"Coolsat" IE not-so-legal satellite

[soliloquy]

Does anyone have any information on this?  At the moment where I live I can only get infrared, which is something like 600 to install and has ridiculous monthly fees.  I was talking to someone who says they install it; 110 for installation, 80 a month and it will pick up all signals from DirecTV and Dish Network, and all pay-per-views are unlocked.  Is this for real, and what are the legal risks?

[jlh]

"Because FTA receivers are sold specifically for free-to-air use and do not include any illegal software when shipped or sold, purchasing one is not illegal. The market for ethnic and religious channels that do not require subscriptions is significant enough for them to have a legitimate use. Thus, combatting piracy involving FTA receivers has been difficult using legal means."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTA_Receiver#Legal_Issues

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