Electronic counter measures. These are the bane of the Dishnetwork test card. Electronic counter measures have been developed and are periodically sent out by satellite TV service providers with the encrypted signal. These electronic counter measures are designed to identify hackers or testers receiving satellite TV without paid subscriptions. The Dishnetwork test card is an altered card that hackers, also called testers, use to gain unauthorized access to satellite TV channels. The Dishnetwork test card is an altered version of the access card or smart card that is inserted into the TV receiver. People receive the smart cards when they pay for their subscriptions to satellite TV service. A market has developed for the card so that they can be altered, giving wide-open access to all of the 1,000 or more satellite programming channels offered by Dish Network and or DirecTV. These cards can be used in a legitimate paid subscription receiver, giving the user access to more channels than those for which they have paid. Or, it can be used in Dish Network equipment that is not supported by a paid subscription. Either way, the Dishnetwork test card gives users free access to some or all satellite TV channels. Of course Dish Network, DirecTV, ExpressVu and other satellite providers are not happy about giving away free service to unauthorized users. It is a relatively recent problem, but one that is growing. There is a market for the illegal cards on the Internet and there are instructions on how to alter cards on the Internet. With the powerful communications potential of the Internet, this information and the altered Dishnetwork test cards can cost these satellite TV providers millions of dollars in lost revenue. The companies are fighting back. Electronic counter measures are just one way they are fighting back. Not only are they suspending service for unauthorized receivers, they are also beginning to identify unauthorized users and those people who are altering Dishnetwork test cards for resale. People have been arrested and charges filed against hackers or testers in several countries. The legal system must run its course, but it is the hope of the satellite TV service providers that at least some of these people get a little jail time to contemplate their unauthorized access. Related Articles Dish Network
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