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CABLE TV PIRATING
PART 1
WRITTEN 07/28/85
UPDATED 01/07/86
COMPOSED BY:
LOGIC GOD
FORMATTED IN 40 COLS. ON AN APPLE II+.
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TODAY I WILL COVER THE MOST COMMONLY
USED METHOD OF CABLE SCRAMBLING, THAT OF
INBAND GATED SYNC. FOR THE MORE COMATOSE
OF YOU, I WILL NOW PRESENT A BRIEF DIS-
CRIPTION OF HOW IT WORKS AND WHY IT IS
SO COMMONLY USED.
THE SIMPLEST FIRST: IT IS OFTEN USED
BECAUSE THE BOXES ARE SO DAMN CHEAP.
THE GATED SYNC UNSCRAMBLERS DO NOT EVEN
REQUIRE A TUNER, THE WHOLE PROCESS IS
DONE SEMI-PASSIVELY AND REQUIRES NO
INTERNAL CONNECTIONS TO THE TV. HENCE,
AN EASY WAY OUT FOR THE CABLE COMPANIES
WHO INSULT YOU BY THINKING ALL ITS SUB-
SCRIBERS ARE AVERAGE DOLTS, NOT REQU-
IRING THIER ATTENTION. (HMM...MA BELL
MUST HAVE THOUGHT THAT WAY ONCE <KOFF
KOFF> CHUCKLE...)
THE BASIC WORKINGS OF THE GATED
SYNC ARE AS FOLLOWS:
FIRST, I MUST DEFINE A SYNC PULSE. IT
IS A PART OF THE TV'S VIDEO SIGNAL
WHICH LINES THE SIGNAL UP, CAUSING
IT TO COME OUT ALL NICE AND NEAT SO YOU
SEE A GOOD PICTURE. WHAT GATED SYNC DOES
IS TO REMOVE THAT PORTION OF THE SIGNAL,
AND TRANSMIT IT ON A SUBCARRIER WITH THE
REST OF THE SIGNAL. THIS RESULTS IN THE
SCRAMBLED MESS YOU SEE WHEN YOU DESPER-
ATE ONES TRY TO WATCH THE PLAYBOY CHAN-
NEL AND YOUR PARENTS HAVEN'T SUBSCRIBED
TO IT.
NOW, KEEP IN MIND, THE SYNC PORTION
OF THE SIGNAL IS NOT DISTORTED AT ALL,
BUT MERELY TRANSMITTED ON A SLIGHTLY
DIVERTED FREQUENCY. THUS, IT REMAINS IN
TIME WITH THE REST OF THE SIGNAL, AND
NEEDS ONLY TO BE RECOMBINED WITH THE
REST OF THE SIGNAL.
THIS IS MUCH SIMPLER THAN IT MAY
SEEM. ALL THE CIRCUIT MUST BE ABLE TO
DO IS TO RECIEVE THE SYNC PULSES, AND
RETRANSMIT THEM ON THE ORIGINAL FREQU-
ENCY, WHERE THEY WILL BE LINED UP PRO-
PERLY. "BUT" YOU MAY SAY, "ISNT THAT
RATHER DIFFIULT?" NOT AT ALL, MY
FRIENDS. THINK OF YOUR VIDEO MODULATOR:
IT MUST TRANSMIT THE ENTIRE SIGNAL, AND
IT IS ONLY ABOUT 2"*1"*1". THE RECIEVING
IS SIMPLE: THE RECIEVER DOESN'T NEED TO
BE ABLE TO CHANGE CHANNELS-THE CABLE
COMPANIES NEED ONLY HAVE THIER UNSCRAM-
BLERS SET FOR THE CHANNEL THE BOX
RECIEVES ON, BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY
ONE IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO UNSCRAMBLE.
WILL BE USING.
