gps in receivers?

[dottedquad]

Hello all,
A former dishnetwork technician informed me that dishnetwork now embeds GPS chips in their receivers to track the location of their receivers by sending a the information back to home office via dish or some sort of telephone or internet connection. Is this a hoax? I can't see the information getting sent through the dish because of the dish can only receive unless it's the 'internet provider' kind.

-Rich

 

[Derwin0]

more importantly, how is the Receiver to know where it is when they're usually inside and unable to see GPS satellites.

 

[Laddyboy]

more importantly, how is the Receiver to know where it is when they're usually inside and unable to see GPS satellites.

Tru dat. I suspect the former tech was talking about the location ID which is not GPS-based to my knowledge.

 

[yellowcanary73]

Hello all,
A former dishnetwork technician informed me that dishnetwork now embeds GPS chips in their receivers to track the location of their receivers by sending a the information back to home office via dish or some sort of telephone or internet connection. Is this a hoax? I can't see the information getting sent through the dish because of the dish can only receive unless it's the 'internet provider' kind.

-Rich

They will soon embed gps chips in their customers.

 

[Nebugeater]

more importantly, how is the Receiver to know where it is when they're usually inside and unable to see GPS satellites.

I would assume that since the dish is conencted to the Receiver via Coax that it would be tecnically possble with the right hardware. Not saying it works or is there but it could be done since the receiver is commeted to an outdoor device.

 

[peano]

If you cover the receiver in tinfoil, the internal GPS won't work and Charlie's secret police won't have a clue where it is. :shocked

 

[whatchel1]

B S alert!!! There's a nut case installing E*.

 

[KAB]

B S alert!!! There's a nut case installing E*.

You missed the FORMER Dish technician part. Go figure!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

There is no GPS inside DISH receivers.

 

[dottedquad]

There is no GPS inside DISH receivers.

Thank you for the straight forward response.

-Rich

 

[Mr Tony]

There is no GPS inside DISH receivers.

unless you're Bob Haller.....he'll come up with some doom and gloom post that there is

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Again there is no GPS in Dish receivers.. or on Smart cards....

 

[r10fret]

I am surprised that for the price of a disposible cell phone they have not bothered to incorporate a report back mechanism via the nationwide cell network. Would be no reason for audit dept that way.

 

[Lord_Vader]

I don't know why they don't use signal strength to 110 / 119 and then the customers address as the third point.

ie ... Location = stated address + distance to 110 + distance to 119.

 

[r10fret]

They can't use signal for anything, to many variables between dishes/lnbf/switches/cables.

 

[pabeader]

I don't know why they don't use signal strength to 110 / 119 and then the customers address as the third point.

ie ... Location = stated address + distance to 110 + distance to 119.

you're very close with that one.

stated address is not one of the variables.

where do you think location id comes from???? try unplugging the satellite cable and see what happens. I'm not really sure now that I think about it. guess i'll have to try that one out.

 

[n0qcu]

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where do you think location id comes from????

It comes from the receiver CAID# and the time of day

 

[Lord_Vader]

you're very close with that one.

stated address is not one of the variables.

where do you think location id comes from???? try unplugging the satellite cable and see what happens. I'm not really sure now that I think about it. guess i'll have to try that one out.

I didn't mean the current "location". I was just suggesting that they might use the customer address as part of the triangulation.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

It comes from the receiver CAID# and the time of day

Bingo... No GPS involved.

 

[Bob Haller]

well someone who had a receiver like a 722 at a secondary location and a dishcomm neighbors receiver reported the violation could get the idea their box had a GPS built in.......

I doubt audit tells them how they were caught, for fear of giving others ideas.....