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Digital Box

Discussion in 'Digital TV - UK & Europe' started by Solo_Tek, Oct 30, 2007.

  1. Solo_Tek

    Solo_Tek Member

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    I have no clue where to post this and I figured this is the best place for my questions.

    I have a Digital receiver from my cable company.

    I stopped the digital service over a year ago and I have moved since then, but my cable provider never asked for the box at any time nor have they charged me for the box. I called and asked a few general questions about "a" box to see if they had any record of me having one and it seems that they have no record of me ever using a digital box.

    So I got curious one day and hooked the box up to my basic cable and to my amazement I was able to get all of the digital channels and so forth.

    My question is, Can my provider see that I am running the box or do they have to physically come to my home and check the line to know whether I am running it or not. I just want to watch a few shows on certain days.

    I don't want to keep it hooked up at all times.
     
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    Simple answer is, YES, your cable provider can tell you have it hooked up to the cable. STB's as supplied by various cable provider have a feature called "talk back". This enables them to know what channels you are watching, and therefore make sure you are not accessing channels for which you have not paid a subscription.
     
  3. Solo_Tek

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    Well then I guess I will not be hooking the box up every again.

    So what do I do with the thing?

    Do I send it back or can I sell it?
     

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