Cable Descramblers

Hey DaDakota...I'm in Round Rock and have Time Warner Digital Cable...by box is a Scientific Atlanta....Explorer 2000. If you know something that I should...feel free to pass it along.

 

I'd like to know how to descramble a digital signal as well.

Nothing is impossible, but this is really hard.

In analog cable, everyone gets the signal whether they order the channel or not (for example HBO). A descrambler unscrambles the picture.

In digital cable, signals are only sent to specific converters by code. For example, if my box is Code A231 then Time Warner sends NBA League Pass to only A231. No other converter can get NBA League Pass besides A231. You can't unscramble something you don't get.

 

you mean the illegal ones? If so, send me 20 bucks a nd I won't call the police.

I had one of those, but my ex-gf's rommie stole it. I'd like to get one too.

To clarify, just becuz you have digital cable doesn't mean you will get the Rockets, right? You still have to buy league pass?

 

I don't think there is a such thing as a digital cable descrambler.

Yes, you have to have NBA League Pass to get Rockets games. Otherwise, digital cable sports is exactly the same as analog cable sports.

 

Wanna bet? I know one guy who has one. And no its not me I wish I had it though

 

My Dad had one and got rid of it when the cable company made those commercial threats... ......Can they really catch you electronically or tell you have it on?

 

All those descarnblers can be found in Yahoo Search! I was interested in getting one a few months back and found that there are tons of sights out there that will sell you what you need...

mmmmmm de scrambler, sounds like...Scrambled Eggs..mmmmmmm

 

With a DirecTV descrambler everything is descrabled. EVERYTHING!

 

what about for dish network

 

I've done satellite installation for a while, and those of you who have satellite know that you have to insert a card to get it fired up. My old boss was connected to a guy who would get you a card that would unlock everything. Everything. It can be done.

 

My Dad had one and got rid of it when the cable company made those commercial threats... ......Can they really catch you electronically or tell you have it on?

It depends on what you are asking. Did your Dad pay for basic cable service? If yes, then there is no way they can know you have a descrambler. If no, then of course they can find out.

Cable companies regularly check neighborhood boxes (the big green things you see on the side of the street sometimes) and take readings of signal strength. If people are illegally wired the cable company will know.

You can also buy one on Ebay, the issue is the Digital portion.

Descramblers are widely available. Digital descramblers will eventually come out but it will be very expensive. And I'm sure cable companies will find out because the signal is digital. Anyone intercepting a signal meant for someone else will be in trouble.

With a DirecTV descrambler everything is descrabled. EVERYTHING!

The difference is that digital cable boxes do not need cards. I know that Direct TV and Dish Network customers can buy "thug cards" that descramble all the channels but that is impossible with digital cable.

Something should come out in the near future for digital cable. If you visit any descrambler website, they will tell you that there is no descrambler for cable companies using Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2000 or 2001. If they do then you better get a refund if it doesn't work.

 

I'm interested. Tell me more.

 

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Porno aside, ROckets03, how would I go about getting a DirecTV descrambler?

 

hehe! Dont you think if I knew where to get one I would already have one? I dont know where he got it from.

I have heard that anything can be had on Harwin though

 

The thing I don't like about my cable service is that I have to leave the cable box on the channel I want my VCR to record from. That prevents me from recording Enterprise and West Wing when I'm out on Wednesday evening because they are on different channels.

The VCR will come back on at the appropriate time, but it will record whatever is on the station the cable box is on.

This kills my plans to get a TiVO.



Can anyone offer any suggestions?

 

Buy a splitter for a couple of bucks. Connect the VCR to a co-ax directly. Should be able to record basic cable channels that way but not premium.

If you have a digital cable box they usually have RCA outputs (the red/white/yellow cable). Hook that up to the VCR input so you can record the premium stuff too.

 

Thanks. Good Idea. So there's nothing I can do about the other channels though unless I leave the box on the channel?

SciFi, TBS, ESPN and the like?