How to get free cable the easy way.

First you need to figure out a good excuse to get yourself a new cable box. 

Tell them the one you have is doing wierd things, or something to that effect.  Now when you

get the new cable box and plug it in you should have all the channels at first because the cable

company hasnt had a chance yet to send there bullet through to program it to what you actually pay for.

 If you unplug the main cable wire from the back(not the one that goes to the T.V) after every time you

are done watching it they cant send there bullet through because the cable box isnt connected.

It is a pain in the ass to keep disconnecting it but it works. 

Plus they sell all kinds of stuff at radioshack for you to make life a little easier.

The only thing is there is a chance that while your watching it they could send there bullet.

Its happened to me twice. The first time it said on the screen something like cable reprogramming

and then it started a countdown so I jumped up and unplugged the cable from the box before the

countdown ended.  The second time the cable box time turned to 12:00 when it was really 3:00 then

shutoff by itself I unplugged it before it had a chance to shutoff the second time wich I think

saved the cable.  well good luck

Email me if this works for you Merlin9178@juno.com  thanks

$12 Decoder Plans

Materials Required:

1 - Radio Shack mini-box (Part #270-235)
1 - 1/4 watt resistor, 2.2k-2.4k ohm (Part #271-1325)
1 - 75pf-100pf variable capacitor (Very hard to find: Special order)
2 - F61a chassis-type coaxial connectors (Part #278-212)
12" - No. 12 solid copper wire
12" - RG59 coaxial cable

Instructions:

1. Bare a length of No. 12 gauge solid copper wire and twist around a 3/8" nail or rod to form a coil of 9 turns. Elongate coil to a length of 1 1/2" inches and form right angle bends on each end.

2. Solder the variable capacitor to the coil. It doesn't matter where you solder it, it still does the same job. The best place for it is in the center with the adjustment screw facing upward.

Note: When it comes time to place coil in box, the coil must be insulated from grounding. This can be done by crazy- gluing a piece of rubber to the bottom of the box, and securing the coil to it.

3. Tap coil at points 2 1/2 turns from ends of coil and solder to coaxial chassis connectors, bringing tap leads through holes in chassis box. Use as little wire as possible.

4. Solder resistor to center of coil and ground other end of resistor to chassis box, using solder lug and small screw.

5. Drill a 1/2" diameter hold in mini- box cover to permit adjustment of the variable capacitor from the outside. Inspect the device for defects in workmanship and place cover on mini- box. Tighten securely.

6. Place device in line with existing cable on either side of the converter box and connect to television set with the short piece of RG59 coaxial cable. Set television set to HBO channel.

7. Using a plastic screwdriver (non- metallic), adjust the variable capacitor until picture tunes in. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!!!


Due to different scrambling systems, you might find it necessary to change the range and values of the variable capacitor. I've also added a wiring diagram to help you with designing the circuit.

Diagram: Your circuit and design should look something like this: