EBAY SCAM "PIRATE SKY BOX MAN JAILED"

EBAY SCAM

 

PIRATE

SKY BOX MAN JAILED

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Ronald Bladen, 52, of Park Lane Avenue, in Madeley, UK allegedly made £3,000 from selling 22 fake sky boxes between March 1 and November 8th a court heard.

But his Ebay scam was discovered by security officials at BSkyB who carried out an intense undercover investigation over several months.

 

He put his hands up and fully admitted to selling the fake sky set top boxes, which were pre-loaded with illegal software, when he appeared before the Telford Magistrates Court.

Mr Bladen was sentenced to eight weeks in jail for breaching a suspended sentence and four weeks for satellite tv fraud by false representation, to run consecutively.

He was also given two weeks in prison for failure to surrender to run concurrently.

Mrs Becky Jones, prosecuting, said that Bladen was arrested after BSkyB officials alerted police in Madeley.

Officers who searched the house found a number of fake set top boxes and evidence that led to the successful conviction.

Mr James Wade, who was acting for Bladen, said that his client had been in need of money and had only actually made £500 using the Ebay platform evidence showed that he had been selling the boxes to clients as far away as Spain & France.

Meanwhile in Germany....

NAGRA & SKY DEUTSCHLAND CELEBRATE COURT VICTORY 

The central office for preventing and detecting communication and technology crime of the Verden prosecuters office praised the investigating team that allowed a succesful prosecution and prosecution of the card cloning criminal. 

The 51 year old German man of no known address pleased guilty to charges of SKY CARD SHARING that violates the German commercial computer fraud Laws. It was said that the defendent had been working with a network of re-sellers al across Germany and was know under his nickname "MRCHEEKYCHOPS" 

The defendant was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment without parole for commercial computer fraud carried out in partnership with others. The ruling has been appealed. And he is expected to serve nine months behind bars before being considered for home detention that shall see the man electronically tagged.

The Court heard that the man was a devoted member of a German Folk Music Band and was dreading not being able to perform whilst locked away in Prison.

Sky and NAGRA have been working on the case for several years gathering surveillance and information, investigators suspected that the suspect had been selling his services on the internet for some time. 

Dr Andreas Rudloff who is responsible for SKY TV Security in Germany said that we finally caught up with the defendant as he waited for a flight to Valencia and that the information and communication crimes statutes had allowed them to prosecute to the full extent of German Law.

 

 

 

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BBC Executive confirms that SKY will win the 4K Ultra HD TV race as SKY make several Broadcasts leaving the BBC and ITV to bring up the rear.  


Ultra HD TV or UHD as it is known is the next big thing with many British Homes now proudly owning these £3'000+ Televisions thousands are now pushing SKY UK to provide a new 4K Ultra HD TV SKY BOX so that viewers can watch Televisions shows and Sporting events in the new 4K UHDTV format.


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FANTATSIC NEWS
FOR ULTRA HD TV OWNERS WITH FIBRE OPTIC INTERNET

  SEASON TWO OF

THE HIT TV SHOW

HOUSE OF CARDS

WILL BE SHOWN IN

4K ULTRA HD

Netflix the online streaming Company that is owned by mail order giant amazon has announced that it will be streaming the second season of its Emmy award-winning political drama House of Cards in 4K Ultra HD quality, but dont get too excited! Unless you have a fantstic internet connection you may struggle to achieve a true Ultra HD TV picture.

 

If you are living in Spain then the chances are slim, paticularily if you are not living in Madrid or a major City as the internet speeds in Spain are not yet up to standards of USA or the UK.

 

Many people are now buying Ultra HD TV in Spain and are no eager to get a true 4K Ultra HD TV picture either by satellite or possibly the internet.

 

According to Craig Nelson, who handles PR for the Internet Service Providers Association in the UK says that "A minimum of 100MB" internet speed will be required in order to get a true 4K Ultra HD TV feed via the internet and that even in the UK only around 20% at best of the poulation have that type of internet speed so whilst this latest News is a walm welcome to many 4K TV owners many will not get the true experience and will need to stick to using a 4K ultra HD DVD player. With many SKY UK customers pushing for a SKY ULTRA HD 4K TV SKY+UHD BOX Spain.

 

Many owners of the latest Ultra HD 4K Televisions have so far been starved of any 4K transmissions from the likes of SKY TV UK "BSKYB" or "FREESAT" although the BBC are making noises in the Ultra HD arena recently saying that "The BBC will not be investing TV license payers revenue on Ultra HD TV 4K TV programing.