HOW TO FIGURE OUT IF YOU HAVE GATED SYNC
----------------------------------------
SCRAMBLING:
-----------
THIS METHOD OF SCRAMBLING IS CHARACTER-
IZED BY CORRECT SOUND, AND A PICTURE
THAT IS ALLLLMOOOOST NORMAL, IF YOU
COULD JUST GET THE VERTICAL HOLD TO WORK
A LITTLE MORE. IF YOU WANT TO BE 100%
SURE, CALL UP YOUR CABLE CO'S CUSTOMER
HELP LINE AND ASK. I KNOW THIS SOUNDS
RIDICULOUS, BUT I CALLED CENTURY CABLE
IN CALIF. FOR THE POPE, AND IT WORKED
FOR ME. JUST PLAY IT COOL AND SAY "WHAT
KIND OF SCRAMBLING METHOD ARE YOU
USING?" AND I THEY SHOULD GIVE IT TO
YOU. INCIDENTALLY, CENTURY CABLE DOES
USE GATED SYNC, FOR ANYONE IN CALIFORNIA
WHO HAPPENS TO READ THIS.
PLACES TO GET GATED SYNC UNITS:
-------------------------------
WELL, THE BEST PLACE TO LOOK IS
IN THE BACK OF ELECTRONICS MAGAZINES-
NOT THE IDIOT ONES LIKE POPULAR ELEC-
TRONICS (DOES IT EVEN STILL EXIST?)
BUT THE DEDICATED ELECTRONICS ONES-
LIKE RADIO-ELECTRONICS (BEST) OR 73,
THE AMATEUR RADIO TECHNICAL JOURNAL.
HERE IS AN ADDRESS WHICH I GOT OUT OF
RADIO ELECTRONICS, AUGUST 1985, P.110:
GATED SYNC: KIT FORM, ALL PARTS,
INSTRUCTIONS, VERY GOOD, $39.
WRITE TO: J&W ELECTRONICS, INC.
P.O. BOX 800
MANSFIELD, MA.
02048
FONE: 1 800 227 8529 (ORDERS)
617 339 5372 (TECH. INFO)
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PIRATING CABLE TV
PART 2
WRITTEN 8/85
UPDATED 01/07/86
COMPOSED BY:
LOGIC GOD
FORMATTED IN 40 COLS. ON AN APPLE II+.
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TODAY WE WILL DISCUSS OVER THE AIR PAY
TV SCRAMBLING. THIS IS USED WIDELY IN
MANY AREAS WITHOUT CABLE, AND ALL OF
THE SYSTEMS IN USE USE ESSENTIALY THE
SAME SYSTEM, THAT OF SSAVI SCRAMBLING.
DISCUSSION OF SSAVI SCRAMBLING:
SSAVI STANDS FOR SUPPRESSED SYNC,
AUDIO VIDEO INVERSION. THIS METHOD OF
ENCODING VIDEO TRANSMISSIONS WAS DEVEL-
OPED BY THE ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION,
WHO MANUFACTURES THE VAST MAJORITY OF
LEGAL UNSCRAMBLERS USED TODAY WITH THIS
METHOD.
SUFFICE TO SAY, SSAVI IS THE ANTI
CHRIST OF CABLE PIRATES. THE SYSTEM IN-
VOLVES SEVERAL LESS SOPHISTICATED METH-
ODS COMBINED TO PRODUCE A SEVERELY SCR-
AMBLED SIGNAL WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO
DECODE WITHOUT THE PROPER HARDWARE.
(IE, A REAL BOX.) IT IS ILLUSTRAED BY
THE NAME:
SUPPRESSED SYNC: THIS IS THE METHOD DIS-
CUSSED IN PART 1 OF THIS SERIES, ONLY
WORSE. THE SYNC PORTION OF THE SIGNAL
IS NOT TRANSMITTED ON AN AUDIO SUBCAR-
RIER, BUT IN LINES 1-14 OF THE PICTURE
INFORMATION WHICH ARE NOT SEEN ON THE
SCREEN. HENCE, THE BOX MUST BE ABLE TO
ISOLATE THE FIRST 14 LINES OF VIDEO
AND EXTRACT THE INFORMATION FROM THEM.
AUDIO: THE AUDIO IS TRANSMITTED ON
A SUBCARRIER IN A SIMILAR FASHION AS
THE SYNC PULSES IN PART 1. IF YOU
WILL REMEMBER, THE AUDIO WAS NORMAL IN
THE SUPPRESSED SYNC METHOD.
