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How Do Satellite Cards Work?
Satellite Cards tell your satellite receiver
what programming you have paid for and therefore have access to. It is not
hard to figure out that if you can reprogram this card, you can receive
satellite programming for free.
How Do Pirate Satellite TV Cards Work?
You can purchase cards that have been
reprogrammed by pirates to receive all channels for free. You must still
buy the satellite equipment and then send your card to a 'free satellite
service' to have it reprogrammed. You can see right away that pirate
satellite TV is not free since you must buy all of the equipment and then
have the card programmed. If you legally buy satellite TV, you will
typically get the equipment for free from DirecTV or Dish Network. But at
least you don't have to pay anything else ever again right? Not exactly,
read on.
How Do Satellite Providers Stop Pirate Cards?
Satellite providers will zap these cards
regularly. They might do this once a week or even several times a week by
sending signals to the satellite dish. The signals they broadcast are
called ECM's or Electronic Counter Measures and they instruct the
satellite receiver to corrupt or damage the card. When they do that, your
card must be reprogrammed by a 'free satellite service' at a cost of
course.
Police are also enforcing anti piracy laws.
They will raid companies providing the cards and the satellite providers
can actually prosecute you if your name is in the companies databases. The
fines can be quite steep.
Is Pirate Satellite TV Worth It?
That is up to you to decide. You might still
save a few dollars, but you will have to pay for equipment, you will have
to constantly pay to have your card reprogrammed and you will be breaking
the law. Is it worth it to save a few dollars, probably not.
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