A S T R A U P D A T E Hi tec had their digital audio unit
for sale. Who's gonna buy a unit at
-= by XL =- 154.00 when the audio is free? This
would kill off all sales of the
decoder at the show.
Since writing my last article Sky's
Astra system has gone through some The free audio also had the effect of
new scrambling changes and some new making the sales of normal black boxes
channels have been added. i.e. Filmnet picture only, go through
the roof. This is purely because
Filmnet have now two channels to Filmnet has a better movie content
themselves, the first is their normal than Sky and also because of the hard
Pal version. About 1 month ago core porn show on a week night. Now
viewers who have not yet gone out and it's also at this point that Filmnet
bought digital audio units where given start to push subscribers in
one months free sound, this though co- Filmnetland to go out and buy new
incided with the cable and satellite reciever equipment for their new D2
show at Olympia. This boiled down to Mac scrambled service on Astra.
a few reasons.
Filmnet have now got to make a
decision, they have paid to use a
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is the better standard and England has Filmnet card Swops almost every other
cracked all the scrambling changes advert in the trade magazines is for
that they have made. So rather than cards for swop. Has this now been the
keep to channels going they are going thing that Sky/Filmnet should have
to drop the Pal service. The upgrades avoided as the pirate has now moved
they have done so far has cost them into a very technical age. You can
stop a decoder being posted but who's
20 million so they aren't going to gonna notice a credit card?
upgrade the customers anymore. By
using an out clause in the contract
they have decided to force subscribers SKY MOVIES AND VIDEOCRYPT
to buy the decoders.
Sky is very embarrased, the 06 card
So in England we can buy the same upgrade was suppossed to stop the
decoders as Filmnet, this is a D2 Mac illegal viewing of the movie channels
to Pal transcoder with Eurocrypt built abroad. It's now confirmed that there
in. The cost to us varies by 400 to are 100,000 plus viewers using
600 pounds. We then have to get a untracable 06 movie cards abroad.
Filmnet smart card, yup they have gone This has now put the clockwork into
smart card based, in order to watch. motion. With the recent accusition of
the premier league football pay per
This has now pissed Sky off as there view is rushing through the
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development into useage very soon. Rtl V to upgrade as their decoders can
Sky is now waiting for 2 million cope. Joe public is paying out a
dishes and homes to be installed minor fortune for the very frequent
before it scrambles all of its upgrade. This channel has M.A.S.H. on
services. every single day so there okay by me.
Teleclub has been experimenting with Premiere just to show how good there
new scramble algorithums to try and system is have been adding subtle bits
get rid of the big user base of to their scrambling. Just to say
illegal UK watching public. If it don't mess with us because we are
can't nobble enough of them it will ready for you if you try. Hi tech are
soon junk the system it is using and ready to take them on in the big boy
move into a more secure system. league as soon as they have their D.A.
unit running.
Rtl V system has had a few minor
changes, old decoders like the Combi Hi tech's D.A. unit is now running
99 and fast fit 99 are being targeted. and they are in the process of
The code is being changed in such cracking and have cracked Eurocrypt,
minor amounts just enough to upset TV 1000, TV 3000, D Mac and Premiere,
them. The manufactures do an upgrade with a "told you Premiere" kind of
and a week later Rtl V change it a attitude.
tiny amount again. It's not costing
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The 06 card has another update the All those people who stick the cards
card no longer has the need for the in the frezeer hoping for an infy card
18v line to be used to overwrite the be warned; the below zero temp kills
card. This now kills off the disable the microchip, you were warned. Think
feature i.e. disable the line and you about the operating range of a
have an infy card. They now do two microchip for a moment.
things; firstly internal diagnostics
on the card check for the presence of Filmnets plan to drop the Pal version
the 18v voltage. Secondly the card of it channel will be complete on
contains an inbuilt self destruct Astra in September.
program which kills all card
functions.
Remember only a fool coats his card in
American hack companies are now honey, it tastes awful. Much safer to
working on a Sky card duplicator, the use Lard because it goes in the slot
development has cost 12 million easier - ooer!
dollars and is almost running. So
sorry to all those people who can do end.
this hack with sticky tape, an empty
washing up bottle, and 3 pound 50
worth of electrical bits.
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