VIDEO INVERSION: THE VIDEO SIGNAL
IS RANDOMLY INVERTED AT THE SCRAMBLING
STAGE, RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE PICTURE
WHEN THE SIGNAL IS INVERTED. (YES, LIKE
A CAMERA NEGATIVE.) THE INDICATOR FOR
WETHER THE UPCOMING FRAME OF VIDEO
WILL BE INVERTED IS ALSO SENT IN THE
FIRST 14 LINES OF VIDEO, ALLOWING THE
BOX TO BEGIN INVERTING THE SIGNAL BEF-
ORE YOU SEE IT.
ALL OF THESE LITTLE BITS OF EVILNESS
EXIST INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER. THE
SIGNAL MAY HAVE ALL, NONE, OR ANY COMB-
INATION OF THESE THINGS. BECAUSE OF
THIS, THE BOX MUST BE VERY INTELLIGENT.
ALSO, BECAUSE THE BOX IS USED SO WIDELY,
IT MUST HAVE A TUNER, ALLOWING YOUR
LOCAL TRANSMITTER TO SELECT WHAT CHANNEL
THEY ARE USING BY TUNING THE BOX BEFORE
THEY GIVE IT TO YOU. ALL THIS MAKES FOR
A REAL FUN TIME WHEN YOU GO TO UNSCR-
AMBLE YOUR SIGNAL.
BOX THOERY:
THE SUPPRESSED SYNC SIGNAL IS TRANS-
VED FROM THE FIRST FEW LINES OF VIDEO
MITTED NORMALLY IN THE FIRST FEW LINES
OF VIDEO, WHICH, INCIDENTALLY, ARE
TRANSMITTED NORMALLY. THE BOX 'SEES'
THESE 14 NORMAL SYNC PULSES, AND CALI-
BRATES ITSELF TO REPRODUCE THESE SYNC
PULSES FOR THE REST OF THE FRAME OF
VIDEO. IT THEN INSERTS THESE PULSES
WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED IN THE SIGNAL TO
PRODUCE A NORMAL PICTURE. THIS RECALI-
BRATION EVERY FRAME IS NECESSARY,
THOUGH. SYNC PULSES OCCUR OVER 500
TIMES EVERY SECOND, AND IF THE CLOCK
WERE NOT CONSTANTLY REVAMPED, IT COULD
GET OUT OF SYNC (OH GOD) WITH ITSELF.
AUDIO: THE AUDIO IS TRANSMITTED ON
A SUBCARRIER DEVIATED ABOUT 15KHZ. ALL
THE BOX DOES TO THE AUDIO IS RETRANS-
MIT THE AUDIO ON THE PROPER FREQUENCY.
VIDEO INVERSION: THE VIDEO SIGNAL IS
RANDOMLY INVERTED, BUT THE MODE (INVER-
TED VS. NORMAL) CAN ONLY BE SWITCHED
BETWEEN FRAMES, NOT BETWEEN FIELDS,
MAKING THE JOB OF DETECTION AND REIN-
VERSION SLIGHTLY EASIER. THE BOX LOOKS
AT A PORTION OF LINE (2, I THINK) AND
BASED ON THE LOGIC LEVEL AT A CERTIAN
POINT IN THIS LINE OF VIDEO, THE BOX
REROUTES THE SIGNAL THROUGH AN OPERA-
TIONAL AMPLIFIER'S INVERTING INPUT. AS
A RESULT, A SIGNAL RECIEVED INVERTED
IS NOW CORRECT, AND A FRAME OF VIDEO
'SEEN' AS NORMAL IS NOT ROUTED THROUGH
THE INVERTER, AND SENT STRAIGHT TO THE
RF MODULATOR, WHICH RETRANSMITS THE
CORRECTED SIGNAL TO THE TV SET, USUALLY
ON CHANNEL 3.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ZENITH
SSAVI DECODER:
THE BOX IS APPROX. 11" BY 7", AND
ABOUT 2.5" TALL, INCLUDING RUBBER FEET.
