[NorthOf45]

Thank you YYZ ... that's pretty much what I thought.

[-YYZ-]

I have friends who are, or were, pretty hard core into the pirated DirecTV scene. I'm not sure about electronic detection-equipped vans, but they will come and take your equipment, and possibly fine you, if they find out you're running a DirectTV (or Dish Network) system, and possibly fine you. Criminal charges for mere users are very unlikely. And the above applies whether you're paying for your DirecTV service (albeit in the grey/black market, as I've explained) or pirating the service.