Broadband audit important question

[yoya]

Hello, does dish know my location based on my broadband connection ?
Thanks.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yes.

 

[mdonnelly]

But do they care?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Normally not unless you have receivers reporting back from different areas and not the same house.

 

[yoya]

I think they can use the location information to audit some people.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yes they can and do use that information to audit people. That is true.

 

[yoya]

Sometimes I take my receiver to a bech house in Cabo, Mexico., I can receive almost every channel including hd. I just bought a 922 and I would like to know if my account is going to be canceld if I connect the broadband and maybe dish will know my ip is not coming from the states. Any help ?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Why plug it into broadband when you go on vacation? I wouldnt.

 

[worldwithoutwires]

yes they can and why not use it the other way, leave the 922 at the account home and use sling to view that is what it is designed for. But for starters you better leave it at home until they work out a few moe bugs anyway, why torture yourself!

 

[hopton]

Do they use the location information to identify people who have moved?

 

[kikenovic]

If the receiver loses authorization, is it possible to regain authorization by plugging to the broadband connection? Maybe thats what Yoya needs the connection for.

 

[Bob Haller]

vip series boxes may report in on dishcom if any of your neighors have dish.

 

[sca]

vip series boxes may report in on dishcom if any of your neighors have dish.

what? how?
i mean dishcomm doesnt even work very well in a larger house, how in the world is it going to work from another house?

 

[Mr Tony]

Bob is being delusional again

 

[DishSubLA]

Do they use the location information to identify people who have moved?

It seems Dish only gets upset if it is not to their advantage or a loss. For moving, there isn't a loss, so one has to wonder how much they care to hunt down "movers."

 

[Bob Haller]

my first 722 found a neighbors box on dishcom when i first got it.

right after that the power company finished the upgrade, splitting our neighborhood into many different transformers.

the dishcom find disappeared after that.

my only point is that although dishcom isnt reliable it might happen.....

if your traveling with your box it might be a good idea to block dishcom somehow, or risk getting added to the nazi audit list.

 

[kikenovic]

My VIP 211k lost authorization after not being used for a while. I tried hooking up to broadband and connecting to dishcomm, few minutes after powering off, the receiver regained authorization (not all channels on my subscription but a good amount and also the RSNs). I tested this from my vacation home north of MX. Unable to get PPV tough, something about the show no longer being available. I would recommend trying it if no other receivers are in use at the same time.

And as usual, if everything's working, then don't fix it.

 

[magnum2066]

my first 722 found a neighbors box on dishcom when i first got it.

right after that the power company finished the upgrade, splitting our neighborhood into many different transformers.

my only point is that although dishcom isnt reliable it might happen.....

Dishcomm proved reliable, your power company did not.

 

[TheKrell]

if your traveling with your box it might be a good idea to block dishcom somehow, or risk getting added to the nazi audit list.

For example, plug it in through a surge protector. That ought to do it!

 

[Bob Haller]

For example, plug it in through a surge protector. That ought to do it!

Yeah its not worth the risk, once you ON the audit list reportedly you NEVER get off...