IT HAS A ROUND VERTICAL TRAVEL PUSHBUT-
TON SWITCH IN THE REAR LEFT TOP CORNER,
AND IN A SMALL METAL LABEL ON THE TOP
CENTER OF THE BOX IS ENGRAVED
ZENITH
SSAVI-1
ABOUT 1.5" BY .75". THERE ARE 3 FEMALE
F CONNECTORS ON THE LEFT REAR, AND A 3
PIN POWER CONNECTOR ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT
REAR. THE CASE IS BROWN, WITH A WOOD
GRAINED STRIP RUNNING AROUND THE HORIZ-
ONTAL CENTER. A RATHER FORMIDABLE DEV-
ICE.
SOME INTRESTING FEATURES OF THE SSAVI
SYSTEM: (WHEN USED BY THE PAY-TV COMP-
ANIES, KOFF KOFF)
BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME TO WHICH THE
SCRAMBLING OF THE SIGNAL IS TAKEN, THE
SYSTEM PROVIDES MORE SECURITY AGAINST
THE CASUAL BASEMENT CABLE WIZARD THAN
ANY OF THE OTHER SYSTEMS IN USE TODAY,
SAVE THOSE NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED BY
VARIOUS SATELLITE TRANSMITTERS. THESE
ARE REALLY MEAN: DIGITAL VIDEO TRANS-
CRIPTION, FLUCTUATING TRANSMISSION FRE-
QUENCY, AND OTHER FUN STUFF. BUT THAT
IS ANOTHER FILE, COMING LATER.
IN ADDITION TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE
SCRAMBLING, EACH BOX IS GIVEN ITS OWN
INTERNAL ID NUMBER, ALLOWING EACH BOX
TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE TRANSMITTER AND
SHUT OFF IN THE EVENT A CUSTOMER DOES
NOT PAY HIS BILL. IN ADDITION, EACH BOX
CONTAINS A FIRMWARE CODE WHICH IS CON-
STANTLY BEING COMPARED TO THAT TRANS-
MITTED BY THE STATION. HENCE, A STOLEN
BOX WOLL NOT WORK IN ANOTHER CITY,
WHERE IT CANNOT BE TURNED OFF BY THE
NORMAL METHOD DUE TO THE FACT THAT SOME
ONE MAY ALREADY BE USING A BOX CONTAIN-
ING THE SAME SECURITY CODE. THERE ARE
SEVERAL MORE CODES STORED IN THE BOX:
THOSE WHICH DETERMINE THE SERVICES TO
WHICH A SUBSCRIBER IS ENTITLED. (SUCH
AS OPTIONAL SPORTING EVENTS, NITE LIFE,
ETC.) THESE CODES ARE STORED IN A VOL-
ITILE MEMORY POWERED BY A RECHARGEABLE
BATTERY, TO ALLOW REPROGRAMMING FROM
THE STATION. THIS ALSO MEANS THAT IF
THE BOX IS STOLEN AND/OR LEFT UNPOWERED
FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THE BATTERY WILL RUN
DOWN AND THE AUTHORIZATION CODES WILL
BE LOST.
WELL, AS USUAL, WHERE THERE IS SEC-
URITY, THERE WILL BE SECURITY BREAKERS,
AND THIS IS NO EXCEPTION. TALK TO THESE
PEOPLE ABOUT GETTING YOUR OWN SSAVI
BOX:
VIDEO ELECTRONICS
3083 FOREST GLADE DR.
WINDSOR, ONTARIO N8R 1W6
FONE: 519 944 6443
ACCORSING TO THEM, THE BOX ALSO WORKS
WITH SSAVI CABLE SYSTEMS. THIS IS THE
REAL THING, MADE BY ZENITH. WHY DO YOU
THINK YOU HAVE TO GET IT THROUGH CANA-
DA?
CHANNELS THESE PEOPLE GUARANTEE THE
SSAVI BOX TO WORK ON:
ANN ARBOR 31, BALTIMORE 54, WASH. D.C.
50, CHICAGO 66, DALLAS 27, MINNEAPOLIS
ST PAUL 23, SAN JOSE 48, ST. LOUIS 30,
TULSA 41, BOSTON 27.
