Free to air receiver, can the satellite company detect who is using FTA receivers?

Question

I just ask for asking. Because I dont understand how can people get away with getting FTA

Answer 1

FTA is Free To Air

The receivers are made for watching free programming that is unencrypted and broadcast via Satellite.

There are many free TV channels broadcast and it's completely LEGAL

What is ILLEGAL is for someone to (Hack) reprogram their receiver with programs found on the web , so they can illegally watch Pay TV services.

Can the Pay TV satellite companies detect who is using them ?

No , not really but they are making an effort to curb satellite signal theft and have several lawsuits pending against several FTA receiver manufacturers.

I would be more worried about satellite companies obtaining information about the people who bought these receivers from a vendor who modified a receiver  or finding people thru an IP address if they logged onto a questionable FTA web site or downloaded an illegal software program.

By the way , there are 100's of free TV stations available with TRUE FTA and many people are enjoying the channels they get legally , unfortunately FTA has been tainted by all the hackers.