Re: DSS (was Daytona)

[Bunmar@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-01-31 22:17:04 EST, you write:

> Cable?!?!?  Did you order your VR6 with an 8-track?!?!? :-)
>  
>  Get with 'da program, dude!  Speedvision is Channel 306 on DirecTV.
>  
>  I live in an apartment, and have one of these dishes.  I also took
>  it camping two years ago on the islands at Lake George NY, and
>  to the family winter place in Florida whenever I go down there.
>  
>  I've got a dozen methods of hiding a DSS dish from neighbors
>  and zoning enforcement officers.  My favorite is wrapping it up
>  in a garbage bag, and putting it in a plastic garbage can.  I had
>  the code enforcement dude come by three times in a week looking
>  for the dish that somebody (cable company worker) anonymously tipped
>  him on, and one time he even sat his clipboard right on top of the
>  can.  Apparently, these guys operate above the law when it comes
>  to search and seizure.....
>  
>  -Arthur
>  --

Why would you hide it?  Aren't they legal if you subscribe to the service?
Did you not subscribe and just buy the dish?  Does it work without service?

Chuck Marshall
'98 GLX
Euro Switch
Rear Fog