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drewstar:

--- Quote ---For $300 I'd pay the cable company rent.  I think they charge us about $5/mo for a digital box.  
 
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I agree with brewman.  I thought you'd be getting into this for less than a hundred.  

I'd rent additionalt box from the cable company. At least that way, you're sure it's compatable, you've got someone to service it, and  you can upgrade it when new technology becomes available.

BobRex:
Just a note of caution.  A friend of mine was visited by the FBI shortly after purchasing a cheater box with a tv from a local shop.  Seems the shop kept records of all of the cheaters they sold and were raided.  My friend gladly gave up the tv and gave a statement in trade for time served and a fine.

Bottom line - this is theft of service, if the cable companies want to prosecute, you will be SOL.

drewstar:
Careful.



If you use a box to receive singals you did not pay for, that's theft.

If you are using the box to receive a signal you paid for, then it's legal.  Just as the phone company cannpt force you to use and buy thier phone, you don't need to use a cable companies box.

I assume we are talking only about legally obtained programming?

LtDan:

--- Quote ---Just a note of caution.  A friend of mine was visited by the FBI shortly after purchasing a cheater box with a tv from a local shop.  Seems the shop kept records of all of the cheaters they sold and were raided.  My friend gladly gave up the tv and gave a statement in trade for time served and a fine.

Bottom line - this is theft of service, if the cable companies want to prosecute, you will be SOL.
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Yeah, the FBI shows up at houses that have cable descramblers. Info for you:
Descramblers are legal. If your cable TV company can possess & rent the box then you can own the box yourself providing that you notify your cable company about it's use. It is legal for you to purchase and it is legal for you to own. When you buy a converter, descrambler, cable boxes & equipment it is your responsibility to inform the cable TV company that you are accessing their signal. It is illegal to receive their transmission without paying for it. This holds true even if your cable box is purchased as a non-addressable, non-detectable, and "bullet proof" unit.

I pay for digital cable service, I paid for NHL center ice package. I want to be able to watch them on more than one television. If I use the box to decode premium, pay per view or porn channels without advising the cable company that is theft of services. I do believe you have a better chance of kissing God than getting the FBI to show up at your door to seize your tv and lawfully purchased cable box IF the cable company can prove you used it improperly.

Just a note of caution, watch out for urban legends, especially ones that start out "one time, this friend of mine..."

Brewman:
I figured that it was just a choice between renting a box from the cable company, vs purchasing one.   Either is fine with our cable company, since we already subscribe.

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