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Visit our free satellite dish page to learn how to get a completely free satellite system when you start new service from either DirecTV or the Dish Network.

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Dish Network Access Cards

The purpose of the Dish Network access cards is to give your receivers the encrypted code-breaking ability to de-scramble the Dish Network signals that any person who owned a receiver could collect and view for free. The way people are supposed to acquire access cards is as follows: If a customer begins new satellite TV service with either the Dish Network or Direct TV then the access cards are given to you as part of your subscription package.

If you're wondering what keeps people from just buying these Dish Network cards over EBay and getting the service for free, it's because it's illegal to do so. There are federal statutes in both Canada and the United States that require that at least one person in a household has a subscription with a service provider if that particular provider's programming is viewed within the household.

The vast majority of people decide to comply with the government regulations, but some satellite enthusiasts around North America try to pick up Dish Network and Direct TV programming for free. And a lot of the people who try to hack the system are largely successful. Their techniques need continuous tweaking to stay ahead of the protections utilized by the satellite companies, so a good bit of technical knowledge is required.

But even if you have the technical knowledge needed to cheat the Dish Network or Direct TV providers, you still aren't going to be able to start or keep watching DBS satellite TV for free, since you're going to need to purchase a receiver and pay for all of the updates as they are needed.

If you're going to start new satellite service from either DirecTV or the Dish Network, you can get up to five receivers and a satellite dish free.

If you think you might be interested in becoming a satellite enthusiast and don't want to pay for satellite service, we recommend you read more about C-band satellite TV dishes. Getting C-band programming for free is perfectly legal. All you need to do is buy the equipment...

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