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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
There is a new switch installed on the poles that can 'hook and unhook' your service electronically from the office. This eliminate the manual labor of climbing the poles. This is necessary as there are boxes out there that you can buy with password. This is illegal and there is a heavy fine if caught.
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It's not really a "password", it's more of an encryption key, and it's VERY rare to find a system anymore where you can buy a box that will unscramble channels you don't subscribe to.
The keys are rotated, plus in every modern system the boxes communicate back to the head-end to essentially authorize channels in real time.