Viewsat has now offered a $5000 reward for information (bill of sale/sales receipt and cloned unit) leading to the conviction for any dealer selling viewsat clones.
they are quoted as saying
"We have declared war on all importers, distributors and retailers selling Viewsat clones."
Coolsat has followed suit, and is offering to give anyone 1 full case of coolsat units for information (bill of sale/sales receipt and cloned unit) for any dealer selling coolsat clones.
this is meant to destroy or put the clone units underground.
it has become a serious problem for them, as well as dealers selling clones and passing them off as the genuine boxes.
that is a scam in my opinion.. unsuspecting end users buy the real thing only to get it killed in a clone kill fix, finding out then, they have been ripped off and got a clone but paid for the real deal..
a new site is being setup for end user information with the truth and misconceptions of clones,
SAT-CLONES - FTA - Coolsat Pansat Viewsat
as well as how to tell the difference between them.
currently there are only 3 known fta box manufacturers that have been cloned
Coolsat
Pansat
Viewsat