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kudos:3 | reply to cousintim
Re: Basic tiers going away? You are partially correct. However, analog boxes were also addressable with security capabilities. MANY systems used them as a way to protect the security of the system and offer tiers.
MOST all systems that use the trap model send the signal in the clear (analog) which makes stealing easier. Trapping the signals only worked, mostly, on legal hookups. Remove the trap, get the channels. The analog box was put in place as cable companies scrambled the 2nd tier. The box was the enforcer and it worked well.
Having a good portion of my time as "cable cop" in my systems, I know this policy very well.
In the end, it primarily depended, traps, on if systems wanted to deal with rolling trucks to mess with passive traps, or use the active cable box which gave greater control of the system. |
