Using internet to get cable

[old school]

A friend of mine :rolleyes: has cable tv and broadband internet come thru the same line...He sub's to get broadband internet but not to cable tv...at one time he was getting free cable tv due to this, but all of a sudden all he's getting is snow. I decided to walk out to the cable box on the side of his house and lift the cover to see a little wire lock fastened to a second cover. The little blue tab on the lock says "Audited added filter". Any one seen this before? I imagine it was put on to block the tv signal. I'm thinking about removing the lock to see what they have done. If I knew where to get another one of these locks, I could just replace it when done.

[gizmolite]

bribe the cable guy for an extra lock...a 12 pack goes a long way sometimes

[old school]

bribe the cable guy for an extra lock...a 12 pack goes a long way sometimes

I think I'll pass on that idea...You ever seen "The Cable Guy"? :p

http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/allposters/87/1800260787p.jpg

[gizmolite]

hahahahaha yes I can see how that may bite someone in the arse

[darkfly]

You will likely need a gilbert tool to remove the filter. Even if you cut the tag, the filter probably wont just screw off.

[kingkool]

You will likely need a gilbert tool to remove the filter. Even if you cut the tag, the filter probably wont just screw off.

It also depends where they put the filter. if it is an apartment complex (he shares the cable lines with someone) then its in the box where it goes to the house, meaning you can open it and take off the filter pretty easily (where I am they just screw on, you dont need a gilbert tool). If its a house, they may have put it on the pole in the street, so you will have a little more trouble.

They have been using those filters forever to block premiums (HBO, etc) and to block TV

[mtmt1us]

We used to remove these, drill them out, and put a piece of coax center inside and repalce the thing. They were very visible in the alleyway and if you just removed them you got caught.

[old school]

I don't want to remove the little tamper lock unless I have another to replace. Looks similar to this one.

http://www.setonresourcecenter.com/images/cx7.jpg

[badger6]

You will likely need a gilbert tool to remove the filter. Even if you cut the tag, the filter probably wont just screw off.

Ha, ha, ha, those are almost as easy to remove as the old terminators with sleeves. Too really work they have to be put on really tight. If they are not tight (most people don't torque em down that much), just get some pliers and pull while you unscrew it or get a thin flathead screwdriver and hit the notches on the inner wall. Takes all of 60 seconds at the most. As far as the tag goes, fuck em, they can't prove you did anything unless someone sees you. Better yet leave the box and video filter alone and just bypass it altogether, muah ha ha haaaaaaaaa

[badger6]

Ha, ha, ha, those are almost as easy to remove as the old terminators with sleeves. Too really work they have to be put on really tight. If they are not tight (most people don't torque em down that much), just get some pliers and pull while you unscrew it or get a thin flathead screwdriver and hit the notches on the inner wall. Takes all of 60 seconds at the most. As far as the tag goes, fuck em, they can't prove you did anything unless someone sees you. Better yet leave the box and video filter alone and just bypass it altogether, muah ha ha haaaaaaaaa

Actually now that I really think about it a gilbert tool would only be used if the connection was terminated with a terminator. Since he still has cable internet all it should have is a video filter with sleeves which would use a security shield sleeve tool. Which is easily circumvented with a flathead screwdriver too, muah ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaa