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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
To be honest I didnt feel threatened by the hardtarget or any other poster and I get exactly what he means. My point in running a "grass them up" campaign was based on the Benefit fraud adverts that are running on TV. I am sure if virgin ran a similar advert, rather than employing Uma and Samuel L and a lot of money, simply saying "Cable Stealers, We're Onto You - Report A Cable Stealer, 6 months subs paid for" a lot of people wouldn't turn to the dark side.
Whether you knick your cable of not, I don't care. I mean I download movies, I rip off music, I have bought a laptop of a dodgy mate etc etc, so it would be hypocritical of me to shop you.
My idea was simply a respoonse to the question of what can virgin do to stop this.
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The numbers for such an initiative almost certainly wouldn't add up. The man power Virgin would have to invest in dealing with tips like that just isn't worth it. It's not like you could just phone up Virgin, turn in your neighbour, and have him disconnected 20 minutes later. Each tip would have to be verified and dealt with, possibly in court, and in addition to those costs, they would have to waive your cable bill for 6 months. All this just to get rid of a guy who might actually be paying a minimum subscription anyway. Not worth it.
The only approach that makes sense to Virgin are global hits through the encryption system, as well as dealing with people who sell dodgy boxes, cards, and related services.