On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:45:51 -0400, "JimR"
wrote:


"Terry" wrote in message
.. .
I have a friend that is splitting his subscription 3 ways.

Direct TV is furnishing him the full package. It runs around 110$ a
month last time we talked about it. Plus he pays $5x3 for the extra
boxes.

He has 2 of the boxes in his house and one at his parents house and
one at his wife's parents house. 3 families split 125 and get
everything.

This is old news to satellite providers. Satellite TV companies do
unannounced phone audits of customers with multiple boxes; if you don't
respond to the audit they shut down your service; if you can't provide data
on all of your boxes they can (will!) stop service to the suspect units --
and you'll never get them back onto the same base plan again.


I've had 2 receivers for at least 4 years. They were never connected
to a phoneline during that time, and have had no problems.

Sounds like a good way to start up intra-family squabbles.

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