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I know this is completely off topic from our civics, but i figured that most members on this site are american so it would be best to come here and ask.....

I've had a Directv satellite system in my house now for a little over a year now, and I'm just wondering if its legal since I am not paying any monthly fees, and live in Canada. At least every other house in my subdivision has a directv satellite system, some people have two dishes. Also curious to know if anyone who lives in the states does the same thing[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

 
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<< I know this is completely off topic from our civics >>


you're right, thats why we have an off topic forum



<< I'm just wondering if its legal since I am not paying any monthly fees, and live in Canada >>


nope, its not legal, at least here in Mex is a federal offense, since you're stealing communications signals.
Due to closeness to the borderline with the US, i get to receive the same signal without interference, but now dtv systems are more controlled, they ask for a US ID and credit card number to sell them out. if you dont activate it within 1 month, they'll charge you about 300 dls.
thats because tons of people down here were buying US systems and activating them illegaly.

 
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My q. is how are you getting a signal without paying? Did you trick out your H card? Or do you have an emmulator? How are you running yours in Canada and how do you keep your card from getting zapped?

 
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the card gets zapped, as you call it, just need to "recharge" it again with the programming info

 
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My card never gets "zapped" I have a technical bypass boot that works on any card!!!!

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Also agree's with Gen. This is off topic. Maybe it should be moved.

 
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sorry for posting it here guys, but thanx for your answers....but to answer silverdevil's question, practically everyone i know has a card programmer hooked up to their computers, so whnever my card does get zapped, i give it to one of my buddies and they re-program it for me within a matter of minutes. I also have a chip that i connect to my dtv reciever which i then connect my card too. so far my card hasn't been zapped for about 8 months. I'm just surprised that people that live in the states arent doing the same thing, i just figured that since practically everyone that i know now a days owns a directv system and isnt paying for it, the states r doing the same thing[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]