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Originally Posted by BenMcr
Even if/when Virgin introduce new smartcards, there is no way they would be able to get away with PIN protection of all channels.
Though now that Virgin basically have a common EPG version across the whole company, it would be foolish not to think that some that includes measures to stop illegal boxes working.
It will a big enough logistical nightmare for the swap itself. Are the current STBs firmware upgradeable to accept new smartcards or would all customers have to have a box swap?
From what I can remember, Sky Digital managed to swap out all smartcards for new versions fairly painlessly
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Problem is that SKY own there own Encryption system. VM have a system that had been cracked a whole year before they even used it and that the new version of it has been cracked for about 6 months now.
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Once again the notorious "hackers" have reversed engineered the method to crack down the encryption which is ran by the multi billion dollar companies such as Bell ExpressVu and Dishnetwork. Few years back Nagra 1 which was the encryption used on Bell and Dishnetwork to recieve the signal was cracked down by a bunch of engineers to stop from paying for satellite television, it was the black market undergoing some serious $$$$$. With the Nagra 1 and its offerings for up to 1,100 channels of programming for the north american continent it was pretty much unstoppable. But after a few years like most providers, they tend to upgrade, change, and modify theyr changes on their network. Dishnet decided to swap all the cards from all their existing customer because they were planning on going to a new encryption. But sure enough only after 6 months when the Nagra 2 encryption came out....The hackers once again reversed engineered the code and now soon to be, theyrs going to be free tv again. I guess technology is so advanced that no one can stop it.
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So the next version is already hacked