WELL, THERE YOU HAVE IT. THEY WANT $130
FOR THE BOX, AND WITH A $21/MONTH FEE
IT WILL PAY FOR ITSELF IN 6 MONTHS.
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
LOGIC GOD
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PIRATING CABLE T.V.
#3
COMPOSED BY:
LOGIC GOD
***CABLE CONVERTERS***
WRITTEN
01/06/86 <-HAPPY NY!
(FORMATTED IN 40 COLS.
ON AN APPLE II+.)
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CABLE CONVERTERS:REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE.
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1. MOST SCRAMBLED CABLE CHANNELS
ARE TRANSMITTED EITHER BETWEEN CHANNEL
13 AND CHANNEL 14 ('MIDBAND' TRANSMIT-
TING) OR BELOW CHANNEL 2 ('SUPERBAND'
TRANSMITTING. THUS, IF YOU RECIEVE THE
CUT RATE BOTTOM OF THE LINE CABLE SER-
VICE (SUCH AS THE 3 NETWORKS AND A FEW
COMMUNITY STATIONS) YOU MAY NEVER EVEN
GET A CHANCE TO SEE THE SCRAMBLED CHAN-
NELS, LET ALONE TRY TO UNSCRAMBLE THEM.
HENCE, WE USHER IN THE <<CABLE CONVER-
TER>>. THESE ARE NOTHING NEW OR IL-
LEGAL, MIND YOU, THEY CAN BE PURCHASED
AT RADIO SHACK. THEY WERE ORIGINALLY
INTENDED FOR THE VIDEO CASSETTE RECOR-
DER OWNER (THAT IS, THE ONES THAT ARE
SOLD ON THE OPEN MARKET.) HIS RENTED
CABLE CONVERTER AND UNSCRAMBLER, USU-
ALLY COMBINED IN THE SAME TVTOP BOX,
WERE BUSY FAITHFULLY UNSCRAMBLING
AND CONVERTING TO CHANNEL 3 THE PROG-
RAM HE WAS CURRENTLY WATCHING.
HOWEVER, IF HE WANTED TO TAPE SOMETHING
ON AN !UN!SCRAMBLED CHANNEL THAT WAS
TRANSMITTED IN THE MIDBAND OR SUPERBAND
MODE, HE WAS UP SHIT CREEK, BECAUSE HE
HAD NO WAY TO GET THE SIGNAL DOWN TO A
FREQUENCY HIS TV OR VCR COULD RECIEVE.
BUT IF HE HOOKED UP HIS LITTLE RADIO
SHACK CONVERTER, PRESTO! HE WAS SET.
2. NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO MAKE CLEAR
AN IMPORTANT POINT. CABLE CONVERTERS DO
!NOT! UNSCRAMBLE A SCRAMBLED SIGNAL,
THEY MERELY MOVE IT TO A FREQUENCY THE
TV/UNSCRAMBLER/VCR/WHATEVER CAN GET A
HOLD OF IT. THERE IS LOTS OF SPACE BET-
WEEN CHANNELS 13 AND 14-IT IS THE DIV-
IDING LINE BETWEEN VHF AND UHF. THERE
ARE PLACES IN THERE YOUR TV JUST CAN'T
GET TO.
3. HERE COMES ANOTHER POINT: THOSE
OF YOU WITH 'CABLE READY' TVS THINK
YOU'RE HOME FREE NOW, EH? NO. WHILE
A CABLE READY TV WILL LET YOU VIEW ANY
MID AND SUPERBAND CHANNELS THAT YOU
MAY UNKNOWINGLY RECIEVE, THE SCRAMBLED
ONES ARE STILL SCRAMBLED. SO WHAT DO
YOU NEED NOW? AN UNSCRAMBLER, OF
COURSE.
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4. IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO EXPLAIN
WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN YOUR
BOXES THAT YOU RENT FROM THE CABLE CO.
THUS:
-----
IF YOU HAVE BOTHERED TO PAY EXTRA
FOR ANY SCRAMBLED CHANNELS, YOU ARE
GIVEN AN UNSCRAMBLER AND CONVERTER BY
THE CABLE CO. FOR WHICH YOU GLADLY PAY
RENT IN ADDITION TO YOUR CABLE FEE.
