legal or illegal

[hvagish]

I was going thru the web and I find that many people say that FTA is illegal. They say getting international channels is also illegal except TRUE FTA (Arab TV etc). What is the deal with this. Hope ABADSS can help me out.
Thanks

[fossil112]

FTA stands for Free To Air. There exists many satellites located in the Clarke Belt that provide free television and audio stations, if you have the equipment to pick them up. FTA receivers are the answer. FTA in itself is not illegal, however, decrypting encoded signals is illegal and is punishable with fines and possible jail time. These non-FTA channels include Dish Network, Direct TV and others around the world.

[hvagish]

What are the bin files for? Are they used for decrypting encoders. Also International channels like Indian channels are provided by Dish Network and directTV. also all the PPV channels etc.

[creativegenius]

Using an FTA unit in the way in which it was designed is 100% legal.

How big is your dish?

Creative Genius

[hvagish]

I have a dish500 and i was thinking of fixing up a 30inch with CB2008. I want to know if this was legal. I don't want somone knocking on my door tomorrow with a warrant.

[fossil112]

a good setup for FTA is an FTA receiver, 36" dish with a combo linear/circular LNB mounted on top of a motor.
you'll pickup all the FTA in the sky with that.
check our sponsors for the above mentioned FTA equipment

[bill of oz]

Originally Posted by hvagish

I was going thru the web and I find that many people say that FTA is illegal. They say getting international channels is also illegal except TRUE FTA (Arab TV etc). What is the deal with this. Hope ABADSS can help me out.
Thanks

if you are viewing encrypted channels without paying for them, then it is illegal....most receivers have a dollar sign "$" in the channel bar to signify an encrypted station.....

if you are viewing an unencrypted or "clear" channel, then that is legal.....

[CHOPPER103IN]

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