Do people hack DSTV decoders?

As far as I know duplicating smart cards is no longer an option. Cracking Irdeto seems impossible so die wet van transvaal applies :D
 
ponder said:
As far as I know duplicating smart cards is no longer an option. Cracking Irdeto seems impossible so die wet van transvaal applies :D
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well anyone who knows how to.... pm me :p :p :p
 
There was a an exchange student from China that configured a friends computer with a decoder to receive DSTV channels. This guy only stayed in S.A. for three months and had to leave due to family commitments. He didn't want to get his adopted family any trouble so undid the connection before he left.

So I know for a fact that it's possible to hack DSTV, and he used to find some new codes once a week to keep the connection running safely, so that's how he managed to remain undetected. I think he was a hacker or something of that caliber.
 
Xcallibor said:
There was a an exchange student from China that configured a friends computer with a decoder to receive DSTV channels. This guy only stayed in S.A. for three months and had to leave due to family commitments. He didn't want to get his adopted family any trouble so undid the connection before he left.

So I know for a fact that it's possible to hack DSTV, and he used to find some new codes once a week to keep the connection running safely, so that's how he managed to remain undetected. I think he was a hacker or something of that caliber.
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Who here believes that story?
 
Xcallibor said:
There was a an exchange student from China that configured a friends computer with a decoder to receive DSTV channels. This guy only stayed in S.A. for three months and had to leave due to family commitments. He didn't want to get his adopted family any trouble so undid the connection before he left.

So I know for a fact that it's possible to hack DSTV, and he used to find some new codes once a week to keep the connection running safely, so that's how he managed to remain undetected. I think he was a hacker or something of that caliber.
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:rolleyes:
Quantum Theory said:
Who here believes that story?
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Not me.

Thats on par with:
"There was a an exchange student from China that configured a friends computer with a 56k modem to give him an uncapped 4mb line!! This guy only stayed in S.A. for three months and had to leave due to family commitments. He didn't want to get his adopted family any trouble so undid the connection before he left.

So I know for a fact that it's possible to hack a 56k modem, and he used to find some new ip's once a week to keep the connection running safely, so that's how he managed to remain undetected. I think he was a hacker or something of that caliber."
 
Or

"There was a an exchange student from China that configured a friends computer with a cell phone to give him an unlimited calls!! This guy only stayed in S.A. for three months and had to leave due to family commitments. He didn't want to get his adopted family any trouble so undid the connection before he left.

So I know for a fact that it's possible to hack a cell phone, and he used to find some new phone numbers once a week to keep the connection running safely, so that's how he managed to remain undetected. I think he was a hacker or something of that caliber."
 
or
"There was a an exchange student from China that configured a friends computer with a ps3 to give him unlimited games!! This guy only stayed in S.A. for three months and had to leave due to family commitments. He didn't want to get his adopted family any trouble so undid the connection before he left.

So I know for a fact that it's possible to hack a ps3, and he used to find some new games once a week to keep the connection running safely, so that's how he managed to remain undetected. I think he was a hacker or something of that caliber."
 
Madman88 said:
"There was a an exchange student from China that configured a friends computer with a 56k modem to give him an uncapped 4mb line!! This guy only stayed in S.A. for three months and had to leave due to family commitments. He didn't want to get his adopted family any trouble so undid the connection before he left.

So I know for a fact that it's possible to hack a 56k modem, and he used to find some new ip's once a week to keep the connection running safely, so that's how he managed to remain undetected. I think he was a hacker or something of that caliber."
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But... But... That actually happened. I saw it with my own eyes.
 
"There was a an exchange student from China that configured a friends computer with cat to give him unlimited kittens!! This guy only stayed in S.A. for three months and had to leave due to family commitments. He didn't want to get his adopted family any trouble so undid the connection before he left.

So I know for a fact that it's possible to hack a cat, and he used to find some new furballs once a week to keep the connection running safely, so that's how he managed to remain undetected. I think he was a hacker or something of that caliber."
 
"There was a an exchange student from China that configured a friends computer with a cereal box to give him an unlimited prizes!! This guy only stayed in S.A. for three months and had to leave due to family commitments. He didn't want to get his adopted family any trouble so undid the connection before he left.

So I know for a fact that it's possible to hack a cereal box, and he used to find some new barcodes once a week to keep the connection running safely, so that's how he managed to remain undetected. I think he was a hacker or something of that caliber."
 
It's just amazing how a thread about hacking dstv can turn into a thread about a chinese kid and extra furballs LOL!

What I want to know is how to hack a pvr to so it will accept a nice 1.5Tb HD! Or has this been discussed already??
 
cellular said:
I dont know if u guys have even gone into a flea market or a shady corner store and found that the store owner is watching or has DSTV playing on a TV in his store. Do u find it strange that he would play hundreds of rands to get a paid channel on a tv that he is only going to use from 8 til 5 each day?
I have heard rumours that DSTV units can be hacked, and why not anyways, i mean they have hacked and chipped ps2, xboxes, ps3 by now, why not the decoders?
Can decoders really be hacked?
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Thats 9 hours of tv. Most people ( those with lives ) watch less than 9 hours of tv a day, so i guess the shoppie is getting more value for his money....
 
Though I'm not entirely sure how the specifics work - sidescatter off the antenna I'm guessing - triangulation of signal to pick up sets recieving TV signals is old news, it's a technique that was developed in the 1940's for SIGINT purposes and tracking recievers, then just modified to TV frequencies. British Telecom did it in the 1950's as a means of tracking people not paying their licenses, they'd drive a van around a suburb, see which addresses were receiving signal, and then compare that to the list of paid up license holders.

So far as tracking pirate satellite receivers is concerned I'm not sure, and it seems logical that without some form of radiation from the dish they can't, but I know the guy who designs and builds them for multichoice, so I'll ask him next time I see him.

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Heh oops, I just saw there's another 3 pages of this thread since the post I was responding to that I missed completely.
The above is in response to
LOL you should stop speaking to random people, SABC also advertised that they can find you if you don't pay your license, it's just to scare the masses I doubt it's possible
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The only way they can trace you, is if you brag that you get it for free.

Some company writes a code, the decoder is then build around it.
Just before the sim card leaves the factory, a track get burnt off. Now you cannot play with it.
the coding also changes every few minutes.
 
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