. Does this
| > | have
| > | > > >> |>the same issue as the VC II board where it could wipe out the
| unit
| > | > ID?
| > | > > >> |>If
| > | > > > so,
| > | > > >> |>has anyone come up with a procedure that will replace the
| DSR922
| > | > > >> |>battery without loss of data?
| > | > > >> |>
| > | > > >> |
| > | > > >> |Yes, it holds critical data. Use the same procedure for the VCII
| > | > > >> |battery replacement.
| > | > > >>
| > | > > >> What might that be? I lost my first VCII due to battery failure
| and
| > | > > >> bought a used one. The used one looks newer, but I'm sure its
| > | battery
| > | > > >> isn't very long for this world either. Do we get a break if we
| send
| > | > > >> it in for battery replacement before it fails? I'm suspecting
| not,
| > | so
| > | > > >> self replacement for those who can seems a good alternative.
| I've
| > | not
| > | > > >> even considered my 922 yet, but it too will eventually need a new
| > | bat.
| > | > > >> Suggestions would be appreciated.
| > | > >
| > | >
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