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Old 08-13-01 | 08:29 AM
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DirectTV NFL Sunday Ticket.....

Is it worth it?
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Old 08-13-01 | 09:14 AM
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I have no idea, but I just ordered it a few days ago. Guess I'll find out soon enough.

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Old 08-13-01 | 09:22 AM
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Definately, now you won't be stuck with some game CBS or Fox decides to play. You can choose from all of them

Be prepared for phone calls on Sunday like this :

Hey, What are you doing?

or

I was in the area, mind if I stop by?

or

"Insert lame excuse here for a friend or friends to stop by"

Its a good thing my GF works on Sundays, I've usually got 3 to 5 friends who stop by unexpectedly just to watch some FB
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If you play fantasy football it is.
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Old 08-13-01 | 01:34 PM
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Re: DirectTV NFL Sunday Ticket.....

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Is it worth it?
Get an emulator , programmer and a POS computer and you'll get it for free .
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Old 08-14-01 | 02:57 AM
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I've had the luxury of my Dad getting it for free (a complimentary subscription since he's in the satellite industry). I've only ever been able to enjoy it for 3 weeks or so the past couple of years (went away to college) but it is nice to be able to watch the football games you want to watch. It's also nice to be able to watch other games that are interesting. I don't know if the price is justifiable (I have no idea what it costs) but it is a good package and probably worth the money to a football nut like me.
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Old 08-16-01 | 06:05 AM
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Re: Re: DirectTV NFL Sunday Ticket.....

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Get an emulator , programmer and a POS computer and you'll get it for free .

My thoughts exactly. Or he can just get an hu card but with all the hashing an emu setup is probably the way to go.
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Re: Re: DirectTV NFL Sunday Ticket.....

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Get an emulator , programmer and a POS computer and you'll get it for free .
http://www.msnbc.com/news/607300.asp?0dm=C218B
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Old 08-17-01 | 02:37 PM
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I'm not sure, but you gotta love those commercials
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I got it in 98 and 99 but not last year or this year. If you love watching all the games then go for it.
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It would be worth it only if they showed the XFL season again.




I hope everyone realizes that was a joke.


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Re: Re: Re: DirectTV NFL Sunday Ticket.....

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http://www.msnbc.com/news/607300.asp?0dm=C218B
Well i've got a 1 ina million chance of getting caught , i think i'll press my luck
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Re: Re: Re: Re: DirectTV NFL Sunday Ticket.....

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Well i've got a 1 ina million chance of getting caught , i think i'll press my luck
That's what most people are saying. IMO, how long can DirecTV hold on like this? Their profits are plummeting, their subscribers are dwindling or cancelling, their piracy rate is at an all-time high, and they are in the midst of some massive layoffs. Not to mention they are taking bids from Echostar (Dish Network) and Ruppert Murdoch's News Star Corp. in order to stem the tide.

Now, I subscribe to their service. I also know what needs to be done in order to get the service for free. Personally, I don't think it's worth the risk.

With that being said, I think DirecTV is fighting a losing battle. Their only hope is to update their access cards to a P4 card and do away with the P2 (H) and P3 (HU) cards via a massive swap-out. But, that costs money, and in time the P4 will be hacked.

Just as DirecTV thought the P3 (HU) card would end piracy, look what's going on now ...


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Old 08-26-01 | 07:32 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: DirectTV NFL Sunday Ticket.....

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Well i've got a 1 ina million chance of getting caught , i think i'll press my luck
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. may be able to publicly get away with saying that he steals satellite ...

But, in all honesty do you?


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Old 08-27-01 | 06:18 AM
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It's most definately worth it.

I live in Illinois but am a 15-year Denver Broncos fan.

So I watch all their games and whatever else I want.

Especially cool when they are showing the scores at the bottom of the screen and you can flip over to a close game or something.

Like say for instance I am watching a game and see the score of the Baltimore Ravens game........I just flip over to that game and watch them get their asses handed to them.

Or say you have just jumped on the Tennessee Titans bandwagon you could watch all of their games from
Whereverville, USA.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: DirectTV NFL Sunday Ticket.....

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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. may be able to publicly get away with saying that he steals satellite ...

But, in all honesty do you?

Dale Jr. tells it like it is , it's to damn easy to get free service .

Absolutely no where did i say i get free satellite , but i know alot of people who do . I was going to get free satellite there for a little while , but i decieded to buy the DISH 6023 and i will pay for service . I want to take full advantage of my Toshiba 50H81 and get some HDTV programing .
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Thread closed because of discussion of illegal activity.

Feel free to try again with this thread and hopefully people won't try to hijack it into a discussion of theft.
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