Canada - Direct TV

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Cricket wrote:
>
> I want to subscribe to Direct TV, but I live in Canada. How can I go about
> becoming a subscriber?

You can't, "legally."

And being as the Canadians will and DO work with the US federal laws and
punishments regarding fines or possible jail time WHEN (or if, if you
choose) get caught, I could only possibly recommend stringing a
Reeeeeaaaly long cable from a dish/Receiver JUST inside the US Border.
And it had best be property that you own!

The only other "cheat" would be to have a friend in the US buy a system
and have it activated, then have him snail mail the system to you.
Billing will of course be sent to this "friend", and of course YOU will
have to install and aim it your self.


Still highly illegal, and I don't condone such measures or the use of
hacked cards.
(after all, if YOU think that DISH/DTV doesn't pay attention to this and
other newsgroups regarding this issue, yer sadly mistaken!)

TV just isn't worth going to jail for, considering what's on it!


And with those northern latitudes, you won't get the good stuff anyway.

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Use a friend in the States address
Tom
"Cricket" <cricket@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:lzDgc.22890$Np3.835707@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> I want to subscribe to Direct TV, but I live in Canada. How can I go
about
> becoming a subscriber?
>
>

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Karl S wrote:
>
> On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:59:17 GMT, AH#49 <AH@your.net> wrote:
>
> >Cricket wrote:
> >>
> >> I want to subscribe to Direct TV, but I live in Canada. How can I go about
> >> becoming a subscriber?
> >
> >You can't, "legally."
> >
>
> >(after all, if YOU think that DISH/DTV doesn't pay attention to this and
> >other newsgroups regarding this issue, yer sadly mistaken!)
>
> Get serious, DISH and DTV not only don't monitor newsgroups, they
> probably don't know that they exist.
> >
> >TV just isn't worth going to jail for, considering what's on it!
> >
> >
> >And with those northern latitudes, you won't get the good stuff anyway.
>
> DISH serves the northern latitudes and offers about 150 channels, but
> DTV doesn't.

Not in Canada it don't.

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FOXNEWS IS BANNED IN CANADA

And they invent watching foreign TV as a crime.

Suppose Milosevic(etc.) was executing Muslims in his detention / death camps
and was televising the action to his other death camps and to his own office
by encoded satellite transmissions. And a Canadian person in Canada saw it
on his dish , taped it and informed the public.

Would the Canadian government arrest him for "illegal use of satellite
dish"?

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WHATTA COUNTRY!

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"AH#49" <AH@your.net> wrote in message news:4083F7C5.4925F342@your.net...
> Cricket wrote:
> >
> > I want to subscribe to Direct TV, but I live in Canada. How can I go
about
> > becoming a subscriber?
>
> You can't, "legally."
>
> And being as the Canadians will and DO work with the US federal laws and
> punishments regarding fines or possible jail time WHEN (or if, if you
> choose) get caught, I could only possibly recommend stringing a
> Reeeeeaaaly long cable from a dish/Receiver JUST inside the US Border.
> And it had best be property that you own!
>
> The only other "cheat" would be to have a friend in the US buy a system
> and have it activated, then have him snail mail the system to you.
> Billing will of course be sent to this "friend", and of course YOU will
> have to install and aim it your self.
>
>
> Still highly illegal, and I don't condone such measures or the use of
> hacked cards.
> (after all, if YOU think that DISH/DTV doesn't pay attention to this and
> other newsgroups regarding this issue, yer sadly mistaken!)
>
> TV just isn't worth going to jail for, considering what's on it!
>
>
> And with those northern latitudes, you won't get the good stuff anyway.

Ive had direct TV for over 10 years with an american address and never stepped foot there to get the address either! lol (well except over the border to the nearest radio shack to buy the dish system).. I have an american dealer who supplies me with an american address and I get ALL the channels perfectly clear and always have... I did live in thunder bay (very northern ontario) when I initially set up... and I have since moved to southern ontario and reconnected my dish... and I have never had a problem.. I even have a new american programming contact who gets me my direct tv programming annually...

It's not a problem... and my local satellite provider installed it without a fuss.. I'm not sure what the issue is... Oh, and for the record... ALL my neighbours are OPP and they don't care either... in fact, they asked me what programming costs were compared to their crappy canadian dishes.

Hi Tink,

I would like to set this up as well. Can you elaborate on your American dealer who supplies you with an American address?

Thanks!

Could you please forward me any information as to how I can get connected with Direct TV....I had it for almost 5 years and it finally got cut off ....I've since been trying to get set back up , but to no avail...Thanks Brian.......ptplus@interlog.com

[email]jasomsaso@yahoo.ca

Hi Tink,

Thank you for your posts. You are so right I too had a dish many years ago and never had any problems although I am finding it so hard to find someone to get me hooked up again. The company I used have moved and I have not been able to locate them since. I know you are saying it's not a good idea to post and I couldn't agree more, online posting can be seen by all. I'm not sure where in Canada you are but I'm in BC any chance you could email me someone to contact for the American address? We are trying to get our dich programing back, the Canadian channels have nothing on the US for adults and kids. Any help would be greatly appreciated.[/email]

Momofthree

I also live in Canada in a city bordering the US. I have a friend that had a friend provide his american address to purchase a direct tv system. I was wondering if it was possible to piggyback on his account. Can u live in two different homes and recieve programming??? Without direct tv noticing? I hav heard of people doing this but i would not want to get my friends service cut off or his friend that provided the american address.
thanx

hey guys , i have a new direct tv subscription for very very less,it is in a scheme for just 2 months and its amazing.I am promoting this scheme myself just as a goodwill gesture, its a Christmas offer and its limited, so guys grab that up fast before it gets over. You can get it directly from my site at http://www.felipacollins-network.info

Is a sad Society we live in, when you stay at home and are subject to invasion of your rights and privacy to watch television. Rather then Drive Drunk out on our roads and kill some one, which you get a lesser stiffer penalty for, and have to fear scrutiny by the law enforcement. I guess the almight buck is more important to the corporate CEO's that influence our politicians for banning Freedoms over killers and baby abusers. Socialist Bast$%*'s

hi tink i'm interested to could you please email me the american dealers name i sure would appreciate it tjohnson@tbaytel.net, thanks.

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