 

Whilst the BBC play catch up with the likes of SKY who have already been testing 4K TV Broadcasts, Youtube have built up a lot of new customers with many watch the latest new Youtube 4K SKY TV UltraHD channel with information about the new SKY Ultra HD TV 4K SKY+ Box.

 

With a massive gap in with the lack of 4K TV shows, SKY TV in the UK is looking to capitalize on this technology.

4K ULTRA HD TV

4K Televisions have an average screen resolution of 3840 x 2160 and at present these TV sets sell in excess of £3'000 with some selling at £50'000 in Harrods.

 

 



 

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Raspberry PI Spain. Unhappy, Confused & Angry with complicated IPTV



RASPBERRY PI

BEING TOUTED AS

A SOLUTION TO

LOSS OF UK TV IN SPAIN

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ARE YOU READY FOR THE BIG SWITCH OFF?

With the date now set for February what are the real options for UK TV shows in Spain?

 

With many different suppliers jostling to promote the brand and or service that they are selling some people are becoming confused by the vast array of options and solutions that are available.

 

 

We have been amazed just how many new start up Businesses have just appeared over night offering various types of IPTV and internet based services. Many of these start up Businesses are trading off nothing more than a pay as you go disposable mobile phone and a Facebook page.

 



UNHAPPY FACEBOOK MEMBERS

 NO SIGNAL

 NO FILMON FOR THIS LADY

NOBODY WANTS TO HELP THIS POOR CHAP

NOBDY WANTS TO HELP THIS CHAP EITHER

 

When choosing a solution to the possible loss of UK TV on the Costa del Sol & Portugal in February 2014 you need to first decide what channels you will be happy with, and how much you want to spend.

With several suppliers singing from the roof tops and praising Raspberry PI as a solution, we must disagree due to the following reasons;
 

1. Raspberry PI is incredibly difficult to program
2. Raspberry PI is incredibly difficult to use
3. Raspberry PI is relies on FILMON and or offshoots of
4. Raspberry PI offers no live support
5. Raspberry PI is a opensource service with streamers making no money out of streaming so if  the service is removed they are under absolutely no obligation to get you back up and  running.
6. Raspberry PI is NOT a proper solution to the problem.

Example - Austin Toombs is a PhD student in Human Computer Interaction Design in the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University, he is a "Tech" savvy PhD student in Computer design and even he has had issues using a Raspberry PI to watch TV, please do not take our word for it Google it and read his complaints that include; These are the words of Austin Toombs -

So I tried to have it install raspbmc itself through the boot menu that comes as part of the NOOBs package. That ended up looking like it would work really well, but then at the last minute, after it started trying to connect to the servers and update itself, then all I would get were kernel panics. I don’t think it had much to do with my power supply or my keyboard / mouse setup (which seems to be the “have you tried restarting it yet?” of the raspberry pi world) because it would at least get as far as connecting to the servers.
He then says "Man it’s amazing how computer illiterate I can be sometimes, even with a background in computer science"

What chance does your average Family living in Spain have of conquering a piece of kit that is a nightmare to use and set up?

OK so we have a PhD student unable to get to grips with his Raspberry PI and then it gets even worse when he says.....

"It’s really hard to work on these kinds of projects when there are only a few minutes at a time when we can figure it out. I think to really get it working, I’m going to have to section off an entire day or a large chunk of a day, make myself lots of coffee (or maybe something that will relax me for when I get frustrated with all of the “connection timed out errors”

He called using a Raspberry PI a "Project" not entertainment!

MRSKYTV said on the 12th December 2013

"We simply cannot, and will not stick our head in the sand, total reliance on Filmon as a source of UK TV is both irresponsible and bad advice in our opinion as many people who have been worried about the new Astra 2E footprint possibly leaving thousands without UK TV are sold a system that may or may not work"

This is still our opinion with reference to Raspberry PI as a solution to the possible loss of UK TV on the Spanish Costa del Sol and Portugal.

 

 

Everyone agrees that Filmon could disappear, and if it does you may be left with a worthless Raspberry PI and a mini keyboard that comes with it or often sold separately.

Raspberry PI uses Raspbmc and Raspbmc has a Facebook page so you can read the comments of hundreds of confused & fed up people trying to watch TV with this device.

See for yourself. https://www.facebook.com/raspbmc you can read loads of moaning and frustrating posts on the Raspbmc Facebook page from upset people.

Are these "cheap n cheerful" boxes damaging peoples eyesight?

