Something that generally isn't mentioned is that these people bought equipment from companies that are selling it for the explicit purpose of stealing directv. Read here:

http://www.alwaysgottv.com/

http://www.northdss.tv/needs.htm

For those too lazy to read:

"Stop Paying DirecTV $50 monthly for only a few boring channels. At North DSS we want YOU to start saving money and start enjoying real TV. North DSS offers products so that you can start programming your own test card without any charges from DirecTV."

DirecTV is using the courts to close these web sites down, then getting the list of people who bought from them. These are the people who are then sent "the letter".

While it's true that some of these people aren't using the equipment to steal directv, it's also true that they could have bought the equipment from a reputable dealer that sells it for purposes other than stealing directv. The vast majority of the customers of these web sites are stealing service from directv.

Companies that sell smart card programmers for legitimate purposes should advertise better.

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