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From: lo@harvard.UUCP (Bert S.F. Lo)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Are pay TV decoders legal?
Message-ID: <518@harvard.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-Nov-85 23:35:13 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 20 23:35:13 1985
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In article <2700003@prism.UUCP>, dan@prism.UUCP writes:
> 
>     For the last month or so there has been an ad in the Boston
> Globe advertising "subscription TV Decoders."
> 
> Only $149.00.  Our Zenith decoder is identical to that being used
> by Preview Pay TV.  It enables you to view all phases of Preview
> TV Programming.

I'm not sure whether this is legal or not BUT I do believe the only thing
you'll receive is Channel 27 when it turns into Preview Pay TV after 7pm.
There were 2 stations like Channel 27 in the San Francisco Bay Area a couple
of years ago and they both folded in short time, so I don't know what you'll
get for your money before the decoder becomes obsolete. Those 2 pay TV
stations had pretty junky second run stuff and I think Channel 27 might too.

_____________________Bert S.F. Lo (lo@harvard.HARVARD.EDU)_____________________