<scratches chin mode=”mischievous “>not that
i’d
ever try to
swipe
free cable just because i’m already paying for broadband.</scratches chin>
“Drawing on old-school methods to splice cable TV lines for unauthorized use, hackers say they can buy a splitter at the local electronics store and easily run an additional line from the cable modem line for the computer into the television. Without a set-top box, the result is free, basic, analog cable; with an illegal converter or set-top, hackers say they have access to premium channels such as HBO and Showtime.”