[clamper1797]

enable the smart card (i.e., decode the signal to allow viewing), you have to agree to the conditions of the residential agreement

Bull .... WRONG AGAIN ... That like saying if I sell you my car ... the instant YOU start it you agree have to buy my gasoline

[RoughDobermann]

Legally. Get that? LEGALLY.

[RoughDobermann]

IF YOU ARE A NEW DISH NETWORK CUSTOMER, YOUR ACTIVATION OF A DISH NETWORK ACCOUNT AND RECEIPT OF DISH NETWORK SERVICES SHALL CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BE LEGALLY BINDING UPON YOU.

Activation of a Dish Network account means enabling your smart card. The above is from the top of the residential agreement...

[clamper1797]

Here's the bottomline for me. They pass THEIR signal thru MY property WITHOUT permission. I believe ... as someone else said .. that signal is like sunlight if it's on my property ... it's mine to use. Someones wallet is still in their pants (property) even in my house. If satellite companies don't want homeowners to decifer their signal I believe it is encumbant on them to make it impossible to decode. I DO NOT recognize their authority on my property
unless I agree to it ... I have agreed to nothing.