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Old July 1st, 2009   #3 (permalink)
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Re: cable question

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Originally Posted by prisoner 3320 View Post
I am familar with fta but not sure if this is the correct forum for this question. what exactly doe's a cable box filter do for cable tv? someone suggested that they unscramble channels, is that true?
Wow! That reminds me of the OLD days of cable TV. When a small device "filter" would block the "BEEP,BEEP,BEEP" on a scrambled channel. They may be in use somewhere today, but with todays electronics most is done with "hits" to receivers you rent from the cable company to open up the cannel.

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