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Originally Posted by zing
The only difference I see with VM theft of service if the fact it can effect the regular user. I never used to think the tv could really cause a problem until I was informed modified cable boxes sometimes had to have chips sweated off so something could be done instead of just the return path cut and a cloned card which I thought was all that was done prior( ta sirus) However I still think 3rd party boxes if Eurovox Starview Dbox have little impact on the network. All the power to VM though for finally sorting it out but I seriously want to see an end of modem clones ( although I do realise its on the cards)
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The boxes themselves don't have to have talkback disconnected. Having talk-back disconnected doesn't cause any issues to other subcribers. To prevent the modified boxes from talking back a noise blocker could be fitted to the line to accomplish this. Hence the name "noise blocker" ----no interverence...
Modding the Rom card also doenst cause any issues as well and in some cases the card doesnt have to be touched at all.
Third party boxes are mostly made the same way as the pace and sammy boxes are made. Using much the same hardware, dvb-c, for all intent in purposes its a virgin box with FTA.
Modems on the other hand are different and if it wasnt for vm badly implented network then it wouldnt and shouldnt have been an issue.
When all is said and done, boxes are going down, channels are going black but as always its swings and roundabouts. People move on to the next thing.