Any way you slice or dice it, it's theft of service and it gets pretty serious. It could be the previous tenant was stealing the service and trust me you don't want to get caught up in that. Having worked for a cable outfit here in Georgia I can tell you first hand they get very PO'ed about cable jackers. It appears one of the neibours has gotten in to the tap at the street and hooked every one up for free. Be the hero to the cable company (or the villian to your neibours) and just tell the cable company the service was on when you moved in and you want to see about getting the service in your name. Oh yeah to cover your butt, have something handy that shows WHEN you moved in to the house.JohnD194 said:Hi, just signed up so whats up around here?
Anyway, I have a question that I hope to get answered. I'm going to be moving to a house that I have been told by our neibors, gets free cable tv. We don't know why, some fluke thing.
Anyway, I could almost care less about the tv, what I want it cable internet.
now, they of course don't want me to contact the cable company in anyway cause they will probably loose it.
I have heard that there is a chance If I plug my modem into the cable I may get the internet what are the chances of this?? I have also heard that because when you are on the internet and you send data back, they may find out, is this true?
someone give me some info
lhuser said:imagine that! Free internet!
ok. I was also looking into maybe getting satellite internet and leaving the whole thing alone but Its really expensivesetishock said:Any way you slice or dice it, it's theft of service and it gets pretty serious. It could be the previous tenant was stealing the service and trust me you don't want to get caught up in that. Having worked for a cable outfit here in Georgia I can tell you first hand they get very PO'ed about cable jackers. It appears one of the neibours has gotten in to the tap at the street and hooked every one up for free. Be the hero to the cable company (or the villian to your neibours) and just tell the cable company the service was on when you moved in and you want to see about getting the service in your name. Oh yeah to cover your butt, have something handy that shows WHEN you moved in to the house.