Cable descrambler

[Spidey]

HI,

Not sure what u call this thing, but the person I bought it off of called it a bullet. Its a silver cylindar that you plug your cable into to descramble the stations. Only thing is it doesnt work on the newer digital scramble, just the old anlog ones. I used it for years until my city swicthed over. Anyone out there live in aplce where they have the older style cable systems. It descramlbed the old Super Channel and some other perfectky. Offers please, as it is doing me no good

Thanks

[sadhakim]

price??

[Spidey]

Thats the thing, I have no idea what it would be worth. Im taking offers for it. If you know what it is worht please let me know. I know Im supposed to list price, but I have no idea where to start.

[Narci]

try ebay.

$10-20 bucks USD.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=20387 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3018438529&category=20387)

Won't work for Roger's Digital Box cause to watch PPV and stuff, you need to phone in and get a code to enter it into the digital box.

[techboss]

Spidey,

I don't think a Cable descrambler is worth it. Why not invest in a satellite system and have your card programmed (Directv) or get a Bell system. PM me if you require more directions.

[Spidey]

Spidey,

I don't think a Cable descrambler is worth it. Why not invest in a satellite system and have your card programmed (Directv) or get a Bell system. PM me if you require more directions.

I dont want to keep it, I want to sell it. I bought this thing a long time ago and used it until cable in my city went digital. I have had sattelite for about 4 years now

[Derek]

As you know... you MUST post a price, otherwise we will lock this.

[Spidey]

ok, $20 plus shipping OBO

[joshmxpx]

how can you tell whether your area has old or new style cable?
also, what kinds of stations will this box unlock?

[Spidey]

how can you tell whether your area has old or new style cable?
also, what kinds of stations will this box unlock?

Its not a box, its called a "bullet" Its a silver cylindar that hooks up to the coax cable.

Usually with the digitial scrambel everything is all green and out of control, while the old analog just was white and faded and had lots of background noise

[dekay]

As you know... you MUST post a price, otherwise we will lock this.

Aren't these things illegal and therefore forbidden by this forum? It's basically used for stealing channels you did not pay for. :roll:

[MaxPower2000]

It's a high-band filter.

It's not really illegal since the cable companies installs these when you buy various cable packages. It 'unscrambles' the extra channels. But sometimes, they forget them at houses when they remove the cable, so the person still has all the channels but pays for (generally) less. You can then remove it and use it elsewhere. These are commonly used in apartment buildings. Actually, I'm not even sure if it will work in houses. You can get more info here http://www.anzwers.org/trade/scantrell/Cab...ble_TV_FYI.html (http://www.anzwers.org/trade/scantrell/Cable_TV_FYI.html).

So it's illegal to use if you're not paying for the channels, but not really illegal to have since the cable company often installs one for you.

It's probably illegal to sell. But then again, so are PSX2 mod chips.

[Spidey]

As you know... you MUST post a price, otherwise we will lock this.

Aren't these things illegal and therefore forbidden by this forum? It's basically used for stealing channels you did not pay for. :roll:


If its forbidden delete this listing then. Didnt know.

[GangStarr]

try ebay.

$10-20 bucks USD.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=20387 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3018438529&category=20387)

Won't work for Roger's Digital Box cause to watch PPV and stuff, you need to phone in and get a code to enter it into the digital box.

haha if you think that thing will EVER get you anything free you are sadly mistaken, no stealing digital cable.

[consumerPI]

Bump.

[consumerPI]

^^^^

[v00d00]

Originally posted by dekay@Apr 14 2003, 03:15 PM

As you know... you MUST post a price, otherwise we will lock this.

Aren't these things illegal and therefore forbidden by this forum? It's basically used for stealing channels you did not pay for. :roll:
Isn't your message thread crapping, and therefore forbidden under the Buy, Sell & Trading Post Forum rules?

I beleive the rules state if you have nothing positive to add, buzz off.

Bump for the low priced descrambler!

[McMaggot]

hmm, if it looks like a silver pipe with male and female ends, then, it won't descramble any channels. Rogers use these where the people don't pay for all the analog channels, basic cable for example. That thing filters frequencies, rather than descrambling them. Cable descrambles are active(modifications made to a set top box for changing channels, the ones that you put on TVs that have tuner that doesn't support many channels), while what you have desribed is passive, it won't do it. Got a picture of it somewhere?

http://www.eaglefilters.com/Quality_Featur...ite_series.html (http://www.eaglefilters.com/Quality_Features/Elite_Series/elite_series.html)

[Spidey]

Please lock, sold