Loss of distants increase hack market?

[SatinKzo]

Does anyone here think that the hack market will benefit from the loss of distants on dish?

[Dish-Direc]

If Dish could shut down the Pirate Market, Dish and its retailers would benefit. Thats about all we should say about it here.

[SatinKzo]

Yeah, I realize that dish-direc. I am just asking if people here think that people who had distants might start exploring other methods to get the distants again. I'm not saying I advocate it and I don't think I am going to give anyone any ideas. Obviously if any of the mods think this is not a good idea for a poll, then they can delete it. I won't have any hard feelings.

[tdti1]

The hack market is so big already, and this would probably just add some more to the massive amount, does anyone bring this fact to the courts, channels should pull there service from Dish if they don't fix there security issues, ppv and stuff like that should not be on Dish.

[Dish-Direc]

Channels should pull there service from Dish if they don't fix there security issues, ppv and stuff like that should not be on Dish.

I totally agree with this.

[SatinKzo]

What is the current estimated number of non-subscribing viewers?

BTW, I did vist a site that caters to this market today, guess what the big talk is all about and guess how many posts are about how to start up and get a receiver going. Seems like it is not taking people long to become thieves.

laff, I bet most of them morally justify it by saying "Well I still have a subscription, I just want my distants back."

[Stargazer]

I believe that it would increase the number of hackers because they cannot legally subscribe to those stations so they would have to go this route to get the networks. Having an NPS solution would cut down on hacking. So the cost to dish would be more than what some may realize if fewer people can get the networks without the NPS solution.

[tdti1]

What is the current estimated number of non-subscribing viewers?

Probably more than there are legal subs ever go to one of there forums? they have like 10x the number of members than any legal satellite forum.

[Chris Walker]

Hackers will probably be up the creek too if Dish moves the NY/LA distants to spotbeams. There's no reason for them to be on the main satellite anymore either.

[Hall]

Probably more than there are legal subs ever go to one of there forums? they have like 10x the number of members than any legal satellite forum.

More than legal subs ?? No way.... It's just that those groups are more "active" in their "hobby". I mean, you think this site has a lot of members ?? Assuming everyone here was a Dish customer, which isn't the case, it's only a 1/2 percent of Dish's total customers. This site is made up of Dish, Directv, FTA, cable, OTA, etc, etc users. And the 60,000+ members is not active members either. If someone signed up years ago and never visited again, they're still counted...