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    Default Any Old Austar boxes laying around

    I've heard if you have an old Austar box laying around and put
    a whitey in then update it'll marry the whitey to the box.
    Probably posted before to lazy to search.



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    where did you hear that one ? Urban myth

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    Quote Originally Posted by tagg View Post
    where did you hear that one ? Urban myth

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    From a seller no guarantees from me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pheggie View Post
    From a seller no guarantees from me.
    Yep buy card from me and i will tell you how to get it to work lol lol lol

    good luck


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    You / your seller makes it sound so easy LOL

    Let us know how you get on
    When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all

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    Quote Originally Posted by best4less View Post
    You / your seller makes it sound so easy LOL

    Let us know how you get on
    I don't have the austar box, but from memory before
    the firmware update made by Austar I thought whitey wouldn't work in them so I'm
    personally skeptical.

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    I've heard that if you have an old Austar box laying around and put
    it in the mail to someone who turns out to be an undercover
    fraud investigator, you get fined thousands of dollars
    and a criminal record that could damage your career.

    Quote Originally Posted by pheggie
    to lazy to search
    I'm not too lazy to search your , and neither are Austar
    when helping the police show probable cause for a search warrant
    to pursue stolen property.

    If you want to experiment on equipment provided with your subscription
    that's your own business. But if you don't have a subscription you're crazy
    to consider handling provider equipment after drawing attention to yourself
    like that. Be very careful who you trade with from now on.

    I'm shocked how cavalier and complacent people have become about
    security. Whenever piracy gets this blatant you know the next countermeasure
    isn't far away.

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    Your freaking me out man
    I am getting paranoid and i am not doing anything wrong LOL

    But you are dead right gw1 people can never be careful enough if they are doing naughty things
    When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all

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    pheggie does say that he doesn't have an old A* box, and after all who would want one? Their tuner is appalling and they take forever to change channels (so I'm told). Good for keeping the door open on a windy day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by best4less View Post
    Your freaking me out man
    I am getting paranoid and i am not doing anything wrong LOL

    But you are dead right gw1 people can never be careful enough if they are doing naughty things
    B4L, you are the naughtiest person I know. You would take candy from a kid and sell it at one of the Sunday markets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by best4less View Post
    Your freaking me out man
    I am getting paranoid and i am not doing anything wrong LOL

    But you are dead right gw1 people can never be careful enough if they are doing naughty things
    I'm glad I don't own a box now I don't care that much for Austar. Selectv
    has pretty much all I want.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fudda View Post
    B4L, you are the naughtiest person I know. You would take candy from a kid and sell it at one of the Sunday markets.
    Take candy and sell it, no way man my kids would never let that type of mis-justice ever happen
    When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all

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    Your right you can't beat select for price (if only they had Fox 8) and service
    When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all

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    The service is excellent. You call them up and usually get through to someone almost straight away!

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    LeroyPatrol can you pull some strings and get them to put Fox 8 in there line up
    When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all

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    Quote Originally Posted by pheggie View Post
    I've heard if you have an old Austar box laying around and put
    a whitey in then update it'll marry the whitey to the box.
    Probably posted before to lazy to search.


    Why use an Austar box, that's illegal.

    Hills industries used to sell them with an Aurora setup.

    I have one that was purchased outright.

    They may still have some old ones lying around....never know, but as said above, they are an aweful box.




    My 8776 works perfectly with aurora card.

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    Are you saying this is a 8776 ??

    When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all

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    Quote Originally Posted by best4less View Post
    Are you saying this is a 8776 ??


    No...I never said that.

    You could try this link, it's just as irrelevant an extrapolation from my post as any other link....


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    >y(x_*) = y_{k-1} + \frac{x_* - x_{k-1}}{x_{k}-x_{k-1}}(y_{k} - y_{k-1})=

    LOL
    When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all

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    Quote Originally Posted by fudda View Post
    pheggie does say that he doesn't have an old A* box
    Yes but the thread title suggested he might be looking for one (even though he later made clear that he isn't). It's really important that people avoid posting or PMing anything that suggests they have an ex-provider box or are trying to obtain one. It could be used against you as probable cause for a search warrant, if the pay tv provider decides you're worth going after. The other important thing is you don't do anything to make yourself an attractive target, such as suggesting that you are selling such things or in contact with someone who is.

    I agree about their receiver quality - I've pulled several of them to bits over the years and the best I can say about them is they're mechanically quite sturdy, have above-average quality power supplies, and nice big fonts for those with bad eyesight. But otherwise they're are unimpressive: average AV quality, underpowered processors, slow, lacking optimisation (no way to skip transponder scan during startup etc). Not to mention Macrovision and all the . Before you waste money on MyStar try some - it gives you the same experience and is much cheaper.

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