Romney2012Defeat Obama 2012-Chg we can believe inPremium
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1 edit | Cable modem hackers advertising are just asking for it When they start advertising on the internet how they can help you steal service(and not just some pamphlet about how to do it yourself) and actually sell modified cable modems, they are saying "come and get me" to the FBI. It is an easy conviction.
Also, I wonder if the FBI gets a list of his customers to turn over to the cable companies for investigation. There might be some customers getting large bills and/or threats of prosecution too. |
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amungusPremium
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| (I've read that) The cable companies can fine you for theft of any sort of service.
More likely that they just send a tech out to cut them off completely and force them to sign up for service.
Guess I see it as either they fine you directly, or "play nice" by just cutting the line, then wait patiently for somebody to sign up. Would bet that this is kind of a "one time only" sort of deal, if they're in a good mood, etc... |
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said by Romney2012:When they start advertising on the internet how they can help you steal service(and not just some pamphlet about how to do it yourself) and actually sell modified cable modems, they are saying "come and get me" to the FBI. It is an easy conviction. Also, I wonder if the FBI gets a list of his customers to turn over to the cable companies for investigation. There might be some customers getting large bills and/or threats of prosecution too. Duh.
If I had that kind of knowledge, I would NEVER sell a modified cable modem.
Instead: I would give them away for "educational use" and/or sell instructions on how to mod your own.
In fact that would be, arguably, legal to post instructions on how to do it. We have sites that list exploits (ie how to hack into a computer and do malicious things) and virus code. I'm pretty sure if the FBI could, they would take down those exploit sites before they go after the cable modem modders.
Also, I would never BUY a modded cable modem, but the young kid who sold it to me probably kept my address somewhere and the FBI will come a' knockin'. |
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 jester121Premium
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Lake Zurich, IL | reply to amungus
Companies don't "fine" people. They can sue you or file charges. |
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Canada | reply to Romney2012
Shooting fish in a barrel. |
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
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said by amungus:More likely that they just send a tech out to cut them off completely and force them to sign up for service. .. and the sky will open up, the sun will shine, and the birds will sing.. and all will be well..
People who go to this length to hack modems are also people who will climb poles or break open peds to hook themselves up too.. it happens ALL the time.. For a full year, I constantly would visit a guy on a daily basis and disconnect his house only for him to hook himself back up.. I finally pulled the drop OUT of the ground only for him to put a new one in himself... it finally took the Sheriff to come out, give him a ride downtown to speak to a nice man in a black robe who gave him written permission to stop it AND gave him a nice, private, secure room to think about it as well.
Yea.. "play nice" and just cut them off.. it doesn't work that way all the time and rarely in these cases.. sorry... maybe in a perfect world.
The ONLY way you get people to not break the law and pull this kinda crap is to hit them where it hurts.. either their wallet or their freedom... to be honest, there shouldn't be a need for law enforcement ANYWAY.. but the truth remains that there are people that don't believe the laws apply to them... |
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