Cable F/tel

sackdangler2 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-06-2003

Hey im living in brisbane and have cable pay tv and was wondering can i use a goldie sub card in my current stb unit.
sorry if this is a

question but im trying my little rectum off reading all these tutorials

tonygze · #2 (**permalink**) 05-06-2003

no i dont think its the same system, and even if it was then foxtel / optus could ping your box and catch you stealing their signals.
You can get foxtel/optus tv via a pc tv card + pc and a decoder program though.... from what i have seen the optus program decoder is heaps better than the foxtel one.
im not sure of the risks with this method.

wobbly · #3 (**permalink**) 05-06-2003

A goldcard wont work in a cable box.

You need to mod the box in a cable situation.

If its a subscriber box I wouldnt go playing around with the insides

dzg · #4 (**permalink**) 05-07-2003

"no i dont think its the same system, and even if it was then foxtel / optus could ping your box and catch you stealing their signals"

Ping ? Never heard of cable companies pinging the signal .

antelopeslr5000 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-07-2003

Me neither. Never heard of pinging. Can't say I've had much experience with the F*xtel cable box but I know some people with Opt*s cable boxes who have had them for quite some time now with no known problems. I might be wrong in saying this but even though cable is duplex, I don't think the box actually sends info back to the provider. Or if it does, it can be disabled. Like I said I'm not 100% sure on this so don't slay me if I'm wrong!

tonygze · #6 (**permalink**) 05-09-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by dzg
"no i dont think its the same system, and even if it was then foxtel / optus could ping your box and catch you stealing their signals"

Ping ? Never heard of cable companies pinging the signal .

I think the pinging really only applies to people who reconnect a disconnected cable service not those who already have a legit box up and running.
I read about a guy in the usa being "pinged" (not the correct term) and getting caught because he only had cable internet and not a cable tv decoder and they figured out what he was up to because his connection wasnt terminated.
although im no expert, sat-indusrty really needs a cable forum to attract some experts