THIS IS USUALLY A BROWN BOX THAT COMES
IN SEVERAL STYLES, EXPOUNDED UPON
BELOW:
DIGITAL WITH REMOTE: A SMALL BOX UPON
YOUR TV, WITH A DIGITAL DISPLAY OF THE
CHANNEL YOU ARE WATCHING. YOU HAVE A
TRUSTY REMOTE, AND ZAP AWAY AT WILL.
KNOB STYLE: A BOX OR NON-WIRELESS REM-
OTE WITH A LARGE KNOB ON IT. IT, OF
COURSE, SELECTS WHAT CHANNEL YOU ARE
WATCHING.
SWITCHBOARD STYLE: A 9" X 5" (OR SO)
BOARD WITH SEVERAL 3 POSITION VERTIC-
ALLY MOVING SWITCHES. WHAT THE HELL DO
THESE DO? YOU'LL NEVER GUESS.
THE KIND WITHOUT ANY SWITCHES: (NOW
HOW WILL I OPERATE MY DIGITAL WATCH?)
THIS IS CALLED A BLOCK CONVERTER. MORE
ON THESE LATER.
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WHAT IS GOING ON: AHHH, THE GOOD PART.
WHAT HAPPENS HERE IS THIS: NOW MATTER
WHAT SYSTEM YOU HAVE (EXCEPT FOR THE
LAST- IGNORE THAT FOR NOW.) IN SOME
WAY YOU SELECT A CHANNEL. THE CABLE
CONVERTER RUNS OFF, FINDS THIS CHAN-
NEL, AND YANKS IT DOWN TO CHANNEL 3
(OR 2, OR 4, WHATEVER YOUR CABLE CO.
USES.) WHERE YOUR TV IS WAITING FOR
IT. (YES, THATS WHY YOU PUT YOUR TV ON
THE SAME CHANNEL AND CHANGE CHANNELS
WITH THE KNOB, REMOTE, OR WHATEVER.)
NOW, IF IT'S A SCRAMBLED CHANNEL, AND
YO ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECIEVE IT, THE
SIGNAL IS REROUTED THROUGH A SMALL UN-
SCRAMBLER. (A NOTE: CABLE SCRAMBLING
METHODS ARE PIDDLY LITTLE HINDRANCES;
FOR A REAL BITCH OF A SCRAMBLER SEE THE
SSAVI SYSTEM, EXPLAINED IN PART 2.)
THE SIGNAL IS AGAIN SPAT OUT AT CHANNEL
3, AND YOUR TV GLOWS HAPPILY AWAY, DIS-
PLAYING YOUR MID OR SUPERBAND CHANNEL.
5. AT THIS POINT, A QUESTION MAY
BY NUDGING AROUND YOUR TEMPORAL LOBES
NOW. SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF "
HOW DO I GET CABLE TV WITHOUT PAYING
FOR IT, DAMMIT??" WELL, HERE WE GO.
YOU LOOK UP THAT PLACE I MENTIONED IN
PART II. (ADDRESS & PHONE# AT END)
JUST FORK OVER YOUR $30 (OR SOMEONE
ELSE'S CREDIT CARD) AND GET ONE OF
THESE NIFTY LITTLE UNSCRAMBLERS. NOW,
MIND YOU, THE CABLE CO. WANTS IT'S
(YOUR?) MONEY MORE THAN YOU THINK,
AND WILL BE RATHER UPSET IF THEY FIND
YOU DOING ANY OF THIS SHIT, SO TAKE
CARE. HERE'S HOW TO HOOK UP YOUR UN-
SCRAMBLER:
FIRST, ADJUST THE UNSCRAMBLER TO REC-
IEVE THE CHANNEL YOUR TV IS SET ON TO
RECIEVE A SIGNAL FRON THE CABLE BOX.
NEXT, SEND THE OUTPUT OF THE REAL BOX
TO THE UNSCRAMBLER, AND THE OUTPUT OF
THE UNSCRAMBLER TO THE TV. YOU'RE ALL
SET! JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH THOSE PORN
FLICKS POUR IN.
