[MLB-WIRELESS] My Enterasys card on Ebay

Jon Teh jon at unicomsystems.com
Fri Jul 26 01:30:56 EST 2002


On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 12:47:29AM +1000, Robert Tchia wrote:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jon Teh [mailto:jon at unicomsystems.com]
> > Sent: Friday, 26 July 2002 1:16 AM
> > To: Robert Tchia
> > Cc: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] My Enterasys card on Ebay
> > 
> > On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 12:27:02AM +1000, Robert Tchia wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I think there will be a bit of a problem selling the set top box,
> > > since
> > > > they remain the property of Foxtel. They will charge you the value
> of
> > > > the box (probably about $350 on their books).
> > > >
> > > > Also, the card will be disabled.
> > > >
> > > Jamie,
> > >
> > > I think he meant the type that is non foxtel issued  ;-)
> > >
> > I doubt it.
> > I have not heard of anyone getting around the Foxtel encryption on
> their
> > cable
> > services. Satellite is a different matter.
> > Before you ask, yes, the card will not work, and the box usually
> remains
> > the
> > of Foxtel.
> > Don't bother bidding.
> > 
> > -- Jon The
> 
> Bruce Paterson wrote:
> 
> >I've also listed a foxtel settop box (with smartcard) - listen to
> Foxtel for free :-)
> 
> Well he did say listen to foxtel for free. IIRC when the card is disable
> only audio come through.

Sounds rather pointless, especially when Foxtel send him the bill for
the mysteriously missing cable decoder.

-- Jon Teh

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