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" Free To Air" is a term that applies to
legal reception of satellite signals that are not encrypted.
For instance, the channels at the
following link
http://www.global-cm.net/MPEGlistKuBandUS.html are free
and it is not a crime to view these channels in your home. These
channels are not guaranteed to remain active or unencrypted, but there
has been a steady flow of new channels being added to keep a satellite hobbyist quite content for
many years.
However, this market is being
driven by piracy. We estimate that 90% of all FTA sales are being
converted to illegal reception devices that pick up most, if not all of
what Dish Network has to offer. This is done by connecting a legitimate
FTA receiver to a computer and downloading a file into the receiver that
subverts the Dish Network security measures. There is a continuous
battle of counter measures from Dish Network that requires that new
codes be entered.
We encourage those that are
thinking of doing this to avoid becoming a signal thief. If you do not
think it is illegal, see
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00002511----000-.html
If you cannot afford to pay for
the channels that you want to watch, then perhaps you should not be
watching them. Do something good with your time.
Those that call us with desires to
pursue pirating are a threat to our legitimate business operations and
income and may be reported to the proper authorities.
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