6. IF YOU CHANGE CHANNELS WITH
YOUR TV SET, AND YOU DON'T HAVE A BOX,
GET A CABLE CONVERTER AND AN UNSCRAM-
BLER. YOUR SERVICE IS TOO BASIC TO
RATE A CONVERTER, SO YOU HAVE TO GET
ONE. JUST MAKE SURE IT HAS SOME SORT OF
CHANNEL SELECTOR ON IT-ALL SELECTED
CHANNELS MUST BE OUTPUT ON THE SAME
CHANNEL SO THE UNSCRAMBLER CAN UNSCRA-
MBLE THEM. SORRY.
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7. HOW TO MAKE THIS MUCH EASIER ON
YOURSELF: THERE IS A MUCH EASIER WAY TO
DO ALL OF THIS SHIT, BUT YOU SACRIFICE
EASE FOR LEGALITY. THAT IS, EVEN THOUGH
WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE DONE IF I WASN'T
TELLING YOU THIS WAS ILLEGAL, THIS IS
MORE ILLEGAL. BUT LET'S BE REALISTIC-
DOES ANYONE GIVE A SHIT OF ANY SIZE
WHATSOEVER? NO. OF COURSE NOT.
THEREFORE:
----------
BEATING THE CABLE CO. AT THIER OWN
GAME IS EASIER THAN YOU WOULD THINK.
FIRSTLY, CALL UP YOUR CABLE CO.'S
CUSTOMER (HEE HEE) SERVICE NUMBER, AND
TELL THEM WHAT OPTIONAL CHANNELS YOU
CURRENTLY SUBSCRIBE TO, AND ASK THEM
IF YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET A NEW BOX IF
YOU WANTED TO ADD SOME CHANNELS. CHAN-
CES ARE THEY WILL SAY NO, BECAUSE MOST
OF THE BOXES HAVE A SMALL COMPUTER IN
THEM WHICH CAN BE TOLD OVER THE CABLE
WHAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECIEVE,
(NEAT, HUH?). THIS IS THE SAME COMPUT-
ER WHICH DECIDES WETHER THE CHANNEL YOU
WANT TO WATCH GETS SENT TO THE UNSCR-
AMBLER PORTION OF THE BOX OR NOT. SO IF
THEY SAY NO, YOU'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
IF THEY SAY YES, YOU ARE IN A LITTLE
BIT BETTER SHAPE THAN IF THEY SAY NO.
IF THEY SAY NO, THIS MEANS THEY CHANGE
YOUR AUTHORIZATIONS INSIDE THE BOX BY
CHANGING HARDWARE- THAT IS, CONNECTING
SETS OF WIRES.
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR AUTHORIZATIONS:(YAY)
FIRST, THE HARDWARE BOXES-THEY'RE
EASIER. ACCORDING TO SOME PEOPLE I'VE
TALKED TO, THE CABLE COMPANIES GET
HIGHLY (VERY) PISSED OFF IF YOU PLAY
WITH THIER BOXES, SO YOU HAVE TO GET
HOLD OF ONE THEY DON'T KNOW YOU HAVE-
REMEMBER, THEY WILL WANT YOUR RENTED
BOX BACK WHEN YOU MOVE AND WILL GET
UNHAPPY IF YOU HAVE BEEN MONKEYING
WITH IT.
GETTING A BOX:
A. STEAL ONE.
B. SAY SOMEBODY STOLE YOURS,
YOUR DOG SHAT UPON IT, OR
WHATEVER.
C. FIND SOME UNETHICAL PERSON
(DRUGGIE) WHO WILL SELL HIS
FOR A FEW BUCKS.
CHANGING A HADWARE BOX:
1. OPEN THE BOX WITHOUT DESTROY-
ING IT. THIS CAN BE A REAL CH-
ALLENGE SOMETIMES. WHILE AT
THE SHERATON WASHINGTON (WASH,
D.C.) ATTENDING THE MODEL UN
LAST YEAR, I STOLE ONE FROM
SOMEONE'S ROOM AND TRIED TO
GET IT APART FOR ABOUT AN HOUR
SO WE COULD WATCH THE FLICKS
THST NIGHT- I GAVE UP, GOT
DRUNK, AND THREW IT OUT OF A
WINDOW-NO, IT DIDN'T BREAK.
