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Cable is pretty cheap so if have to share - Page 2 - Movies, Music, Fashion, Sports - Posted: 4th Jan, 2010 - 4:56pm
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I've heard that a lot of people feel it is OK to be Sharing Cable (using one Cable Account for two separate families) so long as your house or apartment is close by, is that true?Sharing Cable - Page 2
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| He said he could run a cable from that resident's dish unit up to my apartment, so we could share the dish, and I would pay the same rate as she does on a separate account. |
Actually that can be legal with regards to a dish. The reason for this is to avoid having 10 dishes stuck up on a roof the dish company will allow you to share a dish just as a means of receiving the signal, but you still pay the same rate for the extra channels. I have actually inquired about this from DirectTV and they said it could be done. Cable is different, usually the person taps into a line, but there is no separate account - there is just Cable Theft.
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Post Date: 11th Feb, 2008 - 4:43pm / Post ID: #
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I think it is up to the person and who they are sharing it with. I lived in a duplex with my grandmother next to me. I ran a line to her half so she would not have to pay for cable. With her on a fixed income I was willing to share my paid cable with her. Now come the main issue. Is sharing with family still theft? Is it wrong to try to help those who cannot afford something? If I help those who are needy providing them with some luxury good like cable then I am guilty of helping someone "steal" cable.
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I understand what you are trying to do. You could argue that you are within the 'same' housing unit or home, but you would have to be good as Clinton was with your verbs.
Now if you want to be technical, and in answer to your question we will have to ask the question... Is good intentions reason to break policy or law? Of course that may be debatable for exceptions, but not generally.
What I have found is that most companies rather you come to them and Discuss it rather than try to decide on your own. When you decide what is legal and what isn't with regards to their cable service then is where the problem comes into play.
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The Satellite is actually easy to share with Bell. You are allowed more then one dish as long as you advise then I am unsure but one person told me they had 5. One at their parents one at the cottage and three at their home. There is an additional charge but is was very small.
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Cable is pretty cheap so if have to share it you're probably really like super cheap too.
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