Movies and TV DirecTv Trick I just learned about - Page 3

**Buck** · 02:00 PM

A Friend of mine does this so I know it works.

With the Chargers Blackout scare coming up this season, I may use this tactic. Also, if any of KCs games will be blacked out, you may want to try it too. You can even do this just to save money on Sunday Ticket, even if Blackouts aren't a concern for your team.

Heres the deal.

I live in San Diego, CA. I have a relative who lives in Tampa Bay, FL. He gets DirecTV Sunday Ticket every year. We can get him to order an extra receiver (with a card in it) and Satellite Dish (he tells them its for him obviously). He sends that stuff out to us, and we set it up in our home. As long as we never plug the telephone wire into the DirecTV box, they won't know that its in SD instead of TB. We now get the Tampa Bay feed in San Diego, and never have to worry about Blackouts.

We just pay whatever extra it is a month for him to have that equipment, and also split his Sunday Ticket bill down the middle with him. It works for all parties.

I have a friend who lives in SD who has the Mobile, AL feed, and he's never had to worry about any blackouts because his Dad set him up with this same deal.

EDIT: THE LEGALITY OF THIS IS QUESTIONABLE. TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

**Buck** · 08-07-2009, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

Yeah....good luck with that. Any excuse you give is going to make them suspicious.

I think you are legally allowed to tell them you need it for a Summer Home or something like that.

If not, he'll just get us the receiver and we'll find a Dish elsewhere.

**Bugeater** · 08-07-2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

So does anyone have any tips of what I should tell my relative to tell Direct TV why he needs a new receiver and satellite?

Well the receiver part is easy, all he has to say is he added another TV in his house. As far as the dish...that's a tough one. I still have my old one on my house you can have if you wanted to pay to have it shipped to you, or maybe find one on eBay?

Edit: Scratch that, I forgot I removed mine last fall when I painted.

**Skip Towne** · 08-07-2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by rockymtnchief

Good idea.

I was wondering, can a person still buy the dish and receiver at a store and do their own install?

Yes

**Skip Towne** · 08-07-2009, 11:39 AM

Make sure you get an elliptical dish with three LNB's or you won't get local channels in most places. Tell them the dish is for your RV.

**cabletech94** · 08-07-2009, 12:08 PM

It's called theft of services boys.
You're all going to hell.

**Skip Towne** · 08-07-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cabletech94

It's called theft of services boys.
You're all going to hell.

Directv prosecuted everone they found with illegal cards but I've never heard of even one prosecution for account sharing. I think they would have a hard time making it stick since everything is paid for.

Calcountry · 08-07-2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

This all started when the shut down the illegal cards. It is called account sharing and it works. Don't ever call them for service calls or anything else. If you want to add channels or something your host must do it.

This, and if you have 2 homes, your "extra" rooms are in the other house.

Calcountry · 08-07-2009, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

So does anyone have any tips of what I should tell my relative to tell Direct TV why he needs a new receiver and satellite?

He has a vacation cabin that he wants to install it at, and mirror the new boxes under his main account.

At the worst, they will make you have a year committment for the new box, that's it.

Calcountry · 08-07-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

Directv prosecuted everone they found with illegal cards but I've never heard of even one prosecution for account sharing. I think they would have a hard time making it stick since everything is paid for.

Skip, couldn't DTV start installing RFID chips in their boxes, so that they can ping their locations?

That solves all of this, I am surprised they haven't thought of it yet. Perhaps, they understand that they would lose a lot of subscribers if they did though?

**Skip Towne** · 08-07-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Calcountry

This, and if you have 2 homes, your "extra" rooms are in the other house.

I like the RV idea much better. They frown on two houses.

dtebbe · 08-07-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Calcountry

Skip, couldn't DTV start installing RFID chips in their boxes, so that they can ping their locations?

That solves all of this, I am surprised they haven't thought of it yet. Perhaps, they understand that they would lose a lot of subscribers if they did though?

Still got no return path unless you have it plugged into the phone line or ethernet.

DT

**Skip Towne** · 08-07-2009, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Calcountry

Skip, couldn't DTV start installing RFID chips in their boxes, so that they can ping their locations?

That solves all of this, I am surprised they haven't thought of it yet. Perhaps, they understand that they would lose a lot of subscribers if they did though?

I'm sure they have some reason for not doing that. I'm sure they have thought of it. They didn't just fall off a turnip truck.

dtebbe · 08-07-2009, 12:25 PM

The really sweet deal would be to get someone who still had locals with Chiefs games on a satellite that wasn't a spot beam. I looked into this a couple years back and Springfield was still on a nationwide transponder. I imagine once they converted over to MPEG 4 that probably all changed.

DT

**Kyle DeLexus** · 08-07-2009, 12:27 PM

Now alls I have to do is find a friend or relative that has DTV

**Skip Towne** · 08-07-2009, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle DeLexus

Now alls I have to do is find a friend or relative that has DTV

Or you could get D*. Then all you would need is a co-conspiritor.

08-07-2009, 10:18 AM
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