KillPretty Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 I just moved into an apartment and i really want cable tv but I found out to get it from COMCAST i have to pay $35 a month just for regular cable shit. Does anyone have any good ideas for cheap ass cable....or know of any other cable providers besides COMCAST (live in the bay area) I heard about the black boxes that give you every channel but have no idea how to get one....somebody help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 i wish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space base Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Know a cable guy. I tried to do it at my house, but you need a scpecial tool to get this one bolt off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapo returns Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 as far as i know, black boxes and shit are the only way to do it. unless you have the know-how to make one from scratch, your only option is finding someone who can hook you up. i know a uhh...friends dad...yeah a friends dad..who got hooked up with all the movie channels for free, for several years, by giving the cable guy a $50 bill. try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i11igul Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 'round here they got a bunch of those public service commercials,"stealing cable is a crime, punishable by a fine and jail time", really cheap shits that dont deterr anyone, im sure you can get black boxes at a flea market, or maybe ebay, and sometimes those one porn catalogues where the movies are like 4.99 each:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
type R Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 where i live they send out some kind of signal that is supposed to fry the black box, i dont know if it actually works or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffie Crave Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 i wish i had time for tv...when ever i get the chance moive are the best....uhhh stealing cable you will get chought they have tracers or somthing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 simple... patch into a neighbour. I get free cable because someone who lived in the pad before me brought his pops in to get a little creative with the cables. It was really easy by the looks of it. The only addition is an RF amp to clean up the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kido Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Its pretty simple, I had my dad do mine for me. Its a matter of going outside to the box or the 'line' and switching a chord around. I dont get anything super ridiculous but I get like 65 channels and HBO and Showtime and stuff. Its funny that this is mentioned because I met this dude last night thats a cable guy. And we were talking about how many ppl in this city have free cable. He was saying something about how its being cracked down on and the cable company is actually hiring ppl to go around and check for ppl w/o these certain 'red tags' in thier 'box'. Ask around, theres a lot of ppl with free cable that could help you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEVIL! Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Well, Here's the easiest way. Call and order the BASIC BROADCAST plan It's only about $15 a month (you should be able to handle that....) Then, when the service guy comes, offer him $50 to remove the "TRAP" (the device that limits the amount of channels that you recive.) Most cable guys are actually independant contractors that only report to a branch office. The guy will either do it, or he won't. He can't really get in trouble for it, because there is no way for the cable office to know that you are getting all the channels. You won't get in trouble either. I've done it at every apartment I've lived in for the last 6-8 years. Works every time. You just have to gain the trust of the cable guy real quick, to make him undertand that it isn't a setup to get him in trouble. He'll most likely ask you if you are being asked to ask him by the cable company, if you say no, that negates any legalities that would stem from said incedent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEVIL! Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Originally posted by space base Know a cable guy. I tried to do it at my house, but you need a scpecial tool to get this one bolt off. This is true. A Trap wrench to be exact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEVIL! Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Originally posted by mapo returns as far as i know, black boxes and shit are the only way to do it. unless you have the know-how to make one from scratch, your only option is finding someone who can hook you up. i know a uhh...friends dad...yeah a friends dad..who got hooked up with all the movie channels for free, for several years, by giving the cable guy a $50 bill. try it. See....I told you. The one time fee of $50 gets you years of full cable for only $15 a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~KRYLON2~ Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 throw your cable guy 50 bones and fo sho he should hook it up.........but if your a good looking girl give him some head and you should get all the premium channels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest keep Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Originally posted by THE DEVIL! This is true. A Trap wrench to be exact. yes a trap wrench is nice but you can use super glue, fill the hole and let it set and it will just screw off. also if you want to get dtv or dishnet for free look into some of these sites. esp for those of you in canada, its legal to hack dss there b/c its not sold there. but in the us it is very illegal, just thought id add this in www.dss-files.org/ www.hu-cards.org www.extreme-hu.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGBLUE Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 yeah .just use your ex g/f's ss# ! lol oh yeah .. what krylon said ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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