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SOLUTION THE

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Luton Man Jailed in SKY TV SCAM "Hacked SKY TV Signal"

A Luton man will not be enjoying a Xmas dinner this year as Judge Michael Kay QC sent the Business Man down for 16 months.
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SKY TV BSKYB celebrated the result and said "This should be a warning" Luton Business man Michael Gearty advertised modified satellite receivers on Amazon and sold them for £100 a time selling a total of 227 satellite receivers that allowed the purchaser to watch SKY TV for FREE.

 

 

With clients as far away as the Costa del Sol and Portugal the operation resulted in a loss of revenue in the region of £170'000. Kevin Barry, prosecuting, said: "There were a total of 227 users. If each of them had paid for a Sky World package that would have cost £62.25 a month. Over a 12 month period the loss of revenue to BSKYB would be £169,569.

 

He said computer expert Steven Ellis had set up the operation in Luton on behalf of Gearty, 57 In his basis of plea to the court Gearty said the scam had been set up by his deceased brother Les and he had taken it on. That was not accepted by the prosecution, said Mr Barry.

 

"The illegally modified Dream decoder set top boxes allowed people to watch television they did not have to pay for. They were advertised on Amazon Marketplace as giving free access to Sky. Amazon are now wise to that."

103 boxes were sold over Amazon with the remaining 125 distributed through other means.

 

The money received was paid into bank accounts for Bedfordshire Property Services Limited, Gearty's company.

 

Gearty bought at least two genuine Sky subscriptions, which were paid for from his business account. Ellis was able to send out decoded broadcasts from a server set up in Runley Road, Luton - a multi-occupancy property in which Gearty had a stake.

 

Investigators from Sky became aware of the scam and alerted Beds police who raided properties in Luton and Dunstable on 13 February last year.

 

When the server was examined it was found to be able to send decoded channels to 2,000 boxes, said the prosecutor.

 

Gearty, of Wodecroft Road, Luton, pleaded guilty on the day of his trial to supplying articles for use in fraud and converting £10,225.85p of criminal property between May 2010 and February 2012 - that was the money received from the Amazon sales.

 

Ellis, of Bowles Way, Dunstable, pleaded guilty to making unauthorized decoders. The prosecutor said his role was technical and he had not profited to any great extent. When questioned by the police, he said he had done it because it was a technical challenge and had only received pizza.

 

He had one reprimand from 2003 for obtaining property by deception.

Cameron Scott, defending, said the business had been begun by Gearty's deceased brother Les. "He realised it was not a legitimate business but did not extract himself from it.

 

"Sky will say they suffered a loss of income but not all of those who purchased these boxes would have been prepared to pay for a full Sky service. That is why they bought the boxes."

 

Mr Scott said Ellis was the "technical brains" and played only a minor role. He said Ellis, who has Aspergers and dyspraxia, had been put under pressure by Les Gearty to get involved.

 

Judge Michael Kay QC jailed Gearty for 16 months and passed a 12 month community order on Ellis, who must perform 150 hours' unpaid work, be supervised by probation for 12 months and abide by a 3 month curfew between 7pm and 6am for 3 months,

The judge said: "This was a planned fraud with some level of sophistication."

This happens in the very same week that Anthony Underwood was given an 18 month suspended sentence for running through Luton town Centre with a machete and attacking Police. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-25363252 

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 WARNING

With many people looking at purchasing "smart" and "raspberry pi" or "android" type internet television solutions we would like to explain the difference in picture quality and reliability. We have had many customers contact us after purchasing a cheap "android" or so called "smart tv box" or "Smart TV" these poor quality boxes are Manufactured in China and may cost your more money in the long run than you may be aware of, please read the information below.

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If you have been sold a smart tv box or smart tv or android or raspberry pi or xbmc system box and are experiencing headaches or sore eyes then you may be very surprised at the information below.

 

How much is the real cost of a

"SMART TV BOX"

Many people have complained about getting headaches

and others have found that they are straining to watch poor quality TV channels and in some cases people can actually damage their eyesight and then have to spend a fortune on expensive prescription glasses.

What is the real cost?



 

Why is the quality if these cheap "smart tv" boxes so bad?

What damage can be done to my eyesight if I rely on a cheap "smart tv" box?

What is the best solution for internet TV?

Why have loads of these "smart tv" Companies suddenly sprung up?

Terrible picture quality of a "smart tv box purchased on the Costa Blanca"





On the Costa Blanca we have received loads of complaints from people that have purchased a smart tv box only to find the picture quality unbearable. With most of our clients owning the latest high definition TV sets they want a HD picture not a poor quality grainy picture like you get when using a so called smart tv box.

