Illegal Cable Descramblers And Their Use
General September 25th, 2009“Cable Descramblers” - What are they?
A cable descrambler is a device which decrypts a cable television signal, so that it will display on your television. Generally when you subscribe to a cable service the cable company will provide you with a legit cable descrambler. Specific channels are decoded while a range of channels may stay encoded, depending on the subscription selected. There are generally features that are additional that allow cable subscribers to view pay per view or on demand movies or special events.
Cable descramblers can be purchased as well as cable descrambler plans. If all the things required is above board - subscription paid, and you’re using an acceptable descrambler, then there are rarely any problems. If the device is a illegal cable descrambler however, which descrambles the cable signal without payment or being given permission, then its use is usually illegal.
The Legalities Surrounding Cable Descramblers, Legal or Not?
If you use an illegal “pirate box” cable descrambler - usually this will be sufficient for both criminal and civil court action against whoever has the cable descrambler in their possession.
What ways are Illegal Cable Descramblers Found?
While performing a cable service, some company’s cable technician will detect an illegal descrambler. When a company selling illegal pirate cable descramblers is searched or sued by the police, a list of purchasers is occasionally obtained. Special technology can allow the cable company to see whether or not you are using the type of cable descrambler they supply - or if the cable descrambler you are using is illegally allowing you to view their transmission.
What Are The Consequences Of Using An Illegal Cable Descrambler?
The amount of evidence collected by the cable company and policeduring their investigation dictates the consequences for being caught with an illegal box. Even where the cable company has records showing that a suspect cable descrambler was purchased by somebody at a particular address, or detects the presence of a box within a house, that may not be enough to act against the resident of that house. In any case, if there is the possibility that a cable descrambler may be in place for a legal purpose, merely the existence of the descrambler is not usually enough to cause policeaction. While the cable company can file a civil court case for “signal theft”, they will likely not file a court case unless they are confident that they can demonstrate that the box was used illegally.
If, in a residencewhere cable should not be being supplied to, a cable descrambler is found to be attached to the transmission line - it is very likely that the individual responsible for attaching the descrambler will face a civil court case from the cable company - as well as policebecoming involved
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