17. What if my cable company upgrades or changes to a different cable converter? All cable companies eventually upgrade-as technology progresses and new sources become available older equipment becomes obsolete. The fact is that cable companies do not change quickly or often. It is a huge expense for cable company to swap out all of its customers cable converters and replace them with brand new ones and upgrade the system to support the new scrambling methods. It usually takes a cable company a year or longer to complete an upgrade. Most cable companies upgrade every 10-15 years. We allow previous customers to trade in their old converters that they purchased from us for credit towards new equipment, providing that it is in good working condition. 18. What is the difference between filtering and scrambling?

Usually the source has another outlet or may need to do research on your request. 14. What are "bullets"? The terms "bullets" is very misleading and has grown way out of control in this industry. Cable companies transmit data, this is how all addressable cable systems work. Both, cable companies and cable dealers alike use the term "bullet" to describe this transmission of data . Bullets are nothing more than transmitted signal which affects the cable box program. It does not fry the guts of the equipment but rather may shut the box off temporarily, reprogram the box, or shut the box down in an error mode. The box can easily be reset by unplugging it for 15min. This will allow the unit to reset and correct any error that has occurred.

Are cable converters legal? YES! cable converters are legal. If your cable TV company can possess & rent the box to you then you can own the cable box yourself. An example in time would be when company rented telephones to consumers. The federal government directed that it was legal for consumers to own their own phone. Now you wouldn’t consider buying only from company. The cable TV industry is in its early stages is relative to this development. It is legal for you to purchase and it is legal for you to own. When you buy a cable box it is your responsibility to inform the cable TV company that you are accessing their signal. It is illegal to receive their transmission without paying for it.

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