(YES, INCIDENTALLY, FOR ANY-
ONE IN THE WASH, D.C. AREA,
THERE IS ONE IN EVERY ROOM OFT THE SHERATON WASHINGTON. GOOD
POINT- RITZY HOTELS ARE GREAT
PLACES TO GET THOSE BOXES.)
2. LOOK FOR A SMALL SET OF SOCK-
ETS, SUCH AS AN INTEGRATED
CIRCUIT SOCKET WITHOUT A CHIP
IN IT. IT WILL HAVE WIRES IN
IT INSTEAD. IF YOU CAN'T FIND
ONE OF THOSE, LOOK FOR A DIP
SWITCH-THESE ARE THE SAME SIZE
AS AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, FIT
IN AN IC SOCKET, AND HAVE THE
SAME NUMBER OF SWITCHES ON IT
AS PINS ON ONE SIDE OF THE IC
SOCKET.
3. TRY TO CORRESPOND THE WIRES
OR THE POSITIONS OF THE SWIT-
CHES WITH THE CHANNELS YOU PAY
FOR. THESE WIRES OR SWITCHES
ARE HOW THE BOX IS PROGRAMMED-
TRY TURNING ALL OF THE SWITCH-
ES ON, AND PUTTING ALL OF THE
WIRES IN, AND SEE IF YOU GET
MORE CHANNELS. CONVERSELY, TRY
REMOVING WIRES AND TURNING
SWITCHES OFF.
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CABLE PROGRAMMED BOXES:
-----------------------
THESE ARE A BIT MORE DIFFICULT.
YOU HAVE TO TRY TO SEPERATE THE THREE
SECTIONS- COMPUTER, RECIEVER(CONVETER)
AND UNSCRAMBLER. WHEN YOU ISOLATE THE
COMPUTER SECTION, JUST BYPASS IT COM-
PLETELY. FIND THE OUTPUT OF THE CONVER-
TER AND THE INPUT OF THE UNSCRAMBLER
AND JUST HOOK THEM TOGETHER. AS YOU CAN
PROBABLY SEE, THIS JUST DOES NOT PERMIT
THE COMPUTER TO HAVE A SAY IN WHAT GETS
UNSCRAMBLED-INCIDENTALLY, THIS WILL
WORK FOR THE HARDWARE BOXES, BUT IT IS
USUALLY PRETTY EASY TO FIND THE LITTLE
WIRING PANEL/SWITCHBOARD AND YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WHAT INSIDE
THE UNSCRAMBLER.
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WELL, I HOPE THIS HELPS, AND IF YOU
DESPERATELY NEED TO ASK A QUESTION, YOU
CAN GET ME AT:
K.A.O.S.-215 465 3593
THE CHURCH AE-215 386 0350 PW ATARU
AND I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER.
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HERE'S THE ADDRESS I PROMISED:
UNSCRAMBLERS
------------
WARNING: THIS UNSCRAMBLER WILL
NOT WORK WITH THOSE CHANNELS
THAT MAKE THAT OBNOXIOUS BEEPING
NOISE. THIS IS A GATED SYNC UN-
SCRAMBLER. TO FIND OUT IF THIS
WILL WORK IN YOUR AREA, GET THAT
GOOD 'OL CUST.SERVICE NUMBER AND
CALL AND ASK IF THEY USE SUPPR-
ESSED HORIZONTAL SYNC AS THIER
SCRAMBLING METHOD. YES, THEY WILL
TELL YOU.
J & W ELECTRONICS, INC.
MANSFIELD, MA.
02048
FONE:1 800 227 8529 (ORDERS)
617 339 5372 (TECH INFO)
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WELL, THANK YOU FOR SITTING THR-
OUGH 350 LINES OF MY RAVINGS. IF
YOU DOWNLOAD THIS, PLEASE GIVE IT
TO ALL. UP WITH THE INDIVIDUAL!
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NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I'M GOING
TO KICK BACK AND SMOKE A MARLBORO.
-=> GOOD LUCK. <=-
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