 

If you want the best possible HD TV Picture SKY+HD is the best picture available in high definition. If you simply cannot have a dish then you should take a look at the HD IPTV MAG-250 IPTV BOX as this box allows you to select what quality picture you require and connects to your TV using a HDMI cable. As with most things in life you get what you pay for.

 

Recent e-mail from a concerned Costa del Sol resident –

I recently bought a new 40-inch LED TV from MediaMarkt for our villa in San Pedro, a neighbour recommended a supplier who sells a SMART TV box that he told us would allow access to UK TV if we connect the box to the internet, since having everything installed I have noticed that my eyes really hurt after watching the TV. I have tried changing the settings for on the TV but still my eyes hurts even after 25 minutes
sometimes. 

When we watch a DVD the picture quality is so much better and I do not get sore eyes. I initially thought that it must be something to do with the Television settings, I tried to contact the supplier of the smart tv box but despite several failed appointments with us waiting for a visit we decided to ask a local satellite installer to take a look, I don’t want to complain to my neighbor as I suppose he was only trying to help and our Daughter has just made friends with the twins so do not want to moan about the issues to him. 

I called a local satellite TV installer and as soon as the satellite engineer noticed the smart tv box he let out a sigh and said "That is your problem there, that box is useless" he went on to tell us that this type of box is ok for a standard definition picture although with our TV having such a big screen and being LED that the picture the box supplies is not good enough and that we would better off buying a UK SKY+HD BOX with a PPN router so we can get bbc and itv through the internet after the big switch off. 

The engineer also had a Mag250 iptv box with him that he has left with us for the weekend and I have to say that I am very impressed with the picture and channel line up and the catch up is also really handy as is the video library. 

I would greatly appreciate your advice what you think the best option is.

Darren (San Pedro) 

Response from the – IPTV SPAIN TECH TEAM
Hi Darren

Yes – Having a SKY+HD box is a great option you will require a UK VPN router + set up
an account with SKY UK. With a SKY subscription costing just £300 a year this is by far the best option with the best picture quality on the market for UK TV.

As far as that smart tv box is concerned ask for a full refund and if they refuse ask for
the complaints book. So sorry to hear about this, we advise you stop using that
so called smart tv box immediately as it could be damaging your entire Families
eyesight as the picture quality is not good enough for your new LED TV, imagine
buying a Ferrari and then topping off the tank with diesel. This is not good
and these poorly manufactured Chinese boxes seem to be flooding the market and leaving many unhappy customers. 

Unlike SKY HD or a HD IPTV box such as the MAG-250 these cheap & nasty Chinese
"Smart TV" or as we call them "Not so Smart TV" boxes offer a cheap quick fix and many people have made the same mistake, a 40" LED TV should have built in up-scaling however these so called smart tv boxes have such a poor picture when using Filmon that this may be why you have been experiencing sore eyes. Always a good sign if a supplier offers to leave a product with you to try we agree that the MAG-250 is a fantastic box although some people do prefer the superior picture quality of the SKY+HD BOX especially the newer WIFI model that can be supplied for around €400. 

Let us know if you want a SKY+HD BOX and UK VPN router we can supply these on a
special bundle offer we have available. As with most things in life you get what
you pay for. 
Hope this is of help to you
IPTV SPAIN
TECH TEAM

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Astra SES make anouncement on Facebook regarding Astra 2E

SES ASTRA HAVE FINALY CONFIRMED

WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH ASTRA 2E.

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This is what SES ASTRA have said;

As part of SES' ongoing fleet renewal programme, we will be transferring all the UK Spot Beam transponders currently operating on ASTRA 1N across to ASTRA 2E.

This move at the 28.2/28.5ºEast orbital location will take place over several weeks beginning early February 2014.  

The transfer will have no adverse implications for viewers in the UK and Ireland as the affected channels will continue to operate on the same frequencies and will be broadcast at the same, or slightly improved power levels, across the UK and Ireland.

TV viewers outside the UK and Ireland may see an impact and may not be able to receive channels from ASTRA 2E UK Spot Beam, which has a smaller footprint than ASTRA 1N. The new footprint on SES' replacement fleet has been designed to meet the requirements of UK and Irish broadcasters who target their channels for distribution in the UK and/or Ireland. UK and Irish broadcasters hold broadcasting rights only for the UK and/or Ireland but not for